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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1916
Page
1
Vera Cruz refugees crowd ships and battleships as Consul Canada warns of transport delays. reports from Carrizal recount a Lucky Boyd expedition under fire with Mexican assault and heavy casualties while Pershing probes surviv ors and border patrols chase bandits along the Rio Grande.
Washington reports reveal President Wilson ordering 100000 militiamen to border duty with General Funston in charge. Congress passes a near unanimous resolution authorizing immediate draft of National Guard and strengthens border protection while awaiting Pershing and Winslow reports on Carrizal and Mazatlan incidents.
American scouting patrols reported a small detail of Carranza troops camped about twenty miles south of Columbus. Efforts to determine if they were the advance guard of Juarez evacuees were futile but no great danger was seen.
A circular from the Military Training Camps Association proposes forming a volunteer division from Plattsburg trained men. It targets the 13 000 enrolled at Plattsburg instruction and aims to mobilize trained civilians for military service.
Durham North Carolina June 23 The Durham and Southern Railway announced that employees who volunteered for border service will receive full pay during their absence.
Private telegraphs from Mexico City indicate General Carranza and his advisors seek to avoid war with the United States. They note the firmness of President Wilson's policy and Washington's readiness to use force if needed. Arrangements for prompt dispatch will be made between General Funst on and department commanders without regard to Washington. Additional aeroplanes ordered.
Report describes a cavalry force charging from the flank against American troops as Captain Boyd and General Gomez clash in a concurrent engagement. A machine gun opened fire from the front as the action unfolded with ten survivors rescued and no word from two troops.
Dismounted at command, American cavalrymen faced a fierce Mexican assault. Horses stampeded as machine gun fire opened from a nearly surrounding garrison. A small detachment was trapped on three sides with escape blocked. Casualty count seen as high. observers report hundreds believed killed amid the scene of wild contusion and melee.
The second infantry of the West Virginia national guard mobilized at Kanawha City faces several days of medical examinations before muster into federal service. An Martinsburg band arrived as sixteen units reach peace strength minus one company. Recruiting continues statewide but recruits stay at home stations awaiting equipment.
San Antonio reports indicate two troops of the tenth cavalry led by Captain Charles T. Boyd were virtually wiped out in the Carrizal engagement with Mexican forces commanded by General Felix Gomez on June 21. Seven survivors are said to have reached safety, per General Pershing through General Funston.
German forces pushed toward Verdun gaining ground on a three mile Meuse front northeast of the fortress. After heavy artillery and fierce French fire they captured the first line trenches between Hill 221 and 20 and the Thiau mont fort, while repelling French counterattacks.
Mexican government reports a hundred thousand to a million volunteers offering to defend the nation amid tensions with the United States. At border towns American artillery and machine gun detachments are positioned, with field pieces mounted and aimed south. General Obregon has issued a manifesto inviting rebel leaders to offer services if hostilities with the United States occur.
An unofficial report from Columbus New Mexico says Mexicans crossed the border near Hachita and took a number of horses and mules, with American troops crossing into Mexico soon after the incident.
Washington June 23. A building program includes four superdreadnoughts and four battle cruisers for the coming year, agreed by the senate naval sub committee after a conference with Secretary Daniels and Rear Admirals Taylor and Blue. The sub committee also recommends an enlisted strength increase of 20,700, totaling 74,700.
Reports from El Paso reveal tense border mood after the Carrizal clash. General Pershing awaits orders as seven teen American prisoners face potential execution. Mexican leaders mobilize, with Obregon manifesto and troop movements toward Chihuahua City. An embargo on large food exports and renewed calls for reinforcements to General Funston heighten crisis atmosphere.
The House passed a resolution 332 to 2 ordering vigorous and far reaching action to draft guards into federal service at once. The crisis surrounding Carrizal remains unsettled with President Wilson unable to reach a decisive conclusion. Generals Pershing and Scott report continued tension as Carranza allies may seek peace.
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