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VOL, LVI.-NO. 17,340. PORTLAND, OKEGOJi, MONDAY. JUNE 19, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS. T CALLS CITY AGOG AS IN WAR DAYS OF '98 MILITIA OF EVER! STATE IS GALLED CARRANZA URGES FIRST RECRUIT IS EARLY ON SCENE MOBILIZATION ALL TO BE CALM GUARD TO MOBILIZE FOR DUTY IS PORTLAND SCDDEXLY REALIZES CRISIS IS AT HAXD. MEXICAN PRESIDENT SAYS HE OTHERS HASTES TO ARMORY; 15 SIGX IX FEW HOURS. STILL HOPES FOR PEACE. R GOVERNOR ORDERS HUN OREGON BEGUN V V Militia to Be Sent to Bor der Immediately. WARSHIPS ORDERED SOUTH Forces Designed to Release 30,000 Regulars for Duty Across Boundary. TENSION MUCH INCREASED State Troops, However, Will Not Be Used for Foreign Service for Present. WASHINGTON, June 18. Virtu ally the entire mobile strength of the National Guard tf all states and the District of Columbia was ordered mustered into the Federal service to night by President Wilson. About 100,000 men are expected to respond to the call. They will be mobilized immediately for such service on the Mexican bor der as may later be assigned to them. General Frederick Funston, command ing the border forces, will designate the time and place for movement of guardsmen to the international line as the occasion shall require. Forces Will Guard Border. In announcing the orders Secretary Baker said the state forces would be employed only to guard the border, and that no additional troop move ments into Mexico were contemplated except in pursuit of raiders. Simultaneously with the National Guard call, Secretary Daniels, of the Navy Department, ordered additional war vessels to Mexican waters on both coasts to safeguard American lives. At the War, Navy and State depart ments it was said that no new advices as to the situation in Mexico had come to precipitate the new orders. Tension Increasing Steadily. Within the last two weeks, however, tension has been increasing steadily. The crisis presented by General Car ranza's note demanding the recall of General Pershing's expeditionary force has been followed by a virtual ultimatum served on the American officer by General Trevino, the Mexi can commander in Chihuahua. To this was added yesterday the possibility that American and Mexican troops had clashed across the border from San Benito, Tex. Administration officials made no attempt to conceal tonight their re lief over the safe return of Major Anderson's cavalry squadron to the American side of the border. The troopers crossed in pursuit of bandits in the face of intimations that they would be attacked if they did so. Gen eral Funston himself reported that he expected fighting, presumably with Carranza troops. 30,000 Regulars Released. Mobilization ot the National Guardsmen to support General Funs ton's line will pave the way for releas ing some 30,000 regulars for imme diate service in Mexico in the event of open hostilities with the Carranza government. The guardsmen them selves could not be used beyond the line without authority of Congress and until they had volunteered for that duty, as they are called out under the old militia law. The new law, which would make them available for any duty under the Federal Govern ment, goes into effect July 1. The entire mobile regular Army in the United States, several provisional regiments of regular Coast Artillery serving as infantry and the National Guard of Texas, New Mexico and Ari zona now are on the border or in Mexico. Definite figures have never been made public, but it is under stood General Funston has about 40,000 regulars and probably 5000 or more guardsmen, of whom 10,000 regulars are with General Pershing or scattered along his line of communi cations from Namiquipa, Mexico to Columbus, N. M. Decision Reached at White House. Telegrams calling for the militia were sent tonight to the Governors of all states except the three whose guardsmen already have been mus tered in, after an all-day conference at the War Department attended by (.Concluded on i'u.a Column 2.) Practically Every Business Concern and Municipal Bureau to . Contribute Soldiers. Not since "98. when the Spanish American War was launched, has the citizenship of Portland been so stirred as it was last night by the news of the call of the militia to the border and its ominous significance. The people, with the realization of a great crisis imminent, were electrified. There was the realization that at last the Mexican situation had really come to the home of Portland. Telephone calls poured into The Ore gonian offices, bringing endless queries. Veterans of the laet war were eager to know something of the exact pros pect of getting into action again. Employes in the municipal service and business concerns and women whose husbands or relatives are in the National Guard were among those who called up. The call for the militia means that practically every branch of the indus trial and business