'I he entire *tretiRlli of the Amer
irnn inn t. approximately (tilt Nh)p*
nml llMf.tMMl men. wits plneed upon n
w ii r bii?li to-nlRlit. when uiuhil
i/.ntioii iinlrri to etery unit in the
! lilted Mutes mi\nl ?enlce were
dispatched by Secretary of the \m y
Daniels. m ihe I'rcsldcat** direction,
n fi-iv iiioiuentH nfter the t^iblnet
meeting; at (he Wliilr lloune.
Commander of Blues' Cavalry Di
rected to Notify Command and
"Govern Self Accordingly."
MAY CAIX UNSERVE LIST >IH\
Curie's Nccli Farm Is Ofl'cred to
State for Mobilization Point?How
itzers Continue Active Iterruiting
Campaign.
Oflicial notification of the entry of
th* United Elates into war was re
ceived yesterday evening by Major K.
j \V. Bow les, commander of the. First
j Squadron. Virginia Cavalry, from the
headquarters of the Eastern, Depart
mem. The telegram says:
".State of war with Germany exists,
liovcrn yourself accordingly. Notify
every one of your command."
With tin- exception of tlie engineers,
whose status is as yet uncertain, the
Blues* Cavalry is the only complete or
ganisation of t It ?? stale militia in the
Federal service which has liead(|uar
ters in Richmond. The question of
whether the engineers arc in or ou<
of the Federal service has not been
settled satisfactorily by the War De
partment. It Is thought that the tele
gram received by .Major Bowles is :
form message, such as was prohahp
Kent to all organization commanders.
(If the organizations in the State serv
ice are notified at all, it is thought that
it will be done through the Adjutant
i.ieneral. General Sale had received no
notice of the declaration of war at
midnight last night.
Organizations remaining in the serv
ice of the Stale are the First Regiment,
commanded by Colonel William .1.
