Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-09

New York, March S.-Within twelve hours of the receipt of orders for em- barkation, 1,500 regular troops steam ed out of New York harbOr at ten o'clock tonight, thoroughly prepared for war. although, according to official announcement, only war games" are planned.
 It was the biggest, quickest, and most business-like single movement of regular troops from New York since the Spanish-American war, and in ad- ditiOn to the regular army forces the sailors of the fifth division of the Att 1antfc fleet, anchored in New York
 bay, had their ships loaded with SUD- plies and ammunition, ready to start for the Gulf of Mexico, via Guanta-
 namo.
 Major General Frederick D. Grant,
 commanding the department of the
 east with headquarters on Governors
 island, received the definite order
 about noon today to despatch the
 coast artillerymen from the forts in
 New York harbor to the front to-
 night" They went as the third pro-
 Old Dominion line steamship James
 town for Fortress Monroe, Va, where
 they will join the other forces which
 are moving on to Texas.
 All afternoon and into the night
 government tugs were plying from
 Forts Hamilton, Hancock Totten and
 WadswOrth, carrying companies of the
 gunners to the old Dominion pier
 on the downtown water front of the
 Hudson river.
 Cargo of Horses, Mules and Supplies
 At dark. the steamer Princess Anne another vessel of the same line, was
 chartered by the government and
 passed out of the harbor laden witf
 horses, mules and supplies and ra- tions for the army. The forces are
 under the command of Col. John V White of Fort Hancock, who witt
 General Grant, had charge of the plan.
 for departure.
 Marines Leave Brooklyn Navy Yard On every hand there was evidenc, of the warlike preparations. Early il the day two hundred marines left thu Brooklyn navy yard amid the cheer of as many more of their comrade who stay at home, and the music 0 the barracks band, en route to Phil ade1phia to board the United StAte ] transport Prairie.
 Departing Soldiers in Fine Spirits. Army officers who had been .ordere. | to report at Washington occupied tw, extra coaches over tho Pennsylvani; this morning, and two cars full o officers and men left over tho sam road tonight for Newport News. Va All appeared in fine spirits ant crowds cheered them as they passed along the streets.
 Large Supply of Ammunition. Thousands of boxes of ammunition were taken aboard the Jamestown, il addition to the sixty rounds of bal ammunition which each soldier car ried in his equipment. No bands wer playing as the soldiers marched aboart ship, but instead certain grimnes stamped the proceedings. An irnmens | crowd of onlookers assembled alons 1 the pier, among it many mothers wives and sweethearts, who stood si | lently by, although now and then on ventured to run up to passing sol dier as he marked by, to wish hin good luck"
 The Diplomats Are~Reticent. The Mexican ambassador to tn United States and United States am bassadOr to Mexico; the Mexican min ister of finance and the representa- l tive here of the Mexican insurrectos all professed themselves today unabl to offer any explanation of the pres a formidable United States army, an' all alike unwilling. though from va rious causes, to believe that interven 1 ton is imminent.
 Senor Limantour gave out througl
 his secretary a brief statement: Sener. Limantour's Statements. No representations have been mad l to the. Mexican administration" raj l the statement, either by Great Brit
 ain or France, that they would inter ven4 in our affairs unless their prop erty was better safeguarded, nor hay l there been any intimations that the. would apply to the United States t | intervene. T have heard again today iron kPresident Diaz and his health and ap pearancs remain what they have beel I-excellent.
 Has Disturbing Effect in Mexico. 1 The announcement from Washing 1 ton that 20,000 American troops wer had . disturbing effect in Mexico | where it is not understood.
 | Just now I have no plan. It>is stil my hope to return to Mexico Cit. | within the next two or three days. l is possible that I may stop off il Washington, but have not been aske l to confer with President Taft" Diaz Probably Not Surprised. l Washington, March 8.-The conun | drum over which the uninformed ar | puzzling tonight is the question of tn real attitude of the Mexican govern | ment toward this unprecedented dis play of war resources at it's doorsteI 1 Not a word of an authoritative charac l ter Is obtaina.ble on that subject. | is the general belief, however, that tn Dfdz government was not in the lesas taken by surprise in the matter.
 | The cordiality of the relations be i tween tho Taft and the Diaz admins | trations, as expressed when the tw | presidents met on tho internations I bridge last year, has not been dimin | fshed by any happening since, so ia as is known here, and it is taken flo | granted that the unprecedented mo | bilization of troops within a few step of the Mexican soil never would hay been effected without suitable inter \ change between the two government to preclude the possibility of misun I derstanding.
 | Delicate Proceeding Without an Un derstanding.
 f Those who hold this view think EsufIlcfent to ask what would happe if ono great power in Europe sl1oul EDuddenIy mass quarter of tta eutdx + military force within striking dtstanc | of the imaginary line separating { from anobl1er, unless perfect und61 standing existed in advance as to th pufpeee of the movement The1 ! Wul1H be war overnight thA4e poopl 4 s4V sAnA aasunning fl1o <.5