The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-23
FLOOD CREST HERE NOT TO
EXCEED .THIRTY.SIX FEET

Reported They Will Leave at
Once for the Border .
Funston Denies.
| JUAREz, Mex, Jan. 22-Troops Of
1.-The American punitive expedition
were marching from El Vale to Colo
MIA Dublan, today, according to mes
sage received from Casas Grandes.
They will go into camp at Colonla
Dublan for a rest before proceeding
toward the border the message added.
This message also said force OF
American troops started north from
Colonia Dublan today. to establish a
temporary field base for the expedt..
ton.
The troops at El Vale, numbering
approximately $500 men, started NOV
, ing at dawn yesterday morning, mes
! sages from Casas Grandes said.
Ninety motor trucks which passed
Casas Grandes. Friday. for Ell Vale;
were reported to have been loaded
with infantry and to have started to-
ward Colonia Dublan with cavalry
guarding them. The information con-
cerning the troops came from source
previously found reliable. Food sup
plies were said to have been sent
north from field headquarters at Coio.
MIA Dublan early today, to be ieft at
J the temporary field base for the use
! of the men and horses when they start
to the border.
The Ell Valle Garrison. 1t was re-
ported will proceed toward the inter
national boundary tomorrow 1ter
resting in Colonia Dublan tonlgh1.
They were in heavy marching order.
Trucks Leave for Border.
/ 4 Mexican courier arrived here to-
! night from Casas Grandes with an Off
cial message saying 161 motor trucks
! of the American eXpeditionary toTce
, left Colonia Dublan yesterday for Co
! lumbus, n. NJ. loaded to the top with
! camp equipment, supplies, ordnance,
; stores and excess baggage.
/ He said we'll castings had been
; drawn at the headquarters OF the punl,,
! tive expedition at Colonia Dubian and
; sent to the Columbus base.
! Mormon settlers asked for safe ocn,
! ducts to the border. but were refused
. by General Pershing, VINO relerreu
: them to the Mexican authorities. &C
. cording TO the courier. Many of these
! settlers viii leone out on the first Mex,
! leo Northwestern train, he ADDED, ana
q! many natives also were planning 10
come to: Juarez.
| Outhost troops of the expedition be-
Egan. moving to-day toward held mead
Quarters, after ten months anu seven
days in the field, it was reported IN
military message received from Casas
Grandes.
No actual movement Of troops 70 70
ward the American border from tne
however
! norrsd in this message. The Ell Val!e
:: Garrison started moving yesterday 10,
ward Colonia Dublan, il was SAID. ano
the entire column of $500 troops was
! eypected to encamp tonight at the
/ Mormon colony, where General Fersn'
; ing has headquarters. This move
/ Won, is regarded here as only con-
i nantration of outpost troops, prellmlna-
~. to the withdrawal of the expedition.
Movement Begun.
i Ell PASO, Texas. Jan. 22.-lnforma-
tion received at the Carranza cousu-
; late here today said the american
/ punitive expedition had Deeuh 10
! movement from I'll Valle to"arus 'ne
: border. Aar;oan
,troons toward Columbus, y. NJ, from
! COlOnla DuDldll, luS iiSAS ~ :.
= nected TO be. under way within tne
next "a hours. it was said at the con-
; Sulate. ..L
Thirty-three trucks loaded with sur
Mus ordinance have left Colonla DUB
: Ian for Columbus, y. NJ, while otner
/ truck trains from. the south Whlcn
have arrived in Columbus carried or
dinance supplies. ,-:
j Road making machinery, piping
barbed wire, rations, engineering out
! fits and spare parts for motor trucks
have been received here from neio
headquarters.
!! A section of the first aero squad,
ron. which has been encamped at El
iValle has broken camp and moved lts
| aeroplanes to Colonia Blanca accord
! ing 10 reports from Columbus. IT was
! announced in Juarez today that 3,O0O
! government troops Of General DE
guez' command at Torreon would be
I sent 20 western chihuahua TO ponce
the country after General Persnlng
troops were withdrawn.
Funston Denies.
; SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 22.-General
) Funston late today denied the with
e.: drawal of the PerShins expedition:
The following statement was issued:
I american troops in Mexico will not
; start back toward the border without
; orders and orders have not been ls'
sued. =: