The sun., 1919-08-24
Gen. DiegueZ Surprises and
Captures Marauders i'll
Coyame Dance Hall.
Z. S. MEN AWAIT DASH
Pursuers of Ransom Takers
Ready to Take Up Trail
for Final SOrtie.
BORDER Is CROSSED AGAIN
Two More Detachments Chase
Raiders, but Lose Clues and
Return to Texas.
BORDER IS CROSSED AGAIN

MARIA, Tex, Aug. 23.-Eight ban
dts, believed to be part of the Jesus
Renteria gang which kidnapped two
American aviators, have been captur-
ed by Mexican Federal troops at
Coyame, Chihuahua, according to a
report sent tonight to Col. George
T. Langhorne by Mexican Counsul
0 Cosme Bengoechea at Preside.
The bandits were captured in a
dance hall after the Federal troops
. had surrounded It, the. report said. The
troops had marched to Coyame from
Chihuahua City.
The prisoners were taken to Chi
huahua City by Gen. Manuel Dieguez's
cavalry. the report said.
Army headquarters announced that
Mexican cavalry had been seen by
aviators marching toward Coyame.
The Mexican consuPs telegram said
the information came. from Gen.
Antonio Pruneda in the field near
Coyame. The General said he was
returning to Cuhillo Parade in pursuit
OF other bandits.
Mexicans Are Cooperating.
The reported capture Of the bandits
is taken to confirm earlier reports that
the Mexican Federals were cooperating
with the American Expeditionary Forces.
II was believed here that the bandits
would be executed at Chihuahua City
after court-martial, as Gen. Dieguez has
been conducting a vigorous campaign
! against banditry in Chihuahua.
Gen. Antonio. Pruneda, former COM
mander OF the Carranza forces in the
ounaga district, is moving from Gu
chillo Parade to Coyame, on the road
a Chihuahua City, according to Consul
Bengoechea. Coyame is near where the
Anerican aviators fell last Sunday. The
gonsul said Pruneda had 200 troops in
his command He left the Ojinaga gar
rison with a cavalry column soon after
the American troops crossed.
Danger of a clash with Villa followers
under Hipolito Villa, brother of Fran
cisco Villa, Is regarded here as improb-
able now, as Hipolito Villa and his band
are now believed to be In the south
eastern part OF the Ouinaga district. far
distant from the zone of operations of
the American expedition.
Andreas C. Garcia, Mexican Consul
General at FL Paso, announced tonight
that a regiment of Mexican Federal
troops would arrive at Juarez tomorrow
morning on a special train from Chi
huahua City TO help rid the border dis
trict of Mexican bandits.
The Mexican country south of Fort
Hancock is under the jurisdiction OF
Gen. Francisco Gonzales. commander at
Juarez, but there are no cavalry troops
in Juarez.
L. 3. Cavalry Ready for Dash.
United States army cavalrymen to-
night were encamped on Mexican soil far
southwest of here, awaiting daylight to
make the final dash to the hiding place
of the remaining bandits of the Rem
terra gang, charged with the capture and
holding for ransom of aviation Lieuts
Paul H. Davis and Harold G. Peterson.
The American punitive expedition con-
tinued to-day its march toward its OBJ
jective, which was a new field base that
Is being established. It was the first
time the entire expedition has marched
In one column, as the troops have been
operating In separate columns to run
down reports of bandit locations.
Scouts are searching In the noun
tain canyons as they march. but it was
admitted here that the belief Is that the
bandits are further south. The troops
will spend their fnst Sunday In Mexico
IN the saddle, as II Is planned to make
forced march to reach the new base
tomorrow
Two other detachments of troops
crossed the border during the day. but
soon returned. according to official an
nouncement OF military commanders.
Two troops of the Seventh Cavalry or
deTed across the border opposite Fabens,
Tex, this morning in pursuit OF Mexican
csttle thieves were ordered to return late
N the afternoon by Brig. Gen. James B.
Erwin, commandant OF the FL Paso dis
trict