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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-19
Pursued Three Miles

The cavelrymen then charged the Mex
leans, who fled toward Matamoras. They
continued three miles, when Major Ander-
son, in command, ordered it halted on or
ders from headquarters here to recross
the river.
The first section of the fourth punt
tive expedition commanded by Lieut.. A.
S. Newman crossed the Rio Grande yes
terday morning in pursuit of a hot
trail" His command comprised troop H
of the Sd Cavalry. A second section
crossed at o'clock yesterday afternoon.
headed by Major Anderson. The entire
expedition which swan the Rio Grande
took position on the Mexican side two
miles west from the ford and sent out
scouting parties.
The bandits fled before the American
forces. Last night Major Anderson's out
post was fired upon from a Mexican
house. The house was charged by tho
Americans, but the occupants were too
quick for them and had fled into the
bushes. The entire section opposite San
Pedro was thoroughly searched and while
there was occasional sniping none Of the
Americans nor horses was injured.
The retirement of the expedition be-
gan early today upon instructions from
General Parker, commanding this
military district, who had exchanged
messages with Gen. Alfredo Ricaut,
Carranza commander of the Matamo-
ros district. Mexican Consul J. z.
Cara acted as intermediary. Consul
Cara told the American officer that
Gen. Ricaut might not be able to stop
the Mexican troops in the brush who
might attack. He was told that the
United States cavalry could stop them.
General Ricaut commanded the i'm
mediate withdrawal of the expedition
and threatened to attack unless this
was done. Ricaut was told, it is I'M
derstood, that such an attack meant
war. Today, exchanges between the
two commanders resulted in a promise
being exacted from Ricaut that he
would capture and punish the bandits
who raided the American side.
Gen. Parker accepted this promise
and ordered the withdrawal through
Col. r. l.. Billiard of the 18th Infantry,
who had joined the expedition during
the night. The expedition re-crossed
the river on pontoon bridges.
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sist Of the 5th. sth and 9th Regiments.
The choice of the separate regiment OF
infantry asked for by Washington lies
between the I'd and the 9Th. 1t was
thought the I'd Regiment would be Sc
lected as Col. w. c. Hayes, its command
er, is the senior officer.
The Bay State troops called out number
5121, as follows:
Infantry 5000. field artillery soO cavalry
3oo signal corps $50, ambulance corps g.
field hospital 81, sanitory division $50.
Twelve hundred troops will be left be.
hind, consisting of the naval militia and
one regiment of infantry. General Cole
said the chief difficulty he could foresee
in mobilizing was to get the 1000 horses
which would be required.
The mobilization orders show that
the coast artillery corps, the 9Th in
fantry regiment. LIST corps cadets and
the naval brigade will not go to camp.
Any officer or enlisted man not re-
porting as ordered will be subject to
court martial" the instructions say.
This tour of duty is for an indefinite
period, and officers and men are eau
toned about making the necessary ar
rangements in accordance Herewith"
Commanding officers are directed to
recruit to the maximum strength.
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except the three whose guardsmen al
ready nave been mustered in, after an
all-day conference at the war department
attended by Secretary Baker, Mai. Gen.
Scott, chief of staff; Mai Gen. Bliss. chief
OF the mobile army. and Brig. Gen. Mills,
chlef OF the militia division general staff
ofls. 1en. McCombs. president of the
Army war college, also was consulted
Since Mr. Baker did not find it necessary
to confer again with President Wilson
after his late visit to the White House
last night. it was apparent the decision "a
bring out the militia was reached then.
BY the new orders there will be placed
at Gen. Funston's disposition two major
generals and q brigades of militia with
their complete infantry commands.
In all SIS regiments of infantry with 10
separate battalions and many separate
companies are affected, giving a total Of
114S companies, each of which must have
minimum strength Of 65 men when mus
tered into the federal service. The total
enlisted force of infantry. therefore,
would not be,less than $1,000 men.
Less than 500 companies, scattered
throughout the country, will not be mus
tered and the national guard coast artil-
lery companies have not been summoned
All the field artillery. cavalry, engineer
and signal corps will be employed, as we'll
as any of the militia field hospitals and
ambulance companies. The war depart
ment has on hand ample equipment and
clothing to outfit and maintain this force
The call applies to 70 batteries Of field
artillery, SO troops of cavalry and one
New York cavalry machine gun troop,
% engineer companies and % signal COM
panies. all with full equipment already
issued to them. Twenty-six ambulance
companies and q field hospitals also have
been ordered made ready for entrainment
No indication was given at the state
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State said Gen. Presson. I'VE
have been busy for months and we can
leave for the front at any time" The Or
ders for the troops to move will come
from the secretary of war to Governor
Oakley c. Curtis, the commander-in-c thief
of the States forces who will turn the
orders over to his chief of staff, Gen.
Presson, for contamination.
The two organizations OF the National
Guard of Maine consist of approximately
1900 men equally divided. The Coast Ar
tillery corps is comprised of four compa-
MES from Portland, two from Lewiston
and one each from Westbrook, Auburn,
Bath, Brunswick, Sanford, Biddeford,
Kennebunk. The companies of the Sec
ond Regiment Infantry, the other organ
ization, are located at Dexter, Rumford,
Livermore Falls. Norway, Skowhegan,
Dover, Bangor, Waterville. Eastport, Au-
gusta and Pennington, with a gun com
pany at Bangor 1t is probable that the
Coast Artillery corps will be modified at
Portland and the Second Regiment Infan-
try at Augusta before departure for the
border.
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CIGARETTES ARE
BLAMED FOR MAN
LEAVING FAMILY

