Show BANDIT LEADER SLAIN T L-T I. I AMERICAN TROOPS WITHDRAWN r- r I I I J I BOUNDARY R EC 18 BY Y FORCE S Officers and Men Tired With Strain of of Six-day Six March larch in Mexico l Searching g for Members l Bandit Band M it I ARFA ARPA A Tex Ter Aug 24 24 Jesus the bandit leader was shot and killed by E. E H. H Cooper when bandits fired on Coopers Cooper's machine machine machine ma ma- chine according to Harold G. G Peterson who reached here tonight Aviators George K Rice and L L. L L. Boquet missing since early today when they left for Mexico were wera lo located located lo- lo tonight at Tex They were lost in the storm and made a forced landing They will proceed t to Pr Presidio sidio tomorrow They are arc uninjured un un- injured By Chandler Sprague J er C C nt HI H A Punitive Expedition Exp Ex- Ex p Murfa Marfa Tex Tax Au Aug 2 N H.- I. I Th The American punitive c expedition n came canic out of Mexico today The column column col eel making an curly start crossed the Rio Grandq Grand and md arrived arrhe at Can Lan I delaria cI r a on the theA American si side at night night- fall haYing having marched over u sixty sidy miles mills s nee Officers and und men were tired with the strain oC or the day six campaign but were not downcast over o their failure t to find all of or th the bun ban The They make makr no excuses but their ex cx experiences cx speak for themselves o themselves themselves-of of the tremendous difficulties encountered I In the thc hunt for for the tho fiend an and I his followers And the they have e moreover moreover more more- over o six prisoners prisoner and four tour dead dea ea jf Mexicans In their game bt bag The column will rest at tomorrow although l some of or the ot of ma may come como t to Marfa t to report to Colonel Colon l Lans Prisoner boner end I J nd LI The six prisoners arc are leading a sad life lite Thc They The arc are at nt the thc base ie of or the expedition and lh they are aro chopping chopping chop chop- ping pinS wood and w washing washing- dishes My I Informant i 13 g C. C Callon Wallon Wailon photographer photoS photoS' raph r for International Film Film I II I Service describes them rhem a as surly brutes who do not take kindly to I the Iho wor work d upon them m b by their J American American captors Ho tells of or the lii grace race with which they swing the tho ax tX and wield th tho th dl A fierce lIr life for a bandit said Wahlen Vallen He saw aw them when the they In and declared he bad never ne cast his eye CC over r n a more villainous collection Their rifles he said MaId were of va varied va- va ned ried vinla vintage c. c Some were wore and andone andone one ono was a n squirrel rifle Another rifle was plugged d with mud and I d don't dont nl believe It had hail been on fired tired for a a. year ear 1 I would prefer being In front of or It to behind H fl when It was discharged alien Wallen took about re feet t. t of or motion moHon motion mo mo- tion Hon picture re films of th the bandit and tho the country countr which shelter them Ho tie describes the latter as us the wildest that can be Imagined and says tho the Mexicans spring spring- up out of tb s ground apparently and anti disappear with wl the tho same sume magic c celerity One night he sal said we v sn fifteen of them across s the river rl about watching our ha headquarters quarters n tho the troops troop wont went over after them one was as to be found And several se times we vc siw saw light signals b ox ex ex exchanged changed from Crom six different spots In Mexico but patrols M were not nol able to scrape an sn acquaintance with the men who were wert doing tho signaling An Incident of or the thc expedition was waa bre breaking loose e of a pack mule mulo carryIng carry carry- log Ing 2000 rounds round of ammunition 1 With Without out warning he start started d off ott through the brush bent apparently on reaching reachIng reach- reach In Ing somo mule paradise which he be believed believed be- be was In the Interior of ot Mexico Tho The troopers trooper gave e chase but the m mule lo slun slung n a neat pair of heels and made lug his Jet awa get away satel safely They round found j him next day but ho bo had been bean I stripped no stripped no ammunition no halter Continued on Page Pase 2 I. I IL L' L BANDIT LEADER SLAIN BY FLIER Continued from fram page pase 1 He lie had given hen them awa ava away evidently to some Mexican friend Aviator In tone Aviators Davis and Peterson whose capture b by Jesus I and his outlaws initiated th Ute the entrance of or the punitive column returned tonight ht to totara Marfa tara via airplane rho They have been with the column for tor the purpose of oC identifying th the Mexicans encountered b by the troops and of oC separating the bandits from the peons peons peons-a a difficult task It developed de toda today that small col- col had been sent In op on one side sIJe of or the large column with Instructions to watch the road to Chihuahua City This precaution was vas taken afterward on the thought that Ren la alla was wall goIns go go- Sag Ins to Chihuahua to have ha a good c time time timo with w Hp mane money he had received as a ransom for Cor the captured aviators a Thanks s to the tho nerve and sagacity of Captain Matlack however ev r. r the I fiends 3 band hand will h have only half haIr as asgood i good a time as would have hae b been en his his' had not the American officer snatched I the tho remainder of the tho ran ransom wm mane money almost from tho the bandits bandit's 1 clasp clap and an brou brought ht It I safely satel back across th the tho j river ncr I The Chihuahua trail yielded Iel no pris pris- I I Another nother American Aviator Missing l Marfa Tex rex Aug Ug ug 21 Another I.