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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1916
Page
2
Lansing dispatches report President Wilson ordered Carranza talks as 11 000 troops and 70 border troops were affected with arrangements and chiefs meet at the White House for a Sunday conference on the Mexican situation.
De facto government notes tie Carrizal clash to soldiers moving toward the border as ordered by Carranza and relayed to General Pershing. Officials signal readiness to use force to secure peace while War Department speeds up National Guard mobilization for border support. No mediation discussed. Lansing reiterates U S aim to protect borders and avoid aggression toward Mexico.
More than 38,000 of the 128,000 National Guardsmen of the Department of the East were in mobilization camps Sunday night, six days after the call. Massachusetts contributed 8,000 and New Jersey 6,000, per Major General Wood’s War Department report.
Secretary Lansing demands immediate release of American troopers captured at Carrizal and a formal Carranza response. He cites Carranza orders to attack moving U S forces and warns force will be met with force. White House discussions with key lawmakers labeled the situation exceedingly acute as Congress is briefed on the note.
Madrid reports The Imparcial says President Wilson will receive a message from the German Emperor as King Alfonso did. German naval attach von Krohn argues letters from the Spanish king carried by a submarine do not affect Spanish neutrality, which Germany respects. Spanish papers urge government action to stop a repeat of the incident.
Washington mediator Ignacio Calderon, Bolivia’s minister, acting for several South and Central American republics, presented to Secretary Lansing an offer already accepted in principle by General Carranza to mediate in the Mexico crisis.
About 140 Maryland National Guard members at Laurel refused the oath with a three year reserve clause. Several were banded together with yellow strips tied to their uniforms as they marched through their company.
Captain Lewis Sidney Morey of the Tenth Cavalry wires his wife that he is safe on the American line after a desperate escape from Carrizal. He and two men traveled more than eighty miles, suffering thirst and wounds, while being left by three fellow troopers who believed him dead.
Reports from Chihuahua City describe General Jacinto Trevino ordering a new assault if American columns do not retreat from the San Antonio and Ojo Caliente area. He vows retaliation mirroring Carrizal, with allied commanders remaining at his side. Authorities note seventeen American negro prisoners are held in the penitentiary, while prisoner transfers faced abuse claims.
El Paso Texas reports Villa troops Generals and ex enemies flocking to the Mexican colors Two trains bring about 2000 former Villa soldiers to Chihuahua under Generals Calexico Contreras and Canuto Reyes joining Carranza forces in Chihuahua City Barracks and street salutes greet drill sightings A further train with General Ysabel Robles expected many Villa leaders joining Carranza troops near Villa Ahumada Caused by Parrel informant and border witnesses amid chants Viva Villa with rumors Villa alive in Durango mountains and poised to strike America
Philadelphia dispatch reports rapid mobilization as the arsenal ships twenty-one carloads of tents uniforms shoes hats and ordnance and sends twenty-five more carloads. Ten thousand blankets arrive and orders total 1.4 million dollars for blankets undershirts drawers loggins hats bedsocks mosquito bars cots and flannel.
Two million rounds consigned to Carranza authorities in interior Mexico were confiscated by U S customs and sent by special train to government supply stores in San Antonio Texas for Carranza defense efforts.
Berlin reports renewed Austro German defense against Russian assault in Volhynia. Violent combat continues as forces counter the Russian offensive with stiff resistance and local gains reported by Allied sources.
Washington broadcasts the full text of a note to the Mexican de facto government demanding the immediate release of 17 American prisoners taken at Carrizal during the clash with Mexican forces. The note accuses Mexico of hostile actions and insists on a formal diplomatic reply.
Washington. Congress faces an active emergency phase with heightened military costs. House plans additional appropriations for National Guard mobilization equipment transport and munitions. Proposals include a 20 million dollar army addition and a 6 million urgent deficiency bill. Senate lags while finalizing government shipping child labor credit immigration and conservation acts.
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