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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1916
Page
2
An appeal notes 3000 Spanish American War fatalities from battle and disease. It urges sending BELL-ANS indigestion tablets to soldiers, describing the tablets as a harmless papain soda charcoal mix that prevents indigestion and diarrhea. A vest-pocket box can be mailed free to soldiers by sending names to Bell-Ans in Orangeburg New York.
Carranza aides discuss arbitration under the 1844 treaty to avert hostilities with mediation possible after American prisoners at Chihuahua are released. Befo r Arredondo presents two notes seeking release of Mexican prisoners in California and lifting the embargo on nonmilitary Mexican shipments. U S officials weigh the impropriety of the timing and potential consequences of Arredondo’s moves amid border tensions and troop movements.
The text reports Colonel John N. Bellinger coordinating tentative routes for units ordered to the Mexican border by General Wood. It notes the difficulty of mobilizing a seventeen car train with equipment and horses ready for service within days. The piece suggests future National Guard reconstructions and the militia keeping equipment in own armories.
Announcement late last night states the Second Battalion of the First Field Artillery will entrain at Yonkers today, not from Van Cortlandt Park to the city. The Cavalry Battalion is not expected to depart until tomorrow or Friday. Horse handling after arrival from the West has sparked a rough drill with injuries and censoring of names. Squadron A camps a mile and a half from main camp as troops endure a hectic reception and field kitchen banter.
San Antonio reports show Carranzistas mobilizing at Cananea and opposite Naco as 15,000 troops array along the Arizona boundary. General Funston orders reinforcements and plans to move a large army across if war with Mexico erupts, while preserving border garrisons. General Pershing notes routine army movements with no clashes reported.
The Seventh Regiment left for the Mexican border yesterday, recalling Civil War musters in 1861 and 1882. Colonel Marshall Lefferts led the march from Tompkins Market to Broadway, Lafayette Place, Cortlandt Street, and the Jersey City ferry to Washington amid a citywide ovation. News from New Brunswick later noted continued pageantry and celebratory cannon at each stop.
General Calles reported that Americans J. T. Harkes A. P. Dickson were killed in a gun fight with ranch hands at Clenega Fria ranch near Or Arizpe Sonora. Morton Handen, also American, fled then was captured and admitted the Americans fired first. Handen ordered brought to Necogari for trial.
Eliseo Arredondo, Carranza ambassador designate in Washington, officially denied a report that Francisco Villa and his followers would be mustered into the Carranza army if war breaks out with the United States. He said Villa and his bandits would not serve with de facto government troops. Officials had no recent information on Villa's whereabouts.
Lt. Gen. John C. Bond issued orders for all First Infantry companies to remain in home armories awaiting further orders. The move followed news that about 275 men, roughly 10 percent of the Second Infantry, already mobilized at Kanawha City, refused to muster into Federal service. The First Regiment was not part of the original mobilization.
General Daniel Appleton, retired colonel, leads New York militia as they move toward the border. The Seventh regiment trains aboard a slowly moving train, its troops singing farewell to New York and greeting Carransa, marking a notable 45 year movement in its history.
1 200 members of the Seventy first regiment travel in three sections from Albany toward the border. Soldiers fill cars with impromptu concerts while officers enforce discipline and sanitation aboard the train. A water shortage prompts a request for extra can water at Poughkeepsie as the journey continues.
Army mobilization tests show railroads ready to move New York Guard trains despite public blame. New York Central, Pennsylvania, and Lackawanna report full equipment on hand and crews prepared to dispatch troop trains to Beekman and border camps. Officials stress right of way for troop movements and note remaining equipment and horse shortages slow loading at Camp Whitman.
The unit will transfer ten men to a western style coach in St Louis for long-distance travel. Company K is praised as the standout unit, with Norman Selby Kid McCoy and Nick the Quick among its ranks. Lieutenant Clyde F. Marion efficiently organized meals for the men, dining by 5 30. The train heads for Buffalo with a coffee stop ordered from Albany.
Thousands of New Yorkers bid farewell as the Seventh, Fourteenth and Seventy-first Regiments entrained for the border. Crowds along the route cheered khaki-clad soldiers, with Governor Whitman reviewing the Seventy-first. Reveille began at 5 AM and the march to trains at 8:15 AM featured moving scenes of farewells and tears.
Crowds along Seventh Street and Fifth Avenue cheered as 1400 members of the Seventy-first Regiment marched to three special trains at Jersey City for Texas. Governor Whitman reviewed the unit from Fifty Street, while families and friends waved flags, sang aboard coaches, and bid tearful goodbyes before the regimental train left for the Mexican border assignment.
Eighteen Field Ambulance No. 1 members who refused the Federal muster oath at Sea Girl were drummed out and returned to Red Bank New Jersey stripped of uniforms. They arrived last night to a hostile reception with some barefoot and in underwear as crowds jeered and shouted.
Special to The New York Times from STATE CAMP PEEKSKILL June 27. The Fighting Fourteenth left Peekskill at dawn aboard a 37 car train bound for the border. Col John H. Foote commanded as troops rose ready to fight if needed. They learned route would take them via Albany Buffalo Chicago St Louis Dallas San Antonio and Brownsville, with letters home soon after departure.
Camp Fielder Sea Girt New Jersey June 27 The entry describes the New Jersey National Guard mobilization for the border with the Fifth Infantry Paterson to depart Friday and the Fourth Regiment Jersey City on Saturday. It notes two cavalry troops and a Signal Corps company may accompany the Fifth, and that Major Hig Gen Hine and his staff will join the Fifth. The first movements began at Sea Girt with Battery B leaving earlier and the last companies of the First Regiment following after 8 AM.
A wave of employers in New York announces continued salaries for National Guard members called to duty. The New York Central will grant leave with pension intact and pay for June and post calls, with figures varying by status. Other firms named include Kountze Brothers, Adams Flanigan, Aeolian, Binney & Smith, Pyrene, Packard, Sackett & Wilhelms, and The Mtg Co.
Mud and heavy fog delayed loading of supplies as exhausted troops worked long hours without food. An official note to Major General Wood said remaining brigade units could entrain within 24 hours after supplies arrive. Troops B and D lack mounts and mess kits. infantry need kits and supplies. Fifth Infantry may begin entraining by Thursday or Friday morning if arrangements hold.
Thousands of New England and New York State troops moved through Albany and Rensselaer by train, greeted by cheers and chalk mottoes. The Ninth Massachusetts militia, with Civil and Danish American war lineage, led the procession with slogans about Mexico and Villa, Carranza, and Dorchester. Vermont’s Fort Ethan Allen regiments joined, en route to San Antonio, while New York guards prepared for Camp Whitman. about 5,000 troops were counted passing through.
The Twelfth Infantry of Manhattan, not in the border movement order, replaces the Forty-seventh Infantry of Brooklyn to land the First Brigade at Brownsville near the same time. The units hurried preparations sparked cheers at the armory as orders came to depart soon. Major General Ryan said Third Ambulance Company and First Pebdy Hospital would move to Camp Whitman at Beekman for Brownsville.
A period advertisement urges better dental care through Albodon toothpaste. It claims Albodon has the highest cleansing and polishing properties, is antiseptic, cream not paste, and does not melt or harden. Available at 25 cents a tube with free samples by mail request to The Albodon Company.
The day’s announcements reorganize units as the Lizty fifth Regiment of Infantry in Buffalo becomes a heavy field artillery unit with Captain Daniel becoming Colonel of the regiment. Captain Sherman Miles will be Lieutenant Colonel and Captains Perkins and Burleson named Majors. General O’Ryan says selection of remaining officers follows and the first National Guard heavy field artillery unit is formed.
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