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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1916
Page
1
Washington rebukes Carranza and refuses to withdraw U S troops from Mexico. The American note accuses Villa and bandits of attacks on Americans, charges Carranza with indifference, and warns of grave consequences if hostilities resume. It demands policing of the border and continuation of the punitive expedition.
Carrizal, near Villa Ahumada, witnesses a two hour battle as Carranzistas unleash machine gun fire on American Troops C and K of the Tenth Cavalry. General Gomez is killed, many wounded, with reports of American casualties and 17 U.S. prisoners loaded with Mexican wounded to Chihuahua City. President Wilson receives the siege details as U.S. and Mexican forces face escalating tensions.
Adj. Gen. Guy H. Logan would command Iowa troops if militia is called to service in Mexico. The Iowa National Guard would rise from 3,400 to 10,400, creating a full division led by a major general with four brigadiers. Brig. Gen. Allen may be advanced, and colonels Hyatt, Bennett, Bartley, and Major Howell poised for brigadier promotions. The piece also outlines a national dairy advertising fund, Greene county drain No. 110 project, Grinnell college alumni turnout, Fort Dodge dam bids, and other state developments including campus and public works across Iowa.
The Bulletin of the Armies of the Republic reports a national mobilization showing six to seven of every twenty Frenchmen under arms or in munitions. The breakdown includes aged, children, students, young workers, soldiers, factory workers, and farmers, with one in forty in governmental posts.
The State Department delivered a note to Latin American diplomats stating that if war occurs it would aim to defend American territory and citizens, not to conquer or aggress. It references troops on Mexican soil and emphasizes actions to counter bandit incursions and protect boundaries without seeking intervention.
Approximately 17 million rounds of ammunition have been taken in charge by Carranza authorities across Mexico. A government factory is operating 24 hours daily to augment supply, producing about 80,000 rounds per day. General Jela Garayhua warned that any person found on the border with arms attempting to enter the United States will be executed without trial. officers risk execution for failing to enforce.
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