Border plan would guard region with 5000 troops
Major General Funston discussed reorganizing the border patrol to assure protection for American residents from Mexican raiders. He cited near 60,000 under his command and said forces at border stations would be strengthened with regular troops and militia ready for quick service along the line. No large punitive expedition is planned toward Boquillas, Glenn Springs, or Chihuahua, and Mexicans reportedly pursue bandits near the Big Bend with possible risk of driving them back to Sibley’s cavalry.
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San Antonio
Texas
Funston
Border Patrol
Sibley
Mexico
Boquillas
Glenn Springs
Pershing
Chihuahua
Big Bend
Jesse Deemer
Army Bill Sets 850000-Man U S Force With Guard Reserve
Washington reports a final agreement by House and Senate conferees to establish a standing army of 206000 fighting men expandable to 254000 with a 425000 National Guard reserve. The plan aims for a minimum strength of 166000 within five years, ending debates over a smaller force. The measure awaits presidential signature as the first of the Administration preparedness bills.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Wilson
Etrugele
Limberk and Mechanic Die in Big Auto Race Tragedy
New York auto race on the Sheepshead Bay track ends in disaster as Carl Limberg and mechanic Pallotti are killed in a 150 mile Metropolitan trophy event. Limberg reportedly loses control at 100 mph near the bend, both men ejected 100 feet over the guard rail, Pallotti dying en route to Coney Island hospital. The French car, one of three imported by Harry B. Harkness, bursts into flames after the impact.
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New York
Carl Limberg
Pallotti
Sheepshead Bay
Limberg
Palett
Coney Island
Harry 8. Harkness
Spectatora
Miles
Fires on Mexican border raise guard at Fort Bliss
Tl Paso Texas fires at Fort Bliss destroyed a storehouse three cavalry stables three horses and tents. Army posts along the border increased vigilance amid suspicions of incendiaries as investigators doubt accidental origins. At Wassya there was no attempt on the can house.
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Paso
Tex
Fort Bliss
Wassya
Atlantic Fleet Reorganization: Dreadnoughts and Destroyers Ready
Secretary Daniels orders six older battleships placed in reserve to free crew for destroyer divisions and the new dreadnoughts Oklahoma Nevada. Battleships Pennsylvania Minnesota Vermont Michigan etc to join a 16-ship first line, with 4,200 sailors reassigned to six destroyers and the new dreadnoughts for summer naval militia training cruises.
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Washington
Atlantic
Daniels
Oklahoma
Nevada
New Jersey
Virginia
Rhode Island
Nebraska
Boston Navy Yard
Connecticut
Philadelphia
Louisiana
Norfolk
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Vermont
Michigan
South Carolina
Delaware
New York
Texas
Florida
Utah
Arkansas
New Hampshire
Kansas
Wyoming
Congress
Navy
New House Army Bill Passes Conferees
Washington reports Senate and House conferees agreed on the House Army re organization bill and ordered a tentative print of its report. The measure would set peacetime manning of 175 000 active duty troops, expandable to 218 000 in emergency, with the National Guard reaching 400 000 and taking an oath of allegiance.
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Washington
Senate
House
National Guard
Army
Germans Begin Attacks Against British Lines
London reports the Germans renewed an offensive against the British near Hullaich and Vermelles after bombardments. They captured first line trenches over about 500 yards, with Berlin claiming heavy British casualties and losses of prisoners and machine guns.
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London
Verdun
Hullaich
Hnes
Vermelles
Berlin
Pulsed
Parleying for Prisoner Exchange Near Marathon Texas
Major Langhorne of the Big Bend force is negotiating for a prisoner exchange to release Ross Deemer the storekeeper captured by Villa raiders. If talks fail he may strike into Mexico with limited supplies and bandits reported south of the Rio Grande.
