The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08

of troops now converging upon Fort Sam Houston from all directions are fairly entrained and likely to reach their destination without delay. Gen eral Carter will have a full division of staff at his headquarters. composed of Col. Steven Mills. chief of staff; Maj. Henry Leonard. 14Sth infantry, general staff; Capt. Malin Craig, First cavalry. general staff. Lieut.. Col. Flu gene F. Ladd, adjutant general; Maj. George Bell. Jr.. inspector general; Gen. Blanton Winship, judge advocate general Lieut. Col. Daniel E. Me Carthy, chief quartermaster; Maj. liar ry E. Wilkins, chief commissary; Lieut.. Col. Henry F. Birmingham, chief sur geon; Maj. Paul F. Straub, sanitary in- spector.
 Most of these officers are in the west, either in the Mississippi valley or on the Pacific coast, but have had their or ders by telegraph and will join their chles at Fort Sam Houston soon after his ar rival there. All supply bureaus are send ing along food, quartermasters supplies, ammunition and medicines and In fact. everything for the maintenance of an army in the field.
 There was no sign of any excitement in either the navy or the war department, though the officers were executing the DlkBcSl iHlllNdTf movement III StlOTI lllTlC that had been undertaken since the days of the Spanish-Amercan war.
 No Excitement
 The navy and marine corps are CO., operating with the army in the south ward movement of the fighting forces of the country. The ships of the Pacific fleet are being concentrated at San Diego and San Pedro, Cal, for the ostensible t0 ciaf ments, of cooperating with the army in maneuvers on the southwestern coast of the United States
 The four armored cruisers of the Fifth division of the Atlantic fieet-the Ten nessee, Montana, North Carolina and Washington-wil leave New York for southern waters in a few days, under orders which have been issued by the navy department. These ships are sched- uled to go directly to the United States | naval station at Guantanamo, Cuba, which is being made the base of the naval operations in the present plan.
 About 2000 marines also have been or dered to assemble at Guantanamo to cooperate with the navy Of this num- her 400 are being drawn from the com plements of the marine barracks along the Atlantic coast and the remaining 600 will be taken from the battleship fleet and landed at Guantanamo before the | fleet leaves Cuban waters, where it has | been engaged for several weeks in tactical | exercises.
 |. On Thursday the United States ship Prairie will leave Philadelphia with 700 of the marines which are being collected from the eastern ports. The Dixie will carry a like number and will leave Phil adelphia on Friday, stopping at Norfolk to pick up a detachment of marines from the barracks there.
 Walter Commands Marines The 20o0 marines at Guantanamo will consist of two regiments under the com mand of Col. L. T. Walter, the senior colonel of the marine corps, at present in command of the marine 0rracks at l Norfolk Va.
 The First regiment of the detachment will be in charge of Col. George Bar nett, now commanding the marine bar racks at Philadelphia, while the Second regiment will be commanded by Col | Franklin J. Moses the commanding off, cer of the marine barracks at Annapolis. | The orders to the marine depart ment. 1t is pointed out at the navy de- partment, are being carried out with lightning like celerity and the smooth ness of the whole procedure in con- nection with the marines is a tribute to the organization of the corps. The orders for the mobilization of the ma rines were issued yesterday afternoon and word reached the navy department late today that all the auartermasters stores for the First regiment had been loaded on board the Prairie by o'clock this afternoon or within "A hours after the orders had been telegraphed from Washington.
 Two regiments of the coast artillery } like the bluejackets and marines, will be conveyed to Texas on ship board and orders were issued today to the auartermasters' department to have two transports ready at Fortress Monroe to receive these men and transpor, them to Galveston.
 I The batteries of field artillery, com posing the Second battalion of the Third field artillery. stationed at Fort Myer, Va, just across the Potomac river from the national capital to- night are ready to start for San An tonic and will leave tomorrow morn. ing. They would have been on theil way to the center of mobilization to. night had the railroad company beer able to get their train made up soon. CT. In the absence of Mai l.. G. Berry who Is at Fort Leavenworth. the battal ion will be in command of Capt. Brook, Payne.
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