South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-18
langhorne Gets Message
From CaptiYeS and Offers
Men Alternative of
Rest or Advance.
GET AMERICANS BEFORE
THEIR CAPT0RS RETURN
Had Ride Been Delayed Few
Hours Deemer and Payne
Had Been Lost in
Mountains.
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MAI. LANGHORNE's HEAD
QUARTERS. RANCHO GERRO
ELANCo. CUAHUILA. Mexico. May
Is. (hy courier to Marathon Texas,
May ISp-"Langhorne's ride VIII be
known in the same column as
"Dodd's ride" and other kindred
cavalry achievements Of the present
1leScan expedition There are those
who say that as a cavalry dasl that
OF I.anghorne is without parallel
since the civil war
With but $50 men. the cavalry
oTcer. carving with him orders to
rescue Jesse Deemer and Monroe
Payne. and 10 disperse the bandits
who captured them. left Caulder's
ranch on the Rio Grande IA miles
east Of Boquulas last Friday at =
o'clock I'M the evening
A. the ranch Of Manuel Sanchez.
where IL had been planned go camp
That night. a Mexican rode mp ON a
lule and handed piece of paper
Il Mai Langhornc.
Gee Note From Captive.
II was "a note from the man they
ere looking for IL said that the
ritter was confined prisoner of
the bandits on Rancho ri Pine. 40
miles from Rancho Manuel sanchez.
r. room in the northeast corner of
the building. that the bandits were
Yelling 10 exchange Payne and him
self for their "teniente coronel"
k-,orf.ss.- IaI
Mai. Langhorne read the note and
held a brief consultation with his
supporting officers Then he spoke
10 the men.
"Our horses are tired ne said,
and YOU men are sleepy and need
= nights rest have information
that the men we are after are 90
miles away. Shall we go after
them 60
There wasn't any doubt about the
answer. Within 10 minutes the
order Ito saddle up" was given and
tho entire command at 10 o'clock
az night. rode 3 miles out into a
lonely pass OF the San Vicente
mountains. There - men dis
mounted and got into a motor truck.
With three other machines loaded
with armed men IL their capacity
the truck then moved forward The
mounted men followed behind more
slowly.
Planned sudden Dash.
Maj. Laugh arne's plan was for
sudden dash on the bandits head
quarters. quick recapture Of Deem
or and PAYNE and a complete eN-
termination Of the bandit band. The
plan would have succeeded COM
pIetelv but for the truck Perhaps
the blame should not be wholly
placed on that truck The truck
broke down % miles from ri Pine
md when the cavalry arrived camp
was made at Casa Piedra.
The column reached there just at
dawn. having completed "a record
march OF II miles since dayhreak
the day before Men rolled off their
saddles and slept where they feu.
Horses strayed away Capt Bhea
and Capt Fitzpatrick themselves
guarded the picket line that morn
ing forbcaring 90 wake the men.
The next day was spent I'm camp
at Casa Prieda. but at 40 O'Clock a
second dash was started % free
Dcemer.
Arriving at III Pine at daybreak
the column depIoyed and aG,auced
on the ranch. Maj Langhurne had
arranged 20 give series of short
blasts on his whistle as signal for
the attack The whistle never
sounded Just as Mai. L.anghorne
put 10 90 his lips. and a second be-
fore a general ure would have sprung
from end 10 end OF the skirmish lire.
q tall bearded young-!ooNng figure
rushed ont OF the mud door m the
ranch house and wildly waved his
hands
Calls Not to shoot
Don't shoot Don't shoot he'
shouted. These are good people.
They are friends OF mine" So the
soldiers did not shoot. and the major
and Capt Rhea advancing. found
that the signaller was none other
than Jesse Deemer himself. while
behind him stood PAYNE. the huge