The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-08-28

$780, M.l.IRE. NNIHENHt
MAJOR CLAIMS
Renteria Shot Down By Ameri-
can Aviator-Tfoops Back on.
y. S. Soil-No Surrender to.
Carranza, Says Washington.
Maria, Tex, Aug. 26.-Maj.
James 2. Yancey, commander of
the American punitive expedition,
told the Associated Press over the
army field telephone at Ruidosa,
Tex, today, that he considered
the report authentic that Jesus
Renteria, bandit leader, had been
shot and killed from an American
airplane last Tuesday.
The bandit is believed to have
been slain at Garrizozo Springs, 40
miles south Of Candelaria.
We got what we believed to be con-
tirmation of he reports OF the killing
OF Jesus R.nteria by Lieut.. r. n.
Cooper" Major Yancey said, "Mexi-
cans on the trail told Us of the report
and others near Coyame confirmed It,"
First reports Of the killing Of Rente-
ria We're brought to the border. last
night by Lieut.. Harold G.. Peterson.
one OF the American aviators held by
the anGits for ransom.
Major Yancey also confirmed the
statement made by Lieutenant Peter
son., That a night patrol Of American
troops came Upon a large patrol of Car
troops near Coyame Saturday
night, while pursuing Apolino Rente-
ria, brother Of the bandit leader, and
tho pursuit was abandoned. The
American patrol returned Il the camp
OF the expeditionary troops for a con-
ference. At this conference. Major
Yancey said. a decision was reached to
Withdraw Sunday, rs the Americans
aau oeen to locate a hot trail,
Met Mexican Column.
phr patrol in charge OF Captain
Matlack, with comparatively few men,
ran into a. Carranza night patrol north
OF Coyame," Major Yancey said. 1T
was reported there were about 40 Mex
lean roops in the patrol and 1t was
impossible to learn how many Mexicans
were in the main body. Our patrol re-
turned to our night camp. Iheld a con-
ference with officers of the expedition
late Saturday night. 1t was decided to
withdraw, as we had been unable to To-
cate the hot trail. we had expected to
find. The bandits were far in the in
terror then.
Our orders were to pursue the BAN
dts as long as the trail continued
hot When we lost it we decided to
RETURN
TROOPS BACK IN CAMP.
Maria, Tex. Aug. se.-Camp, rountine
was resumed today by troops of the
American punitive expedition who
marched out of Mexico last night. Air
planes resumed their regular patrols
along the border this morning.
Orders were issued dispatching an
airplane up the Conchos river to search
for the airplane wrecked when Lieut..
Paul H. Davis and Lieut.. Harold G.
Peterson were forced to make a land
ing near Falomir previous to their
capture by bandits.
Mex ans Arc Bitter.
Ranchers and Texas 2 from
settlements along the Rio Grande ar
irving here today reported much Ill
feeling among the civilian populations
OF small towns across the Rio Grande.
These arrivals said the search for the
bandits, and military operations in
Mexico had Intensified the bitter feel
ing which many natives en- the Mex
lean side of the river arho are in SYM
pathy with the bandits have had for
any years. Further d~epredations are
feared by American ranchers although
border patrols have been strengthened
along the Rio Grande In this district.
Success" Says Colonel.
Col. George Langborne, commander
of the Maria border sector. believes the
expedition was a success. Designed
to punish the kidnapers of Lieut. .pants
Peterson and Davis, the four trocps
or the Eighth United States cayalrv
cleaned UP" the wild Mexican countr
below the big bend and scattered the
ransom gang, killing five. Carranzista
troops captured nine other members of
the band, taking them to chihuahua
CITY where their execution is probable.
The cooperation Of the Carranz;st
forces encountered by the Americans
was particularly pleasing to Colonel
Langhorne. Only once was there dan
ger Of a clash between the two forces.
1t Is now leaned. Twenty American
cavalryn1en under Captain Boudinot
were surrounded by 100 C~arranzistas
who threatened at first to detain them
Tor further orders from General I,r1,-
media, at Ojinaga, Mexico: The Mexi-
cans shortly afterward permitted the
American troops to proceed.
The excitement over the cros.ing irto
Mexico Saturday By two troops of the
Seventh cavalry, near Fabens, has sub
sided. Their withdrawal was carried
out Saturday evening after failure to
pick up the trail of the Mexican cate
raiders.
NOT SURRENDER TO cARRANzA.
Washington. Aug. 26.-The decision
to withdraw from Mexico cavalry
troops who crossed the bordersin pur-
suit OF bandits who kidnapped tive army
flyers was Wholly a military , aud
was not influence by diplom! ego
tiations now In progres it made
plain here today.
The orders to Ger ii Ioickrnan at