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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1916
Page
2
Carrizal engagement casualties rise as 38 stragglers reach camp and 15 missing. Reports say Captain Morey perished after directing troops to retreat. Washington weighs war with Mexico as Carranza blames Mexican troops for the assault while U S officials move to safeguard nationals and prisoners.
From Washington comes reports of a navy transport carrying refugees from Mazatlan to Mexico’s west coast and a Carranza response offer mediated by Central and South American nations. President Wilson discusses U S actions over the Carranza government while mobilizing National Guard and militia. Senate debate focuses on intervention. In sports Heine Zimmerman breaks a shoulder after a fall in Chicago. Ralph De Palma wins the Des Moines automobile derby. Rube Oldring announces retirement July 1.
Petrograd issued a statement announcing Bukowina, covering about 7 700 square miles, is now in Russian control. German forces pushed to Fleury near Verdun while Paris says the advance reached Ileury but claims it was staged. The submarine U-35, now at Cartagena, sank the French liner Provence with over 3000 lives lost and damaged 50 other Anglo French ships in the Mediterranean.
Indiana guardsmen numbering about four thousand have been mustered into federal service and await orders. Units drill for actual war as Washington signals possible border deployment. Supplies rush to Fort Harrison while recruitment surges across the state and local militia leaders speed up mobilization plans.
San Antonio reports Captain Lewis Morey of Troop K, Tenth Cavalry, severely wounded at Carrizal and later guiding four troopers to safety. Survivor accounts describe brutal Mexican fire, machine guns, and a desperate retreat across the desert with heroism by Morey and the troopers.
A comic exchange notes a professor’s dream of three months off each year and a soft life, then counters that such a life is illusory due to small salaries leaving little to spend beyond vacation time.
A brief quip contrasts mountain travel with high living costs, noting the speaker foregoes trips to the mountains due to elevated expenses at home. The exchange highlights household budget concerns and choices in a contemporary urban setting.
A brief Texans exchange captures Johnson reproving Brown for manners as they joke about courtesy. Johnson suggests tipping his hat to a lady, Brown counters with a hypothetical refusal. The humorous dialogue reflects social expectations in casual street talk.
A playful exchange in the Kansas City Journal notes a tied score and a couple deciding to leave as the dinner hour approaches with neither side holding the advantage.
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