Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-28
SOLDIERS TRAMP
BACK TO BORDER
coNrINrAD rNOM rAGE ON

rONIINl ED FROM PAGE ONE
by the officials shaping the course Of
the administration. The war depart
mrut made no announcement of the
withdrawal order today and officials
there ana AT the state department and
ia" White Hous" rigidly preserved
sll"uc" about NcSico.
thrrauzn Forced step.
II Is knowu however. that prcsi-
dent WILSON, determination TO with
draw the troops followed closely upon
the failure Of Carrauaa TO ratify the
agreement entered into AZ Atlantic
city ana that MIR. Wilson indors Il
The American commissioners recon
~ D,ndgtiOn that ne set independently
on the question Of withdrawal and
adopt % policy of purely formal,
rather than altruistic, treatment Of
CHrranzr.
OF the twelve thousand men In Per
shing's command ten Thousand have
hccn concentrated at ColOnia Dublin
for the march north. Most OF that
nuWh,r have been there for many
wee ka but 4 large part arrived within
the 'ust two days from l;l Vale. which
fas boon the south"runost point or
tho "Np'ditionarV force since the fight
at Cnrrilal. Tho plan Is to march the
90 tire force out at the same time.
leaving no dctachmcuts far TO the
rear ag hait for attacks from wan
dcriug bands Of rebels.
Halt for Rest.
Tho first stop tho army will make
after leaving Colonia Dublin viii hc
ot Corrrlitos. /. miles to the north.
In the opinion of army officers here.
Al Corralitos there Is water The
ncNt water Is ut Oio de Federico.
twenty miles further on and hetw"cn
Oio de Federico aud the border tn"
distance Is seventy miles. ON that
long stretch there is little water and
II IL believed here that General Per
shng viii force his command To
fast pace after leaving the second
hole. From Oio de Federico they viii
there go forward with the column "A
string of water tanks.
Whether the railroad will he utiliZcL
for he transportation of any supplies
will depend upon General Pcrshing'.
judgment.
Stores Are Held.
Thcrc is at Colonia Dublan a huge
quantity of stores increased now hN
those brought North from El Nui,
The transportation Of these stores can
le done by truck trains but the COM
maud"r may dccid" tn ship some OF
them as Ordiuary railroad freight
him ls f"W physical traces of his pres
Cncc as possible Dispatches already
received from his headquarters indi-
cate th"t the flimsy shelters. adoh"
and wood. gre being removed NJ Hi.
points where erected by the Am,ri-
cans When tho Americans eVacu.
atcd Vera cruz they left standinS
many light wooden structures they
lad erected. and those promptly wcr,
f4t "A h.s
To Keep Up strength.
II has hcen Indicated that the bor~
der guard will De maintained iudcfi-
nitelV at almost it. present potential
STRENGTH II Is pointed out that the
strtioning Of Pcrshng's twelve thou
sand mon alone the border will max
up for the withdrawal for more than
equal number of suardsmcn becaus-
n large part Of the strcngth Of the
army on the border has been used Ut
tc now In supporting thu column south
Of the line.
Many army officers believe that the
Withdrawal of General Pershing WI
moan clrlN occunation Of the territorN
about Collnia Duhlau hv villa and
hi, followers. General phrcgon has
ordered The forces of Generals Mur-
cuil ana picgucZ to that section hn
Information to the war department in
dica'cs that villa with a strong COM
ugrd mas been moving steadily for
ward into strategic positions nerrhy
prepared for "a determined intcrfcr-
enc. with Cairau29's : forces whcncNr
n, cam get ~ them.
Some slight anxiety was displayed
at tnc War department today over
the outcome of the skirmishine he
tween McNicaus and American troops
ou IN. horde" near Ruby. AriZ Tn
official reports indicating that tss
NrNi.lus misht hc de facto govern
m,ut troops gave rise To the suCges-
tlons that tho encounter might de-
V,lop complication delaying the
Withdrawal of Pcrshirg's column
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