Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-18
Second Punitive Expedition
Into Mexico AccompIiSheS
Its Chief MiSSioni Lang
horne PurSueS Bandits,
TROOPS ARE SOON
TO BE RECALLED
Colonel SibIey'S Forces Are
Considered Wholly made
Quate for Extended Opera
tionS Across Border,

San Antonio. Tex, May 17.-An
early withdrawal of the punitive ex-
pedtion commanded by Col Freder-
lex Sibley. south Of Boquillas, was
indicated at department headquarters
today. The rescue Of Jesse Deemer,
the American storekeeper, and Mon
roe Payne, the negro cook, who We're
carried across the border by bandits
when they raided Glen Springs and
Boauillas. twelve days ago. was re-
ported today by Colonel Sibley, who
received his information from Major
Langhorne, who reported that he was
endeavoring to overtake the bandits
who had eluded him at El Pine, from
where he sent the report and where
he found Deemer and Payne.
VIII Soon Return.
Officers here regarded it as prob
able that a successful encounter with
the bandits would bring the exped
ton TO an end. and not at all improb-
able that failure to overtake them
also would be followed by a recall. 1t
was explained at headquarters that
the four troops of cavalry and the
machine gun company operating un-
der Colonel Sihley, south of the bor
der, were altogether inadequate for
extended operations and that further
pursuit Of the bandits was unlikely.
Prisoners Abandoned.
Deemer and Payne had been left
at FL Pine by the retreating bandits
with Instructions TO the residents that
they be killed if an attempt TO rescue
was made The residents OF the VII
lace refused to obey fistructions. pro-
Tossing their friendliness to the
Americans when they entered the
town yesterday morning.
Reports from General PershinS
were characterized as routine.
Mexican Movement Continues.
Information from Mexico Indicated
that the troop movement toward the
border has assumed such magnitude
rs to indicate that before many days
the number of Carranza troops in
northern Mexico would be even great
er than the force General Obregon
said he would send.
Two regiments of Texas national
guard under direction of Brig Gen.
John A. Hulen, of the state troops,
will be the first force of irregulars to
go to border stations. They were in
eluded today in the allotment made
BY Maj. Gen. Frederick Funston IN his
plan of a reorganized border patrol
They will be in the Brownsville dis
riet extending from the gulf coast to
Arfoya el Tigre, near Roma Gen.
James Parker will command that dis
tfict, reporting to him being Col. A.
?. Blocksom. with the Third cavalry;
Col. f. =. Bullard, Twenty-sixth in
tantry, and Col. r. II. Plumner,
twenty eighth infantry. In that dis
tfict there will he within five days
more than 5000 men.
Commands Are Assigned
Brig Gen. William A. Mann was
given command of the Laredo district
from the western limit of the Browns
Vile district to Blocker's ranch, be-
tween Laredo and Eagle Pass.
The Eagle Pass district from Block
ers ranch to 4 point near Del Rio
VIII be commanded by BriS. Gen.
Henry A. Greene
Lieut. Col. A. l.. Parmerter will
command the Fourth district head
quarters at Del Rio Six companies
OF the Nineteenth and six companies
of coast artillery will be used in that
district for guarding the bridges and
towns west of Del Rio along the
southern Pacific railway
Ihree companies of coast artillery
me nth, 74th and l45th, left here to-
aay for that district.
Bad weather delayed again today
.ne mastering into the regular estah-
hshment Of the militia. although
enough progress was made 30 make 1t
apparent that the work would be COM
peted tomorrow.