life of the city will be called upon to give its share to the force that is called to the border. Men in all positions from the lowest subor dinates to heads of important depart ments in municipal and business enter prises are in the National Guard and will march away. Adjutant-General George A. White was in his office all night last night working on the details of administra tion. On the streets the men mobilized in interested crowds to discuss the turn of events and the newspapers were snapped up as fast as they came onto the streets. Portland last night had a real taste of the excitement that has not swept the city for nearly a score of years. ARMY MESSAGES GO FIRST Western Union Gives Right of Way to Troop Movements. Civil business over the telegraph wires must take second place while the present movement of troops to the bor der is under way, according to W. A. Robb, manager of the Portland office of the Western TJnCon. "The service of the telegraph com pany will be placed primarily at the disposal of the Government messages in this case."fbe said, "aid every facll-v ity will be given to the rapid transmis sion of dispatches involved in the smooth handling of the movement of the troops. " Mr. Robb does not expect that the handling of the regular run of business will, be materially affected by the additional burden upon the telegraph systems at this time. SANITARY SQUAD TO LEAD First Detachment to Prepare Range for Troops. The first detachment of the Oregon National Guard to go to Clackamas range will be a sanitary squad, which will entrain this morning shortly after 6 o'clock. These men, under Major Marcellus, of the medical corps, will build drains, incinerator or pits and attend to other sanitary requirements. The medical corps will swear in medical officers to handle recruiting at once this morning. Guardsmen were arriving at the Armory all last night and this morn ing, offering their services and get ting instructions. NO BEAR LOOT IS FOUND Bnggase of One of Quartermasters Searched Without Result. SAN FRANCISCO. June 17. When the train from Kureka reached San Francisco last night police officers searched the baggage of one of the quartermasters of the wrecked steamer Bear, who, it had been reported, had among his effects property of some of the passengers who reached here yes terday. A police officer searched the man's baggage and found only some linen and glassware belonging to the vessel, lie was not arrested. WAR DECLAREpjN REDDING Mexican Laborers and American's Ungagc in Street Kigliting. REDDING. Cal., June 18. About 50 Mexicans who are employed on an irri gation ditch construction gang near here engaged in a street fight with several Americans here tonight In the restricted district. After the disturbance was quelled by the police, aided by deputy sheriffs, 15 Mexicans were placed in jail, many of them severely injured. Knives, stones, clubs and fists were the weapons used by the fighters. Six men were stabbed. 100 EDUCATORS TO MEET State Conference to Be Held at Uni versity of Oregon. EUGENE. Or., June 18. (Special.) The seventh annual Oregon educational 1 conference will open at the University of Oregon Wednesday. Nearly 100 county and city (school superintendents I will be In attendance, it is estimated.'! The conference will be in session two I I weeks. Men to Go to Border As Funston Requires. FORCE ESTIMATED AT 100,000 Telegrams Sent to Governors Fixing Quota for Each. ALL, BRANCHES SUMMONED Oregon Asked to Assemble One Reg iment of Infantry, One Troop of Cavalry and One Battery of Field Artillery at Clackamas. WASHINGTON, June 18. President Wilson has called out the militia of every state for service on the Mexican border. ' In announcing the President's decision late today. Secretary Baker said the militia would be sent to the border whenever and as fully as General Funston determines them to be needed. 100,000 Expected to Respond. Brigadier-General Alfred Mills, chief of the division of militia affairs, esti mated the minimum militia force which would respond to the call as 100,000 men. Organizations of the militia and Na tional Guard called out by telegrams to the various Governors, with places of assembly, are designated as follows: Alabama One brigade of three regi ments of infantry, two batteries field artillery, one company signal corps; at Montgomery. Arkansas Two regiments infantry; at Fort Logan H. Roots. ' California's Portion La rice. California One brigade of three regi ments of infantry, one squadron of cav alry, one battalion of field artillery, one company signal corps, 'one ambu lance company, one field hospital; at state camp grounds. Colorado Two battalions of infantry. one squadron of cavalry, two batteries of field artillery, two companies of en gineers, one company of signal corps, one field hospital; at rifle range, near Golden. Connecticut Two regiments of infan try, two troops cavalry, one battalion and three batteries field artillery, one company signal corps, one ambulance company, one field hospital; at Niantic. Delaware Two battalions of in fantry; at Newcastle. Florida to Send Regiment. Florida One regiment of infantry; at state camp, Duval County. Georgia One brigade of three re,. ments of Infantry, one squadron and one troop of cavalry, one battalion of field artillery, one field hospital; Macon. Idaho One regiment of infantry; at Gem State fairgrounds. Illinois Two brigades of three regl ments each of infantry, one regiment cavalry, two battalions field artillery. iConcluded From Page 8. Column 2.) T . . ............................. ...... ............................ . ....... . . I WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST. "- I I j T j I f P.ur) fl HAl "Vj j HIM . j ordered jgJ2f 1 People Are Told at Mass Meeting That All Troubles Can Be Set tled by Arbitration. MEXICO CITY. June 1 8.-General Carranza, addressing a mass meeting in front of his residence tonight, urged ,the citizens to refrain from hostile acts against Americans. He declared that he had hope of peacefully arranging' the differences between Mexico and the United States. The first chief said in part: "This is not the time for hasty ac tion. I am trying to arrange our dif ferences with the United States peace fully and have hopes of succeeding. I want you to aid me. "The encounter between American soldiers and Mexicans near Matamoros has been temporarily solved with the withdrawal of American troops from that region. The matter is now being taken up diplomatically. There was some trouble in Mazatlan. caused by the intrusion of an American sailor, and that has also been adjusted for the time being. "Go to your homes and be good Mexicans, remembering also that I will do my utmost to preserve the dignity of the Mexican nation. If we are forced to resort to arms I will lead you in person." A crowd composed of several thou sand people cheered the remarks of the first chief. Early in the evening a big demon stration had been made in front of the national palace and afterwards the demonstrators had paraded through the principal streets of the city. The metropolis is perfectly calm late to night and General Carranze's words are expected to have a good effect in maintaining this condition. MEXICO ASKS VOLUNTEERS Patriots Urged to Be Heady "to light American Army." f CHIHUAHUA CITY. Mex.. June 18. Fevered efforts to bring every unit of the Carranza army of the north to the greatest possible strength for serv ice in the. event of hostilities with the United States were being pushed forward here today. A message from General Alvaro Ob regon, Mexican Minister of War, di rected General Jacinto Trevino, com mandlng the northern division, to urge patriotic citizens to volunteer that they may be available "to fi?ht the Amerl can army, in case of a rupture of re lations," and to prevent "the further raiding of American territory by armed bandits." FOREIGNERS ARE UNEASY Report Pershing Has Been Attacked Circulated in Guaynias. GUATMAS, Tex., June 17. (By radio to San Pedro, Cal., June 18.) Copies of the note sent by Carranza to the United States on May 22 were distributed here today by the local authorities to all prominent citizens and foreign repre sentatives in Guaymas. Rumors circulated today, that Gen' eral Pershing's command had- been attacked caused foreigners some un easiness, as they realize the situation has reached a critical stage. No change, however, has been noticed in the atti tude of the local Mexican population. Militia to Move at Once to Clackamas. SECRETARY'S CALL IS URGENT Oregon Executive Asks That Troops Go Immediately. FORCE ALREADY GATHERING Mr. Withycombe Lose No Time in Notimying General White on Receipt of Request From War Department. SALEM. Or.. June 18. (Special.) Immediate mobilization of all the units of the Oregon National Guard was or dered tonight by Governor Withy combe, who notified Adjutant-General White to proceed with mobilization upon receipt of an urgent message from Secretary of War Baker, request ing Buch action. In his message to the Governor, the Secretary of War declared that he was instructed by the President to request the mobilization of all the National Guards of the different states. Upon receipt of the message the Governor communicated with Adjutant White and sent a message to the Secretary of War. notifying him that the moblllxa tion of the Oregon Guard was already in progress. The message from the Secretary of War requesting mobilization is as fol-, lows: "Having in view the probability of further aggression upon the territory of the United States from Mexico and the necessity for the proper protection of that frontier, the President has thought proper to exercise the au thority vested in him by tha Consti tution and laws and call out the or ganized militia and the National Guard necessary for that purpose. "I am in