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Show BRIGADE !S READY Three Thousand Soldiers, Resting on Arms, Await Call to Mexico. SIX WARSHIPS RUSH TO SOUTHERN PORTS Transports Make Preparations Prepara-tions to Carry Soldiers to Relief of Americans. I WASHINGTON, Feb 12. The development de-velopment of th day tn the attitude ! of the United Statu toward the nearest ; revolution in Mexico are these: First brigade of the flirt army division, di-vision, numbering 3000 man. reatlag on their arma. ready to ant rain at a moment mo-ment ' notice for Newport News, to ! hoard transports for Mexico. Twenty five hundred marines from 'the Atlantic fleet and the Onantaaarao naval atatlon prepared to sail for Vera ', Oruz to go to the relief of the foreign legations, should they become be-, be-, sieged as they did at Peking. Four dreadnaughta of battleship fleet ; iteamuig at top speed to Tamplco and Vers Cruz, and two others rushing on Pacific side to Mexican ports to afford af-ford refuge to American and other for signer. President Tait and the cabinet firm' in their determination not to land an i American trooper in Mexico unless the most dire necessity forces it. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. Rear Admiral Ad-miral Badger, in command of the Atlantic At-lantic fleet at Guautanamo, will select the two additional battleships which are to hurry to Vera Ouz, Mexico. t Tbia was determined on at a conference today to-day between officers of the atate, war anil navv department. Tho two ahipa are expected to put out from the naval station before noon. The two additional battleship which are to fro to Mexico, as decided upon at the midnight white house conference attended by Preaident Taft, Secretaries Knox, Htimson and Meyer and officer of the army and navy, will bring tha total number of American men or war in Vera Cruz harbor up to three. The dreadnaught Virginia already is steaming tn Tampieo and the lieorgia i on ber way tn Vera Crus. Tbi will make a totaj of four American battleships battle-ships on the gulf eoast of Mexico. The tiro on the Pacific, aide, the Colorado Colo-rado and 8outh Dakota, are nnder order or-der for Mexican ports, snd other ships may follow at any moment. FarK today th quartermaster gn-i gn-i eral'a department reported complete arrangements ar-rangements for sending two army trans porta from Newport New with an ex-peditionarv ex-peditionarv force of troops. Whether steps are to be taken probablv will be determined by today a developments and diapatehea from Mexico. There will be two rear admirals in Mexican watera ready to direct the movement of the ships speeding to both eoaata. On the west side. Rear Admiral Snutheriand on his big armored ar-mored cruiser Colorado, i now wel) off I he coast of Lower California and should arrive at Acapnlro bv Friday. On the gulf coat Rear Admiral Cameron Cam-eron McR. Winilow is on bis flagship Virginia. It is expaeted that VCinalnw's force will be augmented by th Illinois and New .leraey. or perhap the Rhode Island, of the third division of the Atlantic At-lantic fleet. Five Thousand There. All the ships nnder orders for Mexi cao service are of the first class, with complement of about 500 men each. The navy will bare an effective force of about 5000 men on the gulf and the Pacific side of Mexico before the end of the week. Valess there should be fresh demon strstione in Mexico outside the capital which appear to threaten foreign interests in-terests for the present American naval commanders are expected to look after Europeans and Aaiatic aa well as Americana the force now under way probably will be regarded aa sufficient to meet present need. A vii pointed out in the white houae Matemcnt last night, there is. after all. nothing for the naval force to do at thli .i'lnctnre except afford refuge to foreigner and maintain order in the (Coatlsuod on miaiug page.) j U. S. ARMY toolmuftd from pn 1. mw,,. ah.r, nun'-nmliMiinta mv WUMj eathr honil ihr "t-w revolution (tread Wbi preparxorv order, hn bun iHued to rmv offirrn in rbarf of tke imhtnt nrmuiutioni ,rattered from northern New Vork to AcorffU, whieh. on paper, form tha "eipedition ar.v forta' u flyioc wa4o ta affaet an entran. e to anv eountrv with whieh the United Htate, might he involved tn hoatilitiaa. tha effeet of thaa nrdora will