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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1916
Page
2
Leaders urge swift formation of complete National Guard units for border deployment. Officials expect up to 10,000 men to reach the border within days, with plans to transport troops and supplies by rail. President Wilson commends business leaders who pledge to retain salaries while employees serve.
Reports from Mexican east coast ports indicate most Americans in oil regions have fled. Data shows 30 Americans on the transport Dade and 49 on the Wild Duck at Tampico, with 275 onshore refugees in Tampico. Other vessels and routes carry evacuees to Texas and New Orleans as Carranza troops detain three Americans at Sasabe before release.
Special to The New York Times reports El Paso Texas June 26 camps along the riverfront are being leased water sewer and electric lines laid and streets designed by the Quartermaster for the 25 18 National Guard troops en route to the border Captain A P Watts ordered to lease open ground on the riverfront district for camps downtown to allow rapid call to the border and avoid transportation for infantry now at Fort Bliss
Douglas Arizona June 26 report that the Twenty second United States Infantry was ordered to move toward the border border region. Soldiers dispatched as soon as possible to reinforce the northern frontier on War Department orders and expected to reach Bienes early tomorrow nine miles from the post.
Busy armories report oath ceremonies for New York units as they gather equipment for border deployment. Governor Whitman and Maj. Gen. O'Ryan address Seventh Regiment and Seventy-first volunteers, praising sacrifice, urging readiness, and promising to monitor entrainment and Camp Whitman.
Special to The New York Times. Camp Holcomb Connecticut June 26. At 10 o'clock tonight Colonel Ballinger of General Leonard Wood's staff told General George M. Cole that Connecticut troops were held up near here awaiting an objective marked as special delivery last night. The objective was Nogales Artz. Vice President A O Whaley of the New Haven Railroad handled transportation. Troop B Signal Corps and ambulance and hospital companies were brought back to camp and will depart for Nogales about 5 o'clock tomorrow morning.
A wireless message was sent to ships at sea warning them not to be guided by Mexican coast lighthouses. The Navy Department reported some lights have been extinguished or altered to prevent their use for navigation.
Carranza officials plan to seize and operate the Mexico Northwestern line from Juarez to Casas Grandes and Madero to cut off rail support to American forces. Generals Masinavieta and Robles arrive with 400 troops, bringing the garrison to about 1,000. Villista factions reinforce Carranza as tension rises on the border amid troop movements towards Chihuahua City.
Veterans face new terms under the federal oath for National Guard service. Some Squadron A troopers at Van Cortlandt Park delay signing to study implications, while officials note the oath affects only current term credits and does not draft men into the regular army.
The article notes officers must swear to support the U.S. Constitution and New York State Constitution, bound to follow orders of the President and the Governor. It explains a new law allows the President to order guard units to fight outside U.S. borders, with the law becoming enforceable Saturday. Enlistees in Federal service gain the same pension as regular army members for permanent disability.
Telegraph dispatches from Chihuahua City report American forces evacuated Bachiniva and San Geronimo, with General Trevino ordering occupation by Mexican troops to prevent a return. Trevino later announced six captured Americans from Carrizal case and described the sequence leading to their detention and transfer.
Troops from New York and several states begin moving toward the Rio Grande frontier under General Wood. The First Field Artillery and other units travel via multiple rail lines to Brownsville and Gulf ports. Colonel Belliner and Colonel Sternberger coordinate routes. 80,000 personnel scheduled to entrain.
Cavalrymen and artillerymen encamped at Van Cortlandt Park await orders to march to the Mexican border. One battery and one squadron already under orders to depart, with three squadrons and six batteries still in camp. Lieut Col Merritt H Smith reports his First Field Artillery is prepared to leave on short notice.
The article notes Ex-President Taft visiting Van Cortlandt Park where guardsmen prepare for Federal service. A strict censorship and dispatch of orders followed as troops move from Camp Whitman to the park with cavalry, armored cars, and equipment staged for rapid muster. White horses were rejected under army rules for fire duties and 100 horses reportedly fell ill after climate change.
Major Charles Be. Lydecker announces officers for four Depot Battalion companies and staff. Adjutant William F. Wall, Quartermaster John T. Fisher, Surgeon Kin mon Brooks, Sgt Major Harry R. Burt. Companies led by Captains Wotherepoon Dominick Stewart Stratton Paddock with Lieutenants Miles Leask Cutter and others. Armory to be supplied by the State. two membership classes listed A for active regiment vacancies and B for city state duties and armory care.
Troops in New Jersey including batteries medical corps and Essex Cavalry are being recruited to full war strength as entraining work ends after a day of emotional farewells. A drummer in the Fifth Regiment Band died by suicide amid the movements, and Sergeant Daniel J. Sullivan of the Fourth Regiment died tonight from indigene. Drummer John E. Smith killed himself in his tent. Reverend Hamilton conducted a prayer. Smith, of Paterson, left a wife and three children. The band was ordered to stay home after the tragedy. Married men were excused from service with affidavits. many were still in line. Inoculations for typhoid continued aboard trains. Officials and candidates for governor Walter Edge and Colgate met on the lawn at Adjt. Gen. Sadler’s cottage amid the mobilizing bustle.
Yale commanders moved to recruit the Yale batteries to full war strength. Telegraph appeals were sent to alumni associations in cities with graduates and undergraduates urged to join. About 180 men are needed, led by varsity athletes Bush and Parious, plus Walden the football guard. Professor Hiram Bingham of Yale will...
Washington June 26 trains carrying Quartermaster supplies and other National Guard troops are to move ahead of regular traffic. Secretary Baker praised railroads for organizing traffic control and expediting cars labeled Army Immediate. Denison Texas also reported push to recruit railroad workers for service in Mexico and details on Villa’s fate remain unclear.
Belated dispatch states Villa was shot from behind by a Mexican while wounded him. Field headquarters of the American punitive expedition in Mexico notes the incident as part of June 2 reporting received via Courier.
Foreign Minister Murature received a message from General Candido Aguilar Mexico's foreign affairs chief appealing for Latine American nations to back Mexico in its dispute with the United States. Aguilar argues the US uses force to press claims on Mexicans and property rights after a set period. A telegram from Argentinian Minister Romulo N. Neon hopes for a peaceful settlement of tensions between Mexico and the United States.
Carranza authorities released all prisoners from jails in Sonora border towns. The move appears tied to strengthening the Mexican army as food shortages strain operations. A small group of Mexican troops reached Nogales and reports say about 1,500 troops moved east from San José toward Naco.
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