The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-08-29
TELL THRILLING
EXPERIENCES IN
HANDS Of BANDITS
FIRST DETAILED STORY BY DAVIS AND
PETERSON Of FORCED DESCENT IN
MExlCO-FACE TOFACE WITH DEATH.

uiLb NIB given 10 me InIefnaUgnai
News Service by LIeutenants Peter
son and Davis. United States Army
ayiatoTs, who returned 10 Maria sun.
day after leading the American
punitive expedition into Mexico N
futile chase after bandits
Il eft here at 30 Sunday morn
Ing to make patrol of IHs bordet
from Ia Jatos to Beaque Bonita. We
reached La Jatos II 1898 and pro-
eeeded up the Rio 0nande. We aent
through Preside aud followed khat
ge thought Nas the Ri0 GHande. mt
which We hIer found va tho Con-
ebas River 0ur mistake xas due 10
the swollen condition OF the river,
which made i appear larger han
the 80 Grande.
We Travelled up ne Cunehaa river
until If.30 : m. HAen - observed
railroad crossing the Tzxsr. lis
railroad wa not shown On our map
and a. We Id been in tn AIR H1Ine
two hours He decided 10 turn for
home After spending Is ~ 20 min
ntes looking or the Southern Pacific
Railroad and falling 10 locate L. He
turned back % the river fnr another
look II the railroad bridge
Willie We .are crossing he mum
laina he engine OF or plane sudden
u became mass . smoke and Zen
stopped We we're Up 1000 feet. mt
managed 10 Rlide - m.aa On Iop
Of small moBntaIn=-the only lzYal
spot Ne could see. The anIy va 10
save nur lives waH 10 pancake re
snip md wreck q The MP WHz a
total wreck Dut Ns escaped injury
We crashed at 40 Sunday Al
80 - took > compass frum the arr
plane md vii szuiscu only about
one-quafter III OF Hater He started
10 WaIk towards ne railroad. re
walked for 10 hunIa In the heaI af
the d. Our water supply Was Eels
ting "a. 20 Rs abandoned the hunt
for tHs railroad bridge aad Rlaffad
down n oId river bed. hoping 10
ind Haler i 6 ?. N - found a
small pool II won rock We ON
drank I'll of this
We continued or tramp until II
?. N. xhen - trI.I 10 - 10 zIssp
He zaouid III slssn. Ws aera 90
thirsty. 50 We decided 10 nanIlnua our
search for HateF Al ; = IN He
found = small Mexican ranch Ne
we're given plenty OF Natsr. The
Mexican sold us toTiillas md eaIIes
for 30. Ha then directed u 10
folarIH on ths Rio 1nands. rat which
later proved 10 b holarIz on ne
conehaE River
~. attempted 70 swim down Ihls
river. bat HHHa unable Il make III
because OF he current I'D rapids
We walked along sAe haaE of ne
river. bat HEre unable - make Il
was Iha rouEheet kind OF going Of
Zen - had 10 puII ourselves ger
cliffs = our handH=
Al 80 Monday 30 aIIznIps -
ed Over as. he a. our Reat 70 y +
IraeI heir attention. b,il. owing -
the great height n which hey xefe
compelled 10 - Over the mountains.
they Hsre unable II see y.
We managed - sleep Monday
night. We Here up II 30 Tuesday
morning, and after walking until ?
Rs started . swim down the river.
J Ns estimated that He SWIM Is mIIea.
F Peterson Va 20 hungry j. ate aHY-
erai buckeye nuts. which IaIer made
him sick HzntarIa later laId hin II
Vas wonder the nuts d. not III
him, - they are considered very Hni.
aonouz BY The AexIaana.
While swimming down no HZxer
ne HaHa sucked under tHIee b. d
dies. .e decided il was unsafe -
continue. y. walked untl . o'clock
IN tha eveaIHE. Nhen We HSnI %
sleep Nth i rock for A b.. We I'D
]. intended making . Iown, i possible,
hnt i was - daEE thai Lieutenant
Peterson nearly grabbed raIIle-
snake m cropping hIa way about The
rocks. and | came within several Iset
F of another one. TIE day before He
had killed 4 zrattlaf after battle
with him Ae have he eIEht raftIes
Tor souvenirs
up AZ 30 o'clock Wednesday
morning, We Nere ugain g our WY.
About so o'clock He reached small
village -Sabaeo. W purchased some
I0rtilIaz and arranged win a M.xl-
can II take If 10 the next town, eIKht
miles away. IN twa bnrnos. for 10.
As We we're leaving Two heavily arm
ed Mexleana approached u. but did
not bother u. We .are noI far from
the town, however. when We we're
surrounded - six MexIeans. Ill
heavily armed The leader, Hho
turned out 10 be Reataria. questioned
lls, but lot u proceed while he con-
ferred with IHe others.
"A quarter of a nile further. how
ever. .e were again oyefIaken. IlIF
time b three of The MexIeans .ho
sent our guido back and ordered rs
10 follow them up N old river bed.
We concluded theY were going 10
take u 10 some secluded spot md
rob u. But they treated us very
we'll Ne Travelled until D. N.
stopping three times. once II mes-
cal disIillery. again II ranch where
We had The evening meal. and once
1T a ranch where HentarIo traded
the tHo burroz we we're riding for m
old horse and lame mule.
I've camDed overnight on he
mountain Side and we're On the NY
again II 800 i. m. We rested dur
ing the heal Of The day and during
The afternoon came . a rather pros
porous looking ranch where RenIarIo
obtained a goaI which we cooked Tnr
supper. Then we uiIef Cd camp or
the nIEhl.
"RenIario dropped pieces Of hand
kerchiefs and lorn-uu bank checks as
We won't to mark 1ns trail We rode
until : a. N. Friday. RenIario nd
Il lot of ammunition.
Peterson Enew : LOT about Kan-
Has, where nentarIo worked on ne
railroad once. and talked R.ntario n