Manchester, n. H., June 1S.-John j.
Fleury. up to a few days ago a promi-
nett member of the First Free Baptist
church, is at the Hillsborough county
jail here. held under bonds of $1,000 for the
a charge Of bigamy.
His two alleged wives sat side by side In
police court Saturday. F'leury blames Gig
arettes for his acts.
Alma MERCER 10 years old, lived with
her parents at ) Marion street, in West
Manchester, until few days ago. She
met Fleury quite by accident and she
agreed to a clandestine marriage and City
Clerk Arthur W. Phinney married the
couple at his Office in City hall on Mon
day of last week.
Fleury gave his name as Walter Joseph
Herman and the girls name as Alice Rose
home, where her parents, unaware of the
substitution of fictitious names, gave a
wedding reception. The next day the
bridegroom disappeared.
The young bride waited in vain for his
temperance, and read that night of his
arrest on a charge of non-support of his
first wife and her baby.
In court Saturday it was brought out
that Fleury married Christabel Alderman
of this city in Bristol more than year
ago He deserted her when her child was
born recently.
Asked by his counsel why he did it..
Fleury replied that he had doped himself
with cigarettes The lawyer replied that
he had smoked them all his life, but
found one wife enough.
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department tonight Of the course to be
pursued with regard to the reply to Gen.
Carranza's note demanding the withdraw
al Of the American troops now in Mexico.
It was prepared last week by Secretary
Lansing and is stifl in President Wilson S
hands. 1t had been intended to dispatch
messenger but recent developments may
change this plan.
Official reports that recent raids
along the border had created alarm
among American residents in Mexico
City and elsewhere beyond the border
were reflected today in a message re-
ceived at the Mexican embassy from
Gen. Carranza. 1t stated that excite
ment prevailed at the Mexican capital
over the omnibus signs along the Dor.
der, and asked Eliseo Arredondo, am
bassador designate, to tell the First
Chief what he had learned of the in
tentions of the Washington govern
ment toward Mexico
In his reply, Mr. Arredondo sent
copy of Secretary Bakers statement
announcing the call for the militia.
carranza's Position
Some officials here have been inclined
to look upon the Carranza note any many
Of his other more or less hostile actions
as attempts to placate the radical anti
American elements in Mexico, without
actually bringing on hostilties with the
United States. These officials believe that
Carranza is playing a game of bluff and
that. much as he may hate Villa the di-
rect cause of the present situation he
dare not attempt to capture the bandit
and turn him over to the United States
for punishment because he fears to make
a national hero ana martyr of his former
ally against Huerta.
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new HAMPSHIRE
MOBILIZATION
IN BUT ONE DAY

