The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-03-08
Pacific Torpedo Fleet
Is Ordered To Sail For
Mexico This Afternoon

last night from Paris. has been ar
ranging loan for Diaz.
Senior De La Barra said today be-
fore leaving for New York, that the
Mexican government had been COM
pletely advised of the plans of the
war Department in advance and that
the mobilization Of American troops
on the border was entirely satisfac-
tory to President Diaz. De La Barra
VIII tell Minister OF Finance Liman-
teur the real facts of the situation on
the return trip from Washington to
New York. That Limanteur. now
perhaps the strongest man in Mexican
public life. in view of the illness of
President Diaz. Is coming here to CO.
operate with President Taft and that
their conferences are to be yelled In
the greatest secrecy is considered here
as most significant
Washington. March S-The first cas-
ualty Of the "war" occurred here to-
day, when Private William Hogan.
from his horse in Pennsylvania avenue
while riding with his battery to en-
bark for the Mexican border. and was
fatally Injured. The horse ran away
Major General Wood. who is in
charge Of the whole situation. declined
to be questioned. It developed today
that not more than dozen officials
are on the inside Of the situation.
Those who know the purpose Of the
military demonstration have screwed
the lid down tight.
It was intimated however, that the
maneuvre explanation was a subter-
fuge. A significant point brought
out hT an army officer today was that
the appropriation for the, army for the
| next fiscal year had been cut down
so low that this Mexican border mo-
b1l1zat1on would force the War De-
partment to place before the Demo-
cratic House big deficiency.
San Antonio. Tex, March S.-With
the receipt of orders for the mobilizs-
ton of the troops at Fort Sam Houn-
ton, every resource of the fort and
San Antonio has been brought into
action to make the necessary prepa-
rations for the sustenance and quart
erlng of the men The six hundred
acre reservation, formerly used as an
aviation field, is being cleared and
city Of tents will be constructed. The
the city supply and yesterday force
of men was put to work laying mains.
options of every foot Of pipe in the
city having been secured. Wholesale
groceries have been notified to be in
readiness to supply foodstuffs in great
quantities and they have wired st.
Louis to rush orders to prevent food
Famine. General Joseph B. Duncan
and Quartermaster Glenn Of the De-
partm ent of Texas, announced, today.
that all would be in readiness when
the first troops arrive here, tomorrow
afternoon.
They declare they will have no
trouble in meeting the emergency
Hotels in San Antonio are deluged
with orders for reservations from
parture from the south to spend some
time in San Antonio when the troops
are here.
"War correspondence are also on |
dreds of newspapers are making a |
grand rush for accommodation. Rail- |
roads are being spur tracked to pro- |
vide for the parking Of coaches and |
detraining of troops near the army |
post.
The post is now headquarters of |
the department of Texas, embracing |
the states Of Texas, louisiana, Ar
kansas and Alabama.
Recent additions to this post cost
more than 100000.
Denver, March S.-Preparations
were completed. today, for the
evacuation of Fort D. "A. Russell at
,Wyo.. by its entire garrison.
This post will contribute $500 men
Of the 10000 to be modified along
the Mexican border. More than 800
coaches will be required to move
them The 18th infantry from Fort
Douglas, Utah, will pass through
Peublo, tonight or tomorrow, travel
ing in three special trains.
Philadelphia, March 8.-The trans
port Prairie. with Lieutenant Colonel
George Barnett, who will command
he First Regiment, together with
seven hundred marines, gathered l.
rom the yards at New York, Wash
ngton, Boston and Norfolk, will sail
rom the League Island Navy Yard
1t 4 O'clock, this afternoon, for Guam
:anamo, Cuba. :
The remainder of tie regiment will {
follow on the transport Dixie, tomor-
'ow.
New York, March S-Captain Wal :
ace, with $50 enlisted men and fiftv ,
officers, left the Brooklyn Navy Yard,
oday on board the transport Dixie
or Guantanamo. Cuba.
About 100 more of the marines :
boarded the big naval tug Traffic for !
Jersey City where they took a train
BOARD the Prairie at the League Is
and Navy Yard for Guantanamo.
New York, March s.-rhe stock
market was nervous, today. because
# the various interpretations placed
!pon the movement Of troops toward
he Mexican border there was much =
interest in the national railways of
Iexico issues but there was little :
rading in them. Second preferred,
which were sold, yesterday, at 36A.
we're off one point while the others
we're unchanged.
BUILDING BRIDGES.
Galveston, Tex, March SIT was