El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-25
u. s. CAVALRY
OUT Of MEXICO
Return When They No
Longer Follow "Hot
Trail"

I
the expeditionary troops for a confer
ence- At this conference, Maj Hancey
said, a decision was reached to with
draw Sunday, as the Americans had
been unable to locate the hot trail"
Run Into Cnrranza Patrol.
Our patrol in charge OF Capt. Mat
lack, with comparatively few men. ran
into a CRrranza night patrol north OF
COyame." Yancey said. 1t was re-
ported there we're about 40 Mexican
troops in the patrol and it was i'm
possible 70 learn how many MeNicaus
were in the main body. Our patrol
returned 10 our night camp. I held
a conference with officers OF the ex-
petition late Saturday night. It was
decided to withdraw. as We had been
unable to locate the hot trail We ex-
pected 10 find The bandits were far
in the interior then
Our orders were to pursue the
bandits as long as the trail continued
hot When we lost it, We decided TO
Troops Back ON U. s. SOIL.
Three hundred and seventy five
American cavalry troops. who last
Tuesday entered Mexico in pursuit OF
the bandits who held Lieuts. Harold G.
Peterson and Paul H. Davis for ran
som. were back on American soil to-
day, following abandonment Of the
chase yesterday. The troops today in
tended 70 resume patrol Of the border.
At midnight $50 troops had reached
Ruidosa, according 10 q telephone
message.
Heavy rains yesterday which
Obliterated the trails OF the ban
dts brought n decision 10 abondOn
the chase after contact had been
made with Cnrrnnzn troops.
The troops, after riding for hours
in heavy rainstorm, began TO arrive
shortly after $3.50 last night at Ruiz
dosa. Shortly after II O'Clock the
troops were crossing the river al
Rocky Ford. seven miles from Ruiz
dosa. The main column was delayed
two hours because Of the hard rains.
The cavalry troops slept under roofs
last night for the first time since last
Monday, when the expedition was
formed
Report Mexieans Capture Bandits.
During the six days that American
troops we're below the border four
bandits were killed by the troops and
another by airmen- Nine bandits are
reported to have been captured al
Coyamo by Carranza soldiers The
captured bandits are said 70 have been
members of the Jesus Renteria band
which captured Lieuts- Peterson and
Davis.
Missing Airmcn Located.
Lieuts. George X Rice and L. L. Bo-
quet, American army aviators whe
were reported missing below the Rio
Grande after they had left Royce field
for Mexico at daylight TO reconnoiter
for the punitive expedition, were To-
Gated last night at Teringua. Tex
They had become lost in the raiustorm
and made a forced landing. Neither
flyer was injured.
The cavalry troops came out OF
Mexico in excellent spirits and with
out casualties after five days OF hard
riding.
AN OF the punitive expedition had
the border shortly after l
o'clock this morning.
Expedition Success, Says LanEhOrnes
Col. Isonghorne last night said the
expedition was considered a success
from a military standpoint He point
ed 70 the killing Of five bandits sus-
poets and arrest Of six other suspects
by the Americans and capture OF nine
by Carrauga troops at COyame.
The immediate reason for withdraw
al he said, was that there no longer
was any prospect OF capturing other
bandits and there were no more hot
trails to follow.
Capt. Truman, Z. Boudinot and 20
men Of troop d, Eighth cavalry.
thought they we're to be prisoners Of
Springs. n. n. and an embarrassing
situation was saved by the ready wit
Of the captain
Surrounded by CarrancIscas.
IN thursday Wllle the Americans I
were searching for missing mules. !
Capt Boudinot heard a report that the |
bandit Chico Cano was in Paloms
Springs and took a detachment TO as
certain II it were true Near Palomss
Springs the Americans were sur
rounded by a band Of 100 Carranza
soldiers, the commander OF which told
Capt BoudinOt that he must first OBJ
tain permission from Ujinaga before !
the Americans could return to the
United States
Capt. Boudlnot told the officer his
colonel would be very angry II he
were detained. The Carranza comman-
der then conferred with a lieutenant /
The MeIicans have a wholesome re- |
spect for Col. LanEhorne." Capt. Bou-
dinot said, and after their conference !
they told Us We could return if we
had only 20 men,"
Troops Cross at RuidOsa.
Preside, Texas, Aug. 25.-Twenty- ]
five American cavalrymen and three
Texas rangers crossed TO Mexico Sat
urdsy in search Of bandits believed
to be opposite Ruidosa. After scour-
ing the foothills they returned TO the
American side without prisoners.