Bisbee daily review., 1916-03-28
VILLA FLEES SOUTH.
 WEST INTO SIERRAS
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some speculation here as to the man ner in which goods would be shipped from Fl Paso. IL has been suggested that to avoid conflict with Carranza troops in Juarez. supplies would be taken in motor trucks to a point on the Mexico Northwestern road, six or seven miles south of the boundary and
 ,here loaded.
 Gen. Bell ridicules this idea. He says that if the railroads are used. all supplies will be loaded in Fl Paso. sent
 over the river to Juarez and thence dispatched south.
 Thousands of tons of foodstuffs, clothing. ammunition, hospital sup
 plies and forage are in warehouses
 here ready for shipment south the
 minute word arrives that Gen. Carran-
 ga has granted the right 10 use the Mexican railways.
 A few hours after such information comes-if it does come-several heavi- ly loaded trains will be started for the
 Casas Grandes district If permission to use the Mexican Northwestern rail road is granted by the de facto govern ment, General Funston will provide
 his own equipment for the forwarding
 of supplies. The present rolling stock Of the railroad is said to be inadequate e
 also very little of it has been supplied. ! Headquarters in Fl Paso already have
 arranged with railroads entering here U [ tA ,af-a -a up supply trains. Scores of trainmen, [ including engineers, conductors and 1 brakemen. who already have seen ser vice in Mexico. are ready to make up ] the crews. All that is needed is the
 command to move.
 While public opinion on the border { is openly pessimistie regarding any speedy termination of the pursuit of 1 Villa, there is one ray of hope that persists, if is pointed out that the ban ! dit has never had to match his gener- 1 alship against a force of American sol diers equipped with every appliance and devise that modern science has contributed to the art of warfare. The ' optimists are specially insistent on the
 possibilities of a prompt success of
 General Pershing's columns. At this I time of the year, the Sierras of North
 ern Mexico are swept constantly by
 the spring storms which make aviation
 almost impossible. The gales which ! drive over the mountains are broken i into a myriad of powerful currents a. gainst which an aviator would be help
 less.
 This condition will soon be changed however. The snows are already Y melting from the peaks of the Sierras
 and the spring gales will be a thing Of the past in a few weeks. Then clear calm weather may be expected and the only problem of the flying men will be
 suitable landing places. These may
 be found ia the numerous piateaux and
 small valleys that are frequent in the
 mountains.
 II One of ihe minor hardships which
 the American soldiers at the front are
 at present enduring is the difficulty oi
 communicating with their wives and
 relations back home. Such mail as is
 coming back is censored to such al
 extent that it consists largely of thc
 'I am well and hope you are the
 same" variety. Like the soldiers al
 the soldiers al the European fronts the Americans, cannot even indicate
 from where the letter starts.
 Somewhere in Mexico" promises tC become as popular phrase in the United States as Somewhere ir France is in Europe.
 One Of the most interesting letters received today was from Major Johr A Randolph, chaplain of the Sixth In fantry. Ii was written on Saturday Major Randolph said that the break fast that morning consisted of Oatmea prunes, bacon, hotcakes, sugar, syruI and coffee. He described the woes O the camp cooks due to the gales wbicI naGe it very difficult to prepare ; meal but said the appetites of the meI and officers were so enormous that n; one was inclined to criticize the chef: for any shortcomings. Like all othe reports from the front. Major Ran dolph's letter said the spirit of the Am erican soldier was excellent. \ six line letter from Captain C. R w Morrison of the Sixth Infantr. SaIu most or tne SOluleTS were recover ing from bruised feet but were with standing the cold and other inconven fences of nature in Mexico remarkat ly well
 Fourteen soldiers arrived al the hos pital at Fort Bliss from the front to | day. They were all suffering frou minor complaints and sickresses.