Concord, n. H, June 1S-Adjutant Cen
eral Charles Howard, when he learned OF
the call of the militia for border duty
said New Hampshire's contingent could
be modified at Concord in a day. There
are at present 1900 men enlisted in this
state, and he felt sure from his recent
investigations that If necessary the COM
mand could be recruited to the full war
strength of 200 in very short ime.
There are Immediately available he
said, tents, uniforms, rifles and other
necessary equipment, as we'll as a full
equipment of field hospital and machine
guns, all Of the most modern kind.
The call from the war department takes
all of the New Hampshire National
Guard except the two coast artillery COM
panies. numbering 260 men. at Ports
mouth.
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BATES TEACHERS
LEAVE COLLEGE
FOR OTHER JOBS

Lewiston, Me, June 1s.-Mrs,
Blanche Whittum Roberts, who has
been librarian of Bates College since
1909, has rendered her resignation, to
take effect at the close of the pres
ent school year.
Warren n. Watson, who has been
instructor in chemistry at Bates for
the last three years, has also resigned,
and will next year be instructor at
Brown University. Mr.. Watson attend
ed Knox College at Galesburg, H., for
two years and then entered Bates,
graduating in 1911. He then took grad
uate work at Massachusetts Institute
Of Technology and at Harvard, com
ing back to Bates as Instructor in 1914
1t is said he will be succeeded by
Charles Higgins of Auburn, Bates Is.
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The Fourth American
Punitive Expedition
Accompanies object
Cleaned out Bandits in Notorious District, Kill
ing Two and Wounding Two Others Exact
ed Promise from Carranza Commander That
Bandits Would Be Run Down and Punished

Brownsville, Texas, June 18.-HaV-
ing accomplished its object-the dis
persing of Mexican bandits who Friday
night raided Texas ranches and at
tackled a detachment of the 26th In
fantry east of San Benito. Texas, the
fourth American punitive expedition to
enter Mexico was withdrawn today.
There were no American casualties.
Promises were given by the Carran-
"a commander at Matamoros that he
would run down and punish the out
laws.
Two bandits were killed and two
wounded in an action with a detach-
ment of about Is Mexicans when the
Americans began to withdraw.
The withdrawn expedition tonight
camped at San Pedro, Texas, about II
miles west of Brownsville, waiting de-
velopment after having, according to
James Parker's official report Cleaned
out nest of bandits on ranches OPP
posite the San Pedro Ranchto dis
trict." These ranches included the
Tahuachal ranch, about 10 miles west
of Malmoros, which is notorious as a
bandit haven.
Grave Possibilities
Military authorities tonight regarded
the situation as grave. This was oc-
casioned by the possibility that it was
a detachment of de facto government
troops. commanded by young lieuten-
ant who led the attack on the Ameri-
cans as they were leaving Mexico. This
officer was killed, and his costume was
found to be composed partly of the
uniform Of a Carranza soldier.
Two Mexicans Dead
Although the Official report of the
fight to army headquarters said one
vas killed and two wounded, it was
confirmed in Matamoros tonight tina.
two MeXicans were killed.
The attack on the rear guard was made
after two troops and machine gun troop
of the Sd Cavalry had recrossed to the
United States. Two troops were back
from the river covering the retreat to the
Rio Grande. The outpost reported the ap-
pearance of a spall band of mounted men
who. on seeing the Americans. opened fire
Troop quickly replied and was joined
by troop F. The firing continued for 10
minutes at range of approximately 800
yards. Two men were seen to fall from
their horses. The supposed lieutenant
went to the aid of one of those wounded,
but was struck by two bullets.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-19
COLONEL TO SEEK
REST;IS FEELING
MUCH IMPROVED

Oyster Bay, n. Y, June 1s.-Colonel
Roosevelt came home Saturday eve
ming to seek the rest which his ply
sicians have ordered 1t was feared
that the motor trip from New York
would do the colonel no good on ac
count Of the loosened ligaments Of his
left side, which have caused him con-
siderable pain, and Saturday evening
it was given out at Sycamore Hill that
the colonel would not be seen.
He has nothing to say" was the
message, and in reply to request for
news of his condition another message
was given out that Mr.. Roosevelt says
he is feeling all right
When he left New York late Satur-
day afternoon Colonel Roosevelt had
had conferences with George w. Per-
llins, Governor Hiram Johnson and
Raymond Robins of Illinois, and de-
spite the enforced rest he is to take
here, it is said that there will be polt-
zeal conferences at Sycamore Hill
every day until June IS, when the
Progressive National committee Will
report on the coloners conditional re-
fusal of the Bull Moose nomina ton.
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sian attacks and captured 3446 Rus
slams and some guns.

