Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 October 1914 — ORDERS TROOPS TO PANAMA [ARTICLE]

ORDERS TROOPS TO PANAMA

War Department Sends Force to Protect Canal. Washington. Oct. 7.—'To protect the Panama canal adequately, the Fifth regiment of infantry has been ordered to hold itself in readiness to move from Plattsburgh barracks, New York, to the canal zone without loss of time! The transport Buford, now at Vera Cruz, will be utilized to carry the regiment from New York to Panama. The movement of the Fifth regiment, which will augment the Tenth infantry, and three companies of coast artillery now in the canal zone, is to be mlde in order to provide a garrison near the canal which will be sufficient to repel any possible unexpected attack.