The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-26

made ready. They read how four com
pauies ~ one Infantry regiment were
gathered from FuFt faWton iu Wash
iurfon and another four companies
from Fort Missoula In Montana. They
read how atil four other companies
% che same regiment were at Madison
barracks IN New York state. Taken
from actual stations Of various troops
at various times. The army post syE-
tenn IS considered indefensible among
uflitary men1
Their FIFTH cavalry regiment, they
learned wHs being assembled IKE a
picture puzzle by sending O. Fort
Mysr Virginia. Tor four troops az 81,
20 Fort sheridan. Illinois. for four
more troops ard q machine gun platoon
sud g. Fort Leavenworth. Kansas fer
the remaining four troops needed TO
form q FUN regiment.
There was neid artillery. whose com
ponent units were scattered guns
horses and men. from the Vermont
iine % the Rio Grande. There were
signal troops ln Alaska, Texas, the
Philippines and Panama
Atl# t.t HNs.HN tAHHHAsa taasa H.Nta
that giant mobilization iu Europe.
when continent had stood stili for
days and nights while the soldiers
moved 90 their appointed places. So
far scattered was the American army.
50 small were Us units that only a
few civilians here and there could
have noticed that troops were being
moved al an
More than ere unmIlltary citizen, look.
/ ing over his newspaper that morning.
/ cursed tie poliNcs that bad maintain
/ ed The absurd. worthless. wasteful
army posts. and cursed hlmscif fgr
/ having paid no heed in the years when
/ thoughtful men bad called on him and
bis fellows Go demand a change.
More than one citizen. when BE- left
bis house % go to his accustomed
work, looked up at the sky and won
dcred with a sinking heart how soon
Il would seem black With war.
10 was a peaceful. soft sky, with
baby clouds sleeping on SIS bland, blue
arch. II Fadiaeed q tranquil warmth
Of coming springs-and under it the
Atlantic ocean lay equally peaceful
equally soft equally tranquil
Yet even az the people OF America
were taking up the days work. under
I that soft tranquil sea, q message was
darting through the eucrusted cables
that swept away al peace
Before noon, from sea % sea and
I from lakes 60 gulf, from the valley %
/ the Hudson "a the sierraa ~ the
I Rockies, from Jupiter inlet 20 The
] PHILIPPINES. ran the silent alarm ot
+ the telegraph that the great coalition
+ had declared war!
Forty-eigLt hours later the combined
+ battle aeet or the four nations put TO
sea with itH army transports. bound
for the American coast lSpeed o.
/ emuarsatiou Of mDbilized and pre-
pared army as calculated by Euro
pean military stan oficcrs.I
The United States learned Of its de-
parure before It's rear guard bad well
. cleared the land The news did not
come from American spies. 10 came
from the coalition itself
War the chameleon. as ClauseHitE
called Il. was presenting a new aspect
Of its unexpected phases. Not "a cable
bad been cut following the declaration
n war, and row the submarine cables
aud the wireless began ta bring odcia
news from the enemy addressed
not g. the American government, bu
% the American people
h was news that told 81 an {uyuuer
able neef carrying more than a thou
sand r.hed cannon uf the largest eaN
Der ever borne by ships ina aH Oh
world
IL told - enough great battleship
alone land named them 30 match Nh
republics feet with a Dreadn0ugn
FOR every effective American ship O.
ans kind zone thousand riaeI canna.
could ne enumerated from the nnva
lists - less than four powers Les.
than four powers enuld match our nav.
. VITA bsttleshlpsl
Clever. said the secretary of stat
20 the president 1T g. terrorism"
Don't you think that you'd bettaI
reconsider your idea q letting this &,
through asked the secretary or war
Its pretty dams raas stun.
president WM e demoraine our peo
PIE 90 know the truth. even under thl
guise OF terrorlmG DO you know h
whose hands I'm going 10 leave tina
quesuonf"
- cant guess" said the secretary.
In the hands 81 the neNspa pers.
repsi the president
The newspapers did not require 70 b
told that tbe purpose II this move
news service from the enemy was ter
! rorism.
They answered terrorism By priutln.
! the news
Then the saa coaat cities began {
. cal on Washington. By telegraph an.
telephone they demanded protection /
was q chorus from Maine 60 Georges
Into the Waite House thr0nged "a
! congressman