consequence instructed by the President to call into the service of the United States forthwith, through you, the following units of the or ganised militia and the National Guard of the State of Oregon, which the President directs shall be assembled at the state mobilization point, Clacka mas, (or the places to be designated by the Commanding General, Western Department), for muster into the serv ice of the United States: One regiment of infantry, one troop of cavalry, one battery of field artillery. Organiza tions to be accepted into Federal service should have the minimum peace strength now prescribed for or ganized militia. The maximum strength at which organizations will be accepted and to which they should be raised as soon as possible Is pre scribed in section two. tables ot or ganization. United States Army. "In case any regiment, battalion or squadron now recognized as such con tains an insufficient number of organi- (Concluded on Pace 5. Column 2.: Visitor's Dream of Years That He Would Enlist to Fight In Mex ico Seems Near Realization. Within half an hour after The Ore gonian appeared on the streets with the. news that the Oregon National Guard was going to the border, the first recruit in the new campaign. R. S. Prum, of Pittsburg, Pa., and until re cently employed aa a civil engineer in Northern Washington, called at the Armory and enlisted in Troop A. cav alry. By 1:30 o'clock this morning more than 15 recruits had been signed at the Armory. - "I've been dreaming ot enlisting to fight in Mexico, for years, and I'm glad the opportunity has come at last." said Prum ' Mr. Prum was calling last night on a linotype operator employed by The Oregonian when his host told him of the orders to mobilize the National Guard. Mr. Prum is a fine specimen of a native-born American. He is 26 years old. weighs 178 pounds and stands i feet 7 inches. He has a complexion like a cherry and looks like a gladi ator. The first recruit was examined by Dr. M. B. Marcellus and Dr. Walker. WARSHIPS ORDERED SOUTH Vessels of Pacific Fleet Are to Be Sent to Mexico. SAN PEDRO, Cal., June 18. Admiral Cameron McRae Wlnslow, commanding the Pacific fleet, received orders short ly before midnight to select available vessels and dispatch them to join other vessels now stationed at ports on the west Mexican coast. He immediately" instructed the Den ver and Chattanooga, protected cruis ers at San Diego. Cal.. to begin coaling. The Pittsburgh and Colorado, also at San Diego, will begin coaling tomorrow, it was said. BELGIANS KEPT INDOORS Germans Punish Because Food Was Given Russian Prisoners. AMSTERDAM, via txmdon, June 18. The German military governor of Routers, Belgium, has ordered the pop ulation to remain Indoors from 2 o'clock in the afternoon until 8 o'clock In the morning for three weeks, says the Telegraaf. This action was taken, the news paper adds, because the citizens gave food without authority to Russian prisoners employed in agricultural work. POLICE ARREST MEXICANS Twelve 3Ien in Possession of Dyna mite Taken in California. SAN BERNARDINO, Cal., June 18. Lee Flores and 11 other Mexicans were taken intp custody today by the police. A suitcase, which was taken Irom the Mexicans, contained seven sticks of dynamite and explosive caps, ac cording to the authorities. INDEX OF . TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. IEPTERBAT S Maximum temperature. 6S degree.; minimum, 56 degrees. TODAY'S Katr and warmer; westerly winds. Mexico. Militia of every state Is called for service at border. rage I. Oregon Guard la mobilising. Page 1. Washing-ton Guard baa 11.17 men ready for aervlce at once. Pago a. Towns on border prepare for war. Paso 3. President calls out National Guard and gunboats are ordered south. Paga 1. Fourth expedition Into Mexico retlrea. fight ing rearguard action. Page 2. Many veterans In roster ot Oregon Na tional Guard. rage 3. Portland to agog as in war days of '. Page 1. Governor orders Oregon Militia to mobilise. Page 1. Sixteen small warships sent to reinforce fleets In Mexican waters. Page 4. First Oregon recruit Joins regiment on read ing news. Page "1. More than 100 Oregon Guardsmen avail able for service. Page 4. Oreron Guard will mobilize at Clackamas. Page 10. Portland Bed Cross nurses await call to duty. Page 10. Oregon Infnntry Colonel once militia pri vate. Page 4. War. Austrian admit evacuation of Czernowltz. Page 6. Sport. Pacific Coast league results; Portland S-6, Vernon o-3: Loa Angeles 7-5. t-an Fran cisco Salt Uk 4-2. Oakland 0-1. Page 12. Yanks drub Cleveland. 