The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-26
AIRMAN RISKS LIFE
IN DASH TO BORDER
Lieut.. Darguc. With Urgent
Dispatches From PERISH
ing, Flies in Gale.
BANDITS THREATEN LINE

COLUMBUS. n. NJ. March 25.-Frying
IN the face Of u gale Lieut., Herbert A.
Darguc. attached to Gen. I'ershing's
headquarters at CDionia Dublan, braved
death to-day In his %acropline to- bring
urgent dispatches from the front to
Columbus. Darguc dropped 1000 feet
in u mountain pass where conflicting
winds formed an eddy and barely cs-
capped being crashed 10 death ON the
rocks by r!ghting his aircraft nifty feet
from the ground.
The dispatches brought the first con-
iirmatiln uf stories told by returning
soldiers of the hardships American
troops are enduring.
Shortly after Dargue's arrival "A ma.
chine gun mounted on a truck. accom-
panied by a double guard, went over the
border INTO Mexico. \ train consisting
Of twenty trucks. carrying rttions aud
Stsol"ne, also went Int Mexico iH re-
Spouse 10 Gen PeIshing's call.
The special guard and the presence
OF the machine u gave color To re-
ports that rowing bandits are threaten
ing the American lin. Of communities
tons In the vicinity of ALTOS. An
Incoming mot r traiu ais reported 4
hurried strengthening % ~" c"unuuni-
cation lines.
The Mexican town OF Jnnos. which
WAS fired by the bandits Yesterday. was
buruing icrccly to-day and 3D. threatened
with destruction.
The order has gon" out at the 'ield
has" OF operations that the newspaper
correspondents would be allowed to
! scsl,i out but so words a day ON tAe
wireless. and this mus, h. divided
equally among all correspondents With
N. army. The necessity for us.u- Inc
wireless by he military H. thu cIu-c of
this.
Tho correspondent, ar. with head
quarters nj Colonia publcn ana most OF
the forces c~anpa.guiu- AGAINST villa
are 100 niles south and -nutncJ 4; ~
IN" base. hu' 'he c'unl rr i~ induced
BY General i''rshiuE from the hlsc.
~CoLCMErs. y, VI. N,-cii - ,bv cuu-
r,"r from ann uur Colonia bublAn.
March @h.-N |,'rTit' sand and dust
storm wh.'h banded u'1 and animals i~
Just ahat.ng AFTER rug - rpr twcutv-:our
hnurs. The Wlud. " ttn blew a gItl, out
IL the southwest. -tartvd Wcli '>ity
night tnd ~hiough. with 4 the whole
c'tjegrt Vt w'tthtI. even q tutt'" #
SLOW this morning
The men suffered during th" night. tHc
t'inir'ttuf" di'll.Ns tp m Jew degrees
ABOVE freezing pp.it. NJ Hr,s V,r" per
united ~ dgcuui; ui tA' ir! condition OF
:he bunch grass and th' danger ~ Il
prairie ire. which could hoN" wiped ou,
the amp
An o'iiri1' expedition l'it uor" this
morning with . high army officer 10
command fpr IN" puipos" Of establish
irg communication with one column
in tn. southeast which has mot bc"l
heard f.om tor two days.
American trooIS have now pushed 30
mics south Of the border ia the hunt
for villa A. th" Gordon about the
bandit leader and Ms 500 men tghtcn~.
prospects FOR q clash between lim and
or troops iu,r'a~,.
II Is known here that Gene Brica
moutcr and SrtNiu''-. WIo were
despatched or hose Raids ly villa. have.
rctuincd their chief. presumably with
4 supply NJ fresh horses. Il Is bcl!eN-u
that villa f. preparing 20 max an at
tempt to break o." steel circle and So
cape or SIP through the hand. Of his
puisu"rs hN isirg -.'gc az h.s secret
mountain rass"s IN, latest r,Ipr,
reirning mere Cou,,rr!ug HIM was that
u" had rushed a small '|trrLnza garrison
,o the south and hai been defeated.