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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1916
Page
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The message calls for additional military personnel at the border, urging increased deployment to address ongoing security concerns and maintain border control. The statement frames the expansion as necessary to ensure safety and enforcement.
Washington May 10 The United States rallies troops to guard the Mexican border with about forty five thousand mobilized along the frontier and additional regulars. General Funston urges broader use of National Guard. conference with Obregon and Scott weighs further border operations and raids pursuit.
Reported discussions show General Funston seeking about 140,000 men for border protection while Mr. Baker defers, stating Pershing’s force in Mexico can handle emergencies. Including yesterday’s orders, roughly 44,100 troops lie along the border and in Mexico, with mobilization continuing and guardsmen totaling over 4,000 plus recruits.
A Monroe Chamber of Commerce gathering welcomed L. R. Wadder as Managing Secretary at the new headquarters. Speakers praised civic effort and road building, with Wadder noting Monroe’s growth. Lemonade closed the event as members pledged continued support.
Lawmakers return to session amid partisan tension as committees prepare bills on budget, security, and governance. Leaders emphasize action lanes and deadlines, with floor votes anticipated on key measures before adjournment.
Baton Rouge reports the first sessions battles over state finances. A Jones resolution aims to restore funds for agriculture, domestic science, and high schools amid overdrafts and debt totaling about 318 thousand dollars. Other actions target women’s suffrage, juvenile court reach, district attorney salaries, and state treasurer abolition plans.
A bill would ban roaming hounds without a license and impose a $25 license for all dogs over the limit. The measure aims to curb unlicensed dogs with destruction for those at large. Other bills move toward railroad penalties, Gretna government reform, and fertilizer inspection as lawmakers prep the hopper.
A million rounds of rifle ammunition smuggled across the river near Laredo by Mexicans, believed to be for Villa, were confiscated today. Authorities cited the seizure as a significant action in curbing arms shipments during the border tensions.
Reports of 3500 Carranza soldiers marching toward Columbus and an attack on Pershing’s rear guard were denied after Captain Dodd’s reconnaissance found Mexican troops southwest of Columbus. Meanwhile, Villista numbers gather at El Pino south of Boquillas with unconfirmed plans to raid near Presidio Texas.
Increasing confidence grows that Generals Scott and Obregon can reach an agreement on the status of the American expedition. Obregon wants withdrawal of troops before joint patrol cooperation. Langhorne with two Eighth Cavalry troops nears the border and may enter Mexico to pursue Glenn Springs raiders. No reply from Washington to Scott’s message on Obregon’s joint patrol proposal.
Ambassador Gerard cabled Secretary Lamsing that Germany handed a new note on the Sussex case to Washington. It admits attacking the Susser and states the submarine commander has been punished with promises of reparation.
Unclear fragments report a demand for indemnity from Germany over the sinking of a vessel named in garbled text. Mentions Americans and Cymru. Details on parties, date, or legal actions are unreadable.
London reports most crew of liner Cymric torpedoed off the Irish coast were British subjects with no Americans aboard. Germany blamed for sinking the Brazilian Rio Branco seeks indemnity as Paris notes reduced Verdun activity. British casualty totals rise to 91,162 for April and 2,822,679 overall. Baron Wimborne resigns in Ireland. Berlin says German advances continue on Verdun front while Russian attack near Garbonovka is repulsed.
Two companies of the Twentieth were stationed at the courthouse and two at the Unicon station under Colonel Hasbrouck. General Pershing has been ordered to begin a greater concentration of his troops. Detachments at San Antonio and Chihuahua are reported to be withdrawn to Colonia Dublan.
Rapid City May 16 Entitlements are received at the Gregory land office under the enlarged homestead act for lands in the former Pine Ridge Indian reservation not taken in 1911. About 750000 acres are non irrigable and unentered tracts are now open to entry.
Atlantic City hosts multiple conferences this month with the American Railways Claim Agents Association opening today. The Oyster Growery and Dealers Association of North America will assemble here next week plus the Presbyterian General Assembly opens its session on May 18 to tackle national matters.
The Louisiana Supreme Court issued three opinions. It upheld a Georgia slave marriage later ratified in Louisiana, allowing damages for assault from a stronger man, and affirmed the death verdict against Herman Pailey for his father’s murder. Also decided were cases from Acadia and Ouachita parishes including Trahan vs Benoit and National City Bank v Barringer.
Partial returns from yesterday's Alabama primary suggest each district re nominated its current congressman. Hobson and Bankhead run a close race as the ballot count continues. In El Paso a 350 man Twentieth Infantry battalion moved from Fort Bliss and took position near the stock yards by the Mexican section, with machine gun equipment aboard.
By Associated Press Berlin May 10 the admiralty reports an engagement off Belgian coast between German and British torpedo craft. A British destroyer was badly damaged by artillery fire amid the action.
A terse public notice urges immediate action urging citizens to fulfill a solemn duty. The message underscores collective responsibility and timely engagement in a civic or moral obligation. It emphasizes duty over debate and calls for decisive participation.
Governor James Ferguson, returning to Austin, calls for United States intervention in Mexico to restore stability, arguing it may take 10 to 40 years. He praises the national guard and cites outrages on American soil as justification. He frames action as a duty to national honor and Mexican people, urging decisive policy.
Two hundred employment managers and directors from industries and business houses attend in Boston on May 10. Attendees come from New York Philadelphia Detroit and other cities with educators also present to study training and selection of employees and personnel improvement. A key test discussed is reducing excessive hiring and firing which strains finances of establishments.
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