Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-24
Four Transports Carrying
Part of Fifth Brigade on
the Way South.
is FIRST EXPEDITION
Americans Control Radius of at
Least Five Miles Around
City of Vera Cruz.

Vera Cruz, Mexico, April 24.-Amer-
lean forces today controlled radius
of at least five miles around the city.
Normal conditions are being rapidly
restored. More than a thousand Amer
leans were reported to have left Tam
pico, where they were given most
part.
| Galveston, Texas, April "a. - The
sailing hour of four transports carry
ing the larger part of the Fifth brigade
Galveston, Texas, April 24.-The re-
/ inforced Fifth brigade of the army's
| first expeditionary force Of Mexico
broke camp during the night at Fort
Crockett here and at daylight moved
] to transports waiting to take them to
Vera Cruz. They are not expected to
saff before late this AFTERNOON. The
three thousand five hundred men at
Camp Crockett form the bulk of the
brigade, composed largely of veterans.
all having seen service in the Philip
pines. Brig. Gen. Frederick Funston
will command the brigade.
Men Work All Night.
The men worked all night packing
and cleaning camp and by daylight the
troops were not only ready to move,
but the 100 acres they had occupied al
most literally had become swept, so
careful was the cleanup. The whole
men or officers here and there watch
ed their husbands. When daylight
came with a cold rain many women
stood bareheaded on the sea wall over
looking the camp and watched the
passing companies. One lone mill
tary prisoner was compelled to remain
in camp, where all the troops passed
in their march to the front in full
view. He walked round his enclosure,
all the time watching the troops.
More Regiments Move South.
Four infantry regiments, which left
today, joined the mobilization camp
from the following posts: Twenty
eighth infantry, FIT. Smelling, Mimi;
Fourth infantry, Ft. Crook, Neb.; Sew I
enth infantry, Leavenworth, Kan;
infantry, FITS. Meade. South
Sill, Oklahoma and Leaven-
worth. The Sixth cavalry, which was
also ordered to sail with all possible
came from Fort Des Moines,
Iowa.
Two Ships Chartered.
Washington, d. c., April 24.-The
quartermaster's corps of the army over
night completed arrangements where
by the steamer San Marcos of the NAL
ory line and the SatiIla of the Texas
company are now at the
disposal of Funston at Galveston as
additional transports to Vera Cruz.
Horses and artillery equipment will
be put aboard the Satilla and the San
Marcos will provide quarters for re-
troops.
ArsenaIs Working Nights.
Philadelphia, Pa, April 24.-Orders
we're received at the navy yard to put
he old battleships. Iowa, Indiana and
Massachusetts, out of commission. Ali
.hree were conspicuous in the Spanish
American war. Their crews will be
transferred to modern ships. Work
men at the Schuylkill arsenal were
'usy today getting army supplies ready
or troops. The call among other things
vas for blankets, $4,000 pairs of shoes,
1000 overcoats, $500 sweaters, 100000
'airs OF socks and 5000 tents. Night
work will begin at the arsenal. Frank
ord arsenal is working day and night
IN rush orders for arms and cartridges.
Artillery Entrainins.
Fort Riley, Kans. April 24--The
'ixth field artillery stationed here be-
an .entraining today for the Mexican
order. There are five batteries. each
ecruited up to war strength Of $50
len. Two batteries viii so to El Paso.
nd one each to Brownsville. Laredo
nd Fort Sam Houston. Hundreds OF
,wns people of Junction City gath
ed along the tracks and repeatedly.
leered the soldiers