Bisbee daily review., 1916-07-04
Many Truckloads Of Army Supplies Reach Columbus From Headquarters In Mex leo. Start Out, Reported WASHINGTON DOUBTS WITHDRAWAL REPORTS New Movement Believed By Army Men To Be Toward Enabling Regulars To Con- centrate To Strike
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COLUMBUS. x. M. July 3.-Re- ports that it is generally expected at the southern base that the punitive expedition in Mexico will be with drawn as soon as the movement along the border of the national guard is completed. were brought here today. along with 15 truck loads of surplus kits which arrived from General Per 'shing's headquarters in Mexico. It was stated that the rumor was current in the American camp that two caval- " regiments were to be ordered to Columbus within a week. No confir- nation of these rumors was obtain able tonight. either here or at the southern end of the line.
 SAN ANTONIO. July 3.-Maio.r General Funston who has had com mand of the entire border army, was awaiting orders from the war depart ment tonight to turn over the direc- ton of Fl Paso base and everything west of there. Unofticially he had been advised early in the day that the recommendations he made several days ago that the border army be placed under the command of three major generals had been acted upon by the secretary of war. Later news from Washington, however, indicated that General Funston would continue to have charge of everything to the Arizona state line for the present
 IL was expected here that Major General J. Franklin Bell, commanding the western department. would take over the western end of the line with dut delay. but General Pershing's as sumption of the New Mexico depart ment, including the Fl Paso base, will be delayed pending the working out of minor details"
 The announcement from Washing ton that General Pershing would not undertake the direction of his com mand immediately was accompanied by rumor difficult to trace that the punitive expedition he now commands in Chihuahua was to be withdrawn.
 Withdrawal Doubted.
 Nc intimation that the administra- tion had determined to withdraw the punitive force had been received at army headquarters here. nor was much credence given the report.
 General Pershing has withdrawn the southernmost part of his force and has concentrated his main body in such manner as to withstand any at tack the Mexican army might make. His most southerly station today was at Fl Valle. some 90 miles north of Namiouipa His headduarters re- jnained at COlonia Dublan. Two main points of concentration in easy reach of each other have been estab- lished. but just where the two con centration points are. is information that General Funston is withholding
 To Concentrate Regulars.
 Acting on the assumption that the administration might call upon the army to withdraw to readjust rela- tions with Mexico. General Funston and his staff have planned the dispo- sition of the national guardsmen SC that with the 10000 regular troops already facing the international line the whole force could be used for in vasion if called upon. Train after train bearing guardsmen and supplies moved steadily towards designated stations today and indications were that by the end of the week the mob iIization would be almost completed General D. J. Foster, commanding the First Illinois brigade, reached his com mand here and began the supervision of it's routine work.
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