The Sentinel=record., 1914-04-15
NO ORDERS ARE ISSUED TO THE ARMY
But 2,000 Troops Are Available at Texas City, With Four Transports in Readiness to Sail. Torpedo Squadrons Are Ordered to Mobilize.

Washington. April l4-President Wilson ordered today virtually the entire Atlantic fleet to Mexican waters to force a public salute to the Stars and Stripes from the Huerta government as an apology for the arrest of American marines at Tam pico last Thursday.
 No ultimatum has been issued :; that is, no specified time has been set within which the Huerta govern ment must comply, but the naval demonstration has been ordered as a concrete evidence of the fixed de- termination of the United States to back up Rear Admiral Mayo's de mand for a salute. Up to tonight General Huerta had not made satis- factory response to that demand.
 Future developments depend upon Huerta himself was the way a high administration official close to the president summarized the situation.
 A decision to send the fleet was reached after the president and See retary Bryan had conferred for an hour with John Lind, personal rep resentatiye of the president in Mex leo. and after two-hour cabinet meeting, during which dispatches from Charge O'Shaughnessy revealed that the Huerta government disputed the right of American marines to be ashore at Tampico and contended that its recent public statement of apology was ample.
 Immediately after the cabinet meeting adjourned, Secretary Dan iels issued his order to the Atlantic fleet. and wireless messages flashed up and down the Atlantic coast to put the fleet under steam for Tam pico.
 1t will be the largest fighting force the American government has as sembled for possible action since the Spanish-American war. Forly-siX warships and 2l,OOO men will com prise the force of Tampico.
 Eyerywhere-at the white house, the state department and the navy department-the hope was expressed that the despatch of the fleet would not lead to serious consequences and there was confident prediction among administration officials that General Huerta would satisfy the American demand and close the in cident. Officials were careful to point out that negotiations with the iIuerta government had not ended and that the way was still open 10 General Huerta to make amends.
 Meanwhile, the navy department sent complete instructions to Rear Admiral Badger. commander-in-chiet of the Atlantic fleet, on board the battleship Arkansas at Hampton Roads
 Rear Admiral Fiske, chief of the bureau of operations, left here for the Roads tonight to personally eX plain to Admiral Badger the diplo matte side of the situation and dis patches from Rear Admiral Mayo Indicating the exact ships whicl will accompany Admiral Badger the navy department issued the follow ing:
 Admiral Badger will take witt nm the battleships Arkansas, Lou lsiana' New Hampshire, Michigan N vermont, New Jersey and Soutf carolina, which last ship has beer intercepted on her way from Haiti tt @ hampton Roads.
 The gunboat Tacoma, now a
 postoh' Mass has been ordered als # 'o lampico by way of Newport, R.
 anu will start today or tomorrow. * The gunboat Nashville. now q & "onte Christi, San Domingo. Ina
 Oeeh ordered to Guantanamo to cos
 'u thence to Tampico.
 ne Rhode Island. Nebraska, Vii
 "'a and Georgia are now docking
 "'S not been decided yet whethe