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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1919
Page
18
Juarez reports fifty Villa dead from an early morning clash at the international race track area as federal troops push to seize the town center. Washington affirms clear U S aims to protect life and border security with reinforcements en route to El Paso.
Reports from El Paso detail U S cavalry in a hot pursuit of Villa detachments near San Lorenzo opposite Ysleta. By 11 am the Second Brigade was visible eight miles south and east of Juarez, with American troops closing in as Villa forces tried to reach the mountains. An unconfirmed note placed Villa near the Juarez race track during shelling.
Fighting resumed in Juarez at 4 40 p m on Sunday with extended rifle fire by 6 00 p m as federal troops repelled rebels along Calle Comercio. Colonel J Gonzales Escobar led a costly cavalry assault and was wounded five times, sent to El Paso for care.
An unknown woman was shot and killed at 8 o clock Sunday four locks from the Rio Grande on the American side. This marked the first fatality on the American side in the incident. An additional battalion of four two.
General Erwin ordered the post closed and seized the international bridge after Corporals Edward Reilly and Earl Smith were wounded by stray bullets. The Villa forces retreated after marching to the south end of the bridge. A Mexican girl was struck in the leg and bullets hit downtown El Paso hotels and buildings. Troops patrol the riverfront to head off Villa raids.
Military headquarters announced that cavalry and artillery units would likely return to the American side before dark while infantry had been withdrawn this morning. The report places actions in El Paso Texas on June 16.
The Butte city council repealed all dog license ordinances and enacted a new rule requiring all dogs to be kept in enclosures or on chains. The measure cites past incidents of dogs roaming into shrubs and gardens as a primary reason for the strict mandate.
Springfield reports the Pacific coast strike by electrical workers continues today despite the general strike order being cancelled. Secretary Charles P. Ford of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers cites slow transmission of the cancellation order as the reason.
Los Angeles workers from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers walked off the job at Southern California Telephone Company plants citing unresolved issues. Company officials declined to discuss the situation.
On June 16 in St. Louisa a strike by telephone operators and electrical workers halted Kinlock Telephone Co service and disrupted Western Bell company lines. No estimate of workers involved was available.
Denver workers strike in defiance of union guidance with 100 to 150 members out. Telephone and telegraph services report no disruption.
Deputy Guy Nelson confronted Toy Smith on East Center near the Louvre cafe early Sunday. Smith resisted as he reached for a concealed .32 pistol and was forced to surrender. He was jailed on carrying concealed weapons with case postponed. previously held on unrelated possession charges with a $25 bond.
J N Tohill of Lottie Hotel Evanaville Indiana describes six weeks of constant thigh muscle pain. After a friend's recommendation she tried Foley's Kidney Pills and began to feel relief almost immediately. The ad notes backache rheumatic pains soreness and stiffness and claims the product is sold everywhere.
Rioting in Vienna during a communist demonstration Sunday left eight dead and sixty six injured as about six thousand protesters demanded the release of communist leaders arrested Saturday.
Capt Alcock and Lieut Brown describe a grueling journey from Newfoundland to Galway. Dense fog forced low altitudes and ice coated the craft for hours while winds shifted. They survived with two-thirds fuel remaining and praised flying boats for future transatlantic travel.
London reports Harry G. Hawker says Captain Alcock's Atlantic crossing was a magnificent and fine feat. He expresses gladness that the flight was accomplished in real fashion without warships or other devices.
President Wilson said a complete text of the peace theory is not in the public interest now. He noted the document is incomplete and many delicate points are under negotiation, replying to a Senate resolution on June 16.
Berlin reports a canvass in official quarters indicating Germany will not sign the peace treaty unless the entente powers make radical changes to their revised proposals. The government awaits developments over the next forty eight hours while preparations proceed. Paris says Allies promise within a month to publish the list of individuals to be tried for war crimes. The German counter proposals reply is due at Versailles at 4 o'clock.
London reports active preparations in Moscow for evaluating Petrograd after a wireless dispatch notes planned actions.
Ralph De Palma led the thirteenth mile of the fifty mile international auto race at Sheepshead Bay to break the world mark for fifty miles with 26 minutes 23 2 10 seconds finishing two thirds of a lap ahead of Dave Lewis and Joe Boyer. De Palma averaged 114.5 mph and his intermediate splits set several other track records.
A farmer declares practical use of Chamberlains remedies for common ills. He suggests keeping Chamberlains Cough and Colds Remedy Liniment and several tablets at hand to treat minor ailments promptly and avoid trips to town.
President Montie Gwinn urged Idaho bankers to deepen local service, support farmers, and expand community projects. He praised wartime finance, championed the Federal Reserve system, and urged practical action and closer ties with directors while addressing Liberty bond safekeeping and free services postwar.
Washington reports broad resistance to the Mondell bill as opponents argue it benefits few soldiers and could irrigate western lands. Critics urge bonuses or home loans for veterans, while eastern papers question its land grabs and unfair entry rules. House committee doubt persists.
Two clouds of dust near a southwestern mesa at noon indicated the positions of American and Villa cavalry. It was impossible to tell if the Americans were in contact with the fleeing rebels.
John Hoff of Tetonia Idaho, 50, arrived in Ogden to undergo amputation of both hands after a premature dynamite blast while blasting a hillside irrigation ditch. Doctors at Dee hospital amputated the hands and treated his eyes, with an effort to save his eyesight. He had first aid at home before travel.
Bozeman Montana June 16 The annual gopher and ground squirrel shoot of the local lodge of Elks ended in the slaughter of twenty thousand pests. The count is based on tails turned in at headquarters with about seven thousand tails reported and hunters claiming twice as many animals were killed but not recovered.
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