National Guard Honors Pusey as He Receives Rank Change
Camp Brumbaugh Mt Gretna June 28 officers of the National Guard congratulate Col Fred Taylor Pusey Media on twenty five years service and appointment to lieutenant colonel and quartermaster he will succeed Col Frank M Vandling on supernumerary list Dr G A Dillinger Pittsburgh councilman named major and surgeon in the First Artillery Rev W S Detweiler made chaplain of the Fourth Infantry Clifford McCarthy appointed battalion quartermaster and Corporal Leiby assigned to headquarters in his regiment Dr Tullidge named regimental surgeon to replace Dr J C Biddle who will resume Guard interests.
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Camp Brumbaugh
Mt. Gretna
National Guard
Fred Taylor Pusey
Media
Pusey
Frank M. Vandling
Scranton
Col. Vandling
H. Co. Trexler
Quartermaster Corps
G. A. Dillinger
Pittsburgh
W. 8. Detweiler
Columbia
Fourth Infantry
Detweiler
Shannon
Easton
Clifford McCarthy
Camp Brumbaugh Protest Over Army Seat Policy
Soldiers at Camp Brumbaugh Mt. Gretna Pa protest a War Department order reducing seating from three to two for the Texas mobilization trip. Adjutant General Stewart and General Wood faced sharp criticism as troops decry sacrifices and demand clearer reasons for the policy. Cooks discharged with honors sparked additional discontent among men.
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Camp Brumbaugh
Mt. Gretna
Leonard Wood
Department of the East
Stewart
Texas
Clement
War Department
Wood
Mass Guardsmen Ordered Back to Camp After Oath Refusal
Adjutant General Cole said War Department ruled discharges of militia members who refused the federal oath illegal and court martial possible. About 500 to 800 men had refused the oath and mustered back to Camp Framingham. The second item reports General Trevino denying Carrizal incident was provoked by Mexicans and that Americans advanced into Mexican territory.
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Associated Press
Boston
Mass
Cole
War Department
Camp Framingham
Vas
Madrid
Mexico City
Trevino
Carrizal
Troops Will Have Every Protection Afforded by Science
Washington reports that national guard volunteers are promised full protection through science, forethought, and money to avoid Spanish War health issues. Typhoid fever has been nearly eliminated and sanitation standards set by the army medical service are world leading. An emergency deficit bill of 27 636 000 dollars for border mobilization was approved by the Senate after House passage.
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Washington
L. C
National Guard
Army Medical Department
Army Medical Service
Army
Senate
House
Mexico War Hype Widespread Before Hostilities Start
Circulars spread by Mexican recruiting officers in Hermosillo and carried by refugees claim no fighting will be needed as troops advance north to seize Washington. Pamphlets in Chihuahua City spread anti American agitation and claim Wilson flees to Canada. Reports say Mexican shells threaten El Paso and major cities, predicting rapid conquest after a war declaration.
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Nogales
Ariz
Hermosillo
Sonora
Washington
el Paso
Tex
Chihuahua City
Rio Grande
Carranza Press
Wilson
Canada
Bell
Fort Bliss
Paso E Norte
St. Louis
Chicago
Detroit
First National Guardsmen Are Sent Into Mexico on Military Service
Columbus New Mexico June 29 National Guardsmen are in Mexico on military service for the first time since their border mobilization. Three motor trucks carried New Mexico guardsmen along General Pershing line of communication to guard against penetrations near Guzman. Reports of Carranza cavalry concentrated at Guzman Northwestern Railway prompted the move and remounts were ordered back to Pershing's headquarters to avoid distraction.
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Columbus
N. M
Mexico
New Mexico
General Pershing
Carranza
Guzman
Mexico Northwestern
Pershing
Guardsmen on their way to the border from the East
New York June 29 Twenty thousand national guardsmen are en route to the Mexican border from the Department of the East and 40,000 others are encamped awaiting orders Major General Leonard Wood said many concentration camp troops cannot move now due to being unprepared or unequipped Batteries F of the Connecticut Field Artillery and another Baltimore battery were ordered to Tobyhanna Pa for instructions until they qualify to form border artillery units.
