The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-03-11


extensive movement "f troops aud
war N"s,rl, over rNrcuird 40 thi, cuuu
iiN ~ time uf peace o., uuw underway
h, the oIdri ct the president, the scene.
along the MrN,rnu h"uuirr, aud the
waters "f ~" ~" or,nu. ~ rithrr end
Uf u.
Twcniv thousand ,"lliri, m"Ir
than one fourth 1T the army "t the
luited States "f nll arm, "i the
srrN zee are moving toward ne" MrN
lean border. four armuIrd cruiser,
comprising the Guh division oi the
Atlantic fleet. have been "Idcr"d from
At Guantanamo, cuba. most ut the
Pacific fleet Is ~ sh"rily viii hr uu
it, way to assemble nt san rrdru
aud san Diego, cat, aud 2uuu mn
rnrs ATE preparing q" mat" ~"
''unutannm" station their iomImar,
headquarters
II was officially nnu"uur"d ~ the
White llnu," aud ~ the war aud
navy department that 'h" rrr".r "t
this great mobilization unprecedented
save IN war times, O., the training ct
unirrrs aud men uudrr ,"r,.rc ruudi
iI"us, aud practice ~ operation be-
tween the land aud naval furcr,
inius were taken hv nll officially con
c"fnrd ~ ia" matter tu give thi, color
:" the sudden activities; hut these
statements WEI" accepted with rncrca-
aug reserve.
Their" have been iml"rtuut iulut
man"uNcrs ~ the last few wears, hut
they hny" been planned Tar ~ d
vance aud carried "ur without rNciir
mcur ~ even evidence at interest ~
the White House. To-day the exrcu.
tive "ficcrs were stepped with mystery,
the rniir" morning was given uyrr q"
conferences with "nirrI, at the war de-
Carimrnt.
THIS thirk atmosphere "f mystery.
aud the effort, Z" mlnimU" the IN.
Iuriancr "f the hu,ur lent q ~
uIh"anr" &" rh" fact that General
Leonard No"d. rhi"i "f stan "f ,hr
utmN, IN 80 ril"rt tu rlud" rutri, irN
rrs, Shipped "ut 1T one ct the rear WIN
d"wN "i th" president D., ollir" and hrn'
retreat through th" ,"rlui"d rur
t,"uN uf the White House grnuud, ~ Il
rear "ntrnu"" at IA" wur department
IN" real significance ut these u,ii,
lilies, which have been confined npput
entity {" ih" last fort, eight huuf, nr
lr-s, - thought 20 rrlni" Nrry directly
I" conditions ia MrNtru, aud =" 'hc
growing hrltri that the situation rh,rr
- hN u" means Il, ,nir,inri"rN l, the
M"SO"au government would ha," It
believe. There ATE persistent reports
that ia" physical r"udi',"u "f l'ro,r
drut DlnI ha, lately hrcumr such n.
1" alarm hIN nihrrrut,, aud that ma
nu"nl"us Development, ur g." lee prr
pared f"r.
Dnr report current mere today was
that the P,nson syndicate heavily in.
'"r"Nt"d ~ enterprises 10 \urlhr,u
M"Ni"" had npl"aicd ." the British
government fnr adequate protection of
th"msrl,r, and either foreign interests
~ preparation lu r,h" rhaorrr r"udl
t,"ns that would almost rrtinIul, fnl
lew amy Nrrlou, luss ot prestige tu say
n"thiug oi the rallup,r "l Nh" Dral
government, II was said that the lirit
islI ambassador had taken up the uur,
iInu with the American state depart
I"ni with u suggestion that unless The
United states r"ok immediate steps to
'NhihIi n, di>p",lli"u nud ability iu
protect foreign Interests in MrNiru. the
lur"p"nu governments, m"rc pHrtlru
lady Great Britain aud Grrmuny,
w"Jld lee compelled tu do 80.
Of course u" dlrrrt confirmation of
this report was uhtaluahlr, but the
sudden hurst ct martial activity gave
n color.
Ambassador lie l.a uaua. IT the re-
public of Mrxir", VIII" has been IN N,w
York returned ln Washington tonight
H. fulhll u >nrlnl engagement, aud ~.
turned nt midnight 10 New York lie
never is loquaci"u~ nhyut the affairs
OF his government aud prnfrs~cd ru
tire ignorance ~ 10 the meaning II
the mobilization at American troops
lie disclnimcd any know ledge of any
change in the internal conditions al
McxicO aud ~ for the health ui ri",i.
dent Dinl, he insisted that nuthing in
the personal or official communication
nr the president Indicated uoughi but
his satisfactory condition of health
MnrroNrr he said that apart from
Sporadic disorders connected with the
revolt in isolated part, Of Mexico, the
situation was normal.
II was said that one reason for the
return nj Ambassador lie la Bnrrn Ia
New York tonight was to meet there
tumoTrnw Sonor limautOur the Mex
lean minister of finance, who arrived
said here that another party TO this
meeting would be Porhrio Diaz, Dr.,