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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1916
Page
1
News describes Soviet forces pushing past Oceanowitz and securing a large booty as they push into Galician border regions. Reports claim 1,800 prisoners captured and German troops victorious south of the Pripet area.
British official accounts say six German planes were shot down with two Fokker fighters among them. In the sea war Italians lose eight vessels but gain on land. Russians advance from Czernowita toward the Sereth. Austria and Germany stubbornly resist further advances.
New York June 15 Charles F Hughes Republican presidential candidate spent the day at headquarters with leaders of the campaign and national committee. He left at 5 oclock for Providence to attend his Brown University class reunion and said he would return Thursday. A conference on selecting a new national committee chairman yielded no decision, described as preliminary and inconclusive.
General Carranza repeats a hostile threat to U S forces, declaring that his government would view any American troop movements as hostile and that Mexican commanders have orders to respond if troops are advanced northward.
Tensions ignite as Ud Eamen and Caranza's forces clash on Mazatlan docks. A Bluejackets landing attempt triggers hostilities with reports a drunken foe fired first, escalating the confrontation.
Admiral Winslow in San Diego details a clash at Mazatlan where two officers Ensign C Keesing and Assistant Paymaster Andrew MoWat were captured and later reportedly released. Mexican version cites a landed marines incident with a drunken shot and civilian injuries. No American casualties reported.
A Mazatlan engagement involving American marines and Mexican troops is reported with no American casualties. The Agua Prieta telegram cites four Mexican soldiers and two civilians wounded, with the American landing at 10 30 a m Sunday. Messages from southern Sonora follow.
The weather service reports generally fair conditions across New Mexico on Tuesday and Wednesday with little temperature change. No significant storms or precipitation expected.
For twenty four hours ending at 6 P M yesterday maximum temperature 60 degrees minimum 58 degrees range 87 degrees temperature at 6 P M 45 degrees west wind clear conditions.
The Senate met at noon and adjourned at 12 05 Am in memory of Senator Burleigh of Maine. Senators approved increased Civil War widows pensions to 29 dollars monthly and debated civil appropriation bills. Resolutions honoring Burleigh were adopted and a funeral committee named, with adjournment to Tuesday.
A dispatch reports American residents of the CGonymas area and nearby districts boarding gun boats stationed there amid rising anti American sentiment. Mexican civilians are said to be armed by authorities. General Calles is told the Americans were forced to re embark after attacks by Mexicans. The reason for the landing of the marines was not stated.
In San Pedro California on June 19 the destroyers Hull Hopkins and Truxtun departed to accompany the flagship San Diego which will sail at midnight for Porte on the Mexican coast. The cruiser Milwaukee will follow in a few days after repairs are finished.
Washington reports a clash between Carranza soldiers and seamen from the gunboat Annapolis at Magallan. The ambassador requests that women be landed only on explicit need, while noting two American officers captured and one gravely wounded. Officials await a fuller report as tensions rise along the Mexican coast.
El Paso reports a train with about 1000 starving Mexican peasants from southern Chihuahua crossing into Juarez in breach of Obregon orders to forbid emigration. Officials note food shortages and anti American sentiment, with military figures exchanging rumors of northern army leadership and possible reinforcements. The move follows immigration shifts as wealthier Mexicans return to Mexico with families.
Across the nation governors and adjutants general mobilize thousands of National Guard units for border service. From Chicago to Denver and Philadelphia to Salt Lake City, units are assembling and moving toward mobilization camps with rail connections prepared for rapid deployment.
Officials today indicated that the Iowa National Guard would not be used at once for border service as a delay in reception of orders for mobilization was reported. General officers discussed with railroad representatives a mobilization site in Des Moines when the call arrives, though plans remain unsettled.
Vance McCormick newly elected Democratic National Committee chairman met with President Wilson and other leaders in Washington to outline an aggressive national campaign. He said the party would be united and aim for victory in November with headquarters in New York and extensive work in Washington and Chicago. The plan includes renomination notification at Meadow Lawn and coordinated efforts to win a Senate and House majority.
The Mexican Federation of Labor led by Dr. Atl seeks AFL cooperation to peacefully resolve disputes. Telegram forwarded to Samuel Gompers says Mexicans oppose war but will accept it if forced, urging Americans to publicize duties to prevent unnecessary conflict.
A House bill provides pensions of not less than 20 dollars a month for all civil war widows. Expenditures are estimated at 29 million dollars. The measure restores remarriage or divorce cases to their former pensionable status. Washington news confirms the action dated June nineteenth.
San Antonio June 19 Reports received by General Punsten from General Green indicate an evacuation of Piedras Negras by Mexican troops opposite Eagle Pass. From Presidio Colonel Gaston notes a concentration of Mexican troops at Ojinage and General Many reports a slight reinforcement at Laredo this morning.
Panic grips locals as a box kite mistaken for a military aeroplane prompts hundreds to spill into streets near Camp Jones. The misidentification involved signaling corps tests and a March Ford machine gun unit at Tempe and Phoenix, with reorganization and muster details noted.
Carranza administration in Sinaloa delivers an ultimatum to the American gunboat commander, effectively declaring a state of war. The move mirrors a formal government response to rising tensions between Mexico and the United States.
Refusal to permit departure of Americans led to a clash between U S Navy Bluejackets and local soldiers in Mazatlan. Officials involved faced protests and diplomatic pressure as the uproar spanned multiple hours and drew international attention.
A Mexican border crisis looms as reports say 1500 Mexican troops move toward Del Rio with intent to attack Americans. General Sibley braces for action while Port Funston strengthens the border with motorized infantry forces.
German authorities reject a Russian report of June 16 claiming two torpedo boats and one auxiliary cruiser were sunk. The Overseas News Agency said the crews were captured, but Berlin says no German torpedo boat or other warship was sunk. The Hermann auxiliary steamer crew were rescued by German boats.
The report states the atmosphere is tense as the first chief awaits a reply to a note. Officials consider the response likely to decide the situation one way or another depending on the forthcoming communication.
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