Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-06
j. s. Av|ATORS
WHO LANDED IN
MEXICO RETURN
Usher and Wolfe, Who Were
Forced to Land in South
ern Republic February 2,
Have Reached Douglas.

tsN MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED w'Rti
Douglas, Ariz., March 5,-First
Lieutenant G. l.. Usher, observer,
and Second Lieutenant l., NJ. Wolfe,
pilot, the two American aviators
who have been at Nacozari. Sonora,
since their airplane made forced
landing eighteen miles south OF
there February ,, arrived in Doug
las shortly before noon today, hav-
ing come from Nacozari by rail
| They left by airplane at 1870
o'clock this afternoon for El Paso
TO report to their commanding Off
ficer. They are members of Flight
b, Twelfth aero squadron, stationed
at Fort Bliss.
In accordance with orders from
their commanding officers, the two
aviators left Douglas under es-
cort," which is assumed to mean
that they have been placed under
arrest pending an investigation of
their landing on Mexican soil. They
were accompanied to El Paso by
two members of Flight A, Twelfth
aero squadron, stationed at Camp
Jones, and made the trip In two
| planes.
The two aviators said they had
nothing to add to their previous
statements as to how they came to
| be more than 100 miles south of
the International boundary line,
and reiterated previous statements
that they had lost their way in the
clouds after their compass failed to
work. causing them to lose all
of co w
they flew over Nacozari they real
| lied then they were in Mexico. The
landing was necessary because they
had run out of gasoline.
AT the time they lost their way
the two aviators were en- route to
Douglas from Columbus, N. M,
where they had been sent few
days previous from FL Paso. APP
parenty they crossed into Mexico
some distance east of Douglas.
They were on regular border patrol
duty.
The aviators said their airplane
is still at the spot where they
| landed in canyon eighteen miles
south of Nacozari.
They said the lower wing is
slightly damaged but with that aX-
ception the plane is intact, When
| the machine is released by the
\ Mexican government it will be
taken apart by two former AmeE-
can airmen now employed at Ma
cozari and shipped to this country
by rail.
! Lientenants Usher and Wolfe
We're released nine days ago but
| have remained since them at Naeo-
zari waiting for their plane to be-
| released Yesterday they were Or
dered to come out without the
plane.
| During their stay at Nacozari
| they made their home at a Naco-
zari hotel, and until their release
nine days ago were constantly,
though not closely, under guard.
They said they were treated kindly
by the Mexican officials and re-
ceived especially fine treatment
from the numerous Americar resi-
dents of Nacozari.
FL Paso, Texas, March b
| Whether First Lieutenant G. H.
! Usher and Second Lieutenant L. NJ.
| Wolfe, American aviators now on
their way to Ell Paso from Douglas,
Arizona, after an enforced stay of
over one month in Mexico, will be
tried by court martial depends up
on the result of preliminary
vestigation to be held here regard
| ing their case, Colonel Francis w.
Glover, chief of staff to Major
General Robert L. Howe, com
manding officer of the FL Paso
military district, said late today
1--WE shall give the young men a
chance to explain their presence in
Mexico, before taking further
action" Colonel Glover said. "a
court martial may or may not re-
suit from the preliminary inquiry
The two men are "under escort
pending further action by their
superiors.