sian attacks and captured 3446 Rus
slams and some guns.
At Verdun Front
Fresh attempts by the Germans against
the French positions northeast and north
west of Verdun met with no success, says
the French war office, and the Germans
suffered heavy casualties in their attacks
delivered against the LIE Mort Homme
and Thiaumont sectors.
Again there has been considerable ac-
tvity in the Argone forest and in the
Nosges mountains, where the French in
the former sector used British long-range
artillery effectively against German posi-
a surprise infantry attack southwest of
Carspach
On the French front much fighting in
the air has taken place. A British fller,
unaided, drove down two German ma
chimes, and French aviators accounted
for seven others. The French lost one
machine.
AS yet the Austrians have not with
drawn troops from the Italian front
East, says the Rome communication,
and they are continuing their violent
efforts to break through the Italian
line Their efforts, however, are meet
ing with no success the attacks being
put down with heavy casualties.
Austrian air squadrons have bonn
barded numerous towns in northern
Italy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-19
WOLFCANC KAPP IS
after SCALP OF Won
BATKMANN- VEG

Berlin, June 1S.-(via London). DR..
Wolfsang Kapp, who was criticised
severely by the Imperial Chancellor
DR.. Won Bethmann- Hollweg in a
speech in the Reichstag on June 3 as
among the pirates of public opinion
owing to a pamphlet sharply attacking
the chancellor's policy, now publishes
a card showing that he tried to call
DR.. Won Bethmann-H ollweG to account.
Dr.. kapp sent an agent to negotiate
With an agent OF Dr. Won Bethmann-
Hollweg. The imperial chancellor's
agent declared in the chancellors be-
half that he declined ito make the sub
jecr Of personal explanations an ac-
tion imposed upon him by the duties
of his office" The agent of Dr.. kapp,
thereupon, declared that 'Dr. Kapp
would seek satisfaction at the mo-
ment when the chancellor was no
longer under the protection Of the war,
his position and the muzZled press
DR.. Wolfgdng kapp is one of the
most prominent men in north Ger
many and is closely allied with Herr
Won Heydebrand, Count Won Westarp
ana other opponents Of the imperial
chancellor
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AUGUSTA LOCALS

E. A. Wakefield, United States consul a,
Port Elizabeth, South Africa, arrived in
Augusta Saturday after several DAYS IN
Boston, New York and PHILADELPHIA Ha
attended a meeting of the Boston cham.
her of commerce, where he discussed
prospects with various business men IN.
terested in South African business sf
fairs. Later Consul Wakefield was thu
guest at a luncheon rendered by c.
Richards of Bowring & Co. i Battery
Place, New York City, at the Whitehall
Club. Here Mr.. Wakefield met various
other export commission men, He then
went to Philadelphia at the invitation Of
the chamber of commerce there, and
spoke before a Y. NJ. C. A. class which is
making study of foreign trade. Mr.
Wakefield has recently changed his adj.
dress to I Spring street, where his family
will reside Indefinitely. Mr. Wakefield is
hoping to secure a little rest before the
end of his two months leave of absence
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MANUFACTURERS
SEND NOTICE OF
PREPAREDNESS
Committee Says Manufacturers
Are Showing ''Most Intelligent
Patriotism and Deepest In
teres t''-Secrets Carefully
Guarded