19 to 3. Page 12. Patterson admit! Beavers outplayed Ver non. Page 12. Babv Beavers defeat Klrkpatrick Stars. Pago 13. Directors' cup play at Portland Golf Club ncarlng final, i'age id. Pacific Northwest. Clackamas County has auto mystery. Page 1 Central Oregon farmers benefited by heavy rain. Pago 0. L'nlted Brethern Conference refuses to in dorse ' preparedness policy. , Page 5. Forest Grove rose show Is big success, rage o. Portland and Vicinity. Militia war orders glva thrill. Page 2. Auto law violations pay profit in Munici pal Court. Page 16. Chinese students celebrate In American style. Page 16. Navy officer gives talk on recent North Sea battle. rage 16. Need of teaching manncra to youth dis cussed. Page 11. Woodlawn Methodist, children taupht ease of sin and purification. Page 11. Dr. Marcotte accepts call to Kansas City church. Pago 11. Fourth to be great day In Portland. Page 9. lmma.-ulata Academy graduates hear bac calaureate sermon. Page 6. Relatives say "telephone bride's marriage" Is Joke. Page ID. Strike situation la reported unchanged. Page 13. Weather report, data and fore at. Page 13. Excitement ruli-a at Armory wnen moblli I aatioD order Is received. Page 3. General White Issues Formal Orders. AU OFFICERS ARE NOTIFIED Details Have Been Arranged Weeks in Advance. MEN HAVE INSTRUCTIONS Concentration Will Be Completed In Few Days Unless War Depart ment Insists on Full War Strength of All Units. EVERY, ARMORY IX OREGON CARRYTNG OUT ORDERS. As soon as Adjutant-General White ' received notification for mobilization he communicated with the several commanding- of ficers throughout the state. With in a short time every Armory in Oregon was actively carrying- out the mobilization order. "All members of the Third Reg-iment of Infantry; Troop A. Cavalry: Battery A. Field Artil lery, and sanitary troops are to report to their commanding; offi cers immediately," said Adjutant General White. "Mobilization is now in progress and there can be no delay. "Recruits will be received at the Armory " and those desiring to ent-ir the service should present themselves at once." As the footing; of the com panies Is less than minimum strength by only 100 men, it is expected that the needed number will be recruited in a few hours. Mobilization of the Oregon National Guard for duty on the Mexican border began shortly after 10 o'clock last night. - At that hour Adjutant - General George A. White received from the War Department the text of the official call on thlts state for one regiment of in fantry, one battery of field artillery and. one troop of cavalry for immediate servicfe. Within a few minutes telephone and telegraph wires were carrying: a formal mobilization order from General White's headquarters in the Morgan building; to every company commander of the Third Infantry and the commanding officers of Battery A, Field Artillery; Troop A. Cavalry, and sanitary detach ments. "Oregon troops called out by Presi dent. Mobilize your men at once." Machinery Set 1st Motleau That waa the gist of the terso order that went out over the wires to set in motion, for the first time since the stirring days of '98. the mobilization machinery of Oregon's military estab lishment for probable war service. This brief order formally started the mobilization. Informally, however, it had already been in progress for two hours. At 8 o'clock, relying on the accuracy of the Associated Press dispatches which brought the first news of the call for troops. General White issued orders directing officers of all National Guard commands to assemble their men in accordance with detailed instructions sent out weeks ago for Just such an eventuality. Companies) Being? Remitted. At the same time they were ordered to enlist recruits to bring all com panies to a minimum strength of at least 75 men. As early as last March all the details of the long expected mobilization had been arranged. Officers and men had been told Just what to do when the moment came. Company commanders had arranged to notify platoon commanders. These in turn had made all preparations for notifying squad leaders- And the squad leaders were ready to notify the men. So last night's formal order found everybody prepared for the call to arms. The mobilization today will proceed rapidly along the plans laid down so long in advance. Troops Already Aaaembllaa. All over Oregon today men will lay down their work and leave their ci"il pursuits to hasten to the various armor ies and Join their companies. In many town troops had begun to assemble at the armories before mid night. In Portland, the Armory was a scene of bustle and action all night, Al'ltiongh only Infantry, cavalry and field artillery have been called, the to tal strength of Oregon's National Guard establishment consists of 12 companies of infantry, one machine-gun company, which comprises part of the TMird In fantry, eight companies of Cuast Artil lery, one troop of cavalry, one battery qf field artillery and ttanitary detach ments. 13 Companies (.'ailed. The 1! companies of infantry are: Company A, McMinnville; Companies B, C. D. E. F and II. Portland: Com. pany C. Oregon City; Company I. Wood burn: Company K. Corvallis; Company 1, Dallas, and Company M. Salem. The .Concluded From Page 2. Column 4.J t . Inn 1 ns r I