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Marathon
Tex
Major Langhorne
Big Bend
Ross Deemer
Villa
Langhorne
Rio Grande
Mexico
Mexican border bandits flee after fatal Texas raid
Brownsville reports say Mexican bandits who shot and killed Curtis Baylisa near Mercedes escaped into Mexico after a chase from Fort Brown. Lieut. FLE Vanhorn returned from pursuit to Rio Grande with word that one bandit was killed and two captured, leaving three bandits unaccounted.
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Brownsville
Texas
Curtis Baylisa
Mercedes
Mexico
F. LE. Vanhorn
Fort Brown
Rio Grande
Bar
Vanhorn
Germany Admits Submarine Sunk the Sussex
Washington reports a German note to the United States admitting a German submarine torpedoed the Sussex in violation of assurances. The commander believed he faced an enemy ship and was punished. Indemnity for injured Americans will be arranged, with the case deemed closed pending payment details and future policy adherence.
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Washington
Germany
State Department
Gerard
United States
Berlin
von Jagow
German Losses in April Reach 91 162 Reports
London reports an official British estimate of German casualties in April 1916 totaling 91 162. Cumulative German losses since war start stand at 2,822,079 with breakdowns by killed, wounded, missing, and prisoners. Includes all nationalities but excludes naval or colonial troops.
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London
El Paso Conference Outcome Holds Indian War Impact
Washington waits for definite results from the El Paso talks among Generals Scott Funston and Obregon. Officials doubt President Wilson will accept any plan without not allowing troop withdrawal despite promises of patrols by the De Facto Government. Obragon's moves puzzle the administration as Carranza appears to assent to the base agreement with minor changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
el Paso
Scott
Funston
Obregon
Wilson
Obragon
Carranza
MORE TROOPS TO BORDER INTIMATES NO WASHINGTON CHANGE
Washington dispatch reports 8000 additional troops ordered for the border including 4000 National Guardsmen from Arizona New Mexico and Texas to deter raids on border towns. Officials note no shift in policy and say Guardsmen may be deployed across the line to pursue raiders if needed. Secretary Baker says no immediate plan to call guardsmen from other states.
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Obregon
General Scott
Mexico City
Carranza
Washington
Mexico
National Guard
Baker
Skirmishes Reported Along Texas Border By Villa Bandits
Captain Fox of the Texas Rangers told Colonel Sibley that seven American soldiers and posse members engaged Villa bandits across the Rio Grande with several killed on the Mexican side. Cols. Sibley and Cole described bands totaling about 500 along the river, noting Mexican sympathizers on the American bank and telegraph work south of Coquillas as commands move toward Boquillas and Glenn Springs.
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Rio Grande
Marathon
Tex
Captain Fox
Texas Rangers
Sibley
Captain Cole
Glenn Springs
Boquilas
San Vicente
Tajitas
Villa
Boquillas
Terlingua
Macombe
Longhorne
Sioux Country
Signal Corps
Coquillas
Governor Ferguson Calls for U S Intervention in Mexico
Austin Texas governor Ferguson returns to the capital and issues a signed statement urging immediate United States intervention in Mexico to restore wider stability. The remark reflects ongoing policy debates amid 16 year long tensions.
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Texas
Austin
Ferguson
United States
Mexico
Conference ends without decision in Mexican dispute
El Paso report says Generals Scott Funston and Obregon failed to reach a settlement over American troop disposition in Mexico after two weeks of talks. Carranza authorities demand Pershing’s withdrawal by a date, Obregon sought concessions but was overruled. Deliberations revert to Washington under Wilson and Lansing.
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el Paso
Texas
Scott
Funston
General Obregon
Mexico
Washington
Wilson
Lansing
Carranza
General Pershing
Venustiano Qarranza
Bandits Cross Border Attack Near Boquillas In Marathon Texas
Mexican bandits crossed into the United States near Boquillas four miles north of town attacking civilians and soldiers. A brief skirmish followed before the attackers retreated. Dispatches from Marathon report a military auto carrying messages was fired upon and warn that Mexican actions could trigger reprisals.
