Safety First Keeps Troop Movements Hidden at Border
War Department orders no public release of troop train progress to prevent potential sabotage as militia movements head toward the border. Three Illinois brigades and three Wisconsin units予定 to Fort Sam Houston, with others moving through to the border. officials cite safety, not censorship.
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United States
War Department
Ilinois
San Antonio
Illinois
Wisconsin
Fort Sam JsouSton
Gaston
Big Bend
Presidio
Rio Grande
Ojinaga
U.S. Soldiers Kill Mexican Line Rider Near El Paso
A Mexican line rider of the Carranza customs service was shot and killed by eight American soldiers who reportedly fired across the Rio Grande into Mexican territory near Ysleta, twelve miles east of El Paso. Mexican officials claim the guard Juan Moreno and another official were performing their duties when fired upon without warning. General Gonzales in Juarez reported the incident and asked for an investigation by General Bell. Capt. George Vidmer of Ysleta denied knowledge of any shooting and doubted that US troops fired across the border.
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EL Paso
Tex
Carranza Customs Service
Rio Grande
Ysleta
Gonzales
Juarez
Juan Moreno
Bell
George Vidmer
Break with United States Imminent in Mexican Crisis
Reports from Mexico City quote General Carranza and advisers pressing to attack U S troops and reject American demands for withdrawal. Cabinet faction urged defiance as special agent Rodgers awaited Carranza’s reply. Refugees continue to flee Vera Cruz while President Wilson’s cabinet pursues firm border protection and possible congressional action. Ambassador Arredondo pressed Lansing on mistreatment claims and urged steps to prevent further incidents.
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Washington
Mexico City
Carranza
Trevino
Mexico
United States
Rodgers
State Department
Vera Cruz
Wilson
New York
Arredondo
Lansing
Eliseo Arredondo
Mr. Lansing
Congress
Mr. Arredondo
Orders To Commanders Suppress News On Troop Movements
Washington June 20 The War Department ordered all department army commanders to suppress news of troop movements. Officials saw the National Guard mobilization progressing and legal experts say Congress authorized drafting every enrolled guard member into federal service when needed. The draft could apply to 130000 guardsmen even without new oaths. The effort follows heightened Mexican crisis, with 1100 new recruits last week. The order directs that no movement information be given to press or nonrailroad officials. only railroad officials or the American Railway Association may receive details.
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Washington, D. C
Baker
Department
War Department
National Guard
Congress
Mexico
Texas
American Railway Association
de- Yoder
Germans Take Trench French Recapture Verdun Fight
Paris reports a fierce Verdun assault east of Hill 304 where Germans seized a fortified trench in the first French line before a brilliant French counter-attack recovered it. German forces also pressed Avecourt wood and west of Hill 304 but failed, suffering heavy losses. Front activity is noted from Nieuport to the Aisne.
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Paris
Hill 304
Verdun
Avecourt Wood
Nieuport
Aisne
President Wilson Heads to New York for Address
President Wilson departed Washington this afternoon shortly before two for New York where he is to deliver an address this evening. The trip follows a day of official duties and will keep the president away from the capital overnight as he engages with an urban audience.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
New York
Taft Dines With Hughes In Quiet Political Talk
Former President Taft joined Charles I Hughes for a luncheon at Hughes summer home in Binghamton New York. They discussed the political situation. In Des Moines Iowa the state supreme court declared the Mulci repeal law valid and constitutional. In Petrograd the war office announced Russian forces captured Obertine and nearby villages south of the Dneister river.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Taft
Charles I. Hughes
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa State Supreme Court
Dneister
Petrograd
War Office
Obertine
San Antonio Area Forecast Tonight and Saturday Unsettled
For San Antonio and vicinity the outlook calls for unsettled weather tonight and Saturday with periods of rain possible. Temperatures will be mild with highs around the upper 60s to low 70s and lows in the 50s.
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San Antonio
Weather Forecast Summary for Major Cities
Data reports St Louis 80 with 76 to 90 range under clear skies and southwest wind. Chicago 70 with 70 to 88, mostly cloudy and northwest wind. Milwaukee 60 with 60 to 66, cloudy and east wind. Kansas City 76 with 74 to 90, clear and south wind. New York 66 with 64 to 82, cloudy and north wind. Saturday conditions vary across cities.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Four remaining Raiders Hanged at Deming New Mexico
Four Villa followers executed by hanging in the Deming county jail after a Columbus raid. Ensevio Renteria and Taurino Garcia were first, Jose Rangel and Jose Castillo followed, with Rangel’s neck broken and Garcia uttering a plea for God’s forgiveness. The seven men were tried for first degree murder, tied to Villa’s raid that killed seventeen soldiers and civilians.
