The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-21
MEXICO SILENT ON
U. S. TROOP CROSSING
Newspapers, HotDeUer, Make
Editorial Protests.

MEXICO CITY, Aug 20.-The Mexican
Government announced that American
troops had crossed the border, in a bull
letin issued last night, but has given no
indication Of it's attitude.
Ri Universal and Ell HerGldo de Mer-
ico are the only newspapers to COM
ment editorially on the situation. A.
protest against the crossing is made by
81 Universal, and Il demands for Mex
leo an opportunity to be heard before
being outraged" The paper calls on all
Mexicans to contribute to the defence Of
the country.
Ell Universal announces that it's sec
ton printed in English will be discon-
tnued until the Americans leave Mex
leo.
Ell Herdldo says the situation has as
sumed grave character, and declares
that the crossing by the Americans was
without notice or request for permission
to do so.
The Executive Committee Of the Fed
GRAFTON OF Syndicate Workers of the
Federal District has issued a manifesto
to it's members saying the committee
Is disposed to aid the Government in
the present crisis, and asking President
Carranza to bend all efforts to obtain
the cooperation of all the Mexican peo-
pie.
Vera Cruz and Oaxaoa, the Excelsior.
says, have INSTRUCTED Americans In out
lying districts to come into populated
centres.
Gen. Juan Torres, chief of operation
in the State of SoDora, reports to the
War Department that the Yaqui ban
dts who killed an American chauffeur
named White had been dispersed with
losses.
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ported killed near Merrnosillo Sonora,
May 90, when twenty Yaqui Indians at
tackled a truck carrying silver ore.]
Permission to cross the international
frontier was given to American aviators
by the Mexican Government to search
for Lieuts. Harold B. Peterson and
Paul H. Davis. who were captured by
bandits according to q bulletin made
public here last night by Gen. Juan
Barragan, chief of the Presidential stan.
The bulletin makes no mention of any
permission being given the United States
to send troops across the frontier. 1t
also does not mention the exact place
where the two American aviators were
supposed to have landed and gives no
Information as to what band OF out
laws Is believed to be in that region,
Gen. Barragans bulletin says that on
August II, Gen. Manuel VI. Diegues.
commander of military operations in
the state of Chihuahua, reported to
President Carranza that he had re-
ceived a message from Andres Garcia,
inspector general of Mexican consulates,
forwarding note from Col. George
T. Langhorne, American commander at
Maria, Tex. Col. Langhorne's note
stated that an American army airplane
had landed in Mexican territory south
OF Big Bend country, Texas. as a re-
suit of following the Conohos river
instead Of the Rio Grande The bulletin
continues by saying that the region
where the airplanes landed is desert
| where 1t, is known some bands OF out
laws have their rendezvous and have
not been scattered because of the DIFF
ficult nature OF the country. The note
| from Col. Langhorne asked permission
| for other American machines to cross
| the frontier to locate the lost pilots.
1t is stated that President Carranza
gave his consent for other airplanes to
| cross. but, believing they would ac-
oomphsh nothing, had ordered Cen
| Antonio Pruneda, chief in command at
| Ojinago, to send out cavalry scouting
parties. 1t IL said the government has
been unofilcially informed that the avi-
ators have been ransomed and that the
Eighth American cavalry had sent troops
in pursuit of tho bandits, but that nc
official report has been received from
Gen. Diegues.