Recruiting Motion Opens At St Felowkim Armory
President Wilson calls out state National Guard units after a Monroe county dispatch. Lt. Utley oversees a recruiting station at the post office as Capt. Young's company mobilizes at once. Enlistment applications flood in as orders reach Camp Stafford and statewide mobilization begins.
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St Felowkim Armory
Wier
Utley
Wilson
Union
Monroe
Associated Press
News-Star
Frank F. Stubie
Louisiana
Offis
C. C. Menoery
Baton Ronee
Stabbe Wan
Col
Stubs
Stublba
Vinton Rouge
McCrory
Etaile
Vagoss
Stafford
Albanria
Cal
R. A. Young, Jr
Young Blieves
Baton Rouge
Louisiana State National Guard
Washington
Governor Pleasant
New Orleans
Marshall
National Guard
Adjutant General
Homer
Crowley
C. de Ridder
D. Monroe
EK. Bogalusa
I. Amite City
K. Lake Charles
Shreveport
M. Lake Charles
Second Cavalry
Jennings
Washington Artillery
Thompson
C. B. Hodger
Alexandria
Adjutant General's Office
War Department
Ouachita Guards rallied for future war service
The article praises Monroe soldiers ready to defend the country if war with Mexico occurs. It compares current Ouachita Guards to units from 1866 and 1898, urges enlistment, and warns against ridicule toward supporters while calling for public encouragement of the bars.
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Ouachita Guards
Cause of Girl's Death Ten Probed in Louisiana
An eight year old girl died at Charity Hospital after being left there by Mr and Mrs A W Laird of Mer Rouge. A coroner's verdict cites death from burns bruises and emaciation due to starvation. Inquest testimony suggests possible criminal action and a probe will be made by Morehouse parish authorities.
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Port
Thomas R. Hughes
Morehouse Parish
Laird
Leblieuw
Leblien
Harris
Potters’ Field
Nationwide Preparation Opens Military Exercise With Singh
Nationwide drills begin as the Greatest Military Active campaign opens with Singh leading planning and Spainish American War era style preparation stepping up.
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Singh
Governors Reply to Mobilization Across States
Governors of all states respond to militia call as Pershing deploys quick patrols. President orders mobilization of 160000 militiamen for border service with guardsmen to replace regulars in Mexico if war comes. No offensive action planned. Navy ordered vessels to Mexican waters to protect Americans.
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Associated Press
Washington
Pershing
United States
Uder
Merleva Border Service
Mexico
Jackson
Louisiana
Cary Stafford Alexandria
Mississippi
Frederick Fimston
Prince
Baker
National Guard
Daniels
Navy Department
Navy
Militia Called Out to Border Under Funston Plan
Secretary Beker stated the President calls out substantial militia to the Mexican border to protect Americans. The move supports General Pershing's expedition and aims to avoid unnecessary deployments by rotating troops from home stations. No new entry into Mexico is planned beyond pursuing bandits or threats on American soil.
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Ders
Beker
Mexico
Naval minister orders seven destroyers and nine small vessels to Mexican waters
Washington June 18 Secretary Daniel ordered seven destroyers and nine other small war vessels to join Atlantic and Pacific fleets on the east and west Mexican coasts. Described as precautinary, the movement aims to bring home American refugees if needed. East coast orders include transport Dixie sailing to Key West and geocoast cruiser Salem at Guantanamo, with Dolphin en route from Santo Domingo.
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Washington
Daniel
Dixie
Phildelphia
Key West
Salem
Guantanamo
Cuba
Dolphin
Santo Domingo
Russians Capture Czernowitz Core to Bukowina Action
Report from Vienne via London notes Czernowitz, capital of Bukowina, evacuated by Austrians after a Russian push through the Phur. Petrograd also confirms the Russian seizure of Czernowitz, capital of Bukowina, as announced by the Russian war office.
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Vienne
London
Czernowitz
War Office
Petrograd
Czanernowitz
Bukowins
Russian War Office
Moltke Dies During Mourning Service in Reichstag
Amsterdam reports Lieut. Gen. Count Hellmuth Von Moltke chief of the supplementary general staff died of heart apoplexy this afternoon during a mourning service in the Reichstag for the late Field Marshal Von Der Goltz, according to a Berlin telegram.
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Amsterdam
Count Hellmuth von Moltke
Reichstag
Marshal von der Goltz
Berlin
Germans Repel Russians Near Koval. Prisoners, Arms Seized
Berlin reports German troops under General Von Lindsingin checked the Russian advance toward Koval from the southeast. Russians were repulsed on both sides of the Star. nearly 3,500 prisoners were taken, along with one cannon and ten machine guns.
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Berlin
London
von Lindsingin
Koval
Baltic torpedoed steamers reported in Baltic
Copenhagen reports that two large German steamships were torpedoed in the Baltic last evening. The notice appears in a London dispatch and is continued on Page Three, with details to follow.
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Copenhagen
London
Baltic
Americans Ordered to Leave Yucatan by Mexicans
A tense report notes that Americans in the Yucatan are being expelled as Mexican authorities or groups enforce travel or residence restrictions. The piece emphasizes rising tension and potential displacement amid regional political pressure.
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Yucatan
Clash at Mazatlan as gunboat crew lands. two soldiers and civilian wounded
A boat crew from the American gun boat Annapolis clashed with Carranza soldiers at Mazatlan wharf after returning fire from a drunken Japanese bystander. Two Mexican soldiers and one civilian were wounded. two American officers were briefly detained then released. Mexico declares a state of war and orders Americans out as tensions rise.
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Annapolis
Mazatlan Wharf
Carranga
Associated Press
Washington
State Department
Lansing
Mexico City
Carranza
Mazatlan
Mexico
Arredondo
United States
Mezzo
Paris Gun Wear Test Reveals High Shot Count
Paris on June 19 reports tests of a French 23 inch coastal gun showing the number of firings before wear out reaching unexpectedly high levels in at least one instance. This finding signals greater endurance than previously expected for this artillery piece and may influence maintenance schedules and wartime logistics.
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Paris
Front line artillery counts and ration claims report
An artilleryman reports 18 830 shots from the front. Paris notes a deserter from the 28th German infantry says German fresh meat rations were reduced from 375 to 200 grams daily and canned meat from 250 to 150 grams, versus French rations.
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Paris
Louisiana men ready orders sent to mobilize
Order messages indicate Louisiana men are prepared as commanders dispatched last night to mobilize units. The move follows military directives and aims to reinforce readiness ahead of upcoming operations. No specific dates or units named in the readable text.
Gulfport Killing Sparks Probe and Arrests in Riot
A coroner's verdict links Gulfport Mississippi officers Chief L M Hudson and Officer Albert Jenkins to the death of F C Triggs in a gunfight between union and non union railroad workers. Citizens protest as witnesses say Triggs was shot from the rear. both officers are held without bail until a Monday hearing. The clash halted train service as strikers demanded higher wages and an eight hour day.
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Miss
Gulf Ant Ship Island Railroad
F. C
Jenkins
Chief Hudson
Triggs
Trias
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