The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1919-08-26

Maria, Tex, Aug. 25.-Three
hundred and seventy-five American
cavalrymen, who last Thursday en-
tered Mexico City in pursuit of the
handles who held Lieutennts Harold
Peterson and Paul N. Davis for ram
som, were back on American SOIL
today following abandonment of the
chase yesterday. The troops resumed
patrol of the borders.
Heavy rahs yesterday, which OBJ
liberated the trails Of the bandits,
brought a decision to abandon the
chase after contact had been made
with Carranza troops. The troops
after riding for hours in heavy
rainstorm began at IL O'Clock to cross
the river at Rocky Ford at several
miles at Ruidosa. The main column
was delayed for two hours because
of the storm.
The cavalry was under roofs last
night for the first time since last
Monday when the expedition was
formed.
! During the six days the American
punitive expedition was below the
border four bandits were killed by
the troops and another by airmen,
while nine bandits are reported TO
have been captured at Coyame by
Carranza soldiers. The captured
bandits are said to have been mem :
bers of Jeus Renteria band which
| captured Peterson and Davis.
Lieutenants George X. Rice and y.
l.. Bouquet, American army aviators
who were reported missing below the
! to 40 !, h
left Royce Field for Mexico to re-
connoiter for the punitive expedition,
were located last night at Terlingsua,
Texas. They had become lost in
the rainstorm and made forced
landing. Neither flyer was injured.
! A report brought to the border by
4 Lieutenant Peterson that Jesus
.Eenterta, leader Of the bandits was
a 1Illed py American airman, could
not be confirmed. The cavalry troops
came out of Mexico in excellent con-
ditioI and without casualties after
five days Of hard riding.
Search for Missing Airmen.
San Diego. Cal. Aug. 25.-Army
aviators from Rockwell Field and
troops from Fort Rosecrans resu led
today the search for Lieutenants Ce-
Gil Connolly and Frederick Water
house, army aviators detailed to Mex"
lean border patrol duty who have
been missing since last Wednesday,
with orders TO find them dead or
alive.
The aviators were expected to de-
vote their attention to the stretch Of
broken and chaparrel covered desert
! lying between Campo. in eastern San
Diego county. and San Felipe, near the
head of the Gulf of California. between
WHICH points. an American employed
at mine forty miles south reported
that he had seen an airplane in flight
| Wednesday
Two detachments of troops carrying
complete field equipment and six
days rations have been ordered TO
prosecute the search southwark from
the border. A third detachment un-
der command Of Captain G. o, Crank.
medical corps. equipped with motor
trucks and carrying gasoline and food
for tWenty-one days. proceeded yes
terday southwark by way of Tia
Juana, Lower California. Scabtain
Crank said he would continue 200
miles south of Tia Juana and sixty
miles inland from the Gulf of Cali
fornia where he would camp.
Believes Renteria Killed.
Maria, Tex. Aug. 25.-Maj. James
P. Yancey. commander of the. Amer
lean punitive expedition. told the AS .
sociated Press over the army field
telephone at Ruidosa today that he
considered the report authentic that
JeEus Renteria, the bandit leader.
has been shot and killed from an
American airplane last Tuesday.