Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-22
TROOPS WILL
STAYLONGAS
TRAIL Is HOT.
Expedition Pushing on
Five Bandits Reported
Accounted for.

expedition continues 10 tOll0W
n hot trail, it will remain In
Mexico, unless orders TO the
contrary are received from the
war department, Major General
Joseph T. Dickman, command
err Of the southern department.
announced here today.
General Dickman did not
seem concerned over the pro-
test of the Mexican government
against the presence Of the
punitive expedition, saying that
it was "the usual fall pro-
test"
The expedition Is making prog
ress in Mexico in pursuit after tn
Mexican bandits who held Lieu
Paul II. Davis, army aviators, foI
ransom, according to official Wor|
received late last night from thI
field in Mexico. Reports that thI
expedition would be withdrawn a
once were denied officially laa
night and there is no indication
today of planning TO withdraw thI
troops. No definite time has heel
fixed for the withdrawal but it 4
understood that it will continue a
least another weeks campaiBi
after the Renteria gang.
The soldiers secuted the sur
rounding country yesterday In SEP
arate detachments, but concentral
ed the camp at dark. The trail
are so rocky and steep that thl
pack mules carrying supplies Gel
over cliffs and several we're LOST
A number Of horses OF Major G. q
Smiths command fell Off the traI
yesterday, but none Of the horaea
riders were injured.
Five Bandits Killed.
-Four bandits we're killed We'd
nesday IN a mountain fortres,
where they had built a block housl
as a rendezvous. This brings up
total of five that have been kiIIe'
by the Americans with a possibilI
ty OF a sixth one. a bandit havin
been seen to fall from his hors
when aviators returned bandit Ord
The second hiderless horse has bee'
seen. whose rider may have bee
killed. The troops are pursuin'
the two who escaped into th
mountains from the block hous
IL developed that the two pria
Oners reported captured by Cap'
tain Matlack were men killed
the block house.
It was announced today that ad
ditional airplanes would be ordeE
ed here from the Fort Bliss fyin'
field to reinforce the eight plana'
now flying here Four airplane.
are out OF commission because
falls and other reasons.
Washington, Aug. ga force
cavalry with airplanes has been or
dered to search the border I'm th
vicinity OF Calexico, the war de
partment was informed BY teie
graph today, for Leutenants +
Waterhouse and c. II. Connolly n
the Ninth Ae. o squadron, who hay
been missing since Tuesday
The telegram to the departmeu
did not say whether the searchin
parties had been instructed
cross the border. Army planes froI
Rockwell Field equipped wit
radio sets and carrying pigeons ar
with the column.
AVintOrs Search Hills.
San Diego. Cal. Aug. 22.-ArmN
aviators from Rockwell field too
10 the air early today in a fresh al
tempt to solve the mystery OF 10
disappearance Wednesday, near ia
cumba, Mexico, OF Lieutenant
Frederick B. Waterhouse and c. Il
Connolly OF the 9Th aero squadro
patrol and their big De Havilan
plane.
This announcement was made
Colonel A. K. HanlOn, commandin
at Rockwell field, after the nigh
passed without any tidings Of th
missing flyers.
Fifteen aviators from the ield
aided by details Of Mexican troop.
ordered to the search by Governo'
Staban Cantu Of Lower California
yesterday. yainly combed the tim
bered hills near Jacumba, wher'
the lost flyers are reported to hav
been seen last on their way her'
from Yuma. Arizona.
MeXicans Give Aid.
Every assistance was given b
the Mexican soldiers, acting unde
instructions from Governor Can't
who always has maintained tn
most friendly relations with Amer
leans along the border.
Lieutenant WateThouse. pilot q
the missing plane is from Weise
Idaho. He is % years old and en
listed as a private in the aviatio
service in December. 1916. Th
address OF Lieutenant Connolly, on
server, Is San Diego.
Lieutenant r. r Fox, Of Rock
we'll Field. misunderstood a con
versation In the office of Colona
Hanlon. field commaudaut toda
and notified Miss Georgia Water
house that her brother, Lieutenau
f. b. Warehouse and LieutenaT
C. H. Connolly. missing aviator
had been found by a Mexican cav
airy patrol.
Colonel HanlOn declared no woz
had been received at Rockwell cor
cerninE either pilots.