Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-23
Aerial Bombs May Be Added
to Equipment for Fighting
Across Border.
CARRANZA FEDERALS
OPERATING TO SOUTH
Five Known Dead Bandits Result
of Expedition So Far-supplies
and Forage Provided.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MARIA, Tex. August 23.-Two forces
of troops. Carranza federals. operatinb
far to the south. and American cavalry,
farther north, today are securing the
Conchos river region of Mexico in an
endeavor to clear that section Of BAN
dts who precipitated an expedition into
the southern republic by capturing and
holding for ransom two American Army
aviatOrs. Five known dead bandits was
the net result of the expedition at the
beginning of the fifth day Of operations
below the border.
More rapid progress in the pursuit Of
the outlaws was expected today; yes
terday's chase having been largely de-
layed by dispatch of supplies and forage
to the American soldiers.
Maj. Gen. Joseph T. Dickman. COM
mander Of the Southern Department.
left last night for San Antonio after
and familiarizing himself with the de-
tails of the punitive expedition. Before
leaving the general said an enort would
be made to pay the bandits the $500
remaining of the ransom money for the
how this would be done.
May Use Bombs.
and bombing of bandit. strongholds
which found circulation at various
times yesterday proved unfounded.
but the possibility of using bombs in
wiping out the bandits developed
with the arrival of aerial bombs for
nouncement that these might be used
If bandit force should be found in
any considerable numbers.
No information came from the ex-
peditionary forces yesterday except
word brought here by aviators that
the pursuit of the bandits still was
being conducted. Reports that the
forces would be withdrawn at an
early date had no foundation, Cen
Dickman saying the expedition would
were following a hot trail. There was
no explanation of the resembling of
support the punitive expedition.
sassss ad aas Sssn & sss rxx
Bend district to urge that Capt. Leon
ard F. Natlack be awarded the con-
gressionAl medal of honor for saving
the life Of Lieut.. Paul n. Davis when
he rescued him from bandits last
Monday night. Matlack made a state
ment to Gen. Dickman that he heard
the bandits planning to ambush him.
self and Davis and kill both grim
goes" He then made a dash for the
horseback, he said.
Strike Holds Up Supplies.
LOS ANGELES. August 2s.-Forty
carloads of Army supplies bound for
troops on the border were held in the
local freight yards today on account
of the strike of trainmen on the
Southern Pacific. Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe and the Los Angeles and
Salt Lake railroads. The mails suf-
fered some delay, but in most in
stances were cleared within a few
hours of their accustomed time
Santa Fe officials annulled all trains
last night because of inability to get
engine crews to man them. They also
announced that unless conditions
changed they would halt all inbound
of congested yards here
The written statement of demands
presented by the switchmen to officials
of the railroads affected disclosed that
among them was the following:
THE officers of three companies
trains must be removed from the
service
Reciprocal Border Service.
MEXICO CITY. August GAN i'm
measures tending to prevent clashes
between Mexico and the United States
was taken last night when Luis
Cabrera, secretary Of the treasury,
and generally regarded as the mouth
piece Of the present administration,
stated in a press interview that the
Mexican and American governments
should sign an agreement for a recip-
rocal border guard service.
Ygacio Bonillas. Mexican ambassa-
dor at Washington, according to Senior
Cabrera, would be "eminently fitted"
for conducting negotiations with this
purpose in view, since he was a mefn-
Der of the Mexican commission which
met United States representatives at
Atlantic City in 1915 to discuss this
plan during the Pershing expedition
into northern Mexico. Senior Cabrera
was himself chairman of the Mexican
commission.
According to the secretary. the diff
culties which prevented the adoption
of such an agreement at Atlantic City
were due to the fact that the Ameri-
can delegation wanted the agreement
signed Immediately, while the Mexi-
can commission held out for a with
drawal Of the Pershing expedition be-
fore reaching an agreement. Senior
Cabrera pointed out that at present
such a difficulty would not be met
with. since the early withdrawal of
the 8th Cavalry. now pursuing bandits
in the state Of Chihuahua, was ex-
pected.
Comment in other official quarters
tended to point out that with recipro-
cal border service to eliminate further
clashes, with the present government
bending every energy to protect for
eign property and with Congress about
to take up the oil question, |the case
Of Mexico should be solved quickly
Mistake Regarding Aviators.
SAN DIEGO. Calf. August ga
Lieut. r. r. Fox of Rockwell Field
misunderstood a conversation in the
of1ice of Col. Hanlon, field commandant,
and notified Miss Georgia Warehouse
that her brother, Lieut.. F. B. Water
house. and Lieut. C. II. Connolly, MISS
ing aviators, had been found by a
Mexican cavalry patrol.
Col. Hanlon later declared no word
had been received at Rockwell Field
either pilot.
Gales Leaves Cabinet.
DOUGLAS, Ariz., August 23.-Gen.
p. Elias Gales, Governor Of Sonora,
has resigned his post in the cabinet
of President Cara MA as minister of
industry, commerce and labor. accord
ing to Excelsior, a Mexico City news
paper, which has reached Douglas.
The resignation. according to the
newspaper, followed bitter press
criticism OF Gen. Gales as untitled for
CONTINUED on Second Paee.)