One Battalion Starts Today Orders At Helena
One battalion receives orders to move immediately from Hel ena to reinforce the second APG amment.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1916
Page
1
One battalion receives orders to move immediately from Hel ena to reinforce the second APG amment.
The war department orders the Second Montana regiment to the Mexican border with the First Battalion led by Maj Mc Guinness set to depart soon. Over 150 may fail physical tests as Captain Tucker is among the officers disqualified. equipment arrives and train transport is organized by the Northern Pacific. Camp Stewart endures rain and illness with five in sick quarters.
A June 28 telegram from General Funston directs the War Department to dispatch militia from several states in the Department of the East. Units from Starland Basle Pass, Texas, Florida to Del Rio, Texas, and Maine and New Hampshire to Laredo, Texas are specified for relocation as part of a broader transport plan.
In today's Standard Page Butte area notes a surge of marriages as newlyweds crowd local ceremonies and celebrations. The item highlights social activity across Butte with brief notices from surrounding districts.
New York June 28 Charles B Hughes republican nominee announced after a two and a half hour interview with Colonel Theodore Roosevelt that they are in complete accord Roosevelt will aid by speaking tours and endorse Hughes Taft signaled willingness to work alongside Hughes, saying he would not let personal feelings block joint campaigning.
A dated, sharply worded note protests an Austrian claim over the sinking of the Petrolite, a Standard Oil tanker in the Mediterranean. The United States asserts the Austrian version is false and demands immediate amends, countering claims that the tanker’s crew fired on the submarine and that tractors were at fault. The note references a week‑old communique and rebutts the submarine commander’s statements.
Indianapolis June 28 The Indiana progressive state central committee convened to urge national committeeman William H. Dye to urge other states to convene another national convention to name a presidential candidate. The motion followed a stormy meeting during which Dye faced censure for voting to endorse Charles J. for president at Chicago.
In Towa City on June 28 only 112 of 800 First Towa cavalry agreed to take the U S oath and only if the unit remained intact. Just 59 signed to serve under any officer, and only 12 officers of the four troops would accept commands.
In a Waukegan court on June 28 William Orpet faced a tense cross examination as prosecutor David R Joslyn pressed on the powder on his hand and the death scene with Marion in Helm's woods. The questioning zigzagged between memory and detail as the witness described events from Madison to the fatal site and the claim that he saw powder in the lines of her hand. The pace rose and fell as the attorney pursued precise positions of the body clothing and surroundings while Orpet offered cooperative but guarded testimony.
Captain Lewis S. Morey of the Tenth cavalry, wounded in the left arm at Carrizal on June 21, arrived in Columbus New Mexico on June 28 and will proceed to the army hospital at Fort Bliss El Paso Texas for treatment tomorrow.
Reports from El Paso dated June 28 state the Argentine has sent aid to the Carranza government. Details come via the local agent of a Mexico City bank.
In New York June 28 Captain Hans Tauscher, on trial for involvement in a plot to blow up the Welland canal in September 1914, is described by his counsel as an innocent tool of Franz von Papen. The defense argues von Papen used Tauscher to further his country’s aims and asserts Tauscher relied on Papen’s word, while naming the du Ponts as equally guilty of conspiracy but believing the dynamite request legitimate.
Brownsville Texas June 28 A military outpost at an irrigation plant two miles west of Brownsville was fired on by two Mexicans at midnight. Americans returned fire exchanging 15 of 20 shots. The attackers fled and were not followed as the post awaited heavier attack and aid. It is unknown if attackers were wounded. Mourners at Hachita New Mexico burial of William Parker and his bride of five months murdered by Mexican bandits. Local men largely in posse searching for trace.
New York June 28 Preparations for the transcontinental aeroplane race planned for September from the Atlantic coast have been discontinued due to the Mexican situation. The Aero Club of America announced the race is called off only while international difficulties persist.
General Funston reported Brig. Gen. Bell in El Paso was told Mexican Consul Garcia said American prisoners from Carrizal, with arms, would be sent to Juarez and delivered to U S authorities. Twenty three troopers held in Chihuahua City, excluding Lem Spillabury. Washington to receive any official Mexican advice.
El Paso June 28 President Wilson pressed General Carranza for release of American prisoners in Chihuahua. A later telegram said Carrizal, including Lem Spillsbury the Mormon scout, was removed from prison and moved under heavy guard to a Mexican Central train for Juarez, to arrive tomorrow. General Bell of the El Paso base indicated no escort would meet them, an officer would lead them to Fort Bliss. Mexican officials welcomed the turn, saying it would ease tensions, while the United States prepared for war and vowed to continue troop movements if needed. Negotiations and mediation were discussed with officials from Bolivia and other countries as routine protests continued.
Washington reports averted break with the de facto Mexican government after release of 22 Tegra troopers captured at Carrizal. White House awaits General Carranza’s reply to Secretary Lansing’s two demands before deciding on presenting the crisis to Congress. Relief spread as prisoners freed, but the broader issue of Carranza’s stance toward the U.S. expedition remains unresolved and tense.
Washington reports a conference agreement to push the army draft resolution with no relief for families of national guardsmen drafted into federal service. The relief measure was eliminated, House approved, Senate expected to follow. Secretary Baker urged immediate passage triggering Speaker Clark to set up further action and a separate appropriation bill. The measure authorizes federal service for guardsmen who take the oath and allows consolidation of guard units.
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