Ambush at Carrizal leads daring charge by Negro troopers
From headquarters in Mexico June 21 by wireless report the Fifth Cavalry under Captain Dross at Carrizal charged twice into a Mexican ambush. Captain Bond mortally wounded, Captain Morey commands as second assault clears Mexicans from an adobe house, with 21 of 84 men unaccounted for and prisoners taken.
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Adobe House
Mexico
Penth
Charles
Pely
Versting
Bey Corporal
Green
Drossite
Peli
Jemmes
Phowel
Stregi
Teaden
Garcon
Bond
Althomeh
Ton Hately
Harce
Dineetiyv
Caples
Henrydaie
Whit
Goreen
Adeir Atterhis
Weather Outlook for Denver and New Mexico Regions
The Denver and New Mexico forecast calls for generally fair weather on Sunday and Monday. Expect warmer conditions with extreme warmth in the eastern portions on Sunday.
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Denver
Jane
New Mexico
Warner Extremes
Local weather report for yesterday
Twenty four hour period ending 6 pm shows a maximum 92 degrees and a low 61 with a 41 degree range. A 6 pm temperature was 86 with northwest wind and an odor of southwest influence.
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Temperture
At & P. Mn
Olewr
City Bank Clearings Week Report
Clearings for the week show total 504.44 dollars for City Bank operations. The report lists weekly intake across branches with marked gains compared to prior period and notes steady customer activity.
Congress Adjourns After Civil Appropriation Debate
Senators debated sundry civil appropriations including a $127,800,000 measure. The session adjourned at 1 42 p m until Monday as Representatives from Colorado and others pressed for a government munitions factory and related actions.
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Mulegy
James
Fedhamn
Kentucky
Vist Ge
Antil
Representative Eating
Colorado
Demand for U S Prisoners Released From Chihuahua
General Funston asked the war department to secure release of Americans held at the Chihuahua City prison after Curriged. Pershing hopes Capt Lewis Mores wounded can share details of the Caurrigal affair with the Eleventh Cavalry relief column. Bell at El Paso cites a Mexican report of twelve revelers and three white men seen at the prison.
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San Antonio
Tex
Frederick Funston
War Department
Chihuahua City
Pershing
Lewis Mores
Eleventh Cavalry
Bell
Wi Paso
Denerald Funston
Chihualwa
Epered Bel
Boyd
Conmunane
Turks Claim Big Victory in Armenia
Turkish forces advanced in Turkish Armenia after an attack with the Khavonet, seizing the Kuselan posits on the mountain ridge north of the Cherokh river. The Turkish official statement says they captured 500 prisoners and took many tents and large quantities of food.
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OY Morning Journal
London
Cherokh
Armenia
Mexicans in El Paso Told to Return to Mexico
Mexican residents under the El Paso consulate's jurisdiction were advised to return to Mexico as American residents in Mexican territory continue to depart. The notice, issued in El Paso, cites ongoing cross border movement and urges compliance with consular guidance.
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KE Paso
Tex
Washington
Consultte
Hi Paso
Mexico
Ecuador backs concerted mediation to avert U S Mexico war
The Ecuadorian government sent a cablegram urging Latin American nations to act together to prevent war between the United States and Mexico. The Salvadoran foreign office received the cable and promptly approved Ecuador project.
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San Salvador
Republic of Salvador
Foreign Office
Ecuador
United States
Mexico
Carranza Prepares Reply to American Note
An official dispatch from Mexico City says General Carranza is preparing a reply to the first American note and that the reply will be published in Mexico City tomorrow without waiting for delivery to the United States.
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Morning Journal
Washington
Mexico City
Carrangas
Mexico
Carrancistas Do Not Seek War With United States
Washington dispatch reports Robert Pesqueira former confidant of Carranza says Carranza and other leaders do not want armed conflict with the United States and prefer avoiding a war as morning nears. He refutes rumors of imminent hostilities and stresses restraint amid regional tensions.
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Washington
Robert ¥. Pesqueira
Carranza
General Carranza
Eliefe
United States
Weather Forecast for Washington Next Week
Weather bureau forecast issued today for Rocky Mountain division and plateau region shows generally fair conditions with local showers. The first half of the week will bring unsettled conditions in the northern Idaho and tricky mountain areas.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountain Division
Plateau Region
Trcky Mountain
Idaho
State of War Blazoned Forth in Mexican Circulars
Circulars issued in Matamoras declare a state of war exists between the United States and Mexico after American troops crossed the border west of Brownsville. The notices warn Americans armed in Mexico will be executed while peaceful, unarmed civilians south of the Rio Grande would be protected. Mexican authorities vowed to pursue bandits from the recent punitive expedition that killed at least two and wounded several on ranch raids near San Benito.
