Bisbee daily review., 1919-08-20
ARRANGE J. S.
 SOLDIERS FUR
 BORDER ACTION
Every Move By Bandits Will Hereafter Be Met With U. s. Invasion, Says Baker; Troops
 Ready Along Entire Border

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-No off cial announcements are being made of
 how the United States government in-
 tends to handle the bandit nuisance
 in northern Mexico from this point
 on, but there is every evidence that
 all preparations have been made to
 meet future depredations with
 swift movement of troops, such as
 now is being concentrated against the
 desperadoes who held the two army aviators for ransom.
 Swift moving cavalry, fully equip ped with machine guns and guided by airplanes, it is understood, will be re- lied upon, and will be prepared to move quickly from strategic points along the border of the bandit coun- try on the Rio Grande. Organization of the border guard to insure the greatest speed in these movements has been completed, the cavalry regi- ments being so distributed as to place the nucleus of flying column at carefully selected points along the Rio Grande
 Movement of troops of the Eighth cavalry into Mexico today inaugurated the new plan, according to officials, and from this time on similar incl dent twill be handled without gloves"
 In announcing that Major General Jos. T. Dickman, commanding the southern department, had acted on in- structions from the war department, Secretary Baker intimated that only the danger in which the two officers were placed prevented an attempt to rescue them by force.
 When the reports came of the cap ture of these two officers, and their being held for ransom" Secretary Baker said, "The hour of execution be ing set on the next day in default of the ransom being paid, there was, of course, no opportunity to make rescue within such a time, and I therefore directed that the ran- som money be paid, and that force be to take up the hot trail of the bandits and pursue them with the hope of being able to capture as many as possible"
 Details of how the dash was to be conducted were left entirely to Gen. aral Diekman, the only requirement being that it should be made with a swiftly moving force"
 Cavalry with machine guns and guarded by airplanes would be used If captives are taken they would be brought to the United States. 2 The close proximity of the bandit l rendezvous to the border led to the | nopelthat the American troops might l 1vertake them before they would have | time to scatter.
 Reports to the state department to- l lay from the consul at Fl Paso said | hat late last week General Dieguez, | Mexican commandant at Chihuahua | 5ity. had ordered Mexican cavalry pa | rols out through the country where | he American officers were held, but | here was no indication whether these | patrols were operating.
 The department was also advised by | he American embassy at Mexico City hat when it made representations re- yarding the capture of the two avia- ors the Mexican foreign office prom sed to see that every possible step vas taken to assist in the rescue of he men.
 Dispatches to the department from Chihuahua said the governor of that Mexican state, with the approval of President Carranza, had offered re- yard of 50000 pesos for the capture of Francisco Villa. Two colonels and hree captains of the Villa forces, cap- ured by the federals, were said to ave been convicted of treason Sunday " a militarp court martial and execut- d by firing squad yesterday.
 The Mexican situation was given uther attention in congress today. l.. A Guardia, Repub- ican. New York, introduced a resolu- ion demanding that Secretary Lan- ing make a complete report to con- -roac