The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-21
MEXICOPROTESTS
AGAINST BANDIT
CHASEOVERLINES
Asks U. S. to Withdraw Sol
diers - Cavalry, Greatly
Aided by Airmen, Resumes
Trailing Of MexiCans.

~ e,t,t, .r,,ss>., ~. a. -. -
,, ~ 49, aug. 49, es n.
can hhigRssadoT mere mas neen histIuclr
ca by his government to protest to the
STATE qepa1tment akalnst ths oiSpatefl.
ot AMERICAN troops across lhe nefupf
Alu 20 request tntlr WIun1iaWeI ~
Sc9TuihS c1S 70 3 statement ISSUED at MeNico
Si'y yesterday =.
MARIA. Tex Aug, si-As soon as i
was suItlcieniy iight TINS morninE tol
IOlow vne tIAiis, lhe Ametlcah puhluNa
SsAHpe9itloh IN meNlSo took UP the pap
NV Snase LOT we tnlTu gay acEvss ~
porner, one column plcNed Ip thS w.
.Iun VI tWo pAnulIs ueuetsu v Wy Msa
neen companions Of the two oanaits
captured late Yesterday oy capt Leoh-
ara Matiack'
Aoeorulng 70 an unotlcial repufV
vLouusht ~. 70 tne NO fIfslue lasS nls.i fsl...
the pursuit Is continuing over MOUNTAIN
petlks, Gown steep slopes ana throush
uny hounthlh Naiieys, a.
by sunrise arpahes leit tne gr9uno o
here Tor fresidio, 6O miles south, where
a flying field base for the expedition
mas peen eslaDusheu' Lan1lns tnere
ana setting gasohne and o,h tne arr
palisades near oJinaga, along the
EonShos ,iSn M, river valley 10 pisA up sne
ualls, Inc cavalry resumed lts WORK
OF scouting cavalry columns are
searching out every canyon which could
possibly pe the hiuihs piaoe OF the
oarSits rSn ,,A n,...-u a, ~..o,,
Inc work Of the ayiators - extremely
dangerous because there are few lands
ing iields IN Mexico. u Is necessary 70
Iiy close 10 the GROUND, Where the pan
aiIs may IRE on the aViators, as they
uu Auesuay' -,
Many Close ShaVeS,
mr.. ..,t. -. -. a,. =.
night to S headauarters Ss here here. rep reported ted
nany ny narrow escapes. one AVIATOR han
l,oWn uoWn narrow canyon unaer
snelNlng rock 70 see II tne oahdits were
conceaIeo under snen. Ahothes
SII. SaIns "a WIN his iaee Soversd py req
vlpiches causea py a,Nhs throush
haiistorm AZ nigh speed -,
Avlators located al American coll
uinhs IN mexico yesterday, Inc Flyers
S MISC .oTnu In the Mgxlcnn Ieaeral column IN.
under Cen Antonio Pruneda near Cu-
chile Parade, and reported the location
| ~ other small poules OF Sarranka
T9ops
rev ianuings We're maze m Mexieo'
4 Mhen the troops iound smooth land
lhB piaee they placed glant panel
SNAPPED letter on the grouhd Tor tha
guluance OF the avlators The avintcrs
nave been cropping orders TO cavalry
commanders from the air ana returning
10 tne Presidlo base.
When the flyers left this morning
they carried news bulletins furnished by
me Associated Press, which they
planned to drop for each cavalry troop
| operating IN Mexico TO give them news
| of the outside world since they crossed
the border
The American troops slept last night
| on the trails of the bandits after los
ing them Tuesday In torrential rains,
| picking UP the trails again yesterday,
1 ~ -
|
Gen. Pruneda with approximately $50
Carranza cavalry troops carnped for the
night near Cuchillo Parade, 40 miles up
me Conchos river from the base at
| OJinaga. They left Ojfnaga last night
to take the field in pursuit OF the
bandits. American pack trains and
other units crossed and recrossed the
path of the Carranza troops without
| friction, according to reports from the
| field,
Mexican Consul Cosme Bengochear at
| Preside, Texas. announced that the
| Pruneda troops were attempting the
same object as the American troops
70 run down and capture the bandits.
He said he anticipated no trouble be-
tween the two bodies or troops in the
field. He also denied Chico Cano, the
bandit leader In Ojinaga district, was
| made captain OF the CarranZa column
stationed Mt San Jose, opposite Indio,
Texas, on the Rio Grande.
MAJ. Gen. Joseph T. Dickman, COM
mander OF the Southern department,
was expected here today to inspect the
| troops in the Big Bend district II
| was not known whether Gen. Dickman
will go to the Rio GrandeNwhile he is
here.
! American aviators are assisting Car
ranza officials In keeping in touch with
the forces OF Gen. Pruneda, which are
engaged In the pursuit of bandits along
aviators We're held prisoners M Ameri.
can aviators yesterday carried mes
sages from Mexican Consul Cosme
| Bengeehea at presdio, Texas. to Gen.
| Pruneda.
The American troops are being guided
by civilian scouts selected from among