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Associated Press
New York
Tobyhanna
Very Graceful Act if U S Would Return Guns
De facto government officials in Chihuahua say it would be a very graceful act if the United States returned ten machine guns and other war materiels recovered by American troops from Villa followers. Jose Chavez, a bandit, surrendered to Major Timoteo Rodriguez at Esmeralda.
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Associated Press
Chihuahua
Arredondo
Mexico City
United States
Recall Wilson to Withdraw Troops From Mexico Meeting
A New York mass meeting at Cooper Union adopted a resolution urging President Wilson and Congress to recall American troops from Mexico and press Latin American nations to aid mediation. A committee led by Darwin J. Mersale of Brooklyn carried the resolution to Washington. The event was organized by antimilitary groups including the American Union Against Militarism and the Anti Enlistment League.
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Associated Press
New York
Darwin J. Mersale
Brooklyn
Washington
Cooper Union
Wilson
Congress
Mexico
United States
The
American Union Against
Two Ambassadors Renew Mediation Inquiries In Washington
Igancia Calderon of Bolivia and Refael Salvidor of Salvador met with Secretary Lansing at the State Department to renew talks on U S mediation in the Mexican crisis. Calderon said he had heard prisoners were released and would return after Carranza’s reply to the U S note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Igancia Calderon
Bolivia
Refael Salvidor
Salvador
State Department
United States
Calderon
Lansing
Carranza
Mexico
Mexican Conflict Eases as Prisoners Freed
President Wilson signals continued border pressure while Carranza frees American troopers. Officials cite diplomacy, South American influence, and AFL leader Gompers' appeal as factors shaping ongoing talks to avert hostilities. Wilson plans trip to Philadelphia to address advertising clubs.
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Carranza
Mexico
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Wilson
Philadelphia
Associated Advertising Clubs
Hay Draft Resolution Approved by Senate Goes to White House
The Senate approved and sent to the White House the conference report on the Hay resolution authorizing the President to draft into the Federal service all National Guardsmen taking the oath. The final wording removes the House relief for dependents and the relief amendment for guards with families without support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hay
Senate
White House
Associated Press
Washington
D. C
House
Volunteers organize Harrisburg infantry for border service
Emerson Brantingham Implement Company offers its sample room as armory while enrollment cards are distributed. About 100 men have joined the volunteer unit with 200-odd others meeting at the Courthouse to begin organization.
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Emerson-Braningham Implement Company
Harrisburg
Uncle Sam
Tenth Cavalry
Amerson-Brantingham
Harry Koch
North Second Street
Frank A. Awl
West State Street
Thomas Moran
R. P. Null
James Mackey
John Good
J. 11
Carpenter
John B. Welsh
Patriotic Order Sons of America
Camp 8
Third
Cumberland Streets
Reading Ready to Move Troops Through Reading
Troop movements centered on Reading with preparations by the Reading passenger department under D L Maurer to direct transfers from Mt Gretna to Newberry Junction for shipment to Chicago via New York Central. Fifty cars prepared, empty cars sent to Mt Gretna as freight operations scale up. No movements today, first rest day for local staff since mobilization. Philadelphia divisions will continue readiness for future troop movements through Harrisburg. Women from the National Preparedness Association aided by twenty young women distributed food and beverages to troops.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Mt. Gretna
Women's National Preparedness Association
Angry When His Two Sons Enlist He Tears Up Flag
Pittsburgh special reports Michael J. Shea tore down and trampled an American flag after his two sons William and John Shea joined the National Guard. He was fined $25 with jail option. his wife testified he had shown unpatriotic demonstrations since the departure.
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Pittsburgh
Michael J. Shea
Shea
First Pennsylvania Guard Brigade Orders and Mobilization
Soldiers of the 2d Brigade depart soon by rail via Reading Philadelphia to St. Louis Dallas and the border. The camp packs 190 loaves of bread 192 pounds canned beef 50 pounds beans and 3 sacks coffee with uniforms and medical kits for each man. Major General Miller arrives at camp as recruitment plans firm up and medical exams begin. Sanitation orders ban ice cream cakes and all alcohol in camp while sanitary squads organize to safeguard troops. O'Neil urges quick deployment of three regiments to the border amid strong enlistments.
