Ambush at Carrizal Told by Troop Survivors
Troopers from Troop C and Troop K recount the Carrizal engagement with Mexican forces. Captain Charles T. Boyd died leading the defense. Lieutenant Henry R. Adair assumed command and pursued attackers into Carrizal. Major Jenkins relayed the tale to General Pershing as U S forces suffered heavy losses and many were missing or taken prisoner.
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Carrizal
Funston
Pershing
San Luis Ranch
Eleventh Cavalry
John M. Jenkins
Mejor Jenking
General Pershing
Gomez
Charles T. Boyd
Lewis S. Morey
Henry R. Adair
Boyd
Jenkins
Morey
Adair
Robert L. Howze
United States Demands Release of Americans War Tensions Rise
The report notes Carranza may respond with a declaration of war or a move to provoke one. Refugees flood battleships as Americans evacuate Mexico City. east and west coast ships hold many refugees awaiting transport north. The first militia unit, the Third Oregon, mustered for General Funston with 143 men and seven below war strength.
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Mexico
Mexico City
War Department
Funston
Oregon
Funston Urges Action On Carrizal Prisoners Release
General Funston urged the War Department to demand the immediate release of Troops C and K, Tenth Cavalry, prisoners of war held by Mexican forces after the Carrizal engagement. Survivors were moved to Chihuahua and Trevino’s men. A El Paso dispatch notes twelve black and three white prisoners seen in Chihuahua, offering some hope some officers survived.
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Funston
War Department
K. Tenth Cavalry
Carrizal
Gomez
Chihuahua
Jacinto Trevino
General Bell
el Paso
Prisoners Locked in Chihuahua Jail After Carrizal Fight
Lem Soulsbury the Mormon scout and seventeen Negro troopers captured by Mexican forces at Carrizal are imprisoned in Chihuahua City. General Trevino confirmed the names to General Pershing and said no plans exist to return them to their commands. Local unrest rose at the prisoners sight with an attempt to lynch them, but soldiers protected the group, bayoneting some rioters.
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Chihuahua
Mexico
Lem Soulsbury
Carrizal
General Trevino
General Pershing
Pershing
el Paso
Trevino
Chihuahua City
Optimistic View Taken On Mexico Crisis
From Mexico City a censored dispatch reports an optimistic view of the situation and belief that the crisis has passed. Authorities and observers express cautious confidence while monitoring developments and potential aftereffects.
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Mexico City
South America to Mediate Mexico United States Conflict
South American nations plan mediation to avert war between Mexico and the United States. Ecuadorian minister Gonzalo Cordova left New York to confer with Washington officials and other South American representatives. Announcement of Cordova's plans came from his private secretary.
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New York
South America
Mexico
United States
Gonzalo Cardova
Ecuador
Washington
Cordova
Mexican mobilization near Douglas sparks border fears
Five thousand Mexican regulars with 3000 volunteers prepare to advance on Douglas from Fronteras as refugees flee Nacozazi and Fronteras. Reports say Esqueda has been evacuated, carranzista artillery moved toward El Sufre, and supplies from Nacazori’s Moctezuma Copper Company were seized. General Calles’ staff begins packing at Agua Prieta as troops mass.
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Douglas
Ariz
Fronteras
Sonora
Cumpas
Nacozazi
Nacorazi
Esqueda
Moctezuma Copper Company
Nacozari
Calles
el Sufre
Mexicans Readying Move Near Chihuahua Border
Reports say thousands of Mexican troops concentrate in Carretas Pass Sierra Madre within fifty miles of General Pershing. Cavalry infantry and artillery are prepared for a march into the American line north of Casas Grandes. Units from Morelos Fronteras and Moctezuma join Carrancista forces once stationed at Agua Prieta opposite Douglas.
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Columbus
N. M
Carretas
Sierra Madre
Chihuahua- Sonora
Pershine
Casas Grandes
Morelos, Fronteras
Moctezuma
Agua Prieta
Douglas
Ariz
Carreras
Secret troop movements kept under wraps across border
Secrecy remains strict on all troop movements below the border as General Pershing and General Funston stay in contact through the day. Reports and orders are exchanged but no details of the messages have been released.
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Ecrecy
General Pershing
General Funston
No Orders To Mexicans In U S Not Imposed
Mexican ambassador designate Eliseo Arredondo said there are no plans to order Mexicans in the United States to leave unless a war with Mexico is declared. He added he sought instructions from his government after many border consuls queried the issue.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Mexico
Eliseo Arredondo
Arredondo
Plan peace meeting in El Paso with professor Jordan
Dr David Star Jordan chancellor emeritus of Stanford University will arrive in El Paso Monday to take part in a conference aimed at preventing war between the United States and Mexico. He has booked hotel apartments for the gathering.
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el Paso
Tex
David Star Jordan
Stanford University
United States
Mexico
Jordan
LINE HELD BY AMERICAN TROOPS IN MEXICO
A map shows positions of American forces from El Paso to Colonia Dublan and Pershing’s advance base near Namiquipa. Carranza troops surround the line with Mexican forces pressing the outskirts, while American positions are marked along a black line.
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Mexico
Carranza
el Paso
Colonia Dublan
Casas Grandes
Namiquipa
Pershing
IRCES
Arrowwil
NAVY
Conference Anticipation Draws Notables From Across Regions
William Jennings Bryan is slated to attend the conference with arrival time unconfirmed. Frank P. Walsh of Kansas City is expected Monday to attend. Mexican delegates Telefport to El Paso include Modesto A. Rollan Dr. Atl the Mexico City editor and Luis Manuel Rojas. The Mexican representative’s arrival time remains unclear.
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Rive
William Jennings Bryan
Frank P. Walsh
Kansas City
Modesto A. Rollan
Yucatan
Atl
Mexico City
Luis Manuel Rojas
el Paso
Labor to Oppose War Conference to Avert Mexico Conflict
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, announced a leaders conference to avert war in Mexico. He sent letters to union presidents urging rapid travel to El Paso to meet U S representatives and to General Carranza about the planned gathering.
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New York
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Mexico
Republic
el Paso
Gompers
Carranza
Beef Inquiry Pushs For Borland Resolution Testimony
Dayton Moses of Burnet and B Spiller of Fort Worth appear before the House judiciary committee to advocate the Borland resolution directing an investigation of the alleged beef trust. Colonel Ike T. Pryor of San Antonio is expected to testify for the cattlemen.
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Washington, D. C
Dayton Moses
Burnet
B. Spiller
Fort Worth
Cuttle Raiders’ Association of Texas
Judiciary Committee of the
House
Borland
Beef Trust
Ike T. Pryor
San Antonio
Guard Surgeon Found Dead in Nevada Missouri
Major W. O. Williams chief surgeon of the Missouri National Guard was found dead in his automobile near the state training camp. Officials said he apparently suffered a stroke of apoplexy. His home was in Nevada Missouri.
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Guard
Nevada
W. O. Williams
Missouri National Guard
Dicks Visit Chicago Amid Reporters Photographers Frolic
William K. Dick and his bride formerly Mrs Madeline Force Astor spent three hours in Chicago on June 24 dodging reporters and photographers before taking the Overland Limited to Santa Barbara California in the evening.
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Chicago
William K. Dick
Madeline Force Astor
Santa Barbara
Cal
Rule Works Both Ways
A father and son swap bartering lines about beer and money. The son tricks the father by offering a jug with no beer, proving cleverness in getting beer without money. The exchange underscores witty exchanges in life.
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Pittsburg
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