The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-09
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Three ArmOred Cruisers Wait
ing for the Fog to Rise
Before Making Start for the
Gulf of Mexico.
MARINES HAVE GONE.
Army Officials Say Everything
Is Moving Smoothly.
Prairie Carries 365, 900 Rounds
of Ball Cartridges.
MARINES HAVE GONE

New York. March 9.-A thick haze
lay over New York bay this morning
hiding from view the three big armor-
ed cruisers which have been making
| hurried preparations to sail for the gulf
! OF Mexico to participate in the joint
naval and military movements in Tex
as and on the Mexico border. Coaling
OF the warshfps-the armored cruisers
tennessee. Montana and North Caro-
| lina-was completed last night and
there were apparently no obstacles to
| the sailing of these units Of the war
| fleet except the adverse atmosphere
and the low tide of the early morning
| hours. The ships were expected to
| leave at any moment.
| The lower harbor where Rear Admiral
| Staunton's trio of big cruisers were
awaiting sailing orders was the one re-
naming seat of activity today in this
vicinity in Connection with the rnobili-
zat1on movement southwark. The de-
| tachment of marines ordered from here
to join the force headed for Guantana-
mo left yesterday and last night the
| 1,6OO coast artillerymen from the har-
Dor forts mustered in to a provisional
infantry regiment, sailed for Fortress
Monroe on the steamer jamestown.
Army officials stationed here were con-
graduating themselves today on the
| smoothness with which the work of
getting men and supplies ready and
huStllng them off toward the scene of
operations was accomplished.
! Marines Sail ON the Prairie.
Philadelphia, March 9.-More than 700
marines sailed at 9 a. m. today on
transport Prairie from the PhiIadel-
phia navy yard for Guantanamo, Cuba.
The marines were drafted from Wash
| ington. Annapolis, Brooklyn, Boston,
Newport and New London and were
rushed to this city following the order
of the mobilization of troops in Texas.
4 Besides general stores the Prairie is
carrying 36500O rounds of ball cart
ridges
The transport Dixie, which was or
dered here from New York to take
marines south. arrived at the navy
I yard today. The Dixie will sail with
in day two.
i A Carload of Cartridges.
Pensacola, March 9.-Three hun
dred soldiers including the 18th and
goth artillery the Eighth artillery
band and the hospital corps left Fort
4 Barrancas this morning for Galveston.
Il The equipment included one car of
ball cartridges and provisions for
/ week. Orders were issued for all Of
ficers and men of other companies sta
toned here and who are on furlough
to report for duty Immediately.
Two Trains En- Route.
Pittsburg, March 9.-Two troop
trains of A cars, carrying the Third
!. artillery and battery F, arrived is this
city early today on their way to San,
Antonio. They left Rosslyn, near
: Washington, last night and go by way
of st. Louis.
Trusting in Uncle Sam.
Paris, March 9.-The officials of the
foreign office today informed the AS
sociated Press that the French govern
. ment had made no representations to
the United States regarding the pro-
lection of French interests in Mexico.
News of the American action was re-
ceived with extraordinary interest by
the foreign office where in the alb
sence of special advices from Wash
ington on the subject 1t is assumed
that the reasons for the step taken
were wholly sufficient.
Local financial interests are some
what concerned regarding events in
Mexico, where it is roughly estimated,
this country has 800, 000,0 invested.
The explanation of the latest devel-
| opment current on the bourse is that
the United States government has in
mind the ultimate possibility of being
| required to protect the immense Amer
lean interests in Mexico, which might
be imperilled in the event of the death
/ of President Diaz by widespread dis
orders in that country.
} Engineers Leave FIT. Ieavenworth.
Leavenworth, Kan, March 9.-The
Third battalion of engineers, mum bering
45O men, left Fort Leavenworth this
morning for San Antonio, Tex. A long
line of freight cars carried the big
pontOon boats and other equipment OF
: the engineers.
The First battalion of the Thirteenth
J infantry left later, completing the
movem ent of troops from Fort Leav-
enworth.
The goth to Go Today.
St Paul, March 9.-The Twentieth
il fantry will leave today as fast as the
three sections of the train are loaded.
Recruits Are Wanted.
Des Moines, March 9.-Chief Master
alarms G. Busch, in charge of the Des
Moines naval recruiting station, re-
= ceived orders today to make all possi-
Bile efforts to induce men to recruit for
naval service
Machine Gun Platoon.
St. Louis, March 9.-Three trains of
| 48 cars carrying 500 men of the Tenth
infantry from Fort Benjamin Harri-
son, Indiana, passed through st. Louis
2 platoon from the same fort will pass
!; through here late today.
. Taft Reassures Mexican Minister.
) Washington, March 9.-President
s Taft assured Mr. De la Barra,the Mex
lican ambassador to the United States,
that the statement issued in Mexico
: City last night through the American
O EN- bassy accurately represented the
n attitude of this government in sending
s 20, 900 troops into Texas.
He told Mr.. De Ia Barra that the
troops were there for maneuvers and
y there was nothing in the movement
: that should excite alarm or usual in
: terest-
Diaz Is Well.
New York, March e.-In view of re-
q newed reports concerning President
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