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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1916
Page
1
Trevino and Ricaut warn that further American troop movements will provoke hostilities. They declare intensified military posture and accuse the United States of plans to escalate confrontations.
Placards warn Juarez citizens to drill as precaution against invasion. Local guards and authorities coordinate to reinforce security measures and reduce risk during tense border period.
United States troops engaged a band of 25 to 30 Mexican bandits about ten miles east of San Benito Texas late tonight. After exchanging shots the bandits scattered. Reported three Mexicans killed with no American casualties.
In Juma Mexico on June 16 General Trevino warned General Pershing that any shift of U S troops from current lines would be treated as hostile and trigger warfare. Trevino relayed Carranza instructions while Gen Alfredo Heat reported pursuit of bandits who raided near San Ignacio Texas and warned of immediate action if Americans pursue into Mexican soil.
Martial precautions spread through El Paso amid posted Spanish placards calling for citizens to train for possible conflict. General Bell and Mayor Tom Lea urged restraint after police shoot events with Mexicans, and El Paso Juarez traffic was halted as a precaution. A Mexican raid near Canute proved a private dispute among ranch hands rather than a wider incident.
Washington reports indicate the administration will not alter the campaign against bandits in Mexico despite General Trevino's threat to start hostilities if American troops move away from the border. General Pershing is authorized to reposition as needed but officials expect no immediate clash. Officials say Pershing will await Washington guidance before any steps that could cause nervous consequences.
The Day in Congress records a noon meeting with adjournment at 12 07 p m to noon Tuesday. A military affairs committee filed a favorable report on the army appropriation bill carrying 167 123 999 dollars. Adjourned at 4 30 p m until noon Saturday.
Fragmentary weather notice from Denver describes a possible change in temperature with unclear timing and details. It mentions a Saturday morning period around 7 am and an toward cooler or warmer trend.
Twenty four hour period ending 6 pm yesterday shows a high of 90 degrees with a 40 degree range. Temperature at 6 pm was 83 degrees with a southwest wind and clear skies.
Reports confirm General Treving's action as Mexican detachments gather near the border east and west of General Pershing's line. Officials fear a hostile move while U S authorities demand limits on bandit hunts and possible guard deployments. Pershing's forces are deemed safe as strategic entrenchments and protected lines of communication hold.
Dispatches from Chihuahua City report General Trevino warned General Pershing any command move not toward the north would be treated as hostile. The expeditionary force is said to be prepared for any outcome with a compact line of supply from Colonia Dublan to Nammiquipa and Valle. American troops have limited actions beyond routine sorties against bandits in recent weeks.
Reports reach El Paso from Parral about Villistas in Durango and northern Chihuahua raiding Carrancista prisoners. Mexican general Herrera tightens security to deter anti foreign sentiment while denying rumors of Gua vida execution. Capt Alberto Gavira says his father General Gavira remains in favor with officials.
London June 16 government announces plans to purchase the entire English and Irish wool clip of 1916 after a census of stocks. As a result the usual provincial wool sales will not be held.
The report from Petrograd states the Russian offensive in the southwest is being pressed forward with undiminished vigor. Numbers claim the foe tally has reached 170,000, reflecting continued heavy fighting and rising casualties as confirmed by city dispatches.
London dispatch from June 1764 notes the Russians claim progress along the Austrian center near Itieracy and the Stripa river, asserting a breakthrough and 6000 prisoners. The campaign’s wings and cavalry actions in Volhynia show slowed movement, with telegraph delays cited. A Petrograd semi official statement says Brusiloff’s advance continues, widening a corridor toward Lutsk, while stressing strategic destruction of enemy military power over recapture of towns.
The piece rails against intervention as a last resort and denounces allies who conspire to weaken government. It lauds Woodrow Wilson as the era’s greatest American and praises Democratic policy for domestic growth and international respect, urging voters to back the administration.
Willard Flanders, condemned for the July 7, 1914 ambush killing of his wife and neighbor Samuel Aultz on a road between his ranch and Hulett, Wyoming, was hanged at the state penitentiary at 2:54 AM after a lengthy trial and insanity defense. He was pronounced dead at 8:07:20 AM. The case, heard in Sheridan on a change of venue, drew fifty witnesses and ended with a guilty verdict and denial of clemency by the state board of pardons on June 9.
At the Democratic National Convention the platform was adopted with a strong woman suffrage plank. Senator Walsh persuaded support, and the plank states that women should receive equal franchise terms. The fight exposed divisions over suffrage, with Governor Ferguson leading the minority critique and Stone defending the majority position.
Four thousand Durango division troops under Gen. Domingo Arrieta reach Concho to reinforce General Maldonado in the bandit campaign. Gen. Trevino reports Pershing has acknowledged nullifying an earlier agreement with Gen. Gavira. Anti American sentiment flares over a saloon incident. two American deserters are held awaiting orders.
Delegates clash over an administration plank at the convention. Many defenders are shouted down as the measure is eventually adopted amid turmoil.
Delegates clash over a women’s suffrage plank at the convention. Senator Walsh argues the administration plank is vital for party victory as a thunderstorm rages above the hall. Roll call follows, the plank is adopted and the convention adjourns at 3:11.
In St Louis on June 16 leaders of the woman’s party and the National American Woman Suffrage Association denounced the Democratic platform’s suffrage plank as inadequate and pledged to resume their push for a constitutional amendment. Ann Martin, chairwoman, said they will return to Washington quickly to press Congress before adjournment, warning that failure to pass suffrage may provoke action.
Major Alongo leads two cavalry troops along the Mexican bank of the Rio Grande scouring for raiders from San Ignacio. Three Mexicans captured on the U S side, one bandit killed, nine Mexican dead total. Troops M and JF suffered losses while Troop JF rescued entrenched men. Coast artillery units head to Laredo, engineers arrive for defense setup.
In St. Louis on June 16 a Democratic National Committee meeting debated a resolution to name its own chairman and secretary from its members and empower the presidential nominee to form a chinapalza committee and appoint officers. The measure was defeated 46 to 3 after late debate.
The Democratic National Convention adopted the full platform by acclamation after a heated fight over the suffrage plank led by Governor Ferguson of Texas. It reaffirmed neutrality in foreign affairs, supported tariff reform, naval strength, and intervention in Mexico only as a last resort, while endorsing labor, health, and federal reforms.
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