Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-08
Sudden and Significant Movement by United
 States Government
MARINES AND CRUISERS ALSO SENT
Official Information to Effect That Mobilization is for Training Purposes, But Air of Mystery Pervades Official Washington General Wood Slips Out of Window to Escape Inquiries.

washington, March 1.-The move nsent of troops will take an entire di vision of the United 9tates army | Texas and along the Mexican borde within the short space of live days ai the result of the orders that have beer fashina by wire from Washingtoz within the past fwenty-four hours t< many army posts throughout tnt country.
 Over Quarter of the U. 8. Army.
 In command of a force approximatins eo.000 men. or moro than Q quarter o1 the entire army of the United States xilI be Major General William HI Carter, who is rated as asetstant to Major General Leonard Wood. chief of stan. He has had much expsrience in the field as commander of tho depart- 1nent of 1.uzon. in ths Philippines, and es chief of the department of the lakes, ar Chicago.
 General cartsr's DjvisionaI Staff.
 General Carter will leave Washing ton tomorrow night by way of St. Louis to-o open his headquarters at San Antonio Tex. He 5 rin ad nave full di- posed of Colonel Steven Mills. chief of stan: Major Henry c. Learnard, Four reenfh infantry. general stan; Captain Malin Craig. First cavalry, general staff; Lieutenant Colonel Eugene r. Lad. adjutant general; Major General Major Blandon vinship. judge advocate general: Lieutenant Colonel Daniel E Mccarthy. chief quartermaster; Major Harry E. Wilkins. chief commissary; Lieutenant Colonel Henry F. Birming- ham. chief surgeon: Major Paul r. Straub. sanitary inspector.
 Most of the omcers are in the west but already have had their orders by telegraph and will join their chief at Fort Sam Houston All the supply bu- I<uw matters supplies, ammunition and medicines and in fact everything neces- eaxY for the maintenance of an army ln Inc field
 Ths machinery is working beautiful ty. according to such reports as have real test of the suf1ciency of all these prDarafionS cannot De had until the entire force has been mobflizod in the dspertment Of Texas and along the border.
 DiOvsst Military Movement Since the
 Spanish War.
 There was no sign of any undue. ex- eitsment in either the war or the navy department though the .onicers were executing the biggest military move bmeut in short time that had been un- dertaken since the days of the Spanish American war. etavy and Marine corps Co., operate.
 The navy and marine corps are CO., operating closely with the army in the eouthward movement of the fighting forces of the country. The ships of the Pacific fleet are being concentrated at San Diego and San Pedro, Cal. for the osfensfbie purpose, according to ofI1cial announcement, of cooperating with shs army in snan0euvres on the south restern coast of the United States. - .4Armossd crulssrs st ousntansmo.
 
 4iviaion of the Atlantic neet-fhe Ten pesssa. Montana, North Carolina and washing kon-wfl leave New York for eoutharn waterq fin . few days under crderB which have been issued by the navy depaftment These ships are scheduasd to Go directly to the United States naval station at Guantanamo Cssba. which is being made the base of fhe naval operations in the present plan.
 Msrfnes AIso st cuantanans.%
 About two thousand masiues 1lse have been ordered to assemble at Guantanamo to co-opsrate witl the navy. of this number, 1,4oe ar5 being marine barTAcks along the Atlantic coast. and the remaining sir Hundred win be taken from tho baftleS11ip fleet and landed at Guantanamo SbSfore the neet leaves Cuban waters. where it has 1u eh5A4o0 4ok s9se1al wees m tsc- ocal exdrcises.
 U. c. Q. Prairie to Sail Tomsrrow.
 On Thursday the U. S.. g. Prairie will leave Philadelphia with 700 of the marines which are beiuE collected from the eastern perts- The Dfxie will carry a like number and will leave Philadelphia on Friday. stop ment of marinss from the barracks at that post
 Two Rspimsnts of Marinss.
 The two thousand marines at Guan- <annmo will consist of two regiments under the command of Col. L. w. T. waller, the senior cgonel of the ma rfns corps, at preach ln command of ths marine barracl st Norfolk. ve: ment wii be in charge of Col George hrnett. now commanding the marine bsrrscl<s at Philadelphia, while the eecond regiment will be commanded V Col Franklin T. Moses, the cofn- mand1ng omcer nf the marine bar 16is0s Move With smeethnsss and
 eelerity.
 The orders to the marine corps, it srs being carried sut With r iishtnins, like ceierffy. and the smoothness of the whole proceeding in connection with marines f9 . tribute to the or- x1nixafion of the corps. The orders for the mobilization Of the marines were 1sgued yon4erday afternoon and word feached t4s navy department late today thot3 au tho quarterInas- feFs stores for the First regiment had been loa1o1 on board the Prairie by four o'oIock this afternoon. or within a hourD after the orders had been telegrnp1ssd from Washington.
 ceast AstiIlesy Bound fer Texas.
 Two regimouts of coast artillery. u1s the bluc3ackets and marines, will Do conveyed to Texas on shipboaxd on1 orders were iSgucd today to the Guartsrmasters department to have TWO transports ready at Fortress 1Dnroe to receive these men and 1nGDort them to Galveston
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