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OY Pomnins Journal
Ecrae Lomseo Wine
Brownsville
Tex
Mexico
United States
G. P. Nefarreta
Tamaquipas
Rio Grande
Brownesville
Twenty-sixth Infantry
San Benito
Mexicans Flock to Cananea After Rumored War News
American employees of the Cananea Cattle Company in Nace Ariz report Mexicans streaming into Cananea after supposed border fighting. Recruits carried rifles and up to 300 rounds of ammunition while crowds celebrated a claimed Mexican victory, and others drank heavily and paraded the streets.
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Nace
Ariz
Cananea Cattle Company
Cananea
Senora
McNiewa
Pending Army Bill Sees $22 Million Increase Planned
Washington sources report House lenders and administration heads plan a $22,000,000 rise in the pending army appropriation bill tied to the Mexican emergency. Representative Hiay says the increase would be urged next week and $2,000,000 may be allotted to the militia for aviation equipment and operator training.
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Washington, Jutela
Hiay
Tik
Americans Return to Base After Urraizal Clash
Pershing reports fourteen missing believed dead and forty three prisoners from a clash at Urraizal. No wounded are mentioned.
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Pershing
Hostilities Blamed on Mexicans in Straggler Stories
Two squadrons still out as blame for hostilities is laid on Mexicans who allegedly attacked without provocation. The report ties ongoing skirmishes to Mexican forces and details clashing narratives among units.
Carrizal Fight Aftermath Narrowed With Survivors and Captures
Washington reports General Funston informed the war department that eleven survivors of the Carrizal clash returned to General Pershing, sixteen were picked up by cavalry relief, seventeen captured by Mexicans, leaving forty of the eighty four officers and men under Captain Boyd unaccounted for.
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Washington
Funston
War Department
Pershing
Celina
Boyd
Disorganized Troops in Carnival Fight Near Carranza
General Pershing reports complete disorganization among two U S troops after a heavy engagement at Carnival with Carranza forces. Eleven returnees and a total of 84 men in both troops are tallied, with press accounts suggesting up to fifty missing and forty-three prisoners.
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San Antonio
Tex
Carranza
Perah
Funston
Packer
Meyer
Santa Maria
Theo
Persh Wing
Pershing
Border residents urge aid as Arizona on edge
Arizona border towns Douglas and Bisbee press for troops to guard water systems and electric plants. General Davis says he cannot deploy detachments despite pleas from Mayor Adams, J J Bowen, and local officials as about 4000 U S soldiers are stationed in the district. Reports claim Mexican forces mobilizing near Cananea and Fronteras, heightening border tension.
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Douglas, Ariz
Arizona
T. F. Davis
Arizona Military District
Douglas and Bisbee
Covernor
George W. P. Hunt
Davis
Douglas
United States
J. KR. Adams
Bisbee
J. J. Bowen
Warren J District
Nacozari
Fronteras
Cananea
Nacogari
Hermosillo
Aero Club to Mobilize Airmen for Border Patrol
The Aero Club of America announced on June 24 that it will mobilize all available national guard and civilian aviators to establish continuous serial patrols along the Mexican border. This move aims to strengthen border surveillance and aviation support during heightened tensions.
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JSNING@ JOURNAL
New York
The
Aero Club of America
Amnesty Offer in Mexico Nears Invasion Response
General Alvaro Obregon offered full amnesty to those who opposed the government if they lay down arms and help repel an assumed American invasion. Those who refuse face suppression. The Mexican government also plans to provide another train for Americans to leave via Vera Cruz, amid denial of Carrizal incident responsibility.
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el Paso
Alvaro Obregon
Mexics
Vera Crus
Ngutilar
Corrigal Fiat Blame Placed on Mexicans Reported
Warded General Pershing's report to the War department and indicated it would convince General Funston and his staff that the Corrigal fiat rested entirely on the Mexicans.
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Pershing
War Department
Funston
Carrizal Battle Survivors and Missing Troops Report
Field reports detail American casualties and missing officers after the Carrizal engagement. Seventeen prisoners were taken to Chihuahua City with about forty troops and three officers missing. Relief parties search mountains for captains Boyd and Morey and Lieutenant Adair as ambulances and doctors accompany the column.
