Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-13
65,00o REGULARS READY
 FOR INSTANT SERVICE.
In Case of Armed Move Against Mex
 ico-PIans All Complete.
Especial to The Bulletin.

l Washington, Aug. 12.-AlI the tele- grams necessary to order the troops into Mexico and the navy to the coast of that country have been written and signed, and when the president or con- gresS decides to intervene in the af-
 fairs of Mexico all the secretary of war will do is to reach into a pigeon hole ofhiS desk and turn the telegram over to the operator in the next room,
 and the secretary of the navy will go formance in his own office, and in a few moments the army and navy will
 be on their way to Mexico.
 There is now stationed in Texas, Arizona and New Mexico something like 12,00O to 13,00O troops. There is der the cavalry division of the army, doing patrol duty along the border. The balance of what is known as the mobile army consists of two divisions, the first division on the Atlantic coast and the third division on the Pacific coast. The authorized strength of these three divisions is in round num- bers e0.000 officers and men. The army is not recruited to its authorized strength and it was estimated at the war department today that there are about 38,000 available troops of the
 mobile army which could be sent to Mexico. It is planned in the event of war with Mexico to convert the coast artillery into infantry, this would give the army about 1a,o06 additional troops. The coast artillery is stationed in the fortifications stretched ali along the Atlantic coast and Pacific coast. The army will be further reinforced by about 5000 marines.
 This will give the president about 65,000 regular troops for service at once. The paper strength of the fed- eral army of Mexico is 10000 men; but
 ho fa a able to put over So,000 in the field. There are no reliable figures upon which to base an estimate of the strength of the rebel forces. It is not believed by the authorities at the war department that the combined forces reach 25.000.
 Four large army transports are in commission at Galveston, Tex, ready to take troops into Mexico. These transports will carry the troops that are to invade Mexico by way of Vera Cruz and another force will be sent over the Texas border, So that soon after the order is given from Wash ington American troops will be march ing for the Mexican capital from two directions. while in the meantime the navy will have established a blockade on both coasts of Mexico and will be ready to cooperate with the army.
 The 5000 marines that are left with the navy will be used to capture and control towns along the coast while the army operates in the interior.
 It is estimated at the department that it will require at least six months to occupy all the large cities and i'm portant military points and the army of Mexico will have been driven to the mountains, where a guerilla warfare will be continued for years.
 The regular army, it is thought will be able to do this much. but it is only the beginning of the restoration of peace in Mexico. At this point it is planned to have the national guard and volunteer army ready to relieve the regulars in the cities and allow them to take to the mountains to drive the Mexicans out. Authorities of the war department are advising the president to call for enough volunteers to make an army of 200, ,00O men in addition to the regulars. It is planned to bring the regulars up to the war strength and there should be between 250000 and S0o,000 American soldiers on Mex lean soil within four months after war is declared, if the United States in tends to pursuue a policy which will bring about peace in Mexico in the near future.