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Show Their 'Warships Off the Mexican Coast May Explain (Much t: San Antonio, Tcx..htfarcb S. If army oincers at FoitJSani Houston have information othef than .generally .gen-erally told in presjspatcbes. re-. gardlng thecojiccntfaTpon ofMToops on the Mexican bordarStttey aj;e-guard-Ing It closolv. - "We only know that we have been ordered to prepare rfor the mobilization mobiliza-tion of a large body of troops at San Antonio and we ard going ahead, regardless re-gardless of whnt it means," explained explain-ed Gon. Duncan, commanding the Department De-partment of Texas. " Rumors as to the purposes of It all however, are plentiful One far-fetched guess connects the maneuvers with the movements of the Japanese fleot off the Pacific coast of Mexico. Gen. Duncan's first order after receiving re-ceiving his instructions from Washington, Wash-ington, was to appoint First Lieut. Geo F. Rosello, pf the Twenty-second infantry, acting aide-de-camp. With Lieut. It. p. Palmer, this gives the general two aides. Next he recalled W. S. Scott, his adjutant general who Is In north Texas Tex-as attending the funeral of his father. Other orders recalled troops on detached de-tached service. Field day exercises set for today were called off and officers of-ficers who wore to exhibit their horses in the Texas horse show have cancelled their engagements. Preparations for the reception of the troops continued last night and today and are nearlng coriipletion. |