-Another Another Amer mer mer- mer ican tean arm army airplane a i is missing below the Rio Grande Grando In Mexico lr o. o Tho rho machine left eft no Royce ce field for tOI Mexico at daylIght day day- light lIht today to reconnoiter for or the 1 United cd States punitive expedition U It Is feared the thc aviators became confused confused con con- fused or lost Jost in the rain storm Airplanes which were sent to search for Cor the aviators returned ut at dark tonight ht with no information as asto asto asto to fate Cate Colonel Lan horne was sas without Information o of the missing men lat lut tonight ht The airplane was piloted b by George li I. nice U. U 1 L. L was ob observer Col R. R I L. L RoyCe commander of Royce Roce field said he be- be I the he a probably landed on nn the American side in the thc ral rain after losing their wa way More lore Troops Make l Short Bandit Hunt I I II I Presidio Tex Au Aug 21 Twenty Twenty Twenty- I five American cavalrymen ca and nd three I I Texas e as rangers crossed to Mexico Ic leo C I in search of or bandits believed belle j I to be bo opposite After scouting scout- scout I Jug ing the foothills they returned to the thc I American side without prisoners I Gen Antonio Pruneda Carranza I leader wh who marched to Parado Parado Para- Para I do American 4 troops crossed Into I Mexico returned to last Jt night and antI resumed his garrison there Cosine Mexican consul I announced today oda General I stated nine nino Instead o of eight ht an bandits were wore captured at nt Co I by 13 troops from Chihuahua Cit City under General Obregon Offers His Aid to Carranza Hj Ur ServIce Mexico Cit City Aug AUf No I.- I. No o ans answer r has been received yet from Crom the United States to s 's noto note protesting against the crossing of or the bor border er b by American troops troop 4 it was as stated at Carranza's Car Car- Carranza's ranza's office today Private r reports ports arc are to the effect that the American merican forces encamped at Carrizal early this morning which Is the same place here w t the Lie le first frat punitive e expedition commanded by IH General fought ht Mexicans General Alvaro Obregon candidate for the presidency telegraphed to Pr President sl ent Carranza this afternoon ex expressing eX- eX pressing hope that the differences be between between be- be tween Mexico o. o and the United States will be ami amicably abl settled General Obregon added that in case no such f adjustment can be arranged I he i Is ready to return to active service j I I I and c 0 o wh wherever reYer the government orders or- or I ders me mo to defend m my fatherland Troops Penetrated Penetrated Far Below Belov Border I. I El Paso Tex Tey Aug ug ug 21 The The The United States State military expedition which was wa o ordered to withdraw from Mexico af- af I t-ir t pursuing Mexican bandits since last hist Tuesday penetrated farther Into Mexican territory than any time since tic punitive e expedition which was across the thc border bonIer under Gen John J. J Pershing on March l 13 15 1916 1016 in III pursuit pursuit pursuit pur pur- suit or Francl Francisco co Villas Villa's bandit hand Tha Thu exp expedition which followed the I VIlla ilia Ilia rad On Columbus N. N M I In I j J seventeen persons were l killed wa ay VIat composed of oC 1000 10 men who marched i I more than OO miles miles- into the thc territory I of the thc southern republic Several Se clashes clash- clash es Cs Let between United States troops and antl Villa Ilia follOwers oll resulted With Hh the ViI Vil Vil- Vil la In bandits dispersed tI the expedition withdrew r y 5 Z i. i 1917 I On several r fl oller cr occasions In tho the I past two ye yer r small I all detachments detachment of ar I troops have o n sent across the horer bet bor- I der er It In puni t of oC marauding hands bands On Onu i August Augu u u t 27 i 1 IOS 8 American and antl Mexican I can troops fought ht tw tw hours at Xo- Xo I I I ale ArIx following a clash hot between 1 I custom house guards guard An n American of- of I fleer Heer and oe-I oe one American soldier Moldier were twenty eight others wound wound- J oa od Jd The Mexican J losses were killed I the attack attach if C Villa ilia forces on an I Juarez Brig Gen Jon limes B. B on uno runo J i 15 last t dered United I troops t to cross crots from 1 Kl Fl 1 Paso rex fex rex to proven prO firing from firing from Crom the Mex lex Ica ican side Into Kl ll Paso The Tile order artier was al alI issued after r several se persons ons Including I had been hit by Mexican bulI bul- bul ts After I Ci I a i short engagement in I the She Villa troops were I rom irom the thc lie vicinity r Juarez tho the M M-ax- M troops were withdrawn June l 11 f. f |