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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1916
Page
11
Continued from page one the report describes El Paso prepared to receive troops and cautions about dangers of US personnel interacting with Mexican forces. The piece notes a fence as a lesson in cross border contact risks and emphasizes military readiness and vigilance.
PERSHING'S TROOPS READY FOR BATTLE. El Paso reports General Pershing's punitive expeditionary force in Mexico is prepared for action near El Valle, less than fifty miles from Colonia Dublan. About 12,900 men in fine condition, with equipment tested and transport coordinated, stand ready for rapid deployment as tension with Mexico City rises.
June 18 a mob of 2009 civilians led by Torreon officials destroyed the United States consulate building after a hull debt gathering. Anti American demonstrators shouted death to all gringoes while massed crowds heard leaders urge expulsion of U.S. citizens. American refugees recount the unrest as de facto troops forced participation.
Officers report the Tenth Cavalry under Captain Baxd engaged Carrizal forces last Wednesday as the expedition pressed northward. Pershing cautions limited patrolling. reports say Mexican troops warned before fire but clashes occurred during routine duties near Nuevo Casas Grandes and the border area.
Reports from Matamoros and San Antonio say Mexican officials deny replacements for General Ricaut as border commander. General Nafarrate's role in Tamaulipas is considered more significant, while patrol detachments near Carrizal are recalled and no decisive movement occurred.
June 26 New York Amer ican Legion outlines nationwide enrollment and service pledge since February 1915. Many members already respond to calls for troops though National Guard call carries no obligation. In Brownsville Texas on June 21 a Mexican was shot and another wounded by Third Cavalry patrol near Progresso as they failed to halt.
Italian forces sunk two Austrian transports in Durazzo harbor. The ships were loaded with troops arms and ammunition. Reports from Rome dated June 26 mention the action and note continued Italian operations in the Adriatic theater.
The Senate approved a draft resolution defining militia service terms for state territorial and district forces with three year limits unless discharged sooner. Senator Clark insisted the motion did not grant presidential authority. The panel debated funding relief for drafted guardsmen families and whether to declare war against Mexico, with no immediate roll call on the resolution.
Washington reporters note a Senate House appropriation bill passage amid large increases and reallocation of defense spending. The measure adds hundreds of millions for victual supplies, arms, transport, and military training while trimming some items, with shifts to armored cars and motorized units.
Fragmented obituaries and notices describe the death of William Manning at his brother’s Howe home aged sixty seven, details on a Laventy deme family, and statements about Matilda Hebert, relatives in Legrange, and a photograph of local figures. The text also mentions Mrs Tenning and a driver at a Brink Lautan farm with unknown specifics.
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