The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-03-08
fsnecial from United Press.)


Washington, March 8-Exactly as i
| war had been declared, the army O.
the United States is moving this att
ernoon at top speed toward the Mexi
can frontier.
| After 3 6hours of preparation. mark.
| ed by almost frantic haste. the grea'
| fighting machine got fully under way
at about noon today.
| Telegraphic reports from posts al
over the country informed the wal
| Department this afternoon that ths
| troops were starting or were already
on their way.
That President Diaz Of Mexico. is
| near death and that foreign nations
have threatened to interfere unless the
United States guarantees peace and
order was not denied here.
Whatever the cause, today was like
war times in Washington with artfl-
llery parading through the streets to
the railroad stations and all official
dom in a state Of high excitement.
AS an example Of the effect Of the
sudden activity of the War Depart
ment. Lieutenant General Nelson A..
Miles, retired. infected with the war
fever. went to Fort Myer today and
unofficially directed the entraining of
artillery.
San Diego. March Sit was report
ed on good authority today that the
eight vessels Of the Pacific torpedo
fleet. under Commander Richardson.
have been ordered to sail at O'Clock
tonight for Salina Cruz. Mexico. with
several companies of United States in
fantry from the garrisons at San
Francisco and Monterey. Each ves-
sci can carry so infantrymen and all
can make the run to Salina Cruz at
express train speed.
The submarines Grampus and Pike
were outfitted early today, after work
ing all night. and have been ordered
to sail with the fleet tonight.
Washington. March 8-The combined
protest of Wall Street. England and
Germany. over the destruction of rail-
of the vast mining interests in Mex
leo. and the illness of Diaz were. to-
day. declared at revolutionary head
quarters here. to be the cause Of the
mobilization of American troops on
the Mexican frontier.
The revolutionists declared that the
apparent satisfaction of the Diaz gov
ernment over the practical interven--
ton" Of American troops was feigned.
The revolutionists said they had
no tracks would be torn up if the
roads did not carry Federal soldiers.
This promise, they said. had been vio-
lated by order of Diaz and that the
railroads would have to take the con-
sequences. Similar circumstances. it
was declared have warranted the de-
struction Of other priva,e interests
The declaration that President D;az
Is on his deathbed and apt to die any
moment was repeated here today. and
was backed up by code messages from
revolutionary spies who local insur-
rectionists declared. are located with
in the very walls Of the Mexican pres
ident's executive mansion
Diaz. it was said makes a point
whenever possible of showing himself
to the people of Mexico for a few min
utes every afternoon. The efforts so
exhausted him. however. that he is
forced to take to his bed in the aft
ernoon and to rake strong heart slim
ulants. 1t was declared that sre-
cial physician and two trained nurses
are in constant attendance upon the
aged Mexican President.
Washington. March S-Minister of
Finance Jose E. Linnanteur Of Mex
leo, was invited by President Taft %
day to come to Washington at once
for a conference on the general Mex
lean situation.
Linanteur will be accompanied by
Ambassador De La Baria. who return
ed to New York early today after a
hurried return here yesterday Ii
manteur. who arrived in New York