Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-06
UNITED STATES TROOPS
ORDERED TO TAKE FIELD
War Department Plans for 100000
Men to Assemble at the Border.
ORDERS SENT TO ALL POSTS
Commanders Instructed to Secure
Camp Equipment, and Where Not
Actually Ordered to Be
Ready to Move.

Ready to Move.
Another and more serious uprising in
Mexico is impending. Dispatches just re-
ceived here cast grave doubt upon the
loyalty of Gen. Orozco to President Ma
dero and intimate that in withdrawing
from Juarez with the garrison of that
place to Chihuahua. Gen. OroZco is about
TO begin a new rebellion and declare the
independence of the state of Chihuahua
from the rest of Mexico Army circles
here are again agitated and preparations
for immediate action are renewed.
The War Departments action yesterday
in calling upon the various military COM
manders throughout the country to have
their men in a state of preparedness for
possible service in Mexico was a result
of representations made by the State De-
partment last week, when the situation
was much more critical.
Plans Army of 100000 Men.
The plans of the general staff for a
campaign in Mexico were prepared long
ago and had been in a state of constant
revision.
pIoyment of about 100000 men. 10000
of whom would be regulars gathered
from all of the military departments
Supplementing these would be $4,000
militiamen. While the regular troops
would be ready for service within a
week at the outside. it is estimated
that at least thirty days time would
be required to assemble and equip the
militiamen and get them on trains or
transports.
State Department kilograms today re-
port the situation at Torreon as better
and continue that apparently there Is no
further danger of complications at Jlia-
reg for the present, but that there is no
marked Improvement in the affairs in the
south.
6. P. Robinson, the American manager
of mining concern, who was recently
captured by the rebels. sustained only
trifiing injuries. He and his family are
now safe. according to advices received
at the American embassy and passed on
to the State Department
Chihuahua in Revolt.
The whole state of Chihuahua is now
reported to be in revolution against the
Madero government.
The state assembly is to meet today. 1t
is expected that declaration of inde-
pendence will be issued.
Local representatives of the national
government are said to be without sup
port and afraid to appeal to the City of
Mexico for help. fearing that any attempt
on the part of the national government
to send loyal troops into Chihuahua to
enforce the DEGREES of the Madero gov
ernment would precipitate bloodshed
AS the state of Chihuahua borders on
Texas, its separation from Mexico would
be a matter of deep concern to the
United States. Officials here are watch
ing developments with great interest
So complete are the military prepara-
tions that ii IS said nothing remains to
be done but to send one message to every
department army headquarters in the
country to- insure the prompt assemblage
of sufficient troops on the Mexican border
to prepare the United States for any
emergency that might arise there.
Prison Guards Desert Posts.
Ell PASO. Tex. February "a Chi
huahua special to the Herald says the
guards at the state penitentiary have de-
serted and jailed the director. Rafael Ra-
embo. after which they took to the hills
to join Rojas. Government officials in
Chihuahua say the Madero regime is
dead and that the state government is
ready to be turned over to Emilio Vas
quez Gomez.
Artillery Prepares for Service.
SAVANNAH, Ga. February 6. = Tele-
graphic instructions received today at
Fort Screven. Tybee Island. Ca. from
the War Department are for the 116th
Fist and 7ith companies of coast artil-
lery to get camp equipment and field
service ready to go to Texas at once.
The commanding officer is to report to
the adjutant general as soon as his
equipment Is complete.
Ordered to the Border.
PENSACOLA, Fla. February 6-For
the second time within twelve months
two companies of the coast artillery sta
toned at Fort Barrancas received orders
today to leave for the Mexican border in
Texas. Four other companies stationed
here are being recruited to the full war
strength in anticipation of possible orders
TO move on short notice
The Fort Barrancas troops will leave
FOR Texas tomorrow morning.
An inspection of the two companies
was ordered this morning, and they will
depart in full war strength.
The garrisons at Fort Morgan. Mobile.
and Fort Moultrie Charleston, s. c.. are
in readiness for Texas duty.
Troops Ready to Move.
orders to move troops have been sent out
from the Headquarters of the Depart
ment of the Gulf here. every company in
command is ready to move on short no.
tice. Orders to the artillerymen at Pen
sacola came from Governors Island, " Y.
Negro Regiment Prepares.
SEATTLE. Wash. February 6-Orders
have been received at Fort Lawton, di-
recting that four companies of the 25th
Infantry, ''the Brownsville regiment 81
he held in readiness to move to the
Mexican frontier on short notice.
The other eight companies of the regi-
ment at rort George Wright. 500
kane.
Orders to Other Companies.
SPOKANE. Wash, February 6.-Eight
companies of the 18th Infantry. stationed
at Fort George Wright, received notice
today to hold themselves I'm readiness for
instant service on the Mexican border.