U S Readies Limit on Mexico Pursuit of Villa
Washington says it will fix a limit on how far American troops pursue Villa into Mexico and would withdraw within a reasonable time once Carranza can manage the situation. If Villa is dead, troops would leave immediately. Reports say his body was reportedly found and moved toward Chihuahua City, but no official confirmation.
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Carranza
Mexico
Francisco Villa
Administration
Cusi
Chihuahua City
State
War Department
el Paso
Maj Tompkins Wounded In Mexican Cavalry Action
San Antonio report details a March 12 Parral engagement where Carranza forces attacked a small American cavalry detachment. Forty Mexican soldiers were killed, including a major and a civilian. American losses were two killed and six wounded, Maj Frank Tompkins among the wounded. The report clarifies Pershing and Funston accounts and the attacker’s identity.
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San Antonio
Texas
Carranza
Parral
Frank Tompkins
Funston
Gen. Pershing
Maj
Tompkins
Senate adds $500 a year pay for senior guards officers
Washington report notes two amendments in the senate army bill to strengthen federal status of the national guard. Officers above captain receive $500 annually from the federal government and guardsmen on enlistment must swear to obey orders from both the president and their state governors amid debate over past funds.
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Washington
National Guard
Senate
More Men To The Border From Vancouver Twenty-First
Maj Gen Bell of the western department orders 30 men of the Twenty first Infantry machine gun corps from Vancouver Washington to Calexico California on the Mexican border. No change in the Mexican situation prompted the move. One battalion of the Twenty first already at Calexico.
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San Francisco
Bell
Western Department
Twenty-first Infantry
Vancouver
Wash
Calexico
Cal
Army Headquarters
Twenty-first
Mexico demands limit on US punitive expedition to 1000
Mexico's sub secretaries Amador says Washington must cap any armed punitive expedition in Mexican territory to 1000 men of one service only. He denounces heavy artillery and slow infantry as illogical and cites Parral incident as a turning point toward withdrawal to preserve peace and friendship with the United States.
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United States
Mexico City
Associated Press
Juan Neftali Amador
Candido Aguillar
Quertaro
Amador
Foreign Office
Washington State Department
Mexico
Washington
Troops and Civilians Clash in Parral Mexico
American Seventh Cavalry under Maj Tompkins clashed with natives in Parral Western Chihuahua as Gen Carranza urged withdrawal. Reported unconfirmed losses include one American killed. Carranza credited with warning that U S presence risks a broader, uncontrollable conflict.
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Tompkins
Parral
Villa
Mexican Losses Heavy In Border Skirmish
El Paso reports one American soldier killed and 20 wounded by Mexican snipers near Parral. The attack hit a detachment of the Thirteenth Cavalry pursuing Pancho Villa across the border on April 12. Reports say at least 150 Mexicans were killed in the engagement.
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el Paso
Parral
Carranza
Thirteenth Cavalry
Pancho Villa
Durango
Governor Stuart Urges Packing Industry Probe
Governor Stuart of Virginia, a cattle raiser, urged a House sub committee to conduct a thorough investigation of the packing industry to determine causes for cattle market instability. He cited lack of competition and the firms' enormous fortunes controlling livestock business as contributing factors.
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Virginia
Washington
House
Gov
Stuart
Villa's Dead Body Reported Found
Series of telegraphic messages from Juarez claim Francisco Villa is dead and his body is with Carranza troops. Reports say the body was disinterred and being transported toward Chihuahua, with confirmation sought from Madera, Cusihuiriachic, and San Antonio telegraph operators.
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el Paso
Francisco Villa
Carranza
Juarez
Villa
Bell
Gavira
Andres Garcia
Madera
Note Ready for Germany
Washington reports a formal communication to Berlin is ready for transmission to demand Germany account for recent submarine attacks on merchant ships carrying American citizens. Officials say it will be emphatic and possibly recall prior statements, intended as the final U S position on submarine warfare.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Berlin
Washington Eyes Talks on Mexico Troop Withdrawal
The United States stands ready to discuss withdrawal of American troops from Mexico with Gen. Carranza as proposed in his April 13 note. Pending diplomatic talks, the expedition remains active and continues pursuing Villa. Secretary Lansing said he is prepared to engage the de facto government but did not set a reply date.
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Washington
United States
Carranza
Mexico
Villa
Wilson
Lansing
British Casualties Report February Losses
London officers casualty list reports February totals for the British army with 263 killed 597 wounded and 15 missing. Aggregate war losses rise to 23 962 including 7 420 killed or died of wounds 14 755 wounded and 1 787 missing or prisoners of war.
