Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-12
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
READY FOR SERVICE.
THREE THouaAnp MEMoRpERED
TO PREPARE ron EXPEDITION.
AIRY sERvIcE."
MARINES ARE RUSHED TO
VERA CRUZ FOR sEvIcE

Mexican Situation Causes Hurried
Movements Of American eattisships
mo Thought Of Intervention But
Officials Taking All Precautionary
Measures Possible.
Washington, Feb. 12.-The first bri-
gade Of the first division Of the army.
about 5000 strong. has been ordered
prepared for 'expeditio1ary service" :"
It is composed Of the Third infantry at
Madison barracks and Oswego. the
Fifth infantry at Plattsburg, and the
Twenty-ninth infantry at Fort Mag :
ara, all in New York.
Preparations have been made to
move approximately $500 marines from
the Atlantic fleet and the Guantanamo
there in readiness for landing in case it
should be necessary to relieve the for-
eign legation in Mexico City.
Secretary Stimson had an early COM
ference with, President Taft in rthe
White House proper during which he
advised the president of the prepared
ness Of the army to carry out the
plans formulated last night.
There il nothing new to be said" he
declared at the end of his talk with the
president. The situation is the Same
as last night"
The Twenty-ninth infantry, head
quarters, and the third battalion are at
Fort Jay. Governors Island, New York.
The Hrst battalion is at Fort Porter.
Buffalo. and the second battalion Is at
Fort Ntasara. Youngstown,.N.E Y:
Hurry eatelsships 20 Vsra Cruz.
Rear Admiral Badger will select the
two additional battleships to be hur-
ried to Vera Cruz. This was decided
upon at . conference today between
the state, war and navy departments
The two ships Will leave Guantanamo
before noon. &
The two additional battleships which
ere To 60 to Mexico. as decided upon
Fat the midnight white Hotsse confer-
enccs between the president. cabinet
members and officers, Of the arfny and
navy. will bring the total number Of
American men of war, In Vera Cruz
harbor up to three. The dreadnaught
Virginia is already steaming to Tam
pico and the Georgia Is on her way to
Vera Cruz. This will make q total Of
four ships on the gulf coast Of Mex
leo.
On the Pacific side the Colorado and
South Dakota are under, orders for
Mexican ports and other ships may
follow. 9. n;
Early today the quartermaster-gen-
erals department reported complete its
arrangements for sending two army
transports from Newport News with
an expeditionary force Of troops.
Whether other steps are to, be taken
probably will be determined by today's
developments.
Two AdmiraIs OF Mexican Coast.
There will be two rear admirals in
Mexican waters ready to direct the
movements Of the ships speeding to
both coasts. On the west side Rear
Admiral Sutherland, on the flagship
Colorado, is now we'll off the coast of
Lower California and should arrive at
Apculpaco by Friday. On the gulf
coast Rear Admiral Winslow is on his
flagship Virginia.
It is expected that winslow's force
will be augmented by the Illinois and
New Jersey or perhaps the Rhode
Island of the third division Of the At
lantic fleet.
All the ships under orders for Mexi-
can service are Of the first class with
compliments Of about 200 men each.
The navy will have an effective force
Of about 5000 men on the gulf and
the Pacific side Of Mexico before the
end Of the week.
Unless there should be fresh demon
strations in Mexico outside the capital
which appear to threaten foreign inter-
ests-for the American naval. COM
manders are expected to look out for
Europeans and Asiatics as well as
Americans-the force now under way
probably will be regarded as sufficient
to meet present needs. 80
AS was pointed out in the White
House statement last night there Is
after all nothing the naval force, can
do at this juncture except AFFORD
refugees to foreigners and maintain or
der In the coast towns where non
combatants may safely gather should
the new revolution spread. = - -
Large Force Ready For Action.
While preparatory orders have bean
issued to army officers in charge of
the military organizations scattered
from northern New York to Georsln.
which on paper forms the expedition
.ary force"-a flying wedge-to eject
an entrance to any country with which
the United States might be involved In
hostilities, the effect of these orders
will be not to start the troops in
movement, but to put them Sleeping
on their arms for the signal to take
trains for the ship or south
The big army transports at stSswpu t t
News will be ready to sail by tomor-
row morning at the latest. They would
take some Of the regular troops from,
Fort Monroe, Baltimore. and Fort ny
er. near this city. should 1t be decided
that the crisis in Mexico had assumed
such proportions as to demand the dis.
patch Of military force to reinforce
the naval contingent already under
way. A s3@
Msasurss Merely Preeautionssy.
All the measures are merely precaa-
tionary because all officials here from
President Taft down. zee. asyAyet no
ground for intervention. flShtIne In
the heart Of Mexico City, cndanGsrlng