Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-02-13
UNCLE SAM TAKES
PR!ONP MEASURES
FOR INTERVENTION
Government Will Not Act Un-
less 1t Becomes Necessary
But All Is In Readi-
ness.
TWO FLEETS SAIL SOUTH
Fully 5000 Men Will Be Ready
to Land In Mexico This
Week-Troops Sleeping
On Arms


Washington. Feb. l3.-First bril-
gade of tho first army division,
numbering 5000 mon. resting on
their arms ready to entrain at
moments norice for Newport News,
to board transports for Mexlco.
Twenty five hundred marines
from tho Atlantic fleet and the
Guanantamo naval station pre-
pared to sail for Vera Cruz to 90 to
the relief of the foreign legations,
should they become besieged as
they did at Pekine.
Four dreadnouehts Of battleship
fleet steamins at top speed to
Tampico and Vera Cruz and two
others rushing on the Pacific side
to Americans and other foreigners.
President Taft and the cabinet
firm in their determination not to
land an American trooper in Mes-
ico unless tho most dire necessity
forces it.
These are tho developments Of
tho day in the attitude Of tho Uni
ted States toward the newest revo-
luton in Mexico.
Washington, Feb. l3. Rear Admiral
l'adeet. in COMMAND of the Atlantic
fleet at Guantanamo will select the
two additional battleships which are to
hurry To Vera Cruz. Mexico. This was
detetmied on at AN early conference
today between officials of the state,
WAL and navy departments. The two
ships are expected to put out from the
naval station before noon.
These additional battleships. which
are 10 go to Mexico as a result OF q
midnight White House conference be-
tween President Taft. Secretaries Knox,
Stimson. Meyer, and officers of the
navy, will bring the total number Of
Cruz harbor up to three. The dread
naught Virginia is already steaming to
Tampico and the Georgia is on her
Way to Vera Cruz. This will make a
total of four American battleships on
the gulf coast of Mexico.
ON the Pacific side the Colorado and
South Dakota are under orders for
Mexican ports and other ships may
follow at any moment.
Transports Ready.
EARLY today the quartermaster gem
erals department reported to have
completed its arrangements for send
ing two army transports from Newport
News with an cXpeditonary force Of
troops. Whether other steps are TO be
taken probably will be determined by
todaN's developments and dispatches
from Mexico
There VIII be TWO rear aumlrals IN
Mexican watcrs ready to direct the
movement "t 'he shlps speeding 10
noiil roaSts- th .Ile Wes. siae rear
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cruiser Colorado. is now we'll Off the
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p.,dv for ou;ck Move.
After the preparatory orders have
been issued TO army ofhcers IN cnarks
of the military nrsahlzat,ohs scat.ersu a
from northern Ne" YORK 10 uso.s1a'
which, on paper. form .ile e1peu!..on- .'I-
airy force "a hylhg weose,to eiieS' ll a.i
entrance I" amy country WIN Wnicn WIS ,s'
United States might pc llNolseo ~,
hosAlltics' the erect OF .nese olus, &, !.
VIII be not TO start the troops on INC .
movement. but TO p,t ,nehi sieepns pm.
on their arms for the slshal 10 LAM
tram or ship Tor the sou'h.
The big army TRANSPORTS q, NeM
port News WIN be reauy 70 san pg 70
morrow morning q. .he Etlest. lnes
would take some or lne regular tIOopa