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Show COLONISTS PRESSED INTO WAR SERVICE General Carraiiza Torces Three Mor-monH Mor-monH to Aid Him and Thon Abandons Aban-dons Theai, Helpless. iSpeol;t,l to Thtj Tribune. .DOUGLAS, Ariz., March 2S Impressed Im-pressed into service, despite their protests, pro-tests, under penalty of arrest and imprisonment im-prisonment for rolusal, forced to accompany ac-company 500 rebels and General Car-ranza Car-ranza irom Colonia Moralos, sbrty miles south of Douglas, to Barreaul, Chihuahua, sixty nulcs south of .Tun-rez. .Tun-rez. James Fenn, Leo J. Huber and J. IX LillywhitC; with their teams and wagons, wore left stranded by Carrnn-za Carrnn-za in Chihuahua, without food for themselves or their animals for tho ro-turn ro-turn trip of 200 miles. Tho men telegraphed Bishop O. W. Llllywhite, a rofugoo from Mexico at Douglas, for funds. They were forjnor residents of Payson and Boavor, Utah, and wero ongagod in operating a colony col-ony flour mill, which was forced to suspend when the nion wore impressed into service. Carranzn promised them a permit to return in three days wh,cn I hey assisted his commisfary over thc eoutineutal divide ou thu Siorra Madrc. They wore, however, compelled to remain re-main with the column until tho rebels reached the railroad, and wero not hoard from until today. |