The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-20
J.. s. TRANSPORTS
RUSHED To TEXAS
1000 MARINES TO EMBARK AT
ONCE AND IN OTHER SHIPS
FOR CUBA.
CAVALRY IS READY TO MOVE
Diplomats al Mexico City Insist Upon
rVention-Movement Of Army
to Strategic Points Under
Way on Coast.

Washington, D. C.--Two army trans.
ports at Newport News were ordered
by the war department to Immediate
~ proceed TO Galveston Tex. The or
der was given, it is understood, SC
that the transports might be ready in
case of serious developments to con
ycy troops from the border to Vera
Cruz.
Two thousand United States ma,
rires were ordered to Cuba, there to
be held in readiness for possible use
in Mexico. Half Of them left from
Philadelphia on The army transport
Meade
The Third cavalry at Fort Sam
Houston was directed to hold Itself in
readiness to cntrain for Galveston pre-
pared for foreign service.
One Thousand Have Sailed.
The second thousand sailed from
Norfolk, on the naval transport rPai.
rie.
The marines were drawn from the
barracks at Norfolk Washington,
Philadelphia, New York, Portsmouth
Boston and Charleston
Guantanamo is the present objective
point of the marines, who will be- cs.
iablished In camp in connection with
the fleet under command Of Rear Ad.
mISl Badger Whether these men
will get further than Guantanamo will
depend upon Mexican developments.
Dispatches received here from Mex
leo City declare diplomats there in.
sist United States marines will march
TO that city, despite Tafts deniala
that immediate Intervention is contem.
plated.
Maderistas Block Messages.
Dispatches also say that Maderistas
have ordered operators to hold up ci.
pher code messages OF diplomats. par.
tcularly OF Ambassador Wilson, 10 tho
outside
The marine brigade is in command
OF Col Lincoln Karmany the First
regiment, which left Philadelphia, be
ing in charge of Col George Barnett
of Philadelphia, with Lieut.. Col John
a. IaJeumc OF New York second IN
command
The Second regiment. sailing from
Norfolk is under Col. Joseph II.
PendlCton, who was active in the re
cent activity OF American marines in
Nicaragua, and Lieut. Charles C
Long, who also was In Nicaragua, ic
second in command
The withdrawal Of this large nun.
Der Of marines means, II is said, that
that branch OF the defensive service
OF the country probably will be Obliged
10 20 entirely unrcprcseuted in the in
augural parade II had been planned
10 have about 1000 marines in the
long line on that occasion.
$500 Marines Along Coast.
At the various Atlantic coast bar
racks there are $3.50 marines, the
number at the places to be drawn on
III the present movement being
Norfolk, 1856; Philadelphia. 100,
New York, 573, Portsmouth, n. II.
aG4 Washington, 1856; Boston ano
Charleston l4S.
In addition there are with the At
lantiC fleet l,462 marines
In addition to ordering marines tC
Guantanamo, word has been passed
quietly to military commanders of the
interior posts to make ready for even
Qualities. II was Insisted, however
that this was only one OF the most or
binary and proper measures of pre-
caution taken upon the merest kind
OF trouble, and often without probaSil
ity Of such.
The fact is, as frankly stated by
cabinet officer, that il is extremely
desirable TO prevent the spread of thy
idea in Mexico that the administiY
ton ia contemplating the dispatch S
an army of invasion to that country
Should such gain currency and find
credcnce, it would have the effect Il
precipitate the very trouble which il
is desired TO avoid and to endangel
every American life in Mexico.
Secrecy Absolutely Necessary.
Hence, though determined to refrain
from Intervention, except as the very
last resort, the administration finds
itself In position where the smallest
and most routine measures for the
preparation of its military and nayal
force Tor Vat last contingency neCCs
sarily must be clothed with official Sc.
crecy, even after news reports from
various points throughout the country,
where soldiers and marines are quar-
tered, clearly indicate that they are
being prepared for service.
Lineoln's Housekeeper, 1ot, Dies.
Jersey City, N. J.-Mrs. Julia Hill.