The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-03-10
ARMY PLANS NO
ARMED ATTACK
ON OLD MEXICO
PRESIDENT TAFT ASSURES DsAz
THAT MONSTER MANEuvERs
HAVE NO SIGNIFICANCE.
Troops Continue to Move to Texas
From Every Section, Demonstratina
This coantry's Preparedness for
War at Any Time.

Washington, March s.-PYesideat
TAFT today assured Mexican Arntas-
sador De Ian Barra that the state
ment issued in Mexico City through
the American embassy accurately
represented the attitude of this gov
ernment in sending 10000 troops to
Texas. He told the ambassador the
troops were merely sent to Texas for
maneuvers and there was nothing in
the movement to excite alarm.
The message of President Taft to
President DiaZ. communicates
through Fred Morris Dearing, charge
d'affaires, is as follows:
Il have the honor to advise your
excellency that I am in receipt Ct
instructions from my government Gi-
recting me to inform his excellence,
President Diaz, through the medium
of your excellency, that the Presi-
dent of the United States wishes to-
express the hope that no misappre.
tensions will result from unfOunde0
and sensational newspaper conjec.
lures as to the military maneuvers
about to take place in Texas and else.
where, and to give to President Diaz
assurance that the .maneuvers have
no significance which should cause
concern to the friendly neigabors OF
the United States to the south"
Troops Leave Pensacola.
Pensacola, March 9.-Three hun.
dred soldiers, including the Fifteenth
and Twentieth artillery, Eighth artil-
lery band and hospital corps, left
Fort Barancas this morning for Gal
weston. The equipment included one
car of ball cartridges and provisions
for one week.
Marines Hike from Philly.
Philadelphia, March 9.-Fully equip
ped for participation in the big mil
itary moyeme1i on the Mexican bor-
der. over 100 marines sailed at 9
o'clock this morning on the transport
Prairie from the Philadelphia navy
yard. The marines are from Washing
ton. Annapolis. Brooklyn, Boston,
Newport and New London. The
Prairie carries $4,000 rounds of am.
munition.
Other Movements.
st. Louis, Mo-, March 9.-Three
trains of forty-eight cars, carrying 800
men of the Tenth infantry from
Fort Benjamin Harrison, passed
through st. Louis today,~en route to
Texas.
Leavenworth, Kan, March 9--The
Third battalion of engineers, includ-
ing $50 men, left Fort Leavenworth
today for San Antonio.
St Paul, March 9.-The Twenty
eighth infantry leaves for Texas to.
day as fast as three sections of train
are loaded on special train.
Baltimore, March 9.-Two compan-
les of artillerymen from Forts How
ard and Hohon left this morning by
rail for Fort Monroe, Va, where they
embark for Texas.
What Mobilization Means.
Washington, March 9.-The real
significance of the sudden mobiliza
tion of quarter of the United States
army and formidable portion of
the navy along the Mexican frontier
and in waters adjacent to the ends
of the international boundary, is
gradually leakig ont in Washington
From various sources, yet without
the possibility of official verification
credible admissions have been OBJ
tanned which, pieced together in the
light of known facts, make up Z
whole that goes far to substantiatt
the Interpretation placed by the pub
lie upon the great movement of mill
tary forces now in progress.
This belief is that American inter
ests especially in case Presiden
Diaz should die. will have to be pro
tected from the revoltionists.