Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-24
5000 VILLA MEN SLIP
 IN BEHIND PERSH|NG;
 WITHDRAWAL DUE TODAY
Battle Royal Expected Between Mexican Admits Troops Soon to Start North and Will Hold Carranza Responsible for Borders Protection-U s. Displeased With Carranza for Seizing Banks.
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(By Review Leased Wire.)
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 23-Troop movements preliminary to with drawal of the American expedition from Mexico are being carried out at the southern extremity of the American line under war depart ment orders, anad as soon as they are complete the main body of the expedition probably will start north.
 Admits Movement
 For the first time, officials ad mitted today that the withdrawal of outposts from Fl Valle and other points about Colonia Dub Ian had more than a local sig nificance and was being carried out on orders from Washington. They made no announcement as to the probable time when the general northern movement would begin, and would not even admit that withdrawal of Pershing's troops after 10 months in Mexico was at hand. Since the ef- fort to affect an agreement, with Gen. eral CarranZa ended in failure, the ad- ministration has indicated that it's next step would be made known through action rather than by an n3uncement.
 To War For Camp
 Officials are much interested, but apparently little concerned. over growing evidences that a determined struggle for possession of the terri tory evacuated by Pershing may be in progress soon between Carrsnza troops and revolutionists.
 VILLA, ZAPATA COMBINE
 Today's official dispatches said that Villa and zapata, the most conspicuous revolutionary leaders had allied themselves for opera tions against the de facto armies go and that 5000 men had bean con centrated near Chihuahua for a Villa campaign in the north. Since carranza declined to accept the Atlantic City protocol, officers here have indicated that such problems : as the one developed about Chihuahua not only would be left to Carranza for settlement but that he would be held respon- sible by the United States govern. ment for their settlement in such a way as to protect American in. terests. I@
 Meantime raising of the embargo on arms to Mexico and the dispatch of Ambassador Fletcher to Mexico City remain in abeyance. There were in- dications today that the prospec- of sending the ambassador to his post had been made more indefinite by two developments construed in some quar- ters as a renewal of practices which the United States has protested re- peatedly.
 Carranza Reeves U. s.
 Officials are surprised and perpleXed over the drastic measures taken by the first chief against two banks whose metallic reserve recently was seized and by what some contend is revival of persecution of the Roman Catholic clergy.
 Seized Foreign Banks
 Information reaching the British embassy today from an official of the Bank of London and Mexico and the National Bank of Mexico say their bullion and currency were taken as loan only. From the Bank of London and Mexico the amount taken was val ued at 4,000,000 pesos. The National Banks quota was 5,000,0OO pesos. Re maining in the vaults of the first are 16.000.OO0 pesos and the institutions officers fear this may also be removed. Agents of the de facto government are in possession of a building and the keys to the vaults.
 The problem presented by the seiz- ures has been called to the state de partment again by representatives of the stockholders. who are for the most part British and French. If rep resentations are made by the Ameri- can state department they probably will be based on the assumption that the interests of American stockhold- CTS may be injured
 lntercede For Priests
 The fate of the two priests arrest ed in Mexico charged with conspir- acy remained unknown here today. The state department already had