be not to ftart tha troopa is move Riant, but put tham "alaapin on their arm-' for tha aiasal to taka traia or hiit for tha aouth. The hi army traatporta at Newport Vaw win ba ready to anil by tomorrow mornina at the la teat. They would taka aoma of tha ragular troopa from Fort Monroe, Baltimore, and Port Mver, near thin eitv, ahould it ha deeided that the erii in Meiiro had aaanmed nirh pro portion a to demand the dianateh of a military forre to reinforce tha naval ront indent already under war. Mar Um tha City All tbeae meaure are merely pre rautionary, becauna all officiate' here, from Preeidant Taft dowa, aaa aa yet four Americana were reportad to have been injured, none waa killed. no ground for intervention. Fighting in the hegrt of Mexico City, endangering thouaanda of Urea, ia lookeo tipoo with apprehension, but army men and atudenta of international law declare this condition may he juatt-fiahlp juatt-fiahlp If the Madero government find it noeeaaary tn fight for it own ex-iatenee ex-iatenee Although Kmhaiaad". W.laoo wag joined eater day by the entire diplomatic diplo-matic b'oly in the City of Mexico in hia protect again the conduct of hoa-tilttiea hoa-tilttiea in the atruets. it il said here that the only immediate Men that can be taken in the intcreat of the safetv of the foreign element would be the laaue of an appeal hv Mr. Wilson and tho other diplomatic repreaentativea to the citizen of the various power to withdraw with-draw to Vera Craa, where they would be under tbe protection of the virions shins. The commaudr' on both ides undoubtedly would interpose no obstacle lo the departure of the foreign population and would give them aafo conduct to tbe coaet. It ia hoped la official r ire log here that such a precaution mav be made unnecessary , either bv the arrangement of a truce between the combatanta through the offices of auch men aa Sennr de la Rarra. or bv a eoncluiive victory bv one aide or the other that would leave the city in the absolute possession of a factinn strong enough to maintain order This nrgamrsJmii has .just been brought into existeur a part of the ecbeme of army reorganisation and its responsiveness to the cn for foreign eervire mav be regarded as m firat practical prac-tical test of the value of the new ays tern. The first hrigade wi i : en train (or Newport News, Va., onlv in tbe eyent nf the preparatory orders iaiugd thla tuorniue are followed hv others setting the i roopa in motion. Within t went x -four hour alter mrh an order it ia et pected t hat t he nn.-t din im ' organ-irations organ-irations w itbin the brigade will arrive at ewort News Major (leaeral Mesbire, ouartermaa tej geucral. today followed up the or ders to cnminioion Ihe nrtli.l transports at Newport News directing the immediate im-mediate gaaembl) nt lood supply wHgon transportation and nihci equipment for troopa on foreign ei e The trantHirtK nre the MeaflV. Me ' lellar. Humner and Kiliatrii-k. The Mc' irliau i l hi- amallgat, with rapaeilt far nH traop. and ii three nth en are thi to raiT abou eiji'it I undred men aacb. There ia ho doubt I bat the four can eaail v af roinmoelat t he f irt brb gad of the firnt division, rontitntla) the advance gnarH nf an eipeiiltioaary j for- of liS.lMlti men availahlc fn( for aign rv b c an etnerpencv 1 vent or . Tex , won Id be the port - of depart ore nf I he ertilJm force and I aome ea vain ir the event i t were neeeaaarv to follow up the I rt br.ede The orijfinal in lent ion h to employ I the toi r arin r ratiport . narned foi that pui pone, after tiie nal ll-i hat ged (he . firt britade oo foreign clmre. hut I hi. 1 will be dune nnl in sue it i l'ouuil in'Mite ible i u h.cure I be m ri ha nl j tnarlhe ahipe to carp lite arlillerv and eavalpy. Bv ordari iaauetl bv the gen eral t n l" f thin morning, 'lie nenlor mili tat nffieaf near Ualveatnn tn'un im- n.cligtelc fo get into tourk witli nier ' i hgnt kbipowner to ee what ould he gotten on -hort notice Ti c Mat deparf tnei' made publie todai ihe ntbataaee uf ' logiam re p ei n'ed ore? ngll froio Mgneo, Km-j Km-j bgador Wilioa'a reporl waa ' onfirina-jtoiv onfirina-jtoiv of the new dtanatchs. Mr. Wilson Wil-son entimatoa lha: both -tde- were I etiiiiill v halaneed BumerieallV, Milder o i and lih ' t-nlt . ioanl.i u about four i 1 li'.i h ii in en He m ate- T hat w hile |