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Lewis S. Morey
Wats Pearthy
Tey
Econc
Mares Wits
Carrizal
Volumbus
Carrigal
Loyd and
Morey
Chair
Interior
Potarity
Chittua
Nua City
Ameri Can
Boyd
Adair
Caurrizal
Wateringa
Sickles
Atele
Washington
United States
Mexico
Pershing reports Carrancista attack halted by U S strength
Headquarters in Mield on June 24 via Wireless to Columbus New Mexico General J J Pershing a expeditionary commander received reports that Carrancista forces near here planned to attack his command but were deterred by American strength and defense
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Mield
Columbus
N. M
J. J. Pershing
Here
Aero Planes Sent South From Columbus Under Pershing Orders
From Columbus New Mexico on June 24 Aero planes of 160 horsepower with pilot and observer were sent south under General Pershing. Aircraft assembly has paced for field use with minor delays from propeller shortages. Military censorship limited plane counts though light biplane trials have occurred locally. The article notes that had planes been ready earlier the Carrizal incident might have differed.
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Columbus
N. M
Pershing
Ourset
Oregon unit is mustered first in national guard
Washington June 24 Company M Third Oregon infantry becomes the first unit summoned for order duty to be mustered into federal service. The War Department reports the company sworn in with three officers and 142 men.
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Morning Journal
Washington
Third
Oregon Infanary
National Guard
Wilson
War Department
Germans Lose Half Their Effectives in Verdun Battles
Paris reports peak fighting near Verdun yesterday with German forces on a two mile front estimated at four to five divisions. French counterattacks and bombardment wore down defenders as the Thiaumont work and adjacent trenches were attacked. German losses run forty to fifty percent of engaged forces.
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Paris
Verdun
Thiatumont
Thia
Frontline Advances Reported Across European Theaters
The bulletin notes renewed Russian pressure in Bukowina with Brussiloff forces advancing and Austrian resistance. It cites Russian gains near the Galician frontier at Kuty and general eastern pushes, while German forces claim Verdun progress north of the city and near the Thiaumont positions. Italian advances in Trentino and Pasubio. Turkish Armenia and Mesopotamia actions also reported, with Russians pushed from high ground north of the Chorokh river.
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PY Morning Journal
Bukowina
Brussiloffe
Kuty Eros
Carpathians
Hitechan PosBe Aslo
Cornevi
Avethionea
Iissings
Galicia
Lutak
Trentine
Pasubia
Constantinople
Armenia
Chorokh
Mesopotamia
Paitek Pass
Biy
South Dakota National Guard encamped for Mexican border transfer
Officers and men of the Fourth regiment are enamped in Redfield as preparations for transfer to the Mexican border begin. Recruits arrive daily and many applications to organize new units are received. A rough rider troop may be formed by a Deadwood attorney.
Cavalry Heroism at Carrizal in Pershing Report
The Pershing dispatch recounts Captain Morey and Captain Boyd leading Troops K and L in a charge against entrenched Mexican forces at Carrizal. Many were killed or wounded, including Captain Boyd, with Major Jenkins’s relief column advancing toward Colonia. The fate of some, including Lieut. Adair, remains unclear as Mexican troops closed in and the defenders held a shelter adobe amid continued fire.
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United States Cay
Charles
Sue
Carrizal
Vershing
Danston
Howe
Carnival
Lewis Morey
Forest
Venice
Tate
Novyd
Ceneral Pershing
Courher
Meydot
Mt Jenkins
Colonia Dahlan
Tenth Cavalry
San Date Ranch
Enkines’ Coutton
Porsting
St Dame
Morey
Nealnst
Jenkins
Lebene I Tiowze
Pemkins
Verstinn
Hewee
Colonil
Dublin
Pershing
Boyd
San Huis Ranch
Captain Royal
Ia Pe
White
Ds Habbon
Bova
Harry Adair
San Luis Ranch
Ganeer
Adair
Cupin Morey
Preop Woon
Anypermor
Mobilization of Iowa National Guard Starts at Camp Dodge
Des Moines reports the actual mobilization began today with the arrival of the First Infantry at Camp Dodge near the city. The event marks the start of state guard deployment during the current crisis.
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Des Moines
Iowa Nationalguard
Camp Dodge
Here
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Pershine
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Amp
Fieht
Herman
Traopers
Scrammers
Felix Gomez
Noyd
General Fanston
Liutenant Meyer
Carrigan
Punston
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Aero Club
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Clermann
Thiaumont
Mheury
French War Office
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