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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1916
Page
1
A child watches drill hall scenes with a battered uniformed boy who dreams of joining a Mexican border movement. He imagines dust and danger, recalls past nations, and boasts of a .22 short as a future weapon. The piece shifts to Washington reports on Carranza and Japanese warships near Baja California.
Gen Franklin Bell and state officials press urgent orders for a Washington mobilization to the Mexican border. Troops from the Western department will move from American Lake with rushed federal equipment, trains set to depart Sunday, and 850 men expected to depart Seattle in one unit.
San Antonio June 23 General Funston indicated orders for distributing the state militia along the border will likely not be public until units arrive at their stations. Exact locations will not be divulged to avoid informing Mexican officials of arrangements.
Secretary Baker orders all department commanders to send militia to the border as fast as equipment allows. Initial units likely from New York with others from Indiana Illinois and Wisconsin. Central department plans 5000 militiamen to entrain once Funston directs targets as Illinois troops begin mustering.
Over two days 400 National Guardsmen target young men in Seattle to fill 120 vacancies in the First battalion as officers employ bold methods. Recruiters parade streets in uniform with tag campaigns and loud appeals while Mor ton and Tacoma contingents press into towns, aiming to raise enough volunteers for federal service.
Sixteen carloads of ammunition consigned to New York for the allies were requisitioned in the Northumberland yards today by U S army officers. The cars were rerouted to Buffalo and will be sent to the arsenal at Fort Worth Texas.
Mayor Gill appointed fifty special emergency police to patrol the waterfront in relation to the longshoremen's strike. The officers were to report immediately, and no violence was reported to police up to noon.
In Columbus New Mexico on June 23 reports say de facto government watchers monitor shipments of troops and supplies at the base. One suspect is under arrest today and several others are watched. a German resident of Mexico City long settled here since the Villista raid is under surveillance.
The Star previews Boss Sledge as a central figure in George Randolph Chester’s six day serialized novel A Tale of Red Roses. The story starts Monday and concludes Saturday, spotlighting the master storyteller’s craft.
Unconfirmed reports from El Paso claim Troops C and K of the Tenth Cavalry were nearly annihilated at Carrizal after being lured into a Carrancista trap. A small American force reportedly held its ground before retreating across the Rio Carmen. Pershing was said to move a relief column, while Mexican reports contradicted the worst details.
The War Department released Gen. Pershing's first account of the Carrizal engagement. Troopers who reached field HQ provided details ahead of the main force. Secretary Baker said Pershing dispatched cavalry to support and retrieve the two troops, with no chance yet to confer with their officers.
Washington reports the United States has asked Great Britain to supervise American interests through British diplomats in Mexico if war breaks out. The move aims to safeguard citizens and property, reflecting standard precautionary steps amid rising tensions with Mexico and Carrizal incidents. The U S seeks release of American prisoners held in Mexican custody.
Militia men in uniform invited to a Friday night dance at Dreamland pavilion. Joe Schermer lends the venue keys to guardsmen. dances and refreshments free. Four American Express Seattle staff enlistments reduce local office roster: H. L. Beeler, S. E. Seger, B. A. Robertson, Don Sargent.
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