Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-22

? Three Of the four Mexicans have
been identified as Jesus Janir, Fran
cisco Janir and Jose Fuentes. The
identity of the fourth bandit has
not yet been ascertained.
All four of the men are known to
Captain Matlack as bandits operat-
ing along the Big Bend border for
years.
The two men escaped were pur-
, sued but the trail was lost in the
mountain canyons. >
1t is known that Renteria, leader
of the outlaw band that Captured
Lieuts. Harold G. Peterson and
Paul H.. Davis, American aviators,
was not among the dead.
Pass Carranza Troops.
Captain Matlack said he passed
a column of 200 Carranza troops be-
low the border yesterday. The Car
rama commander, Matlack reported.
asked where the American troops
were going. When he was informed
that the Americans were pursuing
bandits who had held American avia-
tors, the Carranza commander
waived his hand and said, Go
ahead No effort was made to
hinder the punitive expedition.
Receipts of telegram from Gen.
Manuel Dieguez. whose command
includes the Ojinaga district, bv
Gen. Antonio Pruneda, commander
of that district stating that Ameri-
can troops were wholly within their
rights in pursuing bandits in ac-
cordance with the treaty of 1882, re-
lieved fear that there might be
clash between isolated Carranza
troops of the Ojinaga district and
american troops pursuing bandits.
The receipt of this telegram from
General Dieguez, who is stationed
at Chihuahua City. was announced
ny Mexican officials here after it
had been dispatched by American
airplane to General Pruneda, in the
field near Cuchillo Parade.
Treaty Permits Pursuit.
The treaty of 1882. cited at the
time of the Pershng expedition into
Mexico, as interpreted here. per
mits Mexican troops to come into
the United States in pursuit OF
bandits who might cross to the
American side from Mexico. The
treaty is said to have originated at
the time when American and Mexi-
can troops were pursuing the
Apache leader. Geronimo. back and
forth between the two countries.
while the Indians were committing
wholesale depredations.
Captain Matlack came from
Mexico at sunset this evening. in
an arplane driven by Lieut.. Eu-
gene Eubank. who landed in a Mex
lcan mountain valley. picked up the
cavalry commander and returned
with him to report the progress OF
the expedition to Gen. Joseph T.
Dickman, commander of the south
ern department.
According to Matlaek. he Ameri.
can troops are in high spirits and
keen for the chase They are will
ing to ride day and night througi,
storms and over all sorts of trails
to ovcrtake the bandits. Among
the most enthusiastic members Of
the expedition are the young avis.
tors, Peterson and Davis, Matlack
said.
All in Force Well.
Everyone in the expeditionarv
force is we'll" Captain Matlack
said. "We have had no casualties,
except one man who had a cactus
thorn in his hand.
I'VE are making progress in the
pursuit of the bandits. Hard
storms have slackened our speed
somewhat, but we consider that we
have made good time"
after leaving t.e Rio Grande
Monday morning, soon after dayligh,
the expedition followed a fresh trail.
The four men to whom the money
had been paid had start of more
than five hours on us.
1--WE followed them to hiss
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