Show 6 i P Chief ChI Slain by Aviators N VAl Mt s si I Sa SaI i I MA H OUT 1 w f eader of Gang Which Ransomed Americans Killed News Brought by tw Returned Troops ARFA PA Tex Aug 23 American aviators made u as bandit leader pay f fuU 11 for his treatment of Lieu- Lieu nant lant Jant Harold G. G Peterson and andey ey eu nant Paul II If Davis held for by the M Mexican when Lieu Lieu- apt nant t R R- ft jL Cooper killed in m miln an airplane according to state- state today by Major James P P. Yan- Yan of the American punie puni- puni expedition e Captain Leonard M. M t t d and Lieutenant Peterson who who whoa I turned a anted t d from Mexico 1 last night Lieutenant I Peter Peterson on arrived late late lateSt I St daY and reported that j S If he man killed from the air by i r reu leu eu Cooper who with Lieuten Lieuten- I t rank Estill his pilot returned j tire fire of three Mexicans who shot at I If t f et CJ lane Jane while the Americans were scout patrol last Tuesday TED IN CANYON S 'S Im 11 Olivas one of id and another bandit pas passed cd r rough raub Corando ferando rando ranch Wednesday dinga di dips a d horse C anth nh owner owner that J Jeria hag had has t f killed by b aviators ay Vif i tt v nyon according to Captain Matlack's today troops started march marching Ins r t if f Mexico at ut 10 o'clock Sunday orning The first troops crossed the theo o Grande rando at Rocky HockY Ford ord near Ruis Rui Rui- s 1 at 8 55 p p. p m m. The last troops aed to the American side after mid- mid gh gili RESUMED Camp P routine was resumed today by o ops P of the American punitive who marched out of Mexico last luo gh tt Airplanes resumed their regu- regu patrols along the border this morn- morn lO Orders ers rs were issued dispatch dispatching ns an plane pl ne up the Conchos river to search the machine wrecked when Lieu Lieu- Jiant nant ant Paul It IL Davis and Lieutenant Old irold Q G. Peterson were forced to tok toka ka k Ja landing near previous capture by bandits Ranchers and Texas rangers from along the Rio Grande arIng arring ar- ar ring Ing here hero today reported much ill cling eling among amons the civilian population I small towns across the Rio Grande 1 es said the search tOrt for the ll and military operations In InI e I had the bitter fe lg l- l g many natives oh oft the l Mean Me- Me j an Ide de of the river are in syro- syro th with the bandits have had for Cor l Further depredations are ired redby by American ranchers although have been strengthened the e Rio Grande In this district I 1 OOPS COPS RETURN be t punitive expedition made the rei ren re- re n single column with three cavY Y 1 i oops leading pack trains mae mane ma- ma ne e un troops troop and other units units' folin fol- fol in Id hi Three troops acted as rear ardi Tb days below the border red re- re ted d in the killing of four bandits and death of one by machine from an airplane Nine ine edits said sald to be part of the l nd d were captured at Coyame in arice a rice nee hall by Carranza soldiers Reports that Jesus leader t ti the e e. e bandits had been killed were were to the tae border to Saturday nights night's ex- ex flence with a a. Carranza patrol the States troops were In contact federals once previous ring IrinA the week This was last Tues- Tues 1 when hen a detachment of Americans command e command of ot Captain Thurman was forced to pass a C Car Car- r- r itza lumn opposite Indio Tex EA EADY y FOR BATTLE Vh When ri the Mexicans were sighted the perl ans tools took up s eadY for Captain Informed the the- Carranza com- com ho intended to The officer asked aske Boudinot for foro orders o ders and the latter J told him his Est Were to proceed He continued hindrance the expedition ching a point fifty miles south Bouth of hat at plans for crossing the border borderre re f prepared and got under way last da night more than twenty-four twenty rs before the missing aviators had hadn n ransomed became known Colo- Colo Langhorne hoped toped to be able to re- re im aviators without paying the paying theom the theom om With this Idea in mind troops for the Rio Grande from front and other points approaching 8 such h a a. wa as not to reveal their 9 ose c to the Mexicans EDITION SUCCESS Langhorne said the a success from a IU wiry y standpoint He lie pointed to the g of ff five tive c bandit and ar- ar mt Continued on pago paso 3 I. I CAVALRYMEN MARCH Continued from page 1 rest of six other suspects by the Americans and capture of ot nine by Carranza troops at CO I The Tho immediate reason for withdrawal withdrawal with with- I he said was that there no longer was any prospect of capturing other bandits and there were no more I hot trails to follow I thought we had a hot trail located lo located located lo- lo yesterday afternoon Colonel Langhorne said but we found it was not the trail of the men being pursued As it would require several days to lo locate locate locate lo- lo cate new trails it was decided that it was not playing fair to stay in Mexico so the troops were ordered to come out It If there had been a definite prospect prospect prospect pros pros- of striking a new trail in a day or two it would have warranted staying The troops were ordered in for a definite purpose and when that was accomplished to come out There was no conflict with Carranza troops and my troops had the benefit of good military drill besides besids catching bandits and breaking up oiL c band of ot bad men I |