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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1916
Page
2
In Rio de Janeiro on June 23, Brazilian observers follow the Mexico United States crisis with Brazil’s papers noting Wilson’s motives but arguing preponderant German influence in Mexican elements. Officials hope for war avoidances yet accept that ongoing Mexican disorder wears on sincere regional well wishers.
A recruiting agent notes benefits of Agid phosphate for stamina and nerves to resist heat exhaustion. Randall comments on military experience and fate in a dramatic line referencing life and murder.
An advertisement touts S. S. S. as a vegetable blood purifier to cure rheumatism by removing poisons from blood. It claims pains vanish when acids are driven out and invites readers to write Swift Specific Company medical department for advice.
Five first class coaches carrying Americans reached Vera Cruz with more arriving later. Refugees will board the battleship Nebraska and then transfer to transports. An Aguila Oil Company employee also came in on a special coach. U S diplomatic representative James Rodgers is due with trains from Real del Monte and Pachuca. Arbitration is seen as likely to settle the U S Mexico dispute.
Franz Von Rintelen, indicted in New York for conspiracy to foment strikes in American munitions plants and jailed in England, spurred by three motives to provoke a U S Mexico clash. Officials say his goal was to disrupt munitions shipments and naval oil supplies, manipulating a Mexico United States dispute to aid the Entente. More than 60 percent of British navy oil came from Mexico, yet the U S would push its submarine warfare demands even in a Mexico war scenario.
Stragglers from C and K Troops of the Tenth Cavalry recount a decoyed assault at Carrizal led by General Gomez. Pershing and Funston relay the initial dispatches while awaiting fuller details. Sixty words detail the encounter, troop commands, and looming border tensions.
American guns command the situation at El Paso as tensions along the border rise with heavy artillery positioned at towns facing Mexico. The report notes mobilization and readiness in the border defense posture amid ongoing disputes and warnings.
A Detroit dock and bridge builder, Mr John Dwyer of 579 Sixteenth Street, testifies Plant Juice cured his long standing stomach and kidney troubles after six weeks. The product is marketed with testimonials and sold at Fischer's Drug Store in San Antonio.
The seventeen U.S. soldiers captured at Carrizal were brought to Chihuahua City and interned with Lem H. Spillsbury. Spillsbury said Capt. Charles T. Boyd and Lieut. Henry R. Adair were among the killed. The account covers Boyd’s pursuit of bandits and a deserter, with Mexican General Gomez insisting on retreat and Boyd's terse reply.
Spillsbury recalls General Gomez retreating with troops as Boyd ordered an advance and a fight broke out. Captain Boyd and Lieutenant Adair were killed or mortally wounded, and a group of soldiers fled the horses before surrender. Mexican authorities claim prisoners were treated well on the march to Chihuahua. General Pershing disclosed Trevino’s warning was received earlier. Four other African American soldiers and an American were captured.
The text promotes Vitalitas as a superior tonic claimed to cure auto intoxication and numerous ills. It asserts nine of ten people may be helped, credits its ten essential minerals, and compares it to world mineral waters. Availability is noted at Summers Drug Store and other druggists.
Rail on the U S side of the Eagle Pass S P Bridge torn up to block any crossing into Mexico. A guard stands at the gap to prevent rebuilding and maintain an embargo on all exports. Southern Pacific confirms disruption of Eagle Pass Piedras Negras link at War Department request.
A Mexican government message to Consul General Beltran reports calm in Mexico City despite armed conflict with Americans. It notes a million volunteers ready to defend the country, arms shortages, and a special train of 150 Americans reportedly departing for Veracruz. Washington orders halt all shipments to Mexico, with border officials enforcing the ban and smuggling risks noted.
The government announces an embargo affecting all exports and imports. Officials did not specify duration or scope beyond a total restriction on movement of goods across borders. Local businesses brace for impact as supply chains seize.
Alex Schaffer of 407 Adams street is reported to be improving rapidly at Baylor hospital after breaking his arm in a fall from the second story window of his home. He awoke, mistook the open window for a door, and fell to the ground. A tie about baseball jokes is noted in dialogue.
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