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ARMY is ORDERED TO CUBA.
PRESIDENT SENDS WORD BY
WIRELESS FROM HIS YACHT.


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pcditiOn 20 start From Newport NOws
tonight the War Department rUceived
directions from President Roosevelt 10
order TO Cuba the first military expedition
OF the army Of occupation.
The necessary orders were Immediately
telegraphed to commanding officers OF
organizations and to star officers Special
trains were In readiness at nearly every
roint and these are expected to star GO soon
as the troops get aboard The troops VIII
be taken by rail to Newport News, Va,
the point OF embarl0ation. The transport
Sumner w~incarry the first organization and
Is expected to reach Havana by the end Of
next week.
The Presidents message was sent frum
the United States yacht May1ower through
the naval wireless telegraph station at
Newport. R. l., the Mayfiowcr being ON
her way back to Oyster Bay from the target
practice grounds Of the Massachusetts,
coast, where the President Witnessed
to-day's practice Of the North Atlantic
hattleship squadron.
In his message to the War Department
the President gave directions to send 5000
men to Cuba The plans of the Wa Depart
ment contemplated a first expedition Of
5000 men. This number will probably not
be increased on account Of the Presidents
order.
ONE DAYS DELAY.
The War Department had been in SON
fusion all day, not being able to get into
communication with the President after
hearing from Secretary Taft. First orAers
were sent for the troops to move. Thm
these were revoked, only to be renewed
tonight
The nature Of Secretary Taft's first teAe-
gram to the War Department indicated to
officials here that he bad bean in communi-
cation with the President and that the
President was fully advised as to what he
was about 70 do. Consequently his message.
which was m the form Of . question. was
construed as an order for the troops 60 as
semble preparatory 10 emhRrking On trans
ports for Havana Being anxious that n
time should be lost IN hurryins soldiers 70
tho island. orders were immediately de-
spatched to the troops which arc TO com
pose the first expedition directing than to
proceed with all possible haste TO Newport
News. which was several days g decided
upon o. the best point OF e~mbarAation-
The orders were dispatched shortly before
noon, after q hasty consultation becwesn
the Acting Secretary Of War, Gen. Oliver.
and the members OF the General STAT.
Shortly after another conference Wa held
with ther result that the first orders were
revoked.
The action was taken because the officials
here had come to the conclusion that per-
haps their first course had been too hasty.
They realized that they had no order from
the Commander in Chief of the army, the
President of the United States, to assemble
troops for embarkation to Cuba. II was
q serious matter, this one Of ordering the
United States Army into a foreign land to
take possession, without definit instruo-
lions TO do so from the President. Hence
at the cost Of a days delay it was decided
to revoke the first orders and leave the
soldiers resting or their arms.
That there had been a misunderstand-
ing, omission or a mistake somewhere was
apparent to officials of the War Depart
ment, they were determined that~it
should be Strengthened out before they
acted.
The full text Of Secretary Taft's proclama-
ton was cabled this morning by Assistants
Secretary Bacon to the State Departments
and Immediately communicated to Acting
Secretary Oliver Of the War Department
and Gen. Bell. the chief Of STAFF. Following
his came Secretary Taft's cablegram OF
inquiry and then the orders to the troops
which were later revoked.
TROOPS THAT ARE TO 90.
These orders, which were renewed when
Instructions from the President weoe
received, contemplate the mobilization Of
the first expedition at Newport News. Va
The organizations to participate In this
expedition are the following:
Fifth Infantry. Col. Calvin D. CowIes
commanding, Platsburg Barracks. N. Y.
Eleventh Infantry, Col. Albert L. Myer
commanding. Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo.
Seventeenth Infantry. Col. John T. Van
OrsdaIe commanding, Fort Mcpherson. Ga
Twenty-seventh Infantry, Col. William
L. Pitcher commanding, Fort Sheridan, Ill
Twenty-eighth Infantry, Col. Owen J..
Sweet commanding, Fort Smelling, MINI.
Eleventh Cavalry, Col. Earl d. Thomas
commanding. Fort Des Moines, Ia.
Fifteenth Cavalry, Col. William NJ. WAL
lace commanding, Fort Ethan Allen. Vt.
Fourteenth Battery Field Artillery, Capt.
George @. Galley commanding, Fort Sheri-
dan, III.
Seventeenth Battery Mountain ArtilleryS
Capt. George LeR. Irwin commanding.
Vancouver Barracks, Wash.
Eighteenth Battery Mountain Artillery:
Capt. E. NJ. Blake commanding, Vancouver
Barracks, Wash.
Second Rattalion Engineers, Major William
{. Langftt, commanding, Washington