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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1916
Page
20
Militia troops proceed toward Camp Whitmen as new rookies arrive, with physical exams ongoing. Troops from Troop G led by George Rogery and Patrick Pimplean are noted among awaiting muster with field operations and water systems being prepared for evacuation and camp routine.
A. S. Barie, president of Driges Seabury Ordnance, announced the United States government placed an order for 250 Lewis machine guns. Modifications to foreign contracts may allow acceptance. Immediate delivery planned as 6,000,000 cartridges are ordered for Lewis guns. Both weapons were being packaged for the British government with a rush for American troops.
Chicago dispatch reports Major General Thomas M. Barry orders immediate movement of National Guard units to the border. The 1st Illinois Infantry, 1,000 strong, departs Chicago by rail for the front amid cheers. Follow-up units move in over the next two days as cavalry and other regiments head toward Texas and New Mexico regions.
Weather halts planned march as Company M soldiers endure storms. Tents flood and trenches prove inadequate while rooks plan a shift east toward Champlain near the Canadian border. An incident with Movers' Patriot raises questions on pay and authorities.
Reported in a fragmented 1918 era column, actions describe trains racing toward St Leila and a military unit identified as the New York National Guard engaged in transport and supply duties. The text mentions Indiana sleepers and a wartime mobilization, with scattered references to regiments and logistics amid chaotic era phrasing.
Letters from the Middle West unit reveal soldiers faced cold, largely fat meals while en route. Officials blamed supply lapses and missing field stoves, with suggestions soldiers could buy replacements locally. Regimental and state guards leaders criticized oversight and promised scrutiny of the quartermaster operations.
A chaotic report describes a trading scene over a rough grain deal for 20 dollars and a later sale to a tonkien at ten coats. It mentions Syrian saloon corruption, a milk bribe, and the rookies near a river before a morning clash near Scinta. Lt. Sutherland leads a bayonet charge, is injured but unbroken, and the unit halts traffic on Rutland Railroad as they advance.
Massachusetts and New England militiamen receive rushed equipment as National Guard units, including the 6th Regiment from Buffalo and the 4th Regiment from New Jersey, prepare for deployment to the Rio Grande. Camp Whitney, Camp Fretcher, and Beekman rally troops while pay disputes and crowded transport strain the long border mobilization. Governor McCall tours camps as officers push to outfit 2,300 men in training and ready the force for stirring calls.
Ambiguous notes discuss priority claims linked to a unit labeled Company A and reference a slogan We want Vi. Details are fragmentary and unclear about the context or entities involved.
San Antonio reports training continues to harden National Guard units before border duty. Five mile marches will start, building to thirty miles daily, with full kit and ammunition. Cavalry and artillery horses, mules, and borrowed trucks will be conditioned, while a civilian camp at Fort Sam Houston hosts a model training site and Red Cross support readies for western and El Paso sections.
A telegraph from the provisional Governor of Chihuahua to the American Union Against Militarism reports Americans refused to await permission to enter Villa aba mada. The clash lasted two hours, ending in a retreat with casualties. The telegraph was translated for U S officials and discussed at a committee meeting in Washington.
A Cooper Union gathering featured speakers including Darwin J. Meater, Stuart Poynts, J. W Slaughter, Dr. Frederick W. Lynch, Rabbi Alexander Lyone, and Allan L. Monson. They condemned intervention in Mexico and attacked war profiteers, calling for peace and exposing oil contracts and military conservations. Members urged opposition to government policies and criticized leaders and parties.
Private Jahn Duty of Watertown, in Company with the 1st Regiment at Camp Whitman, killed himself with a razor in the late afternoon. He had been ill for days and cried I dont want to live before the act. His body will be sent to Watertown.
Washington June 48 War Department says ample food equipage and clothing will be provided for all troops called to federal service regardless of numbers. Quartermaster General reports supplies have met calls and arrangements exist to replenish stock. Difficulty noted in defining a standard motor truck design for border use. suitable trucks of proper size and power are available.
The House moves toward passage of a draft regulation with no provision to compensate families of National Guard members, despite protests from several members. debate centers on urgency and whether a blanket bill should include regular army personnel.
An unnamed French merchant shot and killed General Benito Carranza Hill after Carranza allegedly refused to pay for a rat. Spanish and American officials report the incident as a French altercation following arrivals from Mexico City. Carranza was previously in command of the Federal district forces.
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