Mohave County miner., 1917-01-27
Making New Guesses

E LPASO, Texas, Jan. 23. - Army officers here, including those arriving from Columbus tonight, predicted al formal order from the war department within the next AS hours for the with drawal of the troops from Mexico. They claimed to have information that the order would be issued tomorrow or Thursday at the latest, and said they expected General Pershing's main column to be under way to the border before the end of the present week.
 Government agents here say they look for no sniping by Villas follow CTS while the American troops are be- ing withdrawn. They claimed to have information that Villa had sent couri- CTS into western Chihuahua, warning his men not to fire on the American troops for fear of delaying the with drawal. Villa troops are reported to have been yesterday at Janos, 50 miles northwest of Colonia Dublan.
 A train of Carranza troops left Juarez today for Casas Grandes en route to garrison Fl Valle.
 American troops were expected to arrive in Colonia Dublan, Chihuahua tonight, from Fl Valle (San Buena Ventura) completing the first general movement of the expeditionary forces preliminary to their withdrawal to the border. The Charcos outpost was re- ported to have arrived at field head quarters in Colonia Dublan late today. If this report is confirmed, this will be the first of the outpost commands to join the main expeditionary force at field headquarters. Charcos is 30 miles from Colonia Dublan.
 The Fl Valle troops, numbering ap- proximately 2500, were said to have left there Sunday for the northern Mormon colony. Before leaving, the American troops dynamited all of the adobe houses which had been built by the men of the outpost command to Shelter them from the cold and from the winds of the mountain plains. Aft CT dynamiting the houses, the camp sites were rolled with the heavy road rollers, according to truck drivers who have arrived at Columbus from Fl Valle with supplies.
 These truck drivers also reported that 5000 natives and foreigners in the zone occupied by the punitive expedi- tion in Mexico were preparing to make the trek to the border behind the troops. Many were coming in wag- ons, on burros and others on foot, the drivers reported, while others were planning to come out on the Mexico Northwestern trains. All fear Villa will occupy the country as soon as il is evacuated by General Pershing': troops.
 All the sick soldiers in the field hos. pital at Colonia Dublan and in the
 smaller hospitals along the line oi communication were being sent to th'
 border today. The Columbus fielC
 base hospital is crowded and many
 were being sent to Fort Bliss here
 where they are entered in the distric' base hospital. Ambulance companies with hospital corps men were reported to be approaching Columbus late toda! with the last of these hospital patient from Mexico.
 Trucks were constantly arriving il
 Columbus today, according to passen gers coming in on the late trains. Fou
 hundred motor trucks and lorries ar
 plying between the border and head quarters and have brought ordnanc stores, supplies and equipment whic [ are being stored in large tents at Co f Ilumbus until disposition can be mad l of them.