Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-03-10
War Department Sends Invita-
tationS to Adjutant Generals
Of All States and Territories
10 Designate Their Men.
TROOPS MOVING TOWARD
FRONT WITHOUT FRICTION
Mimic Naval Attack on Coast of
Texas and Defense By Army
to Be Part Of Great War
Game Now in Progress,
IBy Morning Journal Special Lensed wire1

II,y Morning Journal Special Lensed wire1
washington, March 9.-The scene
Of activity in connection with the
movement of troops 10 the Mexican
border has shifted now to the Ions
line, which they will occupy, and Of
ficial Washington has become merely
place for the receipts OF reports
showing the progress of the units to-
ward their places of rendezvous.
Before eaving for Atlanta this after
noon President Taft had a protrated
conference with Senior de La Barra,
the Mexican ambassador, and assured
him that the Mexican government and
people need have no concern as to the
Intentions of the United States in this
military demonstration, no matter
what gossip there might be to the
contrary The ambassador said he
was more than satisfied with the
presidents assurances.
II was learned from official sources
that there has been more or less dis
NuSslpIi ptlWttn tiit SNeNet 'NPfhs tA''''>
and representatives of several Euro
pean nations as to internal conditions
in Mexico: but 1t was said thit dis
eussfon had at no time taken on the
proportions of what the diplomatists
cali representations.
The war department tonight made
public the text of the telegram, which
~ "a Infant
eral of the several states, inviting a
'limited number" of militia officers
TO avail themselves of the opportunity
afforded by the maneuvers for OBJ
servations and technical study.
The despatch sent by General
Robert X. Evans, acting chief of the
bureau of militia affairs of the war
department follows:
"The adjutant general Of all states
and territories and the district or
Columbia militia.
In connection with the mobilization
of federal troops fir maneuver pur-
poses, ! am instructed by the secre- |
tary of war to inform you that the
department desires to extend TO a
limited number of officers of the
organized militia an opportunity to at
tend the maneuvers for purposes OF
observation and instruction.
with this end in view, 1t Is re-
quested that you furnish this office
at the earliest practicable date, list
Of names of officers, line or staff, OF
the organized militia of your state
whom you recommend for such duty, |
giving the name of each officer ana
rank and arm OF service and the pro-
bable time that he will be able to re-
port and to remain at the encamp-
ment
The department will consider this
service as falling within the provi-
sions of section fifteen of the militia
law and. therefore, the pay and trans
portation of such Officers will be de-
frayed by regular army disbursing Of
ficers from the special annual appro-
priation for joint maneuvers.
1T Is requested that, In presenting
the names of these Officers you ac-
company the request with an estimate
Of their pay and transportation to the
nearest maneuver camp. lnasmuch
as the accommodations are limited 1t
will probably be necessary to make
selections from the lists presented.
Information as to the officers selected
by the department for this service
and the places to which they will re-
port, will be furnished later after the
lists have been received and acted
upon
The extensiyeness of the medical ac-
compartments to the army and navy
In the movement southward adds to
the significance of the operations
The hospital ship Solace. equipped
as q floating inifrmary Will partici-
pate In the maneuvers She will leave
Guantanamo is a day or two for New
York or Norfolk with eighty sick from
the battleship fleet now in cuban
waters, and then will be fitted out
Ms a floating infirmary will pratici-
JOIN the vessels OF Admiral Staunton's
division OF the Atlantic fleet, ordered
TO Guantanamo.
The medical staff of the Prairie
and Dixie the vessels selected to carry
.he large force of marines to Guam
uhoma has been increased
on the Pacific side of the coun
'fy. The Buffalo Is receiving the
marines. which are being collected
rom the barracks along that shore
ler transportation TO san Diego. and
surgeon General Stokes has taken
similar precautions for medical assist
ahce to the marines on that vessel.
Admiral stokes Is accepting this OPP