Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-08-25
Four MiscreantS Slain By
Troopers and One Is Killed
By Machine Gun of Flyer
Who Was Attacked,
REPORTED DEATH OF
RENTERIA DOUBTED
Americans Come Upon Camp
Of Cananza Men Across
Their PATH Expedition
Planned By Langhorne.

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dred American cavalry troops tonight
were making their way back to the
Rio Grande through u driving rain
storm after an unsuccessful campaign
begun last Tuesday to overtake the
bandits who captured and held for
ransom IAeutenants Harold G. Peter
son and Paul H. Davis. They We're
! scheduled to reach Ruidosa at $3.50
| o'clock tonight
Contact with Carranza soldiers also
on the trail of the bandits and a
heavy rain which wiped out the fresh
trails resulted in decision to abandon
| the chase, The Mexican federals We're
encountered last night by a scout
| patrol and after a conference army
officers decided to abandon the pur-
suit until this morning, In the mean
time the rain had wiped out the trail
of the bandits. who were only a few
hours ahead Of the Americans.
The punitive expedition Is making
the return in single column with three
cavalry troops leading, packing trains,
machine gun troops and other units
following. Two troops are acting as
rear guard.
Five Bandits Killed.
The six days. below the border re-
suited in the killing Of four bandits
by troops and death of one ~ ma
chine gun bullets from an airplane,
Nine bandits, said to be part of the
Renteria band. were captured Mt
Coyame. in dance hall. by Carran2a
soldiers.
Reports that Jesus Renteria. leader
of the bandits had been killed were
brought to the border today but could
not be confirmed.
Tomorrow, it is expected. the
Eighth and Fifth cavalry troops conn
prising the expedition will resume
their border patrol work, Captain Mat
lack going to Candelaria and the other
troops taking up outpost duty along
the river between Preside and Hes
tet's ranch.
In addition to last nights expert
ence with a Carranza patrol, the
United States troops were in contact
with Mexican federals once previous
during the week. This was last Tues
day when detachment of Americans
under command of Capt. Thurman
Roudinot was forced TO pass Car
rama column opposite Indio. Tex,
Ready for Eventualitics.
When the Mexicans were sighted
the Americans took up advantageous
position, ready for eventualities, Cap
tain Boudinot informed the Carranza
commander he intended to go south,
The Carranza officer asked Boudinot
for his orders and the latter told him
his orders were to proceed, He con-
tinued then without hindrance, the ex-
pediton reaching a point fifty miles
south of the border.
That plans for crossing the border
were prepared and got under way
last Sunday night, more than twenty
four hours before the missing aVta
tors had been ransomed, became
known tonight. Colonel Langhorne
hoped to be able to recover the avia-
tors without paying the ransom, With
this idea in mind. troops were started
for the Rio Grande from Preside and
other points, approaching in such
way as not to reveal their purpose
to the Mexicans.
Captain Boudinot marched from
Maria to Indio. A machine gun troop
was sent from Preside and a battal-
ion of the Thirty seventh infantry re-
ieved them there. Capt, Vincent p.
Bryan left Maria with three troops.
including the famous Black Horse
troop of the Eighth cavalry Troop
T., Eighth cavalry also left Maria
under Lieut.. Garrett p. Shonher. ac-
companied by Lieut.. Lawrence A.
Patterson. Maj. James ?. Yancey was
given command of the expedition at
Candelaria, where he waited for the
order to cross when the troops had
arrived.
In the meantime it had been de-
cided to pay the ransom and the
crossing of the border was delayed
until the aviators were safe on the
American side.
request the American troops
should not be sent into Mexico was
received by Colonel Langhorne last
Monday, 1t became known tonight.
The request was from Gen. Antonio
Prudena, commander of the Ojinaga,
Mexico, district He made his re-
quest through Mexican Consul Cosme
Bengoechea at Preside when he
learned the Americans were preparing
to cross the border.
Renteria Reported Killed.
Jesus Renteria. the bandit leader,
was shot and killed by Lieut.. r. III,
Cooper when bandits fired on Coop
er's machine. according to Lieut..
Harold G.. Peterson, who reached here
tonight.
Lieut.. Harold G, Peterson Of Hutch
inson, Mimi, and Lieut.. Paul II. Davis
of Strathmore. Calf. the American
aviators whose capture h. bandits
was the immediate cause for sending
American troops across the line, ar e
rived at Royce flying field at 4;33
p. m. They crossed to Mexico with
the punitive expedition Tuesday Both
were well.
The decision to withdraw the troops
resulted from failure to pick up "hot
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