Death Toll Rises From Carrizal Fight In Mexico
General Trevino's forces threaten attack anywhere as American troops move away from the border following the Carrizal clash. Capt Boyd Lieut Adair and ten troopers of the Tenth Cavalry are reported killed or wounded. Spillsbury and other scouts recount the engagement near Carrizal and Casas Grandes as Juarez evacuates.
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Chihuahua
Mex
Tenth Cavalry
Carnival
Lem Spillsbury
J. J. Pershing
Spillsbury
Charles TV. Boyd
Henry R. Adair
Mowrey
Enid Epilleburg
Jacints Trevino
Sanlltery
Felix Gomes
Carrizal
Trevino
Boyd
Adair
Casas Grandes
Carrizel
Jafe Politico
Villa Ahumada
Rivas
Santo Domingo
Tension Flare Returns at Nogales on Border Move
In Nogales Arizona the border guard's sudden arrival on the Mexican side and a Tucson train departure of wealthy Mexican residents sparked renewed tension. The Mexican consulate warned shop employees to secure wares and wages and prepare to depart while a telegram asked President Wilson to declare martial law.
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Nogales
Ariz
Tucson
Wilson
Big Demonstrations Throughout Mexico in June
Vera Cruz reports mammoth demonstrations across the country as the first chief receives assurances of national faith in his action. The U S battleship Nebraska has limited refugee space while Colonel Gonzales de la Mata and Colonel Lopez Manzano maintain order. The American consul W W Canada remains at post awaiting arrivals from the interior. No harbor vessels are present though a Spanish liner and the Monterey are expected Saturday.
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Vera Cruz
United States
Nebraska
Carranza
Mexico
Gonzales de la Mata
Lopez Manzano
Cession
W. W. Canada
Monterey
Von Rintelen Active in Mexican Affairs Under Three Motives
Washington reports allege German agents in Mexico supported Carranza against US troops, with moral rather than material backing. Von Rintelen, linked to strikes in US munitions plants, pursued aims to disrupt US Mexico ties and threaten allied oil supplies from Mexico.
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Washington
Mexico
Carranza
United States
Franz von Rinden
New York
England
von Rintelen
Villa
Huerta
America
War Preparations Continue Amid Peace Hopes In 1916 Mexico Risk
Officials urge calm as plans for possible war with Mexico proceed. Mentions Federico Stallforth and Andrew C. Meloy of New York linked to von Rintelen. Japanese and Korean presence in Mexico quantified. embassy notes no warships reported. No reprisals planned before Gen Pershing's Carrizal report is reviewed. de facto Mexican government may be asked to explain if provocation is confirmed.
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United States
Mexico
von Rintelen
Federico Stallforth
New York
Andrew C. Meloy
Chihuahua
Coahuila
Chiapas State
Vera Cruz
Yucatan
Cnoast
Pressure from Europe Influences on Carranza Grows
The report outlines hints that Carranza yields to European pressure amid U S threats to defend national peace. A circular note to Latin diplomats stresses U S resolve even at war, while noting potential mediation moves and the Carrizal and Mazatlan incidents.
Belgian Successes in East Africa War Report
An official Belgian war office statement from Havre on June 22 says General Tombeur’s forces defeated the Germans on June 12 near Kiwitawe and Kitega, east of the Ngokoma River. The enemy was routed, left dead, and the pursuit continues after a June 6 engagement nearby.
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Havre
German East Africa
Belgian War Office
Tombeur
Kiwitawe
Kitega
Ngokoma
Berlin papers cut size and raise prices
Berlin newspaper proprietors vote to reduce the physical size of papers from July 1 due to rising paper costs. Several papers also plan subscription price increases while others keep prices steady, awaiting measures to secure affordable paper supplies.
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Berlin
London
Orpet Reading Love Letters in Murder Trial
In Waukegan Illinois on June 22 William Orpet faced emotional testimony as prosecutor Davis Joselin read twenty two love letters of his former sweetheart Marian Lambert. The letters were presented to support the murder case with more to come tomorrow before the state rests.
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Orpet
Waukegan
Ill
William Orpet
Marian Lambert
Davis Joselin
Marian
Robinson narrows gap in West Virginia governor race recount
Wheeling June 22 The majority for Judge Ira E K Robinson in the Republican gubernatorial primary rose to 451 after a county recount. Final totals show Robinson with 59,983 votes and Lilly with 59,532.
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Oe Robinson
Wheeling
W. Va
Ira E K. Robinson
A. A. Lilly
Robinson
Lilly
Navy Board Plan Urged in Navy Bill Debate
Washington June 22 senate sub committee backed amendment to the naval bill aligning with the five year building program of the navy general board. The plan provides for authorization this year of four battle cruisers and three dreadnoughts.
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Navy Board
Washington
Senate
Navy General Board
200 Americans Reach Vera Cruz on Special Train
Washington reports 200 Americans arrived at Vera Cruz from Mexico on a special train arranged by Special Agent Rodgers. Those who wish will be given transportation back, likely by naval transport to the United States.