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London
Gen Ynez Salazar Located Near Mexican Ranch
Gen Ynez Salazar, who disappeared from El Paso, has been located at the Morris T C ranch in Mexico. He is about 90 miles south of Sierra Blanca and roughly 40 miles south of the U S border.
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Sierra Blanca
Tex
Ynez Salazar
el Paso
Morris “T. C.” Ranch
Mexico
Here
Death of Richard Harding Davis in New York area
Richard Harding Davis, famed author and war correspondent, died at Cross Roads Farms in Mount Kisco New York on April 12 after heart trouble. He had been in frail health and was married to actress Bessie McCoy. Davis, born 1864 in Philadelphia, covered multiple wars for major outlets and was linked to the London Times and New York Herald.
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Mount Kisko
N. Y
Richard Harding Davis
New York City
Davis
Cross Roads Farms
Bessie McCoy
Philadelphia
L. Clarke Davis
Rebecca Harding Davis
Lehigh
Johns ‘Hopkins
Mr. Davis
Philadelphia Press
Hope Davis
United States Considers Germany Admit Tory Sussex Torpedoing
The United States is disposed to hold Germany to admit torpedoing the Sussex after reviewing Berlin's latest submarine note. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing studied the text and expect cabinet guidance on potential drastic action if Germany does not admit guilt. The case hinges on striking similarities in time, place, and damage between the Sussex incident and the referenced channel steamer attack.
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United States
Germany
Sussex
Washington
Wilson
Lansing
Berlin
Channel
Outlaws Fled After Five Hour Pasaje Battle
Carranza garrison at Pasaje Durango fought a five hour battle with Contreras and Ceniceros bandits. Reported April 12 from Torreon via El Paso Junction says the outlaws fled in disorder after about 70 were killed. Carranza troops suffered four deaths. Initial reports named Gen Canuto Reyes as commander of the attacking force. negotiations for Reyes surrender were under way but Carranza officials express disappointment as Reyes is not implicated and hopes persist for halting warfare nearby.
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Canuto Reyes
Reyes
Carranza
Torreon
Durango
Princeton Men Will Train For Summer Camps
One hundred thirty six undergraduates at Princeton University signified their intention to attend summer military camps. The group includes 46 seniors, 19 juniors, 36 sophomores, and 35 freshmen. Thirteen volunteered for the Oglethorpe Camp, with the rest likely headed to the Plattsburgh encampment.
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Princeton
N. J
Oglethorpe
Plattsburgh
Mississippi 1916 Legislature Adopts Progressive Legacy
Gov Bilbo touts the 1916 Mississippi legislature as a broad reflection of progressive aims. Highlights include road bond authorizations, land sales in Hazlehurst, Sunday School and mission activities in Hattiesburg, Shakespeare tercentenary at the Mississippi Industrial Institute, and plans for Southern Agricultural Association meetings in New Orleans. Education laws and school management reforms are under study by Dr. W H Smith and a codification commission.
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Jackson
Mississippi
Bilbo
Hattiesburg
Sue Bramme
Atkins
North Carolina
Rossallie Edwards
J. L. Hooper
Presbyterian Church
Union, Miss
Newton
Miss
Columbus
Southern Women’s College
William Shakespeare
Mississippi Industrial Institute and College
Agricultural College
The
Southern Agricultural Association
New Orpians
South
J. C. Robert
School of Agriculture of the
Mississippi A
M. College
Association
W.H. Smith
Smith
Officials Appoint State Tax Board and New Game Commissioner
St Louis architect named state representative for rebuilding the old state house. T. A. Rawls becomes appointee after H. K. Rouse cannot take position. Z. A. Brantley of Philadelphia takes oath as state game and fish commissioner, with clerk Paul Dees assisting. Plans include wardens and deterrence of seine, dynamite, trapping. Suit recalls cotton project with Gulf Export Co. of Mobile seeking 33021 from ex governor Brewer and former penitentiary trustees. Director Lowe travels for field work. Mrs. W. F. Marshall gains assistant Mrs. Broyles as librarian. Miss Mattie Plunkett aided briefly.
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Z. A. Brantley
Philadelphia
Brantley
Paul Dees
Mississippi State Penitentiary
Europe
Gulf Export Co
Mobile
Brewer
Green & Green
W. F. Marshall
H. F. Broyles
Grenwood Springs
Senator Broyles
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Seventh Cavalry
Chihuahua
Baker
Carlos Carranza
Mexican Northern Railway
Gen. Ynez Salazar
Hazlehurst
Chicago
Indiaapolis
Leflore
Coahoma
State Equalization Board
St. Louis
Link
Capitol Commission
State House
Commission
E. N.lowe
State Geological Survey
Capitol
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