The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-25

MARIA. Texas Aug "a Three
hundred American cavalry troops
tonight were making their way back
to the Rio Grande through n driv-
Ing rainBtorm after an unsucceAsful
campaign begun last Tuesday to
overtako the bandits who captured
and held for ranAome Lisuts Harold
q. Peterson and Paul II. Davis. They
were SCHEDULED TO reach Ruidosa at
$3.50 o'clock tonight.
Contact with Cnrranza soldiers
also on the trall OF the bandits and
heavy rain which wiped out the
fresh tCails resulted In decision 10
abandon The chase, The Mexican
todefnls were encountered last nlght
by "A scout patrol and after "A con
ference army officers decided TO
abandon the pursuit until this morn.
inE. In the meantime the rain had
wiped out the trails OF tho bandith,
who were only q few hours ahead
OF the Americans The punitive eN-
pedltion " making tho return In sin al
gle column with three cavalry troops
leading pack trains, machine gun
troops ana other units following.
Ihe troops are acting as rear guard
The six days below tho border re-
suited In the killing Of four banflts
by troops ana death OF ono by ma
chine gun bullets from an nlrplane.
NINE bandits said To be part Of the
Renteria band. were captured an
toyamo, In dance hull by Carranza
soldiers
Reports that Jesus Nenterta
leader Of tho bandits. had been killed
were brought 60 tho border today but
could not be- confirmed.
Jesus Rhntcrih, the bandit lender.
was shot and Killed by Llgut Il. 81
cooper when bandits fired on Coon
ers machine. according 10 Lieut.
harold q. Paterson. who reached
here tonight
IotefHunN report that Jesus Rem
i"riH had been Killed failed 10 check
with rrpurts at military headqunr-
leiH An official army rep0yt snid
jesus tcutcriu wuH believed To have
b'ou located so miles south OF chi. |
huahnn tliy where he was said TO
hc hiding
Peterson said hc received bis in.
formation that Nentcun had been
Killed from scouts
Two bandits we we're pursuing
yesterday told rnuChors along the |
route thn' jesus HentrriN had bean |
Killed whom Lieutenant Coopor re. Z
turned the rife firs ~ three horse /
mon SAID M" Tho rnuchcrs In |
turn Informed our scouts"
Colonel Ihnghornc hoped that tho |
troops would pick up the tgsu OF .
10" bandit band. led by Jesus Rem /
'orin today and that 10 would be Dos
sinI' To- continue tho pursuit until
tomorrow go least
The Americans were hot ON the !
trial ~ tho bandit Eang lust night |
with the Intention OF continuing tho
purFlit an night according 60
Lieutenant Peterson who returned |
today hy airplHuc Lieutenant Peter /
son said hu accompanied scout
patrol which WIS ruduuNorInr to|
follow the bandits and they en-
oolui"rod "A Carranzi outpost guard I
rr ID force Of 900 federal NoNf.ar
soldiers The patrol returned 10 the
main command and ufrcr confer.
ruct o. was decided wiser to wait
until daylight iu view of the pres
rnru NJ C1rr1uz1 soldier,
Today the rain had wiped ont tho
trail and Tine Withdrawal order was
Issued.
The uan We wore following was
believed lo ha that OF ApUlsR1 Rem
'rriU. brother uf Jesus lTutrria
Lieutenant Peterson said Three
others were believed 20 have been nt
'ho ranch house where they had
umprd the day before They
passed through 'Ho place vc we're
searching az g.70 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon and we we're hu, uu fhrlf
frrI from that time.