The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-05-10

Marathon, Texas, May S-Two
troops of American cavalry swung
southwark this afternoon into the Big
Bend country moving on to Glenn
Springs, where three soldiers lost
their lives and a little boy was shot
to death in the raid by villa bandits
Friday night. The one hundred and
more cavalrymcn belonging to troops
A and b of the Eighth cavalry and
under the command of Major George
T. Langhorne, two troops of the Four
teenth cavalry commanded by Colonel
F. W. Sibley from Fort Clark. go for
word tomorrow.
Captain Casper Cole with % men OF
troop 4 is now scouting the river
country where the bandits recrossed
the Rio Grande in their fight after the
attacks on Glen Springs and Boquil-
las. His observations and reports Of
the bandits movements are to be sent
to Major General Funston that a plan
Of future action may be developed.
Bandits In United States
Inconfrmed reports are current to-
night at Boquillas that bodies of ban
dts are operating in numbers on the
Mexican side. The number of cavalry
men under present orders to proceed
towards the river indicates that no
effort will be made to pursue the ban
dts into Mexico unless they are OBJ
served near the border In that event
a chase into Mexican territory may
be attempted hat might carry the
American forces fifty or more miles
into Coahuila.
Lack OF transportation ana properly
defend lines OF communication pre-
clude any extended pursuit into Mex
leo and military men here do not think
another punitive expedition possible
because of the lack of cavalrymen
The last body of Villa followers re-
crossed tie Rio Grande Saturday
morning and tnSy are now probably
nearly 40 miles south OF the river
1T would take a brigade OF at least
5000 men to form an expedition into
Mexico to effectively cope with the
situation" send an army officer here
today just before the troops moved to-
ward Glenn Springs The four
troops OF cavalry that are going in
can do little more than offer protec-
ton to the border and there are no
more troops Of cayalTymen that We
can draw upon.
Regiment In Vermont
There Is now. believe, a regiment
Of cavalry, the Second, at Fort Ethan
Allen. Vermont, but that is the only
cavalry available. All other cavalry
troops are on duty at other points
along the border and in the main ex-
petition into chihuahua. We simply
have not the men for another punitive
expedition.
you can't chase mounted bandits
with infarntrymen. they cant be used
for the purpose, II we see any ban
dts near the river, imagine We viii
get orders TO 30 after them but u
don't know positively, But do know
we cant so far after them with but
four troops of cavalry"
Il was learned here today that af-
n the raid OF Glenn Springs the
andits split their forces into two
udies, one heading toward the Rio
Grande and fording the river at Bo-
quillas and the other about 40 In num-
Der. working southeast and reeFoss-
ing the river at San viyente. II was
ere that they were observed by a
Mrs. Hart, a school teacher. who re-
1orted that the brigade. mounted,
crossed the Rio Grande about 5 o'clock
Saturday night and disappeared into
Mexico.
A telephone message was received
tonight over a private line from the
chisos Mining Company at Terlingua.
30 miles west OF Glenn Springs. say
ng that all was quiet there.