The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-03-14
Ruth Troops and Cruisers to the
Mexican Frontier.

war vessels ever executed in this
country in time of peace Is now un-
der way by order If the President.
as commander in chief of the army
and navy, tie objective point being
the country north of the Mexican
boundary and the waters of the two
oceans at either end of it. Twen-
ty thousand soldiers, more than
one-fourth of the army of the United
States of all arms of the service, are
moving toward the Mexican border;
four armored cruisers, comprising
the fifth division of the Atlantic
fleet, have been ordered from north
ern waters to the naval station at
Guantanamo, Cuba, and most of
the Pacific fleet is, or shortly will be
on its way to assemble at San Pedro
and San Diego. California, and
1000 marines are preparing to make
the Guantanamo station their tenn
porary headquarters,
II was officially announced at the
White House and at the war and
navy department to-day that the
purpose Of the great mobilization
uDProcedent save in war times. is
the training of officers and men un-
der Sc rvice conditions and practice
in cooperation between the land
and naval forces. Unusual pains
were taken by ali officially concern
ed in the matter to the sudden act
tyities; but these satemer is were &C
cepted with increasing reserve.
There have been important joint
manoeuvres during the last few
years, but they have been planned
far In advance and carried out with
out ripple of excitement, or even
Of evidence Of interest, a the White
House. Today the executive of
feers were stepped with mystery;
ti:e entire morning was given over
TO conferences with officers of the
war and navy departments. This
thick atmosphere of mystery, and
he Jealous effolts to minimize The
importance of the business lent a
curious significance to the fact that
General Leonard Wood, chief of
staff Of the army, in an effort to
to elude iDteryiewers, slipped ont Of
one of the rear windows Of the
Presidents Office AID beat master
ly retreat through the secluded
POI tons of the White House
grounds to a rear entrance to the
war department.
The real significance Of these act
iyitios, which have been confined
apparently to the last rs hours or
less, is thought to relate directly to
the conditions in Mexico, and to
the situation there is by no means
50 satisfactory as the Mexican gov
ernment would have it believed to
be. There are persistent reports
that the physical condition Of Presi-
dent Diaz has lately become such
as to alarm his adherents, and that
momentous developments are to be
prepared for.
One report which was current
here to-day was that the Pcarsons
syndicate heavily interested in en-
terprises in northern Mexico, had
appealed to the British government
for adequate protection for them
selves and other foreign interests in
preparation for the chaotic condi-
lions which would almost certainly
follow any serio1s loss Of prestige,
to say nothing Of the collapse of
the Diaz government II was said
Chat the British ambassador had
taken MP the question with the state
dopartm ent here, with q suggestion
that unless the United States took
immediate steps TO exhibit it's dis
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