Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-08-20

dapper flying corps men brought
 across the river," Fennell continued
 Peterson, tall, slender, his face al- most hidden by eight days growth ot
 beard, and Davis, short and stout
 with laughing eyes, seemed filled
 W1th Joy of living after their expe9 :, fences. Both were very serio,1s
 when they first crossed the border
 A15er they had notified their parents ana had something to eat, both ioked aoout thelf experiences, especially Ihe Iact that they were completely Neither man was hurt by the fall ol Ihe plplane. The aviators believ- ed the accident was caused by the IaGt that their oil supply had been 1 The men had only quarter can- teen full of wate: but drank from the Concho: They said the bandit, Ken terra, forced them to write messages asking for the ransom and read the messages to see if they were correct. :, Renterla told Captain Matlack that II ne was caught he would burn the
 money Captain Matlack had given nm for the ransom of the two avia- tors: Captain Matlack replied that II Reterla burned the money. he would be killed. "e It IS believed Renteria has S8.5O0 m hls possession. Renteria is con slder,ed desperate character and mas been wanted for several veaps to lace various charges.
 Country Barren.
 The district within the aagle form. ca by Junction of the Rio Grande and Conchos rivers is the widest re- zion of Northern Mexico noted for rugged mountains, deep canyons and barren deserts. The Conchos r;var flows into the Rio Grande near O1lnaga after tumbling through San Juan pass from Cuchillo Pardo to San Juan Del Rio. Both rivers arc lined with cottonwood trees. Low land farms in the Delta of the Con- chos are the only green spots to be seen III the entire district. where palo-verde, mesquite and cactus grow. Barren hills, rocky canyons and noun talns are super-imposed on mesas beyond the border over which wind ing trails are traced in white.
 Along these trails the cavalrvmen were making their way tonight. The columns often were forced to break into attachments and wind slowly, up the sides of mountains, down box 1 canyons, always alert for bandit ambush. The soldiers and officers wore raln-soaked uniforms, caked "fh dampened dust. Their horses march.
 The troops are on field rations from the mule pack trains as no field kitchen were taken.
 The communication line is beino. 1 maintained to the border, along which 1 supply trains and couriers pass from the base on the American side; to the columns in tie field
 Can't Pay Balance. A field wireless pack train and air i planes are maintaining comrnunica- ton from headquarters here. The l storm is interfering with field tele- phone communication throughout the district
 The line to Presidio tonight was out of order and nothing was known of movements of Carranzza troops from Ojinaga, opposite that point. i Orders were issued at headquarters here to all commanders in the ex- peoltlon to use every care to protect peaceable Mexicans.
 The balance of the $15,0OO ransom winch Capt. Leonard F. Matlack brought back to Candelaria after hav- ing trlcked the bandits into releasing Lieutenant Davis without paying the null ransom, was deposited in a 1 bank 6an late today. It amounted to $6,-
 It was said here tonight that it was virtually impossible to carry out Maj .-Gen. Joseph T. Dickman's ord CT instructing officers to pay the bandits the full ransom, unless the bandits are overtaken and canturad