Bisbee daily review., 1916-03-25
AIR SCOUTS PLAYING GREAT PART IN MEXICO
 SAYS ARMY AVIATOR
Lieut.. Bowen, of the Aviation Corps, Brought to El Paso with Minor Injuries. Tells of Work of Biplanes.
lel Rcvlew Leased Mire.l


 COLUMBUS. x. N- March 2+-Air' scouts are proving invaluable to the American expedidonary forces iE Mexico, according to Lieutenant T. s. Bowen, who reached here tonight, the first army aviator to return to the border. He has been invglided to San Antonio as the result of a slieht .ah sustained last Monday while landing near Casas GranGes.
 Lieut. Bowen asserted that the high attitudes and lack of gasoline and oii n the'disuict occupied by the Amer can troops, are proving a serious handicap in the operation of bipianes- However, ne pointed out, that since joining the column. the aerOp!anGs generally have been aooUt 65 miles ahead of the ca,a.ry
 Lieut.. Bowen brought with him the details Of the delay 70 Lieut.. Robert II. Willis, form whom search was made for several days.
 Lieutenant Willis misjudsed his route and flew about s6 miles by Casas Grandes. his destination he said "He landed at dark and in landing struck blud in such way 1 that part of his landins gear was 1 torn away. leaving his plane helpless. ] lie realized he was in the country held by the enemy and SO started a long march back to the advanced ! base.
 "He walked at nieht and hid in Grr0yos in the day time Only once vas he moiested and this was when ] he made his way to a burning rail road tie and attempted to read his . maps. Three armed McXicars crept from a rayine and commanded him to halt However. he jumped into some erush and escaped Lieut.. Willis : reached camp about 2 a. m. Of the ! -hiTG morning. Later a motor truck 1 recovered his plane. which is now in l service"
 Lieut. Bowen said that alter the start here last sunday the army ay- srs flew easily to La Ascension. where they landed and spent the night. Alter the start the GcE, Gay the two ayi ators. Lieut. Willis and Edsar s. Cor reii, who were reported missing later became separated failing 70 reach 1 lasss tran-ss WlJl the Cther5.
 lie asserted that there are numer- ous land marks in the northern par, 1f Chiovill by which the aridtors may find their way. lie named La ! A5cel sion, Lake Guzman. gor-clitos l -ge3s Grsnaes and the Gasas l-alle4 River. The .h.n puhy air oi the high altitude makes Aging somewhat cliff cuit oyer the dis,ric, making i- im poszis-a to make greater l=.sh, than ! 5,)c5 Iaet- inc said.
 Lieut.. Bowen sand it is his belle. tAlt villa Is experiencing the -re--e.i | llEcul;y in obtaining IauOLs .cr li- | command as agriculture has been G' g s,andstu tor years. le assorted further that the capture Oi the bandit is much create. job than most peO lD!e imagine
 Thus far the Ame.ican aero corp. das Ead little dimcIity in finding suit able landing places bat as the col lmns advance this phase, or the ors ! will become increasingly difficult
 Lieut.. Bowen said the injured ayl ator declared also that as lar as bt zpew none of the army planes Ina, been fired upon. but pointed out that lit is impossible for the driver Cf 6 plane in operation to hear shots, ever of the heaviest cannon. Lieut.. Bowen whose home is in Frankfort. Kentucky suffered only minor injuries in his fail. He was brought from the field in a motor truck train. He expects 70 rejoin his command in two weeks