New York, June 1S.-The nation
wide campaign to prepare American
factories for war mobilization inaug-
urated several weeks ago by the Unit
ed States Naval Consulting Boards
committee on industrial preparedness
is proceeding swiftly" and "satisfac-
torily" the committee announced Sat
urday. Already most Of the 100000
leading industrial concerns of the
country have notified the committee of
their mobilization possibilities, it was
stated, and the 10000 engineers in
charge of the field work are daily
sending into the committees headuuar-
tiers here hundreds Of filled-in inven-
tory forms showing the capacity Of
factories to manufacture war materi-
ais
Show Patriotism
The response of the manufacturers
shows the most intelligent patriotism
and the deepest interest" the commit
tee says Meeting the field representa-
dveS more than half way, the manu-
facturers, it is stated, have given most
comprehensive information as to the
adaptability of their factories, mills
and mines to Federal use from the
hour of military mobilization, the data
being held in confidence for the sole
scrutiny Of the War and Navy depart
ments. The committees headquarters,
where the information is kept. is spc-
cially guarded and an extensive burg
lar system has been installed
Slow to Comprehend
Many of the manufacturers at first
did not understand,' said Howard F.
Coffin, chairman of the committee, Satur-
day, Just how their plans for manufac-
turing products that seemed to have no
bearing on modern warfare could be OF
use in time of war, but the committee
quickly showed them, he said, how the
European war had proved the close CON
nectlon between the industries and also
demonstrated that if they failed to find
medium in case of war their employees
would be drafted to other plants. They
also made plain, he said, 1.-The necessity
for having the least possible shocks 70
economic and labor conditions on the
advent of war and the advantage, there
fore, of having the number of plants kept
at work.
Speaking of the committees plan for
establishing annual educational orders in
small quantities, Mr. Coffin said
Move Against Munitions Trust
Not only will the adoption of this plan
be a mighty protection to the nation but
by actually creating hundreds of new
sources for the skilled, swift and album
dant production of munitions of war will
lay for all time the ghost of a munitions
trust. And this program will do more
than that-it will spread the munition-
producing units, which one day will he
as vital to our continued existence as a
republic, over the country and away
from the unprotected seahoards''
In the state of New York alone. the
committee reported $1,000 firms are being
.inYentored.
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CALLS FOR MILITIA
Continued from Page One)

The troopers crossed in pursuit of
bandits in the face of intimations that
they would be attacked if they did SO.
General Funston, himself, reported
that he anticipated fighting, presum-
ably with Carranza troops.
Releases 10000 Regulars
Mobilization of the National Guards
will pave the way for releasing some
10000 regulars for immediate service
in Mexico in the event of open hostil-
tiles with the Carranza government.
The guardsmen themselves could not
be used beyond the line without au-
thority Of Congress and until they had
volunteered for that duty they are
called out under the old militia law.
The new law, which would make them
available for any duty under the fed
eral government, goes into effect
July l.
The entire mobile regular arms in
the United States, several provisional
regiments Of regular coast artillery
serving as infantry, and the National
Guard of Texas, New Mexico and Ari-
IONA, are now on the border or in Mex
leo. Definite figures have never been
made public, but 1t is understood that
Gen. Funston has about 10000 regu-
lars and probably 5000 or more guards
men, of whom 10000 regulars are with
Gen. Pershing or scattered along his
line of communications to Columbus,
N. M.
kilograms Sent Sunday Night
kilograms calling for the militia were
sent tonight to the governors of all states
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CARRANzA ARMY
PREPARES FOR
H0ST|L|T|ES

Chihuahua City, Mexico, June 49,
Fevered efforts to bring every unit
Of the Carranza army of the north to
the greatest possible strength for ser
vice in the event of hostilities with
the United States We're being pushed
forward here today following a mes
sage from Gen. Obregon, commanding
general at Jacinto, to urge patriotic cit
liens to volunteer that they may be
available ito fight the American army
in case Of a rupture of relations and
to prevent 1.-The further raiding of
American territory by armed bandits.
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MEXICO CUSTOM
HOUSE RECORDS
TRANSFERRED

Tucson, Ariz. June 1s.-The Mexican
custom house records have been trans
ferred from Nogales. Mexico, to some
point south of the international line A
demonstration of armed civilians ended
this morning. Eighteen carloads Of Mex
lean families have been sent south. Sew
eral Americans arrested there last night
were released this morning.
A strict censorship of all messages to
the interior is in force at Nogales
Fear is felt for the safety of Americans
at Empalme, Sonora
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GERMAN PAPER
TAKES A FLING
AT PRESIDENT

Amsterdam, June 1S.-Discussing the
presidential nominations at the Chi
cago and St. Louis conventions, Co.
logne Gazette says:
The German Americans on whose
votes perhaps the decision of the cleo
ton rests are for the most part pub
licly on the side Of Hughes. They now
have an opportunity of paying Pres
ident Wilson back for his false, hypo-
critical neutrality, and for his unheard
of attacks on their American nation
ality."