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Marathon
Texas
Boquillas
Langhorne
Mexico
Carranza
Opregon
Tex
George T. Langhorne
Sibley
Big Bend
Turks Drive Russians From Positions in Caucasus Front
Constantinople via London reports Turkish forces in the Mount Kope sector broke Russian positions over nearly 10 miles, capturing more than 300 men and four machine guns, according to the Turkish War Office.
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Constantinople
London
Mount Kope
Caucasus
Turkish War Office
Uncle Joe Cannon to Speak to North Carolina Society
Washington. Uncle Joe Cannon has accepted an invitation to address the North Carolina Society in Washington on the evening of May 20. Whitehead Kluttz also will speak in the program.
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Washington
Joe Cannon
North Carolina Society
Whitehead Kluttz
American protest prepared over Red Cross hospital supplies to Germany
Washington reports the American government will protest to Great Britain over a policy blocking shipment of hospital supplies by the Red Cross to Germany and its allies. Secretary Lansing received Taft’s letter urging action and the issue will be raised with Britain.
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Washington
Great Britain
Red Cross
Germany
Lansing
Taft
Central Committee of the Red Cross
Call conference to study peace plans urged by Netherlands group
New York report says an American meeting will consider urging President Wilson to back a neutrals conference for mediation in the war. Hamilton Holt, head of the American branch of the Central Organization of Durable Peace, announced receipt of the appeal and said talks will be arranged soon.
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New York
Netherlands
Anti-War Council
Wilson
Hamilton Holt
Central Organization of Durable Peace
Federation of Women's Clubs Reports Illiteracy Fight Banquet Held
The 18th annual session of the Federation of Women's Clubs featured routine reports and a banquet at Anderson College. Mrs. J. W. Allen highlighted state club work and night school efforts led by Miss Seldes in Spartanburg, noting expansion of literacy programs and the push to establish library trustees and a model school of social conditions.
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Aiken
Winthrop
Memminger
We Health
Rosa H. Gn
Carolina
Mary P. Frayser
Graduate Nurses’ Association
Charleston
Columbia
South Carolina
Graduate Nurses’ Association and
Hospital Club of
Greenwood
T. M. Mordecai
John Gary Evans
Spartanburg
D. E. Camak
Textile Industrial Institute
Nurses Complete Graduation at Columbia Hospital
Programs have been issued for graduation exercises at Smith Memorial chapel on May 25. Five young women will receive diplomas from the Columbia hospital with John F. E. Swearingen as speaker and William Weston, M D, presenting diplomas and pins. Violin selections will be performed by Mr. Schumacher. Recipients are Lucile Wilson Olivia Is Wats Chloe Berry Emmie Klugh and Sara Stack.
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Columbia
Smith Memorial Chapel
Columbia Hospital
John FE. Swearingen
William Weston
Mr. Schumacher
Blarvest Jubilee Band
Lucile Wilson
Olivia Is
Wats
Chloe Berry
Emmie Klugh
Sara Stack
Greenville Approves School Bond Issue Vote
Greenville votes 17 to 6 to issue 125000 for school needs including a high school building and two or three new gray mar school buildings in the district. The bond supplements an earlier 75000 approved months ago to support education expansion.
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Greenville
Greenville City
Graymar
Georgians Win State Debate in Triangular Contest
The University of Georgia triumphed in the Tennessee-South Carolina-Georgia debate, defeating Tennessee in Columbia and South Carolina in Knoxville while South Carolina beat Tennessee in Athens. Debaters R. M. Leevy and J. B. Mallett represented Georgia.
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Columbia
University of Georia
Georgia
Tennessee
South Carolin
Knoxville
South Carolina
Athens
Carolina
United States
Chicora College
The
St University
William Spencer Carr
Come
R. M. Leevy
J. B. Mallett
Eh. H. Mal
J. A. Fowler
Wong
Deoteton
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Sussex
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Texas Border
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State Federation OF Women's Clubs
Anderson
Anderson College
South
Treaernthon
Avwaltnta A
Louise Selden
Federation
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