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VOL IV. NO. 216 , CORDOVA, ALASKaTmONDAY, AUGUST 18, 1919_PRICE TEN CENTS
AMERICAN AND BRITISH GOVERNMENTS ARE AROUSED TO ACTION
TWO AMERICAN ARMY AVIATORS
ARE HELD FOR LARGE RANSOM
AND THREATENED WITH DEATH
Strong Representations Made to Carranza Govern
ment and Warlike Preparations Are Under
Way at Border—Money for Ransom Has
Been Raised by Texas Cattlemen
EL PASO, Texas, Aug. 18 (by Associated Press).—Military
headquarters here makes the official announcement of the cap
ture by Mexican bandits of Lieutenants Paul II. Davis and
Harold G. Peterson, the aviators who have been missing since
Sunday, August 10. The bandits demand a ransom of $15,000
by today under penalty of death to the aviators. The money
is being raised here.
The American officers have sent urgent messages for the
payment of the ransom, stating that otherwise they would be
executed.
It is believed that the aviators strayed across the border
while patrolling in ah airplane.
Money for Ransom Has Been Raised
MARFA, Texas, Aug. 18 (by Associated Press).—Wealthy
cattlemen in the Big Bend district have authorized the Marfa
State Bank to draw on them for $15,000 for the ransom of the
American aviators held by the Mexican bandits. The money
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was subscribed in fifteen minutes at a cowboy camp meeting
yesterday.
The money will be delivered todav to an agent of the ban
dits near Candelaria, Texas.
Action of Bandits Brings About Crisis
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (by Associated Press).—The
action of the Mexican bandits in holding the American aviators
for ransom has brought the Mexican question to an acute stage.
It is regarded as certain that imperative and immediate ac
tion will be taken.
Talking Plainly to Mexican Government
The state department has ordered that vigorous represen
tations be made to the Mexican government today concerning
the capture and detention of the two army aviators. Secretary
Lansing said that the details of the capture, together with a
statement, would be made public.
The American ambassador to Mexico has been instructed
to call upon the Mexican government for immediate action to
effect the release of the aviators. The communication points
to the seriousness with which the United States views the situa
tion.
The state department announced that the ransom would be
paid, but that it had not been decided whether the United
States ’would furnish the sum, charging it against the Carranza
government, or demand that Mexico pay it direct.
Conference at the Border
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 18 (by Associated Press).—The sen
ate lias named a committee of three to confer at the frontier
with a sub-committee of the foreign relations committee of the
United States senate, appointed to investigate the Mexican
question.
Significant Move by War Department
EL PASO, Tex., Aug. 18 (by Associated Press).—The gov
ment is to establish its largest ordnance depot soon at Fort
Bliss. Large quantities of ordnance have been arriving during
the past two weeks, including sixteen heavy tanks. Seven new
steel storehouses are to be erected. A second depot of a similar
nature is to be established at Brownsville, Texas.
NAUGHTY BRITISHERS
APPROPRIATE EGYPT
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (by Asso
ciated Press).—In a brief filed with
the senate committee on foreign rela
tions today by Joseph Folk, former
governor of Missouri, now counsel for
the Egyptian commission, charges are
made that Great Britain, under the
guise of a protectorate over Egypt,
pr? 'tcaliy has seized that country as
a British possession.
DOMINION GOVERNMENT
APPROVES PRICE OF WHEAT
OTTAWA, Aug. 18 (by Associated
Press).—The government has ap
proved the initial price of $2.15 to
farmers for wheat.
COLORADO MINERS ARE
BURIED BY EXPLOSION
TRINIDAD, Colo., Aug. 18 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Forty coal miners at
the Oakview mine, near Laveta, were
entombed today by an explosion.
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Surely It’s Not
To Be Worse!
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18 (by
Associated Press). — Orders
have been sent to the gunboat
Vicksburg and four submarine
chasers now in Alaska waters to
report at Bremerton before bad
weather begins.
NEW YORK, Aug. 18 (by Associated
Press).—The Episcopal church com
mission on the revision and enrich
ment of the Book of Common Prayer
has reported radical changes for the
consideration of the next general con
vention, to be held in October.
The changes include provisions for
faith healing and anointing with holy
oil. requiem communions, and prayers
for the dead. *
It is also proposed to eliminate the
word “obey” from the marriage cere
mony, and the clause, “With all my
worldly goods I thee endow,” for the
groom.
A bitter controversy is expected at
the convention over the proposed
changes.
RAILWAY MEN
AGAIN DEMAND
INCREASED PAY
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The railroad adminis
tration has been notified that the shop
men’s strike is at an end, and it is
asked to consider the wage demands
immediately.
Big Increases Demanded
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 18 (by
Associated Press). — Thirty-five to
65 per cent increases in wages are de
manded for seventeen thousand fire
men and hostlers on the railways of
the United States and Canada by three
hundred general chairmen of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen, in session here today.
NOTED ALASKA PIONEER
DIES OF HEART DISEASE
ON WAY TO HIS HOME
SEATTLE, Aug. 18 (by Associated
Press).—Barney J. McGee, aged 73
years, a well-known Alaska sourdough,
died here today of heart disease. He
was on his way home to Whitehof3e
from California.
Mr. McGee took the first train over
the White Pass & Yukon route, as con
ductor. eH was one of the first men
to go into Dawson during the gold
rush, and had a hotel there, and also
at Whitehorse.
