The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-22
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FIVE MEXICANs DEAD

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SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. %
Captain Leonard Matlack, pursuing
Mexican bandits, hoped to encounter
Rentario, the leader, some time today,
according to reports to southern head
quarters here.
The Eighth cavalry renewed the
chase with the dawn today. Five ban
dts have been accounted for. Four
We're killed yesterday when troopers
came upon group Of Rentarians In
an adobe fortress. AS the cavalry ap-
peared rifles blazed from portfolios
The soldiers rushed at once, taking
the position without injury to man
Three or four bandits were known 70
have fled on the approach of the
Americans. No trace of them was
found.
Three of the Mexican dead were
identified as Jesus and Francisco
Janir and Jose Fuentes. The fourth
was unknown.
TWO More Lost Aviators.
SAN DIEGO, Calf, Aug. 22-Civi
lians and soldiers, both Mexican and
American, early this morning began a
search of the border district between
here and the Arizona line seeking Sec
ond Lieut.. C.. H. Connolly, Of San
Diego and Frederick B. Waterhouse, OF
Weiser, Idaho, aviators, missing since
Wednesday.
Owing to the extremely efficient
government maintained in Lower Call
fornia by Governor Estaban Cantu, re
gardless of the changes in Mexican
federal government, there is little
fear that these border patrol birdmen
may have fallen into the hands of ran
som seeking bandits as did Lieuten-
ants Peterson and Davis near Can
delaria, Texas. Cantu has always been
friendly and last night ordered his
troops to search the Mexican side OF
the border for the missing men.
The flyers left luna, Arizona, early
Wednesday, and were due to reach
North Island aviation field at four
D. M, Wednesday. They were In a
DeHaviland machine.
The territory along the border be-
tween here and luna is mountainous
at some points and desert waste ut
others Fear of the men suffering for
water is expressed.
To Finish Cleanup.
MARIA, Texas, Aug. 22.-With
four Mexians outlaws killed by Amer
lean troops in Mexico, the United
States cavalrymen resumed their
saddles early today to flnish their
cleanup of the bad lands south of
the Big Bend.
Captain Leonard Matrack, who ar
rived by airplane last night with the
news of first hard fight with border
brigands in a canyon blockhouse, was
to return to his men roday by the
same air route His explanation that
he galloped off with Lieut. Paul
Davis without paying the balance OF
the $4,000 ransom because the Mex
lean kidnappers treacherously plotted
to kill him, was accepted by Major
General ]. T. Dicl1man, commander
of the southern department. At a
conference between Dickman and
leading officers here it was decided
to continue the hunt below the bor-
der while a chance remained of
encountering any Mexican bandits.
The troops are following the trail
of two Mexicans who escaped in yes
terday's fight. The six were sur.
rounded in an adobe house in a
mountain pass. In the face Of the
Mexican's fire from windows and
pore holes, the American oEvary'
men killed Jose F'uentes, Jesus Janir
Francisco Janir and fourth uniden
tilted Mexican. The trio were ban.
dts with records Of murder and
other crimes.
Every house in the path of the
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ed and other possible hiding places
of bandits are being sought out by
the United States troops Provisions
bought In MEXICAN hamIets or at
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