The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-03-21
RECALL ORDER .
HALTS TROOPS
Move on Border Stopped By
War Department. q
ARMY OFFICERS IN DARK

Into CONSERVATION by sudden
Change In Prosram--ceneral Smith
VIII Take infantry on Short Hike
TO Leon sprines-Head Of insur
recto Junts Predicts TAFT Adm'nls-
trstion viii Recognize Revolution.
San Antonio, Tex, March 2.-
Something has happened in Washing
ton or is happening there to bring
about radical change 10 orders reg
ulatlng the immediate movements OF
the division OF the army now mobll
ICED on the big plain st the Fort Sam
Houston reservation.
Just why the squadron OF the Elev'
enth cavalry which was ordered to
move westward did not move. is
question which nobody In camp
seems TO be able to answer. Orders
instit titing the partial and temporary
dlsintegration of the division were
issued and the train which was to
carry the Eleventh cavalry squadron
to Pecos river and farther west still
stands ready, but empty.
Carter Makes Evasive Reply.
When inquiry was made at General
Carter's headquarters concerning tn,
prospect of a fulfillment OF the prom
ise of imminent activity that wa'
held out, the news was given out Off
cially that there were i02 sick sol
diers in the division field hospital
and that figure was away below thu
normal. That was about all tina
division headquarters had to an
nounce. From other sources, how
ever, II was learned that the tension
OF preparedness to move is still un
remittlng, even though the indica
tions OF q sudden and immediate
loosening Of the springs OF action
were reversed.
The strongest indications that Q
possible movement OF the troops to
the border or beyond within the mex
few days had received countermand
ing orders from the war department
lay IN the announcement made at di
vision headquarters that General +
A.. Smith, commander OF the First
brigade, had been given permission
to march his brigade TO Leon Springs
for maneuyers. General Smiths
brigade comprises the Eleventh, Fiji
teenth and Eighteenth infantry regi
ments. This means about 1000 mer
will be withdrawn from the forces a
Fort Sam Houston for a week wher
the permission TO move is carried
out, The brigade will occupy tive
days on the march each way 10 tn,
army reservation at Leon Spring.
and will spend three days in maneu
vers and rife practice there. ..4.'
| II any other element was needed
20 bring the effervescence to boil
that same was furnished by Seno
Alfonso Madero, the head OF the 10
cal insurrectionist junta and brothe
OF the provisional president OF Mex
| leo, Francisco. the soldier. Whel
senor Madero was found at his HON,
on Main avenue. entirely surrounde'
by dark-visaged men with mysteriou
packets OF papers and bulky envel
opes under their arms, he said tina
he had some real news from Wash
ington. ..- III
VIII Recognize insurrectos.
"From what learn from the cor
fidential agent Of the provisional gov
ernment there" he said, Il am YER
sure that within the week the Unite
States government will recognize tn
belligerency OF the provisional go,
ernment OF Mexico When presse
for further details OF this unusua
prophecy Senior Madero smiled an
shook his head. 1T will all come ou
In time" he added cheerfully.
Then the head OF the junta prt
ceeded TO wave away from the insui
rectos responsibility for any fear
that the Southern Pacific railroa
might have concerning the safety {
Hts great Ateel span over the, gorg
OF the Pecos river In Southwestern
Texas. lie said that certainly ia
insurfectos would never contemplat
crossing into American territory I
DO depredations of the characte
feared by the railroad people. In al
swer to a Question the junta hea
denied that the ipsurrectos woui
ever blow up the Pecos bridge, eve
II they know that American troop
bound on Intervention in the affaiJ
OF Mexico we're depending on the il
tactness of that bridge to go west.