Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-10-02
TROOPS OF j, S,
ON MOVE TO CUBA
Chief PC<1t of Mobilization is
Newport News.
FIRST FORCE INCLUDES 5000
Period of Intervention Is Altogether
Indefinite and Will Depend Upon
Developments-First Lot of Soldiers
Will Land on Next Saturday.


Developments-Fir Lot of Soldier,
Will Land on Next Saturday.
Washington, Oct. American sol
diers now are moving toward Cuba
Mobilization of the force will be a
Newport News, Va, for the most part
although a part of the drst expedi
tionary force will be sent from New
York and Tampa, Fla. Adyices re
ceived at the departments and The
military. and the establishment of the
government indicate that all is quie
in Cuba, and that the insur- cents in
tend to lay down their arms. Tht
probability is that United State!
| forces in the island will be LANDED
only as a precautionary measure. 81
far as officials of the government here
are advised, no trouble of a seriou!
kind is expected, but in accordance
with instructions from Presiden
Roosevelt hurried preparations are be
ing made for the sending of an ex
', peditiOnary force of the army to Cuba
The first American troops will bt
landed at Havana next Saturday
Meanwhile the bluejackets and ma
rines from the ships in Cuban water;
will protect American interests ant
support Taft, the provisional govern
or Of Cuba, in the preservation of or
der and the protection OF life anC
property.
In ot1lcial circles here. American in
tervention was regarded as inevita
bile. How long it may continue, 1t Is
impossible to foreteIl The nature o.
the Intervention and the preparations
for it indicate supervision of Cuba1
affairs on the part of the American
government for an indefinite period
Arrangements have been concluded
not only for the first expeditionary
force to Cuba of about $500 men, bu
for a second force, of course, have
been issued, and if the men are need
ed, all arrangements have been com
pleted for hurrying them to Cuba al
the earliest possible moment. Wheth
er more troops than are included ir
the first expedition will be sent tC
Cuba will depend upon the develop
ments in the island during the next
10 days or two weeks.
A sufficient force of American
troops will be maintained in Cuba tx
support the provisional government
and to insure security to life anC
property pending the establishment
Of stable government by the Cubans
Operations in all departments oil
the military establishments of the gov
ernment were on war basis. The act
ing secretaries and chiefs of all bu
reaus were at their desks and every
office was humming with activity.
Scores OF clerks who have not worked
on Sunday since the Spanfsh-Ameri
can war were on duty at the war de
partments and at the headquarters
OF the marine corps.
General Ainsworth, military secre
tary and General Bell, chief Of staff
OF the army, worked throughout the
day, concluding arrangements for xthe
departure of the first expeditionary
force to Cuba. Orders for the move
ments of the troops were sent out
Sunday might, but Monday scores ot
orders were sent to officers who are
on leave to join their regiments.
General Humphrey, quartermastel
general, practically closed arrange
ments Sunday for the transports
which are to convey the expedition
to Cuba. The ships will be ready for
departure before the troops have been
modified at Newport News. If ii
should be necessary to send a second
expeditionary force to Cuba immedi
ately following the first, the war de
partment apprehends some difficulty
con account Of the quarantine laws OF
the various southern states A trans
port returning to any southern state
from Cuba will have to remain in
quarantine five days before it can
take on cargo or troops for Cuba
The war department has taken up
this matter with the authorities OF
the southern states, in the hope OF
arranging for waiver of the five
days quarantine regulation.