KIDNAPING BECOMES
MEXICAN AMUSEMENT
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The state department
announces that another case of kid
naping by Mexican bandits occurred
on July 22, when a Porto Rico doctor
was ransomed. It is not known
whether he was released.
Germany Up to
Her Old Tricks
COBLENZ, Aug. 18 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Contrary to the
terms of the peace treaty, Ger
many already has begun upon a
policy of militarization. The ul
timate size of the new force has
not yet been announced.
NEW YORK, Aug. 18 (by Associated
Press).—In a fierce rainstorm, the
city's millions battled their way to
work this morning. The strike of the
carmen on the subways, elevated and
surface lines has completely tied up
traffic. But few cars are operating and
busses, moving vans and automobiles
are being used.
The brokers and financiers of Wall
street gave their clerks a lift in their
autos, and the Hudson river ferries
were operated as fast as possible.
The stores and offices were late in
opening today.
The vast subway and elevated sys
tems of the Interborough Rapid Tran
sit Company, operating in Manhattan,
Bronx, parts of Brooklyn and Queens,
is completely paralyzed by the strike.
No violence was reported today.
ODESSA FREED
OF BOLSHEVIKI
ONCE AGAIN
LONDON, Aug. 18 (by Associated
Press).—The war office has received
reports stating that the Bolsheviki
have been driven from Odessa by the
populace, and also that the soviets
are evacuating Kiev and the entire
Ukraine.
The soviet government has issued
a decree declaring Kolchak and the
All-Russian cabinet at Omsk to be out
laws, and subject to immediate ar
rest.
Thousands Jailed by Rumanians
BUDAPEST, Aug. 18 (by Associated
Press).—Seven thousand men and
women have been imprisoned as the
result of anti-Bolsheviki raids by the
Rumanians.
The Jugo-Slavs are reported to be
occupying all Hungarian territory
granted to them under the treaty of
peace.
SHIPLOAD OF WOUNDED
IN PERILOUS POSITION
OFF KOREAN COAST
SEATTLE, Aug. 18 (by Associated
Press).—The United States Shipping
Board’s steamship Heffron, with 1,100
wounded Czecho-Slovaks on board, is
reported to be ashore off the Korean
coast, with two of her holds full of
water.
A warship and a salvage vessel are
standing by, and the vessel is said to
be in no immediate danger of sinking.
The Heffron is bound from Vladivo
stok to Trieste. She left here June 22.
OLD BATTLESHIP TO SAIL
SEATTLE, Aug. 18 (by Associated
Press).—The battleship Oregon prob
ably will leave here for San Francisco
an Monday next.
REFUSAL OF BRITISH CABINET
TO RECOGNIZE CARRANZA WAS
CAUSE OF AFFRONT TO BRITISH
Protests Against High-Handed Action Have Been
Made by American and French Governments
—Protection Demanded for British Sub
jects—Carranza to Make Statement
LONDON, Aug. 18 (by Associated Press).—The American
and French consular representatives at Mexico City are said to
have protested against the government’s action in ordering the
expulsion of William Cummings, charge d’affaires of the Brit
ish legation. Cummings still is in Mexico.
Washington Not Informed as to Matter
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (by Associated Press).—The rea
son for the expulsion of Wiliam Cummings, the British charge
d ’affaires in Mexico City, is not known here, but it is understood
to be because of recent statements made in the British house of
commons, to the effect that Great Britain would not recognize
the Carranza government until British subjects in Mexico were
afforded adequate protection.
The incident is expected to have a marked effect upon the
British policy toward Mexico.
Carranza to Discuss Foreign Relations
HL PASO, Aug. 18 (by Associated Press).—The Mexican
consulate here has been informed that on September 1 President
Carranza will inform the Mexican congress fully as to the state
of affairs with relation to the British and American govern
ments.
WAR WILL BE RESULT
OF SHANTUNG AFFAIR
ACCORDING TO WRITER
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Thomas Millard, an
American writer attached to the Chi
nese peace delegation at Versailles,
told the foreign relations committee
of the senate today that it was the
unanimous opinion of the remunera
tion experts that war will result from
the treaty provision giving Japan con
trol of Shantung.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
WILL RAISE ITS QUOTA
OF BIG MEMORIAL FUND
PORTLAND, Aug. 18 (by Associated
Press).—Representatives of the Roose
velt Memorial Association of Oregon,
Washington, Idaho and Montana are
meeting here today to consider a cam
paign to raise the Northwest’s share
in the national fund of $5,000,000.
The quota of the four Northwestern
states is $132,000.
KAISER PURCHASES
A DUTCH ATE
UTRECHT, Aug. 18 (by Associated
Press).—The Holland Dageblad re
ports that the former kaiser has pur
chased the estate of Doom, at the vil
lage of Doom, near here, and five
miles north of Amerongen.
POWERFUL WIRELESS
STATION FOR FRANCE
PARIS, Aug. 18 (by Associated
Press).—A new wireless station is to
be erected near Bordeaux which will
have a sending radius of 12,500 miles,
according to the Excelsior.
The plant will have a capacity of
72,000 words daily, and will be one of
the most powerful in the world.
GREAT BRITAIN FACES
GRAVE FINANCIAL CRISIS
SAYS PRIME MINISTER
LONDON, Aug. IS (by Associated
