The sun., 1919-08-25
With No Chance to Locate
Outlaws, Troops Ordered
Withdrawn.
MEET CARRANZA MEN
Jesus Renteria, Kidnapper,
Reported Killed, but This
Lacks Confirmation.
NINE MORE CAPTURED
Raid on Dance Hall Nets Bag
of Robbers-Gen. Pru-
media Returns.
MEET CARRANZA MEN
NINE MORE CAPTURED

MA-fA. Tex, Aug. 24.-Three hun
drcd American cavalry troops tonight
we're making their way back to the
Rio Grande through driving rain
storm after an unsuccessful campaign
begun last Tuesday TO overtake the
bandits who captured ana held for
ransom Lieuts. Harold G. Peterson
and Paul H. Davis.
The first troops to cross the border
on the return, the pack and supply
trains. reached Ruidosa shortly after
$50 O'Clock tonight. according to tele
phone advices.
Contact with Carranza soldiers also
or the trail Of the bandits and heavy
rain which wiped out the fresh trails
resulted in decision TO abandon the
chase. The Mexican Federals were
encountered last night by a scout pa
t-ol and after a conference army OFF,
GERS decided to abandon the pursuit
until this morning. Meanwhile the
rain had wiped out the trails Of the
bandits. who we're only a few hours
ahead Of the Americans.
The punitive expedition is return
ing in single column with three cav
airy troops leading. pack trains, ma
chine gun troops and other units fol-
lowing. Two troops are acting as
rear guard.
The six DAYS below the border resulted
in the killing Of four bandits by troops
and death Of one by machine gun bullets
from an airplane. Nine bandits, said to
be part Of the Renteria band. were cap
tured at Coyame in dance hall by
Carranza soldiers.
Renteria Reported Killed.
REPORTS that Jesus Renteria, leader Of
the bandits, had been killed were
brought to the border to-day but could
no, be confirmed
The troops were reported to have
found the trail OF Apolino Renteria'
brother Of the bandit chief. Jesus Rem
terra Jose olivas and two other men,
bers c! the Renterta band.
Lielts. George X Rice and L. L.
Boquet. aviators, who have been missing
Ence early to-day when they left fof
Mexico 20 reconnoitre for the pdhitiVs
expedition, were located tonight at Ter
linqus Tex. They were lost in the
storm and made forced landing. They
are uninjured
Reports that Jesus Renteria had been
k.'-d failed TO check with reports al
n iutary headquarters. An official army
reror, said Jesus Renteria was believed
to have been located sixty miles south
Of Chihuahua City. where he was said
/, be hiding.
Lieut., Peterson. who reported the ban
di' had been killed. said he received hi;
information from scouts.
Two bandits we were pursuing yes
l,i day told ranchers along the route
that Jesus Renteria had been killed
when Lieut. h. II. Cooper returned thu
rre IRE OF three horsemen." said he
The ranchers, in turn, informed oul
socuts."
The Americans were hot on the trai
o. the bandit gang last night with th'
Intention OF continuing the pursuit al
night. according TO Lieut.. Peterson. wh'
returned there by airplane. He said n
accompanied a scout patrol which wa
eudeavorlng to follow the bandits ant
that they encountered a CarranZa out
Dost guarding a force Of 800 Fedora
Mexican soldiers.
The patrol returned to the main com
'nand and after a conference II was de
cided advisable to wait until daylight
in view OF the presence OF Carranzi
soldiers.
"The trail We were following was be
sved to be that of Apolino Renteris
brother Of Jesus Renteria," Lieut.. Peter
son said. "Three others were believed I
have been at the ranch house, wher
they had camped the day before. The
passed through the place we were search
ing al 80 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
and we were hot on their trail from tina
time.
Eve had started on this hot trail whe
We encountered Carranza outposts afte
dark. II was decided to return, as
was estimated there we're 800 Carranz
troops there. We had planned to over
lahe the bandits during the night.
The Carranza troops were fourtee
miles from Coyame.
The Americans are expected to retur
from Mexico through the pass south c
Ruirosa. They are marching toward III
border In a heavy rain.
Planned Earlier CrossinE.
That plans had been made for eros,
ING the border last Sunday night, MOI
than twenty-for hours before the misi
ing aViators were ransomed. becam
hnown tonight. Col Langhorne hope
70 be able TO recover the aviators with
cut paying the ransom. With this ide
IN mind troops we're started for III
RIo Grande from Preside and 9th,
points, approaching in such a way g
not 70 reveal their purpose to the Mex
cans
Capt Boudinot marched from Mart
70 ndio. A machine gun troop wa
"nt from Preside and a battalion I