29 May 1916
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1916
Page
1
The adjutant general orders no fewer than 100 soldiers to respond to ongoing border tensions near New Mexico. Officials say readiness remains high as equipment and training are verified. Local units prepare for potential deployment and community briefings are planned.
Officers warn the New Mexico National Guard faces grave need for 800 recruits to muster two battalions for border protection. Gen Harry Herring cites TS percent medical rejections. colony-wide appeal urges 1400 men while detailing camp sanitation at Columbus and lessons from earlier campaigns.
From the frontier camp reports a tense mood as troops drill daily and vow stronger action after the Columbus raid. Officers believe war with Mexico is near, while Villa raid casualties and pursuit details are tallied, with hundreds reported dead or wounded.
Three men Francis Besser James Robbins and Pen Mezza were seriously hurt when an automobile they rode in overturned near a local race track shortly after midnight Robbins drove at high speed Besser was pinned beneath the wreckage The accident occurred in Grand Junction Colorado as responders aided the injured.
Thousands attend a military field mass at the New York navy yard in memory of fallen service members. The celebrant is Father John B. Chidwick, chaplain of the battleship Maine, marking a service tied to Havana harbor disaster. Jun Woodle of New York presides.
General trevino reports Carrancista forces capture four bandit chiefs in a crackdown. Important papers and evidence linking Villa sympathizers are also seized, signaling a broader sweep by the army.
Four bandit leaders led by Juan J. Castro a former Villista colonel were captured and jailed in Torreon after attempting to coerce Carlos Gongiles Jr a rich La kuna district owner for ten thousand pesos. Dispatches report ongoing operations against Villa sympathizers and efforts to round up Villistas in the La Laguna region Booker.
A Villista cache of machine guns rifles and ammunition was unearthed today in a canyon near Namiqui by local workers under American direction. The find reported to Gen. Pershing signals a shift in local sentiment toward U S troops as fear lifts after Cervantes death and ongoing cavalry pursuit intensifies in the Las Cruces area.
The Seattle branch of the American Union Against Militarism adopted resolutions against army and navy increases. Clergymen and labor leaders denounced the Hay-Chamberlain arms reorganization bill and the national guard provision as a pork barrel. They also opposed the Preparedness parade planned for June 10.
Taunton Massachusetts May 2. Marshal S Snow former dean of Washington University St Louis Missouri died at a relative's home after several months illness.
A call from The Journal urges 300 patriotic New Mexicans to enlist in the New Mexico National Guard to preserve state identity. A mass meeting in Albuquerque is planned to recruit to full regiment strength, with examinations and transport arranged by Col. Abbott and General Herring.
In a Tombs cell Dr. Arthur Warren Waite said he does not want any appeal in his behalf after being convicted Saturday of murdering his father in law John H Peck of Grand Rapids. Waite expressed acceptance of the verdict and requested punishment proceed swiftly.
Bert Sloan and Peter A M Lienau completed the first excursion to Lake Peak at 12,400 feet near Santa Fe in five hours from the plaza. The route climbs through spruce forests to wide ridges with alpine views, snowbanks, and a crater lake feeding the Santale and Nambe rivers. The party returned before sundown.
At Carnegie Hall Rev Dr Percy Stickney Grant argues that society leaders are obsolete and women must lead with brains and heart. Delegates from twelve states praise suffrage while Carrie Chapman Catt presides as speakers outline improvements in education, public health, and rural life.
A Reuters Amsterdam dispatch quotes Telegraaf stating ten people were convicted of espionage in Brussels. Three were executed, seven sentenced to death were commuted to life in prison, and nineteen others received prison terms.
A reading of names shows Mrs J M Miller of Kansas and Miss Margaret Loughrin for Montana among federation presidents including Mrs Co P Squires of Nevada and Mrs Charles H Castner of Oregon. Also listed are Mrs BE Corfman of Utah Mrs Solon Shedd of Washington and Mrs R A Morton of Wyoming.
Paris dispatch reports Italy condemns the sinking of the steamship Moravia by a German submarine in the Mediterranean on May 25 as a breach of Germany's assurances in the May 4 German note to the United States. The Temps notes Germany will attempt to justify the act.
Paris dispatch reports the Serbian Army in full strength had landed at Saloniki after crossing the Aegean Sea without loss. The wireless telegram said the landing occurred and conveyed confirmation from the region.
Paris reports French forces occupy three craters formed by German mine blasts in the Argonne. The Verdun battle sees a lively artillery duel west of the Meuse near Dead Man's Hill with intermittent fire along the river’s right bank. In upper Alsace French forces halt two German advances near Altkirch.
Berlin reports French infantry attacks on the southwest slope of Dead Man's Hill and the village of Cumieres northwest of Verdun were repulsed with heavy losses. German reconnaissance detachments penetrated lines at several points during the night, taking about 100 prisoners in the Champagne district.
Memorial day service held at St John’s Methodist Episcopal church with a small gathering of Carleton Post G. AJR. survivors in attendance. Mrs. Lackey directed music as Rev. E. H. Hammond spoke on The Blessed Nation, invoking old camp songs in the program.
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