The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-06-13
FOUR BATTLESH|PS
HEADED FOR CUBA
EDDIE OF MARINES IMMEDIATE
~ AVAILABLE FOR SERVICE
IS INCREASED TO $500.
USHER IS IN COMMAND
o. the Additional Squadron Beng
Sent to Help Suppress Bands
Of lnsurrectionary
Negroes.

Washington; June Z. - WIN Aou.
American battleships steaming TOWARD
Guantanamo, the force of marines I'M
mediately available for the protection
of foreign life and property IN Cuoa IL
increased to more than 1880.
Altogether the battleships Mime
sofa. Missouri, Mississippi and ONO
the fourth division of the Atlantic Meet
which nut out from Key West late
Yesterday under command OF Rear Ad-
miral Usher have on board nearly ooo
marines. These ships should arrive
at Guantanamo some time FRIDAY.
The cruiser Prairie which already
has landed $50 under command OF Col
onel Lucas has about $50 more ON
board. The four battleships OF the
third division of the Atlantic fleet still |
at Kew West with Rear Admiral Oster-
haus on the flagship Washington, nave
nearly 1000 more marines which could
be moved to Cuba in little more than
a day if the situation should demand.
Roughly this places the number OF ma
rines Immediately available at ABOUT
1900 and the reserve force at Key
West at 1000.
United States To Send Arms.
Washington, June 7.-For the pres
ont at least, the four battleships conf
prising the fourth division OF the At
lantic fleet, which are due to arrive IN
Guantanamo bay today, with the gun
boat Paducah, lying off Daiqulrl, Will
constitute all of the United States ma
val force to be assembled in Cuban
waters.
!, The state department signitied lts
satisfaction with that part OF the ma
val program and if there should be
any change involving the sending OF
= more ships to Cuba it must follow de-
ve1onments in the situation not now
!. expected. 81,
= Secretary Knox had long tain
" with Representative Sulzer, chairman
y of the house committee on foreign
y affairs, and, while they discussed
- many matters OF Importance nov
70 pending before congress, especial al
- tention was devoted to the CUBAN AM
:, Mexican situations.
II, The secretary told Mr.. Sulzer tina
~ the reports which he had given to Tn
II. nress regarding the Cuban Insured
a. ton embodied practically all OF IN
~ information which the department
w nossessed, He said further that n
~. ono at this moment could accuratei
az forecast the outcome of the insure
Nv ton and it was felt that some tim
~ must elapse before it's exact strehs'
'"' could be developed and an estlna
=. he reached of the governments al
-. ity to control 1t.
M Third Division Held.
~ The present intention IS 10 Keep :.
w. third division of the fleet at Key we
-. 40 that there may be an adequa
az force within five hours sail OF
yana to deal promptly with any y
-. break that might exceed the pc"
~ Of President Gomez troops and
lice tn curb. This precaxion is dee
axe ed essential, not that there 10
direct information in the possess
of the state department to the en-
that an outbreak is impending at
F. vana. but there is much DOUBT as
AXE the actual state of mind OF the
at. horers in Cuba. The extent to Wh
held notifies may enter into the sltuat
not also is problematical.
pris- With the weapons already IN
Nc nossession of the Cuban army
was those soon to be sent them from
told limited States arsenals, 1t is belle
ttor- the soldiers will be amply equip
IN of to deal with the scantily armed
Ill surrectors, many OF whom are
dis TO possess no weapons save mach
npos- and ancient fowling pieces and 81
hysi. ing rifles stolen from plantations,
which no ammunition can be obtal
Judge The real essential, in the oplnlo
A. A. general staff officers is cavalry NJ
an P. sary to run down the exceedingly!
the tive instructors, who, for the
letely part are themselves mounted on
Geo. they have commandered from
firm plantations.
,oking It is believed that General Mo
. DR.. gudo's first effort therefore Will
nd to. increase the number OF rurales
nd ad~ being mounted and well acqua
lat his with the country, are more EN-
pes to than regular soldiers.
;. He A disconcerting suggestion FRO
worst army officer with Cuban exper
man." was that when closely pursued
eral Estonez would instruct his
vvers. followers to break into small
duma and surrender themselves to the
men to erican marines assigned to guar
plantations.
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