Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-09
Two Soldiers From Patrol at
Glenn Springs Reach Mara
thon and Tell Story Of Out
rage Committed Friday,
EXTENDED CHASE Is
ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE
Strict Censorship Maintained
in Order to Shield Movement
Of Men, Many RUmorS as to
Whereabouts Of FugitiveS,

VI WlOllt NCtlly iiulllUl y 40 "
Whereabouts Of FugitWeS,
Marathon, Tex. May S.--Private
Roscoe Tyree and O. G, Compton ar
rived here late this afternoon in com
pany with Sergeant Smith. They
were brought here on motor car
from Glenn Springs
Anxiety had been felt for these two
men, as Tyree disappeared after the
fiih between the bandits and the pa
troll at Glenn Springs ana Compton
had heen reported taken into Mexico
by the marauders. 1t is believed now
that the man reported kidnapped with
Deemers. from below Boduillas, WAS
named Coy,
Two troops Of American cavalry
swung southwark this afternoon into
the Zig Bend country, moving on to
Glenn Springs, where three soldiers
lost their lives and a little boy was
shot to death I'm the raid by Nillista
bandits Friday might. The 100 and
moro cavalrymen belonged to Troops
A and b of the Eighth cavalry under
the command of Major George 7
Langhorne. TWO troops Of the Four
teentb cavalry, commanded by Col
T. w. Slbley from Fort Clark, so for
ward tomorrow.
strict Censorship.
A strict censorship is enforced TO
screen the troop movements in the
field campaign in whatever form 1t
takes either In the pursuit of the
yllllsta brigands or in the protection
of border from further attacks.
Capt. Caspar Cole with twenty
three men Of Troop ia now scouting
the river country where the bandits
recrossed The rio Grande in their
flight after the attacks on Glenn
Springs and Boquillas Hts observa
lions ana reports OF the bandit move
ments are to be sent to Major Cen
eral Funston that PLAN of future
action may be developed.
wild Rumors current
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- .,"nS ,,,r,', ~ pno,,i,5s tbot 6odias
~" so ,vi, az ' ,erat 'i, in hunters
~ ~ Ntovica,, lida Tbo niIn1her ~
i,.,,,,oe,, ,,,aoS nrose,t ordere IA
nrncoad tnyya,,d inc river indicates
~ ao ofecrt win he rnade "a nlirsne
tha ha,dits INTO Mexico unless thew
MA Observed near no border In chat
event n chase INTO MEXICAN territory
may no attempted that might carry
tha American forces fifty or more
miles INTO coahuiln
Lack nf TRANSFORMATION and prop
erlv defended limos Of communication
nreclude any extended pursuit into
Mexico and military mon here do not
think another punitive expedition pos
sible because of the lack of cavalry
men The last body of Villistas re-
crossed the Rio Grande Saturday
ana they are now probably
nearly forty miles south of the river.
ut would take "A brigade Of ut least
9 900 men to form an expe lltion into
Mexico to effectively cope with the
said an army officer here
today, Just before the troops moved
toward Glenn Springs "The -four
troops OF cavalry that are going in
can do little more than offer pro
lection 10 the border and there are
no more troops of cavalry that we
can draw upon
There is now. | believe, regiment
Of cavalry, the Second at Forth Ethan
Allen, VT. but that, il The only cav
airy available All other cavalry
troops are on uUty AZ otner POINTS
along the border and in the main ex-
petition in Chihuahua We simply
havc not the men for another punt
tive expedition
Have No Cavalry,
You can't chase mounted bandits
with infantrymcn. they can't be used
for the purpose IL we soc any vii
llstas near the river. imagine we will
get orders to go after them, but |
don't know positively. But do know
We can't go far after them with but
four troops Of cavalry
II was learned here today that ar
ter the raid on Glenn Springs, the
bandits split their forces into two
bodies. one heading toward the Rio
Grande and fording the river at Bo-
quillas, and the other, about forty in
number, working southeast and re-
the river at san Vicente. It
was here that the Nillistas were OBJ
served by Mrs. Hart, a school teacher |
who reported that the krigands, !
mounted on ponies and horses, |
crossed the Mo Grande about 5 |
o'clock Saturday night and disap-