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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1916
Page
9
El Paso dispatch reports infantry cavalry and artillery concentrating on both sides of the Rio Grande amid claims of Carrizal treachery. American commanders await orders to advance toward Juarez and Chihuahua City while Mexican forces fortify Juarez and Villa Ahumada.
Recruits reach 105 men as officers drill the new enlistments in manual of arms and extended order. Lieut. Miner trains them at Grillin drill and rifle firing at Bell Park, while an oath aligns the militia with state and national command. An escort plan by Army and Navy Union and Spanish War Veterans is set for departure.
Official statement by War Minister Obregon accepts responsibility for the Carrizal clash with American troops. It cites American attempts to seize Carrizal railway station and says Gen Trevino ordered an attack. Reports mention 37 Americans captured, casualties including Gen Gomez killed, and prisoners to be brought to Chihuahua City.
Washington reports the Carrizal battle leaves risk of hasty action. Secretary Baker says no plans yet. Funston to report fully. Wilson defers congress action while mobilizing state guards and preparing naval blockades and offensive plans.
General Smuts told the war office that British troops in the southern German East Africa theater have sighted Altlangenburg and Handeni as they advance. The report notes operations ongoing and movements near these localities.
A military company for service in Mexico is to be organized by the local Sons of Veterans. The group expects 40 or 50 men equipped with regular army gear. Grandsons and sons of Civil War veterans may join after first becoming a member of the Sons of Veterans. A special meeting may precede the regular July meeting.
Local notice urges readers to use the daily newspaper want ads for quick sale of items. The brief release highlights convenience, wide reach, and fast results for sellers seeking prompt cash.
A 22 year old Akron girl, Helen Kennedy, collapsed at Halliwell's restaurant at 4 30 PM after reportedly taking poison. Dr E D Brant treated her. she is unconscious at Ingleside hospital. Police seek her address while she carries Akron streetcar tickets and opera house tickets.
Columbus June 22 Preparations to move the eighth regiment under Col. E. C. Vollrath of Bucyrus into Camp Willis were started by Adjt. Gen. Hough after orders from Gen. Hugh L. Scott to report mobilization status. The eighth, rapidly recruiting from rural areas, is expected to be first into mobilization quarters, followed by the sixth and others with varying recruitment rates.
Additional war news from The Daily News reports early, unverified details of a battle in which forty American soldiers were killed. The Thursday morning extra explains the casualty figure and initial battlefield accounts while others await confirmation.
Madrid reports the textile strike expanding into a revolution as rioting erupts in Barcelona with bombs reported. Local authorities brace for further clashes as workers press demands.
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