Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-11
General Carter Will Arrive
Tonight and Will Soon be
Joined by Most Of Com
panies to Form Command.
INTEREST FELT IN
NEW DISCLOSURES
Admissions Of Administra-
ton That Move Was In
spired by Conditions in
Mexico Brings Surprise.

Washington, D. c., March 10.-Witt
all the details of the great southwark
movement of troops completed and the
scene of activity quickly shifted from
Washington to the field, the headquar
ters of the army today awaited com
placently the arrival of the units OF the
moving commands at their objective
points.
Mai. Gen. William H. Carter, com
mander of the division which is con
centrating at San Antonio, is expected
to arrive at the Texas post tomorrow
Reports to the war department indi
cate that by that time nearly all of the
troops which will form the divisions
will have reported. OF the posts from
which the soldiers are being drawn
to make up the division, Fort d. A
Russell, Wyo, is the farthest removed
from the places Of rendezvous. 1t Is
thought that the troops from the fort
will reach San Antonio by Sunday and
not later than Monday.
Mai. Gen. Leonard Wood, it was an
nounced at the war department., prob
ably will go to the border in April
The purpose of his trip will be to in
spect the camp and command thrown
along the frontier.
Navy Carries Out its Part.
The navy is carrying out its part
of the operations just as though the
sudden and extensive preparations OF
war vessels for active duty was part
of the humdrum of everyday life
Three ships of the fifth division Of the
Atlantic feet are enroute to Guanata
mo, Cuba. The armored cruiser
Washington, the remaining unit of the
division, which is undergoing repairs
at the Portsmouth navy yard, will be
ready for duty on March Is when she
will sail to join her division.
The admissions in administration cir
cles that the military activity is In
spired by conditions in Mexico were
read with deep interest today by Of
ficers Of the army and navy, a major
ity of whom had accepted the earlier
explanation that the operations were
merely technical exercises and drills
in the art of warfare.
Administration States Purpose.
That the administration has decided
to dissemble no longer Its reasons for
the sudden and unprecedented move
ment of troops to the Mexican border
is indicated by special dispatch re-
ceiyed last night from the staff cores
pondent of the Associated Press who
is accompanying President Taft on his
journey to Atlanta.
The Associated Press correspond
ent's dispatch referred to, dated Char
lottesville, Va, through which place
the presidents train passed last
night at 7:10 O'Clock, is as follows:
All doubt as to the purpose of the
government in sending 10000 troops
to the Mexican border has at last been
swept away.
"The United States has determined
that the revolution in the republic to
to the south must end.
The American troops have been
sent to form solid military wall
along the Rio Grande to stop filibust-
ering and to see that there is no
further smuggling of arms and men
across the international boundary.
Believe it Will End War.
sIt Is believed that with this
source of contraband supplies cut off