The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-25
Oil and Frontier Situations
Designated as of Greatest
Con Germ Between Ma
tons.
PUNITIVE TROOPS
WILL BE WITHDRAWN
Action However Is Char
acterized as Strictly Mill
tary Move and Not OF
Diplomatic Significance.

highest Mexican government Of
ficials are making a close study
of principal points at issue be-
tween the Mexican and Ameri-
can governments with a view
to reaching arrangements sat-
isfactory to the United States
without impairment of Mexican
national interests and sovereign
ty according to declarations
Saturday night by Luis Babrera,
secretary-treasurer, and one OF
the leading members of the cab
met.
Speaking of the necessity for
reciprocal border service, Ca
brera said these points are pc
troleum indemnifications, from
tier vigilence and guarantees
for the safety of foreign inter-
ests i'm Mexico He said Mexi-
co.'s debt could be paid in full
with five hundred million dol
lars.
Maria, Texas, Aug. 24.-The
American punitive expedition
which crossed the border last
Tuesday after the bandits who
held two American aviators Tor
ransom, were ordered to return,
Colonel George t. Langhorne
announced this afternoon. They
will begin coming out tonight
and will resume their stations
along the Rio Grande tomor-
row. The decision to withdraw
troops resulted from failure to
pick up "hot trails" today, be-
cause of transforms.
The troops were only a few hours
behind the bandits last night when
scouts reported the presence of Car
ranxa soldiers. 1t was decided best
"a wait until daylight before proceed
Ing in view OF the presence of Car
rama forces. and by that time rain
storms had wiped out the trails
During the six days the border troops
killed four bandits. while aviators
killed one.
Washington. Aug. 24.-SecrecarN
Baker Indicated tonight the with
drawal of troops ordered by Major
= General Dickman, commander OF the
southern department, whose mstruc-
tions are so explicit that instructions
from Washington are not needed Tho
troops were under orders TO capture
or destroy bandits and clean up the
section they are operating in, ana IL
was thought General Dickman con-
sidered this accomplished. or was un-
able TO pick up additional hot trails
The withdrawal was wholly a military
one, entirely outside OF diplomatic
questions raised by Mexico's protest.
Mexico City. Aug. 24.-The right of
the constituent legislator is almost
unlimited and cannot be checked
when dealing with public organiza-
tion by rights acquired by private
parties" is the statement made in
official documents given the Asso-
ciated Press by Leon Salinas. sub
secretary OF commerce and industry.
and at present head OF that depart
ment and chief of the petroleum bu-
reau OF that department. These docu-
ments are a supplement- OF his pre-
vious statement - The Associated
Press and form preliminary drafts
~ the summary farniss.sd to the
Mcs-scan congress for coming consider
alter on oil legislation
Maria, Texas. Aug. 24.-Jesus Rem
terta. leader OF the bandits who held
American aviators for ransom. was
shot and killed by Lieutenant r. r.
Cooper when bandits fired on Cooper's
machine. according to statement by
lieutenant Harold q. Peterson. who.