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Garcia
Columbus
Jose Rodriguez
Company D
New Mexico National Guard
W. J. Simpson
N. M
Jose Rangel
Juan Sanchez
Eusebio Renteria
Taurino Garcia
Francisco Alvarez
Juan Castillo
Villa
Santa Fe
German Soldier Enlists in Missouri Guard in Kansas City
Charles Stadler a baker with three years as a colonel in Carranza's army enlisted in the Third Regiment Missouri National Guards in Kansas City. Stadler said he joined the Mexican army in 1912 and commanded 3000 troops under General Obregon. He trained his Mexican units in the German way learned at Munich.
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Kansas City
Carranza
Charles Stadler
Missouri National Guards
Stadler
Obregon
Munich
U S Note From Mexico City Promised Today
The Foreign Office announced that President Wilson’s note replying to General Carranza demanding troop withdrawal will be published today. The note, already released in the United States on June 20, states the U S will not pull its forces from Mexico until Mexico ends bandit raids and fulfills its duties.
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Mexico City
Foreign Office
Wilson
Carranza
Mexico
United States
Yukon Territory votes on prohibition referendum
Workers celebrate a territorial Legislature measure for a referendum on prohibition in Yukon Territory to be held by September 1. If approved, prohibition would take effect July 14, 1917, banning manufacture and sale of all intoxicants except medicine and technical imports.
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Dawson
Y. T
Yukon Territory
Guardsmen drown bathing in Gasconade River near Jerome
Two guardsmen, Robert Daly and Louis Reitz of Company H, 14th regiment Brooklyn, N Y, drowned late yesterday while bathing in the Gasconade River near Jerome Missouri. Their troop train halted to permit the swim.
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Springfield
Robert Daly
Louis Reitz
14Th Regiment
Brooklyn
N. Y
Gasconade River
Jerome
Members lose seats upon National Guard commissions
The House Judiciary Committee ruled that Congress members who enter federal service with the National Guard lose their seats. Seats vacate automatically when a member accepts a commission under the Army Reorganization Act, with vacancy declared by resolution as a procedural step. The legal effect of the act remains unchanged.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
National Guard
House Judiciary Committee
Tauscher Acquitted By Jury In Conspiracy Case
New York June 30 Hans Tauscher former German army officer was acquitted by a jury of conspiracy to blow up the Welland canal. He served as an agent for Krupp works in this country. His wife Mme Gadski opera singer wept with happiness as verdict was announced. Other named in the indictment include Capt Irans von Papen and Wolfe von Igel.
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New York
Hans Tauscher
Welland Canal
Tauscher
Krupp
Mme. Gadski
Horst von der Goldtz
Canada
Uncertain Weather Lingers Across City and State
Major Allen Buell of the weather bureau says conditions remain unsettled with equal chances of rain. A Thursday shower produced .06 inch across central and southern city areas, while Alamo Heights saw no rain. Statewide readings include Alice .02 inch and Beeville .14 inch with scattered showers in the southwest.
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Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
Alamo Heights
Alice
Beeville
Bernhardt to America sets September 1 for tour
New York June 30. Sarah Bernhardt plans a U S visit to resume acting despite last season illness after her leg amputation. A cable reports she will depart September 1. Bernhardt is 72 years old.
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New York
Sarah Bernhardt
America
Jmne
Will of Field Marshal Earl Kitchener Proved In London
The will of Field Marshal Earl Kitchener British secretary of war who died aboard the Hampshire has been admitted to probate in London. It states an estate valued at about 850000 dollars.
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London
Field Marshal Earl Kitchener
Hampshire
Sunday light feature round up from wartime era reads and tips
A collection of magazine style pieces includes the story behind the Declaration of Independence, portraits of women aiding troops, life extension by automobile use, zoo overhauls, wartime psychic speculation, religion on life beyond death, sun signs affecting character, practical homemaking tips, and a feature on Skylight Hats by Lady Duff Gordon.
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Great Britain
Henry C. Adams
A. J. Waldron
Duff Gordon
Lucille
London
Shillitani Executed at Sing Sing for Policemen’s Death
Oresta Shillitani was executed at Sing Sing for the murder of two New York police officers during an attempted arrest for killing a man in a dispute over a girl. He faced fear in the death house as two others were put to death, later seizing a revolver to shoot a keeper and wound another.
James Seeks Oath to Fight in Mexico in Postwar Texas
Captain William James, closely related to the famous outlaws Jesse and Frank James, has applied to U S District Attorney Wilson to learn the procedure for taking the oath of allegiance to the United States and a possible service in Mexico. He refused to take the oath since the Civil War when with Quantrells band. He was never an outlaw and currently lives in Fort Worth.
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Fort Worth
Tex
William James
Jesse
Frank James
United States
Mexico
Wilson
Quantrelle
James
Western Front Attacks Repulsed by German Troops
Berlin reports British and French assaults along the western front yesterday and last night were repulsed by German troops. The war office announced today.
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Berlin
War Office
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Mewes Teres
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Villistas
Deming
Charles E. Stadler
Missouri Guard
U. S
Missouri River
Kitchener
Oresti Shillitani
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