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Vera Cruz
Washington
Canada
Mexico
Rodgers
United States
Senate Naval Bill Review And Contempt Arrest In House
Senate naval affairs sub committee continued debate on the house naval bill and examined the railway mail feature of the post office appropriation. The House Ways and Means discussed revenue measures and adjourned till Friday noon. Speaker signed arrest warrant for District Attorney Marshall in New York for contempt of house.
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Senate
Naval Affairs
House
Ways and Means Committee
Democrats
Marshall
New York
Attack on the Tenth Cavalry Unprovoked
Stragglers from the Tenth Cavalry arrived at General Pershing’s headquarters in San Antonio. They said the fight at Carrizal began with an unprovoked attack on American forces after a parley with the Mexican commander. Pershing ceded the account to Funston who sent it to the War Department.
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United States
Lansing
Tenth Cavalry
Mazatian
San Antonio
Tex
Carrizal
General Pershing
Pershing
Funston
War Department
Carrizal Clash Overshadows Mexican Crisis Fears
Washington reports a tense day as both sides seek restraint over Carrizal fighting. Officials await a full American army briefing on casualties and actions, while prejudice against aggression remains unclear. Cavarly units push to contact the returning detachment near Colonia Dublin amid war scare notes.
Weather Outlook for Virginia
Partly cloudy Friday with thunder showers Friday night and Saturday. Friday brings fair weather in Virginia with unsettled conditions Saturday.
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Virginia
Virginia Fire Escapes Ordered for Capital Buildings
Richmond June 22 The state must obey the law requiring fire escapes on the state library and the capitol buildings. Labor Commissioner Roberty directed the registrar of the land office to proceed with the work while the attorney general considers a ruling.
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Richmond
Virginia
Capitol
Roberty
Mexican Consul at Palomas Arrested on Neutrality Charges
Columbus New Mexico June 22 Savel Luis Sandoval Mexican consul at Palomas eight miles south of here was arrested by state department officials as he boarded a train for El Paso He is detained pending neutrality violation investigation His family was allowed to leave town Mexican customs officers at Palomas have disappeared and the customs house was abandoned
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Rivas
Gomez
Boyd
el Paso
Texas
Juarez
Carranza
Francisco Gonzales
Interior
Trevino
Army of the North
Chihuahua City
Columbus
N. M
Savel Luis Sandoval
Palomas
Here
State Department
Il Paso
Outnumbered Five to One Yet Holds Carrizal Field
Columbus New Mexico June 22 The tenth cavalry clashed with Carranzistas at Carrizal and held the field five hours before retreating though outnumbered five to one. Americans withdrew only after Mexican reinforcements arrived as a courier reached General Pershing at Colonia Dublan and his report was awaited.
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Columbus
N. M
Tenth Cavalry
Carrizal
Pershing
Colonia Dublan
Watchman Exonerated in Naco Soldier Killing
William Humphrey a watchman at the Naco water plant was cleared by a coroner's jury of criminal blame for killing a U S soldier and wounding five others during an early today incident. He testified he could not see the uniforms and mistook the troops for bandits.
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Naco
Arizona
William Humphrey
United States
Humphreys
Families in Bluefield Are Asked to Support War Dependents
The Daily Telegraph appeals for aid to dependent wives and children of soldiers from Bluefield. A four month old baby left with forty five cents, another mother with two children sought groceries via the Salvation Army day nursery, while funds help families until husbands return from war.
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Bluefield
Salvation Army Day Nursery
Daily Telegraph
Salvation Army
Russian Drive Into Volhynia Seemingly Checked
German Austrian forces press in Volhynia and along the Stokhod while Russians claim repulses. In Galicia and Bukowina French and German actions produce trench gains and losses, with Verdun sector bombarded and French counterattacks recapturing trenches near Chenois and Sumin wood.
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Stripa
Galicia
Gaizoronka
Bukowina
Radatz
Czernowitz
Pripet
Riga
Berlin
Petrograd
Ikskul
Dvinsk
Dubatowka
Krevo
Oginski Canal
Meuse
Verdun
Woevre
Givenchy
Travis
Kartruhe
Mulheim
Turkey
Greece
Officers Seized By Mexican Forces Near Mazatlan
Commander Kavanaugh of the gunboat Annapolis reports that during a Mazatlan incident a boat from the ship was fired on and two American officers were seized by Mexican custom officers and soldiers. The attack came without provocation, he states.
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Washington
Kavanaugh
Annapolis
Navy Department
Mazatlan
Anti War League seeks Mexico troop withdrawal petition
A petition with 1 180 signatures from the Greater New York division of the Anti War League of America was filed with the House today by Representative London Socialist urging immediate withdrawal of U S troops from Mexico to the president and Congress.
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Washington
Greater New York
American Troops Engage at Carnival Camp City
Unofficial field reports say the American force at Carnival in Columbus New Mexico numbers sixty five troopers from the tenth cavalry under Captain Charles Boyd. Mexican strength is reported at two hundred.
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Columbus
N. M
Carnival
Tenth Cavalry
Charles '. Boyd
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Henry Adair
Gen. Pershing
Witaly
Republic
Mexico City
Carranga
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Europe
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Perking
Congress
General Funston
Colonia Dublin
Volvynia
Teutons
Volhynia
Stokhod River
Styr
Sokul
Mylak
Ress
Turin
Svinaukhi
Grochow
Lutsk
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