Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-28
With Villa Still at Large
and Mexico In Chaos,
Troops Give Up Task.
FIRST CHIEF TO HELP
VIII Keep Guard On the
International Line to
Hold Back Raiders.
BULLETIN.

The McNicans who have been keep
ing up running fi@ht with American
troopers and cowboys at Ruby. Ariz.,
were driven across the international
boundary today by Americans. The
McNicans took refuge la adobe houses
hut were routed out by Troopers and
the houses wrcCltcI. The llcNicans
have fled To the hills.
NEW YORK, Jan. 37.-Erancisco
VITA and his troops are in potential
control Of the whole of northern
Mexico and await only the Withdrawal
~ the American punitive expedition
Ia make that control an actual one,
according to John y. Iiawcs, Villas
official agent ia New York.
I'll PASO, Texas. Jan. 27.-T'roops
the march out of Mexico. Infantry,
cavalry. artillery ana motor trucks
moved along the trec-lincd highway
which winds across the plateau over
loking the Gasas Grandes valley and
tonight the troops were cncamped
along the road with the head of the
column resting near Ilirsch's Hole.
Of Major General Pcrshing's punitive
expedition trampcd along the high
road leading from Colonia Dublan to
the border today on the first leg OF
twenty miles north Of the Mormon
colony, arrivals at the border said
General Pcrshing has made his field
headquarters at that location since
the expedition ceased its pursuit OF
villa and his followers
Are ON March.
The last rovcillc at the field head
quarters was blown before dawn to-
day and by sunup the advance guard
OF the forces was on the way to
tho border according TO Americans
who came from the front late today
ON truck trains To Columbus, n. NJ.
The long march TO the border will
be resumed tomorrow. it was said.
The Associated Press was the first
10 inform General Pcrshing OF the
formal order FOR the withdrawal OF
his column today ana he Immediately
made a change In his plans for the
exodus, the soldiers reported tonight
upon their arrival here.
Plans Arc Changed.
Instead of establishing "A base at
Oio de Federico forty miles from tho
border. as was originally planned,
there to wait the formal order for
withdrawal, General Pershing was
said to have arranged TO establish his
temporary field headquarters at Las
Ialomas lakes, seven miles south Of
general review OF them before they
made the last OF the march into
Columbus The crossing would not
occur, II was protected tonight, until
next week
Following in the wake OF the troops
were hundreds of refugees, forming a
hcgira unlike anything seen on the
border Of the two republics. Pros
porous Mormon families were riding
in comfortable farm wagons or in
small motor cars: MeXicans rode in
carriages. on horses, mules. burros
and on the motor lorries Of the eXpe-
ditionury forces, while hundreds of
native and Chinese residents OF the
district being evacuated tramped
thru the deep dust in the rear of the
troops All of these refugees looked
behind them with fear of villa and
his followers, for they had heard ru-
mors 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.