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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1916
Page
11
Militia units arrive at Camp Whitman Beekman New York with 9 000 men in camp. Cavalry from Troops G and D along with infantry and field hospital units prepare for departure to Van Cortlandt Park Hopewell Junction and Mexico. Rookies undergo camp examinations and initiation.
Driggs Seabury head Borie said the U S government placed a 250 Lewis machine gun order with the company and immediate delivery is planned. The government also ordered 6,000,000 cartridges from United States Cartridge Co for Lewis guns. Both items were being manufactured for Britain under rush agreement for American troops.
Chicago dispatch reports Major General Thomas H. Barry ordering immediate border moves of Illinois Missouri Kansas and Wisconsin National Guard units. The 1st Illinois Infantry with 1200 men leads from Springfield to join 24th Infantry and Tit Brigade staff later. Illinois cavalry heads to Brownsville Texas and other Illinois troops to San Antonio. Kansas Missouri and Wisconsin units dispatched to Eagle Pass Laredo and San Antonio Texas.
In West of here the Plattsburg rookies faced a soggy hike as rain and wind disrupted plans. Tents collapsed in Company M, soldiers slept in pools, farmers charged for barn shelter, and a dispute over camp fees with Fred Sheffield delayed setup before a planned move toward Champlain near the Canadian border.
A dramatic military transport plan unfolds as units race toward St. Louis. The York National Guard aims to be first to reach the goal, moving a full division by rail across multiple routes with minimal traffic disruption. A new nickname and motto appear on a company car as the Columbus Hop is mounted.
The visiting stores court the rookies with offers of grain and land. Syrian saloonkeeper Joe Abood promises milk and land access as the rookies advance toward the July regiments. A skirmish near Selota ends with minor injuries to Lt. Sutherland after a bayonet charge and a retreat to Rutland Railroad.
Militiamen from New England and the Eastern States rush to the border as 8,486 offers and National Guard units head toward El Paso Texas. Camp Whitney in Massachusetts trains 2,300 men, with other regiments preparing to depart. Equipment arrives, delays persist, and officers push to mobilize despite scarce rail cars and tight quarters.
Regimental officers blame the 7th Left Regiment for cold meals while moving through the Middle West on troop trains. Reports cite fat, gristle filled cold tinned beef and hunger among soldiers. Quartermasters at Governor's Island and National Guard HQ note lack of experience and field kitchen issues as causes.
San Antonio June 23 Blistered feet and sunburned noses will mark National Guardsmen reaching the border. Training begins at once to duplicate Pershing era marches, with five mile starts and daily increases to thirty miles a day. Cavalry artillery horses and mules will be conditioned, drivers test motor transport, and acclimation to Texas heat emphasized. The Illinois and Wisconsin troops face harder conditions, near Fort Sam Houston, in a civilian camp prepared as a model healthfully equipped training environment. A central Red Cross supply station will serve the eastern line, while El Paso covers the western depot.
A telegram from Chihuahua’s provisional governor to the American Union Against Militarism describes the Carrizal fight where American troops refused to wait for Juarez permission before entering Villa Ahuamada. The two hour action ended with American retreat, eleven killed, twenty four prisoners. The union calls the translated message important for State Department deliberations. The executive committee met in haste to broaden its Washington mission with eight delegates including Amos Pinchot and Crystal Eastman.
A large anti war gathering at Cooper Union denounced U S intervention in Mexico and condemned militia actions and the Slater Welsh and Stivers conscription act. Speakers included Darwin Meserole Juliet Stuart Poyntz Allan Benson and George M Kirkpatrick. The crowd hissed Governor Whitman and the Legislature.
Private John Duffy of Watertown in Company C 1st Regiment at Camp Whitman died after cutting his throat with a razor. He had been ill and violent for days, was moved to the 2d Field Hospital, and a priest was summoned from Hopewell Junction. Father Duffy of the 69th was in New York on leave.
Washington reports War Department officials have perfected arrangements to supply food clothing and equipage for all troops called into Federal service regardless of numbers Secretary Baker released a statement from the quartermaster general noting existing stock and purchasing plans will replenish supplies as needed for the large troop increase in Texas The only issue noted is obtaining a sufficient number of motor trucks of a preferred type for border use but suitable trucks are available immediately.
Washington June 25 The House Military Committee pressed through the militia draft bill conference report while shelving the original 50 a month relief for families of militiamen as the Senate substitute looms. Chairman Hay said he would introduce the appropriation section as a separate bill and Speaker Clark vowed to end the regular army as well as the militia amid protests over the relief measure. Members warned the Senate would not accept the proposed pay aid if attached. The Senate was expected to adopt the draft resolution tomorrow.
Reports from Spaniards arriving in El Paso say General Benjamin Hill, former Carranza commander in Sonora and head of the Federal District, was shot in Mexico City by a French merchant after refusing to pay for a hat. A member of Hill's staff then killed the merchant. Carranza officials withheld the tragedy.
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