The chronicle=news., 1913-02-22
]. S. SOLDIERS
RUSHED TO
GALVESTON

Washington. Feb: -Th. nfth
brigade. second division OF the r.or.
gnnized army, Consisting OF fourth
infantry regiment commanded by
Briladicr Gcue,ai r, \. smith. has
been ordered 10 Galveston. Toxas. to
be In readiness 10 embark Tor for
cign service.
There IL no present purpose. Off
cials say. OF de,pairhlng the troops
from Galveston to Mexico. the ordc-
being simply on, of tn. steps TO hav.
IN. troops read, %or any emergency.
In fact II 10 tn'Imatrd that one OF
III. purposes IL TO provide President
Wilson with the proper snc!iir.s
for any plan he may hav, in contcm-
piatlou regarding til" Mexican sit
uatioD. hut thr movements. Of
course. do not cUmmi; him IN any
way to ~ policy oi ior-ibir iItcrrcn-
tion.
Tho regiments .ff"t' rd by this new
order are the fourth Infantry. Fort
Crook, Ncb.. aud Fort Smelling.
Minn.. the seventh o.. Fort L.a.cu-
worth. the ninstccrF h at Fort lcnv-
.uworth. Fort M"aic. son,h Dakota.
rnd Fort SIN. Okla. and the 2sth in
'antr, Mt Fort Sn"liinC.
Thcyc troops will 10. in "a move
n.-ut within u Few hour. as nearly
- wc-,. nIo the d.sislon commander
Major General Carter, WAS insirucf-
ri to have them placed IN position
fuf Immediate foreign service.
Al ra!ivUaG characterization fAcIli-
si.s hu,. been arranged: Wagons
have been provided: thu soldiers
have packed thcii hsN.rsacas. rolled
their tents aud blankets and are
ready TO cntrm'n within au hour aft
er they havc resolved the order. II
~ calculated that rom. of the troops
will begin to urriy. in Galveston by
tomorrow night Or Monday morning
and tn. entire brigade should be
ready TO -nbark II necessary OH the
army TRANSPORTS Fitzpatrick, Sumacr
ani McclciluRd upon the arrival Of
thor" vessels ~ Galveston.
A summary execution OF Madcro.
regarded as the constitutional! pres
it.ni OF Mexico. und- his constitution
sl s.ulvi~1sv ~spto~os ssass AsH0cs..s of
law might possibly liz, Interpreted IA
demonstrating the ubscncr OF prop
"r government In Mexico and Of the
existence Of u practical stat. Of an
archy, according To some OF the ld-
ministr.:ion officials.
However. II was positively stated
today that th.r" was no present In
tsrtion Of utilizing she armed forces
Of tho United STATES to back IN lit
ntIudc OF Prcsij.n Tnft's adninistra-
ton. but II viii be l,Ii 10 Prcsidcn;
Woodrow Wilson ana his secretary
OF state to determine what shall he
done. Meanwhile the outgoing ad-
ministraiion regards II az u duty TO
assemble u sufficient military and
naval force at the most convenient
point of cmbarhation TO be available
OF the next administration wishes
to use II.
Supplcmcntiug the infantry regi-
mcnts there would b" attached to
the cNDcditionHry force n company
of engineers from either the second
or third battalion. In tho discretion
of General Carter: field hospital No.
. and ambulance company No. . and
ID COMPANY signal cOrps. all now sta
toned at Fort l.caycnworth. AKIN.
A sufricicn, artillery force has al
ready been attached to the brigade
in the fourth field artillery tmount-
ed pIatoorcd u, Fort u. A. Russell.
WyOming.D
: These orders should bring the
fifth brigade. assembled at Calves
ton. M 10 AN effective strength Of
about $500 men. The troops VIII
he tctnpOrnrilv stationed nt Fort
Crockett. on Galveston Island. and
tho supply dcpu, will be established
ut Texas City
The general staff estimates that
the 2Sth Infantry. the most remote
from Galveston. stationed NJ Fort
Smelling. near st. Paul. Mimi. should
arrive by Wednesday.
As infantry. a. rule. aeon not a"-
complish much without cavalry sup
port. II the present policy Of making
ready for cvoutualities is to be pur-
sued to Il logical conclusion. today's
order to General Carter to assemble
at Galveston the second cavalry di-