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Newspaper
The Greenville Journal
Location
Greenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1916
Page
2
Wounded officer reports the Carrizal massacre as U S troops march toward Mexico in a ultimatum to President Carranza seeking an immediate reply. The confrontation heightens tensions as the border crisis escalates with military actions and diplomatic exchanges.
Field headquarters report Major General Leonard Wood orders 15 000 National Guardsmen from New York Massachusetts New Jersey and Connecticut to the Mexican border. Troops to swear into federal service and mustering officers sent to armories as units from Maine New Hampshire Vermont Delaware Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia and Florida prepare to move.
The note delivered by James Linn Rodgers reports Mexico's claim that General Trevino ordered Pershing’s forces not to advance or move, but American troops moved east and clashed at Carrizal. It notes casualties and 17 prisoners, and demands immediate release of prisoners and property, with a formal diplomatic statement forthcoming via proper channels.
Kentucky militiamen are moved to Fort Thomas as Company K of Ashland and the Lexington Signal Corps entrain for the front to prepare the camp. Col Colaton from Louisville met Gov. Stanley in Frankfort to discuss movement of the regiment. conference postponed. Ashland’s K Company reports full strength. L Company flag from Spanish-American War presented to K Company.
Governor Willy addressed a joint memorial service in Greenlawn Cemetery with members of fraternal orders and auxiliaries. An open air ceremony and parade preceded the exercises as he urged semiamilitary groups to answer the enlistment call amid remarks on Captain Hoya’s ambush at Curtizal.
President Wilson backs a bigger battleship build up with a plan for eight capital ships two dreadnoughts and six battle cruisers plus fleet submarines speed upgrades and more enlisted personnel to man reserve vessels Senate leaders Tillman Swanson and Lodge support the expansion while a subcommittee studies the proposal Congress may approve a broader program than the House Navy bill and favor higher navy staffing levels.
Petrograd reports 174 484 prisoners captured in the Volhynia Galicia push as German divisions rush eastward to counter the Russian offensive near Lemberg. German forces also en route to Loko-Kovel front while Russians cross the Sereth and advance south of Turina amid Austro Hungarian actions.
Hopkinsville born B. W. Clark former captain of Company D sails to Murray to take charge of L Company as captain and vows a vigorous enlistment drive to reach full strength.
Framingham reports the first contingent of Massachusetts troops en route for duty. Orders from the adjutant general specify four infantry regiments plus the First Battalion of Field Artillery hospital corps and ambulance corps. Medical exams underway during transit. destination remains unannounced.
A Company of the Kentucky Signal Corps under Capt. Otto Holstein marched from Lexington toward Fort Thomas. Private M Middleton of C Company, Second Kentucky, was injured by a train, losing two fingers on his right hand. American cattlemen killed in Mexico near Nacozari include William Robertson and Tom Snyder south west of the town. General Calles confirms the death of A R Dickson, a British subject, wounded in the same clash that killed Jim Parks, an American prospector.
The report lists bid prices for corn oats hay and clover timothy and various mixes from Northwestern local markets. It also shows live poultry rates for broilers fowls ducks and turkeys, cattle hogs and sheep, with ranges for grades, weights, and extras.
Adjutant General Cole of the Connecticut National Guard received orders from Major General Leonard Wood to move toward the Mexican border at once. About 3,000 troops remain at Camp Holcomb Niantic with roughly a quarter as recruits. Most recruits lack arms and will stay behind the first detachment.
Dana V. Craig, 18, rode 160 miles from Per singer Nicholas county to offer his services. Accompanied by his father Arthur C. Craig, he was accepted at a local recruiting station and sent to barracks in Columbus Ohio.
The Wright Company pledges to shift from current work to manufacturing aeroplanes for war if needed. They are already building an aeroplane boat and a high powered engine for the French government. In other news, Finnish runner Hannes Kolehmainen, famed for 1912 Olympic success, refuses Mexican duty with Brooklyn’s Fourteenth Regiment and faces possible court martial for disobedience.
Agua Prieta across the border from Douglas Arizona emptied its civilian population during the night. Soldiers and the staff of Sonora commander General P Elias Callea and the customs officers stayed behind. About fifteen hundred residents mainly women and children left for the south, crowded into cars with scant possessions.
Reports from London and Rome detail German forces pushing Austrians back from Volhynia toward Lemberg, with German and Austrian staff changes rumored and British seizures of a steamer carrying rice and cocoa. Bombardments in Italy and piracy convictions in Belize are also noted.
Washington reports the House, 208 to 8, held District Attorney H Snowden Marshall of New York in contempt for criticising a Judiciary Committee subcommittee. Speaker Clark to issue an arrest warrant and Marshall to be brought before the House bar. The case stems from Marshall neutrality investigations.
Berlin dispatch reports Lt Lomelmann killed while reconnoitering on the western front after he had claimed his fifteenth aeroplane on May 17. The London Telegraph dispatch cites the incident as the latest action in aerial warfare.
The record recounts the Tenth Cavalry ambush near Carrizal by Carranza forces. Captain Boyd, Captain Morey, and Lieutenant Adair were killed or wounded as machine guns opened fire. Surviving troopers fought back, saved some mounts, and retreated toward the hills, reporting to Pershing. Washington. Reverend Ferdinand Schulte offers to serve as fireman or chaplain in wartime.
Roger Bresnahan reacts to missed fire while Washington faces changes with rookie right hander Mold er from the American association and praise for the club. Manager Griffith tests Walter Johnson as the team opens a season with hope and caution. A separate incident recalls a nineteen year old girl saved from a deadly pistol shot when a steel corset steered the bullet.
A four year old girl is sent to a nest to collect an egg but discovers a soft shelled egg and rushes to tell her father it is not yet Molah ed. The anecdote is told in a clipped, humorous style from a historical newspaper page. The snippet also mentions tornadoes and a Methodist Women fundraising total for foreign missions, with figures in dollars and pounds.
Barnett-Schenk Drug Co promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a proven kidney medicine with thirteen years of sales and no unpleasant customer dealings. The ad invites readers to order a sample for ten cents and promises a booklet on kidneys and bladder.
A humorous old tale shows a sick man duped by a physician who piles on charges. The patient pays two dollars for the first visit but the doctor absorbs the “game” by declaring no further examination needed. The quip ends with a satire on honesty and insurance policies.
The article urges choosing foods that build sturdy bodies and keen brains while cutting out rich indigestible items. It emphasizes diet as essential to health and sound living, detailing benefits of selecting nourishing, easily digestible fare.
An ad style note touts Grape-Nuts as a balanced food made from whole wheat and barley. It claims the product contains all grain nutrients including minerals for brain rebuilding.
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