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Show I MILITARY CRITIC II I PRODSBRIT!SH Efforts on Land Not Adequate to Secure Decision or Even Deserve It. OBSCURE WAR REPORTS Aggregate National Struggles Do Not Express Real Value of Fighting Armies. San lMt'po, Cal., .Ian. 14. Three military airplanes, each carrying a pilot and observer, will start from here tomorrow morn ins on a light oyer the mountains to Calexlcoj Cal., and thence below the border to assist in the search for lieutenant Colonel Harry CI. Bishop and Lieutenant Lieuten-ant Y A. Robertson, Jr . army aviators aviat-ors who have been lost since Wednesday Wednes-day Permission for the aerial expedi-was expedi-was civen today by Governor Estaban Cantu of Lower California It was officially announced for ihe first time that Bishop and Robertson Rob-ertson were without authority in making the flight from here and It was said both would be tried by cdurtmartlaJ in the event of their safe return. Orders for the army fliers to participate par-ticipate in the hu.it were leceived to- I day by Colonel V. A Classford. v commandant of the aviation school here from the war department at i Washington. The machines will be piloted by Captain Herbert A. Dar-cue, Dar-cue, Captain Byron Q. Jones ,in.l Flying Instruetohr Albert Smith, all of whom are rated as skilful crOSSM countray fliers All will start at 7:80 a. in., and upon reaching Calexico and replenishing their fuel supplies, will dash across tlie border into Lower Low-er California to scour the country where Bishop and Robertson last were seen. Each of the machines Will carry supplies of food and water to succor suc-cor the missing aviators if they should be found. The motorcycle detachment of the aviation school here also will be pressed into service, it whs announced, an-nounced, the squad lea ing overland tomorrow morning for Calexico which will be the base for both men and airplanes. This base will be supervised by Major Frank P. Lahm, who left for that town today. Theodore Freziers, Carranza consul con-sul here, announced that a protest will be made if American troops are sent across the border to search for the missing men. It was further said that every assistance would be given aviators who cross the line. San Francisco, Jan. 14. According to a message received today at army headquarters here from Calexico, the flight of the airplane containing Lieutenant Lieu-tenant Colonel Harry 0. Bishop and Lieutenant W. A. Robertson. Jr., missing miss-ing from San Diego since last Wednesday, Wednes-day, had been traced definitely to a point about BO miles south of Calexico, but no information was available as to their actual whereabouts. The message was from Colonel Wil-ber Wil-ber E. Wilder, commanding at Calexico, Calex-ico, to Captain George C. Marshall, aid to Major General J. Franklin Bell and said. "The courso of the lost aviators, by reports from Independent and other sources, has been practically traced I from Campo to a point fifty milt s or more south of Calexico. The machine was seen in flight by Americans. Mexicans, Mex-icans, Chinese and Indians. Tin confirm con-firm all other reports. No one pretends pre-tends to have seen it north of the line unless at Campo earlier in the morning when it was near the line. A Near Jacumba Jt was south oi the line Last reports state that an Indian In-dian named Frank Leon saw the ma- lone turn southwest ward south of Siena Mayor, at the southern end of OCOpah mountain, which would take it over the south end of Laguna Sa-linda, Sa-linda, a level spot (went miles long and six miles wide and which Is now dry. "One party said yesterday that the men are making for that spot. Captain Cap-tain Funke. a hunter, is conducting one searching party. He knows ev-i ery trail in the country. Cavalry sent by Governor Cantu of Lower California Califor-nia and cowboys from f'udahy's ranch j .in also making for that location.'' General J. Franklin Bell, command-i er of the western department, left to-hlghl to-hlghl for the northwest. His nstruc-j tions to Colottel Wilder, however, are to "find the men " nn |