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el Paso
Reading
Philadelphia
Baltimore and Ohio
St. Louis
University of Pennsylvania
Princeton
Yale
Massachusetts Technical
Lafayette
W. C. Detweller
Leutenant
Company C
Fourth Infantry
Columbia
Miller
Charles Miller
Pennsylvania National Guard
Franklin
George C. Rickards
Sixteenth Regiment
Regular Army
War Department
United States Army
Clement
J. B. Kemper
O'Neil
Safe departure of nearly 1 400 Americans from Mexico
Washington reports the safe departure of nearly 1,400 Americans from Mexico. About 1,000 arrived today from Tampico, 715 on the Dixie, 225 on the Wyllie, with transfers at Vera Cruz to the Monterey and Hancock due to pick up more. Fourteen aboard the Wheeling and two ashore at Carmen are accounted for, with some preferring to stay aboard.
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Washington
Mexico
Navy Department
Tampico
Dixie
Wyllie
Vera Cruz
Nebraska
Ward Line
Monterey
Hancock
Carmen
State Department
United States
Camp To Last All Summer As Troops Mobilize In Pennsylvania
The piece describes a summer camp in Mt. Gretna expected to host National Guardsmen and possibly regular army units. It notes rapid mobilization, equipment influx, and joint efforts by regular army officers and guardsmen to train a larger force, with substitutions due to various demands and the need for war strength.
Headquarters Hones Army for Possible Border Offensive
San Antonio dispatch reports Gen Funston staff expanding the army for a potential strike on the Mexican border. Troops and supplies from the Eastern National Guard move toward Texas while border exchanges with Mexican outposts remain limited. Cavalry horses at Colonia Dublan receive extreme care, with alfalfa and shelter to maintain mobility.
Patriotism in Action Prompts Quick Fund Drive
The Telegraph urges rapid fundraising to aid war families left by enlisted providers. Mrs. Reinoehl will collect names and details at 2114 North Third Street, seeking donations of any size as Rotary Club and Chamber of Commerce back a public meeting to boost the fund.
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George 8. Reinoehl
North Third Street
Telegraph
Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Eighth Regiment Camp Routine Under Scrutiny
Staff correspondent reports the Eighth Regiment settling into camp routine at Col. Finney’s tent with flags raised and officers in attendance. Medical exams are anticipated as western regiments are checked today and Harrisburg units recover from typhoid and smallpox precautions. About ten percent rejection rate noted, but camp life and diet aid fitness. Major J M Peters, the surgeon, works across regiments.
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Camp Brumbaugh
Mt. Gretna
Col. Finney
Harrisburg
J. M. Peters
Thomas
Company I
A. B
Cannon Attacks Wilson on Mexico Policy in House
Washington June 29 Former Speaker Cannon denounced President Wilson’s Mexico policy as weak and vowed to impose a military government in Mexico City if he were president. He urged force to enforce peace and order and hinted at cost recovery later. The House moved to authorize $27,536,000 for mobilization and debated militia drafting terms amid wartime tensions.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Cannon
House
Mexico City
Mexico
United States
Cuba
Taggart
Kansas
Senate
War Department
Capture of Zapata Stronghold Ends Bandit Rule in Morelos
Mexico City June 29. The last Zapata stronghold El Jil suero in Morelos has fallen to Constitutionalist forces under General Pablo Gonzales. The canyon fortress was considered impregnable, and its capture triggers jubilation among Carranza forces who hope it ends Zapata’s depredations.
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Mexico City
Emilio Zapata
Morelos
Pablo Gonzales
el Jilsuero
Zapata
Reign of Terror Reported by Refugees in Mexican Oil Belt
Five refugees arriving in Galveston report chaotic conditions in Southern Mexico oil fields around Tuxpam. They say Americans and other nationals are robbed and insulted as they exit the country while 500 to 600 troops under Col. Barranca exact terror in the district.
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Col. Barranca
Galveston
Texas
Mexico
Tuxpam
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State Arsenal
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General Funston
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