Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-20
BELIEVE TROOPS
In FIRST CLASH
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punitive expedition, the bandits are
believed to have scattered in the
mountain passes and canyons, and
it probably will be necessary to
search every square mile OF the
rough country below the border to
find them. in the opinion of mill
tary men.
Despite the difficulty in locating
the bandits from the air, American
aviators who left the flying field here
yesterday secuted almost the entire
OjinaSo district.
1t was not known to-day how
maay are in the bandit band. Lieu
tenant Davis and Lieutenant Peter
son said they saw six men. There
We're twenty other bandits at the
ranch where the outlaws stopped.
American aviators were told the
bandits numbered sixty.
Arrange First Aid
Arrangements for nurses, ambu-
| lances and surgical dressings for the
| punitive expeditions troops are be-
ing made by Elmer Donnell, of St.
Louis, for use in case of emergency.
report from the expedition in
| dicated that pursuit had continued
throughout yesterday. but that there
had been no contact with the BAN
| dts.
$500 Actually Paid
H. NJ. Fennell, "a banker of this
city, arrived here and announced
that the amount of ransom actually
paid for release of the aviators, was
$500. Fennell took the $4,000
| Il lnI fN 1nl, t.tn H.
! He declared a recount of the money
| brought back by Captain Matlack
after release of the aviators showed
$500 remained.
| Fennell brought the $4,000 back
to Maria and deposited it in a
bank. The money was in $50 bills.
Fennell said the Army would reim-
burse the cattle men who subscrib-
ed the ransom money.
| Fennell told the first connected
story of events preceding the cross
ing of the American aviators to the
United States. He outlined prelim-
mary negotiations Monday between
Captain Matlack and the Mexican
| brother-in-law of Renteria, who
acted as Il go-between.
He said the bandits insisted the
! delivery of the aviators be made
after dark so flares might be seen.
| The go-between crossed to San An
, tonic, Chihuahua, opposite Candle
laria, and selected the spot where
| the aViators were to be delivered.
1t was at an old cottonwood tree a
mile and a half south of San An
tonic. The go-between then re-
turned to the American side and
said arrangements had been COM
pleted.
When Che flares agreed upon fail
ed to show after midnight, Captain
Matlack crossed. He was gone more
than half an hour, returning with
Lieutenant Peterson. AS he rode
into Candelnria Captain Matlack
said:
Here's one of them, thank God"
Returning to the old cottonwood
Captain Matlack told Lieutenant
Davis to get on behind. Then the
captain spurred his horse without
delivering the balance of the money
You can go plumb to hell, I'm
going back" the captain shouted as
he galloped across the river. When
Captain Matlack dlsmounted, Fen
nell said he shook the money in
their faces.
Look at that; I'm going back to.
morrow and get the rest of thai
|
Fennell said.
The aviators were eated over
their experience once across the
river" said Fennell. I'VE asked
them if they had a good time. Da.
Wis said: I'll say 1 did,
| Neither man was hurt by the fall
of the biplane. The aviators be.
lieved the accident was caused by
the fact that their oil supply had
been exhausted. The men had only
a quarter canteen full of water, but
drank from the Concho river.
They said the bandit Renteria
forced them to write messages ask
/ ing for the ransom and read the
messages to see if they were cor
rect"
Washington, Aug. 90 - No of
fetal announcements are being made
of how the United State Government
intends to handle the bandit nuis
ance in Northern Mexico, from thi.
point on, but there is every evidence
that all preparations have beer
made to meet future depredation
with a swift movement of troops
such as now being conducted
against the desperadoes who helt
the two Army aviatorS for ransom
Movement of troops of the Eight
cavalry into Mexico has inaugurateC
the new plan, according to official
and from this time on similar in
cidents will be handled withou
gloves"