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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1916
Page
3
Troops in the Carrizal district clash with Mexican forces as Pershing reports the Tenth Cavalry fought a five day battle and retreated to Colonial Dublan. Officials warn a new expedition may follow and Juarez remains tense amid Carranza troop movements and renewed recruitment.
El Paso reports field artillery on hillocks and machine gun detachments in border towns. Pershing’s report bolsters readiness while prisoners in Chihuahua City raise fears of a Mexican reprisal. trafic and troop movements hint at imminent conflict.
Philadelphia June 23. William E F Chapin chief musician of the First Regiment begins recruiting twenty eight musicians to replace those discharged when Col Charles C Allen ousted Kendle's Band after thirty years of parade service. The band members asked relief to earn extra money during the Ad Men's Convention. Allen insists none of the dismissed will be re enlisted while he is Colonel and says we are done with them. He seeks patriots to serve.
Representative Aaron S. Kreider of Pennsylvania introduces a bill to provide daily allowances for spouses and dependent children of military personnel. The plan offers 1.50 dollars per day for service members, with one dollar to the wife and 25 cents per day for each dependent child under 16. Kreider argues mobilization of the national guard highlights the need for such aid to families left behind.
Reports from San Antonio indicate it remains unknown whether Captain Charles T. Boyd and a small U.S. cavalry unit escaped a nearly surrounding Mexican ring at Carrizal on June 21. General Funston awaits a full report as Pershing’s forces reinforce Boyd’s men.
A movement announced by the American Union Against Militarism proposes a conference of American and Mexican citizens in El Paso to avert war with Mexico. The executive committee sent telegrams to William Jennings Bryan David Starr Jordan and Frank P Walsh urging immediate travel to El Paso and offering to cover expenses from a voluntary fund.
Washington reports a House Military Affairs amendment to the army bill to fund dependent relatives of National Guardsmen serving on the border. Approved by Secretary of War Baker, the measure sets a flexible limit with monthly payments up to 50 dollars via wartime need. Kreider’s separate bill proposes 1.50 dollars per day for service members on the border with 1 dollar to spouses or dependents and 50 cents per dependent child under 16.
Harrisburg women join the Pennsylvania Women’s Division for National Preparedness issuing a call for volunteers. Eight divisions include caring for soldiers’ families, nursing support, surgical kits, and Red Cross training with drills for automobile work. Dr. George B. Kunkel will lecture, and emergency service depends on extreme crisis.
Cavalry officers of the National Guard awaited confirmation that Captain Charles T. Boyd of Troop H, Tenth Cavalry, was killed at the battle of Carrizal. Friends recall his praised leadership at Mt Gretna and his kindness to horses in reports to the War Department. Captain Lewis S. Morey, noted for service at Gettysburg and Gretna, is also mentioned.
The Pennsylvania Railroad and the Philadelphia and Reading Railway announce furloughs for employees who join military service. Indefinite unpaid leave is permitted while serving, with reinstatement and pension credit on return. The articles preserve union relief fund membership and seniority, and no pay during leave. Herbert L. Grimm, a noted Waynesboro newspaper man, has enlisted in Company C, Eighth Regiment.
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