The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-12
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Carry Hunt
Into Mexico
-. { Cross Border in At
9 .,pts to Locate Army Fly
ers Missing Since Last
Thursday.
$l00 Reward Is Offered

Nogales. Ariz., Dec. 11.-Three
United States airplanes crossed the
Mexican border today. in the search
for Col Francis Marshall and Lieut.
c. L. Weber, missing since Thurs
day, according to reports brought back
TO the flying field here tonight.
A squadron of 10 planes left the fly
ing field here. but according to state
ments by the first flyers to return,
only three crossed the border, the
others continuing their reconnaissance
on the American side.
Permission for american planes to
cross the border I'd conduct their
search without restr tion throughout
the state of Sonora Ms obtained by
Col. J. A. McNab as the result Of
negotiations with Mexican officials.
The planes were not expected to
land In Mexico today and 1t was un-
derstood the flight was preliminary in
nature. At $50 only part of the
squadron had returned to Nogales.
Col Edwin Winans, commanding
| officer at Fort Huachuca, who took
general command OF the situation at
Tucson, Ariz., Sunday. will arrive
here tonight by automobile to estab-
lish headquarters and Il is expected
that planes for more general search
In Mexico will be outlined tonight.
Twenty Planes In Search.
/ Five additional airplanes were due
here before dark tonight from Tucson
and five more Tuesday. With these
additions, the flying force will number
20 planes.
Capt. Il. A. Erwin, in command of
the searching planes. before taking
off declared that he believed the miss
ing aviators were forced TO land in
Mexican territory as a result of en-
gine trouble. On account OF the
rough nature of the country in the
region. Captain Erwin also said he
believed it possible the airplane
crashed In landing and that the avi
ators We're injured.
The latest reports received here IN
dicate that the missing plane passed
Yuma safely and somewhere along its
eastward course turned southwark
ana crossed into Mexico.
Reward Offered.
Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 1.-THE search
this afternoon spread from military
authorities to civilians when Briga.
der General Howe Of Fort Bliss
wired Col. L. b, Winans, in command,
that a reward of 800 would be paid
to any person not connected with
military service who may find the
lost plane or one or both OF passen-
gers.
Mail Carried Brings Clue.
San Antonio, Tex. Dec. 11.-Search
for Colonel Marshal and Lieutenant
Webber missing a"iators was carried
m in Ire state of Sonora. Mexico. by
army airplanes, after announcement
that the governor of Sonora had
granted permission for the fliers to
cross the international boundary.
At the same time, however, syste-
matte combing of the territory about
20 miles south of Tucson, Ariz., where
mail carrier reported having seq
an airplane flying between Twin
Buttes and Sahuarita Thursday after
noon, with the motor missing fire,
was ordered by army officials. The
carrier said the machine was flying
east in the direction of the Santa Rita
mountains.
Headquarters for the Eight corps
area Fort Sam Houston, under whose
direction the search is being conduct
ed, upon receipt Of the above informa-
ton ordered out three Kelley Field
aviators to join the large detatch-
ment already operating in Arizona.
The planes will leave early Tuesday
morning for Ell Paso, where a short
stop will be made before proceeding
to Tucson, which Is the base of opera
tions.
Investigating Report.
After the receipt of telegram from
Col. T.. Il. Minans, who Is at Tucson,
officers at headquarters indicated that
more attention is being given the re-
port of the mail carrier than TO the
possibilities the ayiators are missing
in Mexico.
Four planes and a squadron OF the
Tenth cavalry were detailed to the
territory south of Tucson to investi-
gate the mail carriers report, accord.
ing TO announcement at corps head
quarters
Col. A. r. Sazton, adjutant of tho
Eighth corps area, announced that
he had also received a report of
plane near the Jack Rabbit mine, p
miles west Of Red Rock. This in
formation has not been verified, Col.
Saxton said.
The three planes which left Kelly
field Sunday left Fort Bliss early this
morning. arriving in Tucson in the
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