Wyoming National Guard Mobilization Halted Fort Russell
Forty U S soldiers killed in battle prompted the revocation of permission to mobilize at Fort Russell in Wyoming. Adjutant General Major R Andersen worked to countermand the order, citing supply routing concerns and seeking faster use of Fort Russell. Efforts to recruit the guard continued as El Paso reports of Carranza engagement spurred enlistments.
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Fort
D. A. Russell
Wyoming
Samuel A. Smoke
R. Andersen
Adjutant General of the Guard
Adjutant General
United States Army of the Central Department
Chicago
Andersen
Cheyenne
Fort Russell
Central Department
Washington
John B. Kendrick
National Guard
War Department
Smoke
Lim
J. F. Meyer
Cal
el Paso
Mex
Captain Smoke May Rejoin Army Along the Border
Captain Samuel A. Smoke, commander of Fort D. A. Russell since April 20, has been notified by the War Department that his reinstatement to active duty has been granted. He will appear before an El Paso examining board to test fitness for field service, potentially as a lieutenant colonel. Smoke, retired fifteen years, previously served in Cuba as chief quartermaster under General Bates and later taught as a military instructor at Yale before returning to active duty.
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Samuel A. Smoke
Fort
D. A. Russell
War Department
Washington
el Paso
Texas
Smoke
Cuba
John (. Bates
Mexico
Yale
Fort Dpd
A. Rinsell
Germans Press Determined Drive to Halt Slap Front
London dispatches report German officials say a strong offensive on the Russian front aims to restart initiative and divert Russian reinforcements from Galicia. They claim battles along Volhynia and rivers Jyr and Siokhod, with action also toward Riga and Smorgoni as part of the effort.
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London
Europatkia
Narth
Ga Lela
Volhymia
Jyr
Siokhod
Riga and
Smorgen
Wyoming Weather Outlook Rain Thursday and Warmer Weekend
Rain pushes across Wyoming on Thursday with cooler air in the southeast. Friday brings fair skies and a warming trend into the weekend.
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Wyoming
Cavalry Clash Ends in Mexican Casualties at Carrizal
A detachment of American cavalry clashed with Carrancista forces at Carrizal, ninety miles south of El Paso, with both sides reporting casualties. Mexican commander Gen Felix Gomez was killed. reports say seventeen Americans were taken prisoner and sent to Chihuahua, as Mexicans plan evacuations from Juarez. The fight lasted about an hour and American and Mexican wounded were tended to at Villa Ahumada.
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EL Paso
Tex
Carrizal
Felix Gomez
Guzman
Gien
Francisco
Gonzales
Dianex
Chihuahua
Gomez
Villa Ahumada
Felix Gomes
Genevese Rivas
George Bell, Jr
Fort Bliss
Funston
Guigy
Bell
Tenth Cavalry
South
Garcia
General Pershing
Chihuahua City
Geneon Gomes
Arminieed Gid
Hagwas
Fee
Juanes
Juares
Hitl
European diplomats press Carranza to avoid US war
European diplomats press Mexico’s Carranza to prevent war with the United States and to curb oil exports aiding British and French navies. German influence is cited as stirring anti-US sentiment in Mexico and Central America as Wilson reviews DC National Guard mobilization amid Mexico’s deteriorating government.
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Washington
Carranga
Willie
Perkhimw
Carranza
United States
Entunte Alliea
Tampico
Mexico
Centoa
South
Central America
Wilson
District of Columbia
Port Myer
Carreazza
Train Out of Mexico City Delayed Amid Demonstrations
The special train to move Americans from Mexico City to Vera Cruz will not depart as planned. Officials cited incomplete preparations after a late night demonstration before the national palace drew several thousand workers and street militants marching to show loyalty to General Carranza.
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Menico City
Rodgers
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
National Palace
Carransa
South America Fears U S Intends Seizure of Mexico
Buenos Aires dispatches report regional concern as Mexican crisis deepens. Latin papers warn of U S intervention and potential threats to Latin American nations while protests call for action against occupation of Mexican territory.
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South America
U. S
Mexico
Buenos Aires
Carransa
United States
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Greece
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Gomes
Mexico Northwestern
Columbur
N. M
Carransistas
Cruces Canon
Elvade
Namiquipa
Geutmer
Carramea Ageats
EL Pabo
Lue Torres Villa
Francisco Villa
Toolow
Lea
Renson
Flarchy
Waltuik
Carrane
Latielay
Matthan Carrane
Stahold
Wat Department
Howl
Moxian
Pentlow
Mesico
Carramen
Amelia
Venlce
le Nacion
Meaiau
Deeemeer Reson
Mesing
Union Siegert
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