Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-03-17
ARMY ON BORDER
IS CREATING FEAR
OF INTERVENTION
Washington, Too, Hears That
Uncle Sam May Mix Mexican
Row, but Statement
Is Denied.

Washington, March 8.-Follow-
Ing the cabinet meeting at the
White House today, a statement
Was issued declaring that the
movement Of troops to Texas and
to The border of Mexico in Cali
fornia is solely for the purpose Of
maneuvers and for the training Of
officers and men, and not for any
purpose in connection with the
trouble in Mexico.
Ell Paso, Tex, March 8.-Amer-
lean Intervention is on every lip
today, as the result of the federal
government ordering additional
United States troops toward the
Mexican border. Only last week
the cabinet stated that there were
enough troops on the border, and
Americans here know this to be
she truth. The sending Of addi-
tional men to the border is taken
~ Americans TO mean only one
hing-American intervention in
3he near future in the Mexican
disturbance.
Washington, March 7.--An
srmy Of approximately 10000
men, representing all branches of
the United States service, is mob
lizing along the Mexican border
of the United States. 1t is official
" stated, and the administration
made special efforts to substan-
hate the statement, that the sole
purpose was maneuvers on a.
grand scale for the training OF
officers and men. /
While every effort was made I'M
official circles here to give this
great movement the appearance of
: simple preparation for maneu-
gers, there were persistent rnmorsE
that the government was prepar-
ny for nor serious eventualities.
Confidential reports from Mex
leo, Of late, have encouraged the
belief or many that conditions in
The Mexican government are far
from being as satisfactory as Of
icial assertion seek to Indicate.
Immense foreign interests are at
stake in Chihuahua, for example,
and their owners have been very
lneasy as to what would happen
10 them III case OF widespread dis
orders.
May Ask Great Britain.
There WAS u report IN washington
;oday that urgent representations a
oeen made to the state department.
and unless the United States govern
nent Immediately made adequate prep
irations to protect American and for
.ign interest In northern Mexico, APP
peal would be. If 1t had not already
peen, made to Great Britain to do so.
The report could not be confirmed,
but 1T was simultaneous with the Of
icial announcements that an army was
already concentrating withsng striking
distance OF the Mexican border.
White House Explains.
The White House itself gave out a
statement after the meeting OF the
cabinet in explanation of the massing
Of troops and reading as follows;
"The war department Is mobilizing
a division at full strength at a An
tonic, Tex, for the purpose OF field
training of officers and men, and for
he further purpose of holding man
euvers involving possible operations
| against Galveston. There will be as
sembled at Galveston a force OF three
| regiments for the defense of that place
against theoretical attacks by the navy.
"On the Pacific coast, the mobiliza-
ton will involve a brigade of infantry
In the Los Angeles district for the
purpose of defending San Diego and
San Pedro against possible attacks by
the navy.
The mobilization Of these troops will
furnish an excellent opportunity for
instruction of a number of senior Of
fcers in the elements OF higher COM
mand. 1t will also put 10 a practical
test the preparedness of the staff de-
partment for the mobilization OF
troops.
Major General William III. Carter
will command the provisional division.
The brigades at San Antonio, will be
commanded by Brigadier Generals M.
r. Maus, r. A. Smith and Ralph w.
Hoyt. The roops at Galveston win be
under command of Brigadier General
A.. l.. Mills. The troops in the Los
Angeles district will be commanded by
Brigadicr General Tasker H. Bliss"
Troops Sent to Texas.
In detail the orders to the army pro-
vide for the dispatch of the following
troops to a Antonio, which will COM
prise the full division TO be commanded
by Major General Carter:
Headquarters and two batalions,
Eighteenth infantry from Fort Mac
| Kenzie, Wyo.
First battalion Eighteenth infantry
from wnippIe Barracks, Ariz., and
Fort Wingate, N. M.
Fifteenth infantry. from Fort DoysF
.as, Utah.
Eleventh infantry, from Fort a. A.
| Russell, Wyo.
| worth, Kan. ~
Headquarters and Tenth infantry.
| from Fort Benjamin Harrison. nd.
Company b, Tenth infantry, from
Fort Thomas, KY.
Twenty-eighth infantry. from Fort
Smelling, MINI.
! Seventeenth infantry from Fort Nc