The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-01
TROOPS MOVING TOWARD HAVhGi Force Will Mobilize Mainly al
 Newport News INSURGENTS MAY SURRENDER Reports Indicate That All Is Quiet In Cuba and but Little Trouble
 Is Anticpated-Taft
 Now in Charge.
INSURGENTS MAY SURRENDER

Washington September S0.-Amercan troops are now moving toward Cuba Mobilization of the force will be at New port News, Va for the most part. al- though a part of the expeditlonary force to Cuba will be sent from New York and Tampa, Fla. Adviees received at the departments of the military establish ment of the government today indicate that all is quiet in Cuba, and that the in- surgents Intend to lay down their arms. The probability is that United States forces in the island will be landed only a precautionary measure.
 So far as officials for the government here are advised, no trouble of d serious kind is anticipated, but in accordance with instructions from President Roose- velt hurried preparations are being made for the sending of an expedltionary force of the army to Cuba.
 The first American troops will be landed In Havana next Saturday Meantime the marines and bluejackets from the Amer lean fleet in Cuban waters will protect American interests and support Secretary Taft the provisional governor of CulH in the preservation of order, and the pro- lection of life and property.
 How long intervention may continue it Is impossible to foretell. The nature of tho intervention and the preparations for 1t indicate a supervision of Cuban affairs on the part of the American government for an indefinite period.
 Second Force Provided.
 Arrangements have been concluded not only for the first expeditlonary force to Cuba of about $500 men, but for a second force of equal strength. No orders for the mobilization of the second force, of course, have been issued, but If the men are needed LII arranghments have been completed for hurrying them to Cuba at the earliest possible moment Whether more troops than are included In the first expedition will be sent to Cuba will de- pend upon the developments in the island during the next ten days or two weeks.
 Operations in all departments of the military establishments of the govern ment today were on q war basis The acting secretaries and chiefs of all bu- reaus were at their desks, and every of flee was hummng with activity.
 General Answorth, military secretary, and General Bell chief of staff of the army, worked throughout the day, con- cluding arrangements for the departure of the first expedtlonary force to Cuba.
 General Humphrey, quartermaster gen. eral, practically closed arrangements to- day for the transports which are 10 con- vey the expedition to Cuba. The ships will be ready for departure before the troops have been mobillzed at Newport News If It should be necessary to send a second expedltionary force to Cuba inn mediately following the first the war de- partment apprehends some difficulty on account of the quarantine laws of the various southern states.
 Will Ask for Waiver.
 A transport returning to any southern state from Cuba will have to remain in quarantine five days before it take on a cargo of troops for Cuba The war department has taken up this matter with the authorities of the southern states in the hope of arranging for d waiver of the five days quarantine regu- lations.
 It will be a full week before the forces of the army can be landed in Cuba. The first detail of troops will leave New York on Wednesday aboard the army trans port Sumner. They will arrive at Ha- vana on Saturday afternoon next. It will probably be several days later be- fore all the troops of the first expedition- ary force of the army will be able to reach Cuba Where they will be landed is yet undetermined
 The general movement of the army forces is shown in cablegram sent today by Acting Secretary of War Oliver to Secretary Taft at Havana, the text of which follows:
 "Washington. D. C.. September %.
 Secretary Taft, Havana, Cuba
 '"reIegram fram President: Arrange for 5000 troops to start for Cuban as soon as possible.
 Troops now moving. embark at New port News, except light battery, which goes through Tampa, and two battalions of infantry, and one battalion of engl- neers, which go from New York on the Sumner. Total force to consist of ten battalions of infantry four squadrons of cavalry of sixty-hve men each company and troops. two mountain batteries from Vancouver, one field battery. one battalion of engineers, company of signal corps. thlrty-six medic.I officers and 3I1 hospital corpsmen. Sumner now ls-ding with commissary supplies at New York and expects to sail with about SO0 men from there. as specified by Wednesday. Balance of force from Newport News and Tampa to follow as rapidly as char tered transports can be ready. And ex- pect to complete shipment of entire force within ten days.
 tCfQpad, 'sO-,TVER Secretary.'