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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1914
Page
5
Harbor forts in Boston area issued orders to 1500 coastal artillerymen to halt regular drills and start field practice. Immediate activity followed with afternoon small arms drilling. Preparations for tropical service and rapid outfitting in lightweight khaki uniforms were emphasized.
From harbor forts a regiment fully equipped for immediate front service can be sent on the shortest notice. Over 1500 officers and men including field and ambulance corps, mainly artillery, have been drilled for field service and are eager for active duty in Mexico.
The Tribuna in Rome likens President Wilson to Lincoln citing shared Biblical inspiration, Puritanism, and combatant ideals. It notes both leaders pursued upright goals beyond personal certainty while leading in wartime as smoke swirls from dreadnoughts near harbor forts. Fort Warren commands 300 men, Fort Strong 459, Fort Andrews 450, Fort Banks 200, Fort Revere 150.
Major Charles A. Schmitz told the First Squadron of Cavalry Massachusetts Volunteer Militia to prepare for voluntary enlistment if Washington calls up National Guard troops for service in Mexico. Troop D at Roxbury met, with 86 men per troop and 272 total in the squadron, mobilization at Westfield and possible posting to Fort Ethan Allen Vermont. The unit could join with New England cavalry forces as the First New England Cavalry.
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