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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1916
Page
1
American forces cross from Columbus to pursue Villa as 6000 soldiers march with band and 200 scouts leading the column. Carranza troops join Pershing in a border advance aimed at rounding up Villa’s murderers and pushing toward the mountains where he is believed to hide.
Despatches from Mexico City via Vera Cruz say Zapata and Felix Diaz are sending thousands of troops from southern Mexico to join Villa. About 1000 of Zapata’s brigands head south of Mexico City destroying property. Carranza efforts to intercept. Diaz seeks peon incitement and Mexican indignation at U.S. action. In El Paso reports of uprisings flow in as U.S. troops and citizens hurry to Presidio to back border duty amid fears of a northern Carranza revolt and possible attack on Presidio.
Receipt from Marfa connected by telephone with Presidio spurred rapid citizen posse organization. Army commanders of detachments at Marfa and other Big Bend points were notified. There are 400 Mexican soldiers in Continued on Page ?-Third Column
Washington reports indicate at least two American consuls plan to resign due to dangerous threats and hostile conditions in Mexico, provoking unease within the State Department.
The State Department said there was no official statement issued tonight, indicating no new directives or confirmations were released as of this edition. Officials did not provide further details on ongoing inquiries or anticipated updates.
Rises and sets times for tonight and the month at large. Moon phases from last quarter to full, with dates of new and future quarters through April. Planetary positions noted with Venus in the west and Mars and Saturn visible at sunset. Also lists anniversaries, historical events, and naval losses in the Neuve Chapelle front.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for Thursday clearing and continued cold. Friday brings fair skies with slowly rising temperatures. Strong northwest winds diminish. Washington report notes Southern New England cloudy in the west with snow then clouds in the east Thursday, and Friday fair and warmer. Northern New England sees snow Thursday followed by fair, warmer conditions.
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Brigadier General George Bell Jr arrives at El Paso to command American forces as preparations mount for another expedition against Pancho Villa. Troops from Fort Bliss and galveston proceed to border regions while auto trucks and aviation assets support scouting and logistics for a push into Galena district and beyond.
Washington reports American troops are across the Mexican border pursuing Villa and his bandits. President Wilson and War Department officials await news, with tentative relief that forces of the de facto Mexican government may cooperate in the expedition.
Brigadier General Pershing and Colonel Dodd led about 6000 troops into Mexico around noon. The official announcement arrived in Washington more than six hours later, with Secretary Baker rushing to the White House for a presidential briefing before making the formal statement.
Official reports describe German retreats after Allied assaults on the Bethincourt Dumieres front and French counter attacks recapturing trenches. Fighting continues along the Meuse Vosges and in Champagne while Germans claim gains west of Corbeaux Wood. Russians report small successes in Galicia Dvinsk and the Caucasus. Germans in East Africa are said to be fleeing Smuts forces.
Reports describe ongoing tensions at the border with Mexican forces as mutinies and clashes threaten the Garrison at Ojinaga and overflows to Presidio, where American troops are on alert.
Reports reach U S military authorities from Caballona 18 miles south of Douglas Arizona that Carranza troops have opened rebellion. Americans in town guard it while incidents of Villa pursuit unfold as Pershing leads 6000 troops across the border with cavalry scouts and infantry in the advance.
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