Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-28
Infantry Cavalry, Artillery
and Motor Trucks March
Along Tree-Iined Road Lead
ing From COIOnia-DubIan,
GENERAL REVIEW NEAR
COLUMBUS PLANNED
Exodus From Mexico Not to
Be Completed Before End
of Week, Word From Head
quarters.

El Paso. Tex. Jan. 27.-Like q
living painting, the American troops
OF Major General Pershing'S punitive
expeditionary tramped along the high
road leading from Colonia Dublan te
the border today, on the first leg OF
the march which will be the closing
chapter of the Mexican campaign af.
ter Francisco Villa.
Infantry, cavalry, artillery and mo-
tor trucks moved along the tree-lineo
highway which winds across the pla
teau overlooking the Casas Grandes
valley, like the old prairie schooners
of the days of forty-nine and moved
across the plains on the sunset trail
Tonight the troops were encamped
along the road with the head of the
column resting near Hirsch's hole
twenty miles north of the Mormon
colony, where General Pershing has
made his field headquarters since the
expedition ceased its pursuit of Villa
and his band of followers, arrivals at
the border said.
Reyeille Before Dawn.
The last reveille at the field head
nuartars Wqs blown hefnre dawn to-
day, and, by sunrise, the advance
guard Of the expedit!onary forces was
we'll on the way toward the border,
according to Americans who came
from the front late today on truck
trains to Columbus n NJ.
General Pershing and his staff were
expected to be among the last to leave
the field headquarters and Will ride
to the first nights encampment in au-
tomobiles with the rear guard, these
arrivals said. .heNong- march TO the
Mexico American border will be re-
sumed tomorrow, ii was said.
Gets News of Order.
The Associated Press was the first
to inform General Pershing of the for
NAL order for the withdrawal of his
column today and he Immediately
made a change in his plans for the
exodus, the soldiers reported tonight
upon their arrival here. Instead of
establishing a field base at Ojo FEEDER
leo, sixty-four miles from the border,
as was originally planned, there to
await the formal order for with
drawal. General Pershing was said to
have arranged to establish his tempo
rary field headquarters at Las Palo-
mas lakes, seven miles south of the
border, where he would hold a gen.
eral review of them before they made
the last lap of the march into Column
bus. The actual crossing of the bor-
der would not occur it was predict
ed tonight until later in the week.
Refugees Follow Troops.
Following in the wake of the troops
were hundreds of refugees, forming a
hegira unlike anything seen on the
border of the two republics. Pros
porous Mormon families were riding
in comfortable farm wagons or in
small motors; Mexicans rode in car
riages. on horses, mules, burros and
on the motor lorries of the expedition
ary forces, while hundreds of the ma
tive and Chinese residents of the dis
trict being evacuated tramped through
the deep dust which had been mulch
ed by the feet of the troops. All of
these refugees looked behind them
with a fear of Villa and his followers,
for they had heard rumors of threats
purported to have been made by the
Mexican leader that he would kill all
who had served the American troops
in any way.
Camps for Civilians.
At Columbus a camp has been laid
out and tents were being pitched late
today for 1000 refugees. This camp
is one mile from the army camp at
Columbus and one part of 1t will be
arranged as an asylum for the 200 or
more Chinese who are coming out
with the expedition. The first Of these
refugees were expected to arrive there
early Monday. Mormons living in El
Paso and other parts of the southwest
were making every effort tonight to
find temporary homes for their exiled
peoples.