The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-02-25
Not Under Orders to Move Into
Mexico, But Are Part Of
Big Plan
WILL BE 10000 IN ALL
Taft Has Placed Them There For
Wilson If Intervention Shouts
Be Necessary
(By the Associated Press

(By the Associated Press
Washington. D. c., Feb. .2-Atout
1900 soldiers were ordered today "a
Galveston. Texas, and vicinity. ia
nearest seaport adapted to the enIhar-
kation OF troops for Mexico. The as
not under orders to proceed 20 Ncx:.
co and it is the expectation and hope
Of the administration that it vii no,
be necessary to issue order for such s
movement. The situation In th.t
country, however, is regarded as STIFF
cient to warrant the concentratiun q.
q force strong enough to taxi posses
sion of a seaport and open the Nay
for an invasion of the country.
It will be for President Woodrow
Wilson to determine whether sucl, an
expedition will be dispatched. al
though, Of course. it is assumed thai
he first will seek the guidance OF Con
gress. Through trusted agents though
not directly, the presNent-elect il un-
derstood to have expressed his inter
est in the situation and has PLACED
himself in a position to acquire spe-
cific knowledge as to all the dstajls
before he comes to washington
| March ).
Orders 10 Save Time
Up to today the War department Il
ficials had cOntented themselves with
the issue Of preliminary orders i two
brigades of troops, the first bTisa.ie.
first division, in New York STATE and
the fifth brigade, second division, n
the Middle West. In the ordinary
course it would require at least eight
days and possibly longer to gather
these 6ISiCinn0 a apo nH tho pTlf
ports, ready for oGnbarkation. Il has
been declared that this is a greater
period OF time than. properly can be
allowed to elapSe for dispatchfng
troops to Mexico il a great emergency
should arise. Therefore, 1t is with nc
purpose of saving this time that or
ders were issued today for the entraln-
ment of the entire fifth brigade, Sec
ond division. for Galveston, the troops
being under command Of Gen. Fred
erick A. Smith, and comprising The
fourth, seventh. nineteenth and TWEEN
ty-eighth regiments of infantry, u
company, second battalion Of engi-
neers. field hospital No. 3. Ambulance
corps No. 5, and one signal corps,
from Forth I~.eavenworth. A subse-
quent order attached to this brigade,
three army pack trains. each OF sixty
mules. n from Fort O~glethorpe, Ga,
one from Fort Robinson, Eeb,, and
one from the Preside Of Sal Francis
co. Also to supply a sufficient force
OF cavalry to protect the ianks and
reconnoier for the infantry, an order
was dispatched to Major General Car
ter at CHICAGO to send to Galveston
the fourth, or mountain battery OF
field artillery commanded by Col. A.
exander 3. Dyer, stationed at Fort j..
a. Russell, Wyoming.
Orders were issued to General car
ter to prepare the fourth brigade, sec
ond divisions, for transportation for
Galveston but not to dispatch them.
This comprises the twenty-thrid, TWEEN
ty-sixth and twenty-seventh regiments
Of infantry commanded by Grigadier
General Ramsey ID. Potts. Mean
while the first brigade, first division
comprising the third. fifth and TWEEN
ty-ninth regiments o{ infantry com
manded by Brigadier General Marion
y. Maus, with headquarters at Albany,
II. T., is also held under preparatory
orders
Ihe three army transports, kllpat-
rick. Sumner. Mcclellan, en- route
from Newport News for Galveston.
where they are due about Tuesday
next, will be joined at hat port bS
the army transport Meade as soon as
marines she embarked at P~helideiphia
early in the week at Guantanamo.
This Is believed to afford ample trans
portation facilities at least for the
fifth brigade.
Considerable pens is involved in
todays orders mainly under the head
OF transportation charges, but the Off
Gals believe that this Is justified by
existing conditions.
THE CONGREGATION.
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