Million Rounds Held Up as Galveston Sees Arms Embargo
One million rounds of small arm ammunition destined for constitutionalist forces along the Mexican border are seized in Galveston and will be returned to manufacturers due to the arms embargo. Signal Corps sails for Vera Cruz on the Esperanza, refugees organize to seek Mexico return, while the Glacier and Justin carry more refugees and report Mazatlan under rebel pressure and water shortages.
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Galveston
Signal Corps
Esperanza
Texas
Mexico
Fifth Brigade
Vera Cruz
United States
Congress
Glacier
San Diego
San Francisco
Mazatlan
Justin
Refugees report insults by rurales near Calexico
Americans along the international border report to military officers they endured insults by Mexican rurales or line riders. A boy was chased across the line several miles west of Calexico and a woman said bullets were fired at her during the incident.
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Clexico
Cal
International
Here
Villa ARMY take Saltillo in bold move to front
Villa mobilizes about 15 000 rebels around Saltillo as Monclovia Herrera leads a 1300 man brigade. Federal defense strengthens from 2200 to 16 000 with garrisons at Saltillo Zacatecas and Tampico. Tampico and Zacatecas are reported besieged as Villa prepares a protracted campaign.
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Chihuahua
Mex
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Mexico
Villa
Saltillo
Herrera
Fernandecos
Torreon
Monterey
Tampico
Velasco
Zacatecas
Natera
Nebel
Regulars replace Arizona militia at Yuma border post
Yuma Arizona April 30 The Arizona militia on border patrol duty recalled by Governor Hunt was replaced today by Company D of the Twelfth United States Infantry along the Laguna dam irrigation gates and canals.
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Yuma, Ariz
Arizona Militia
Governor Hunt
Twelfth
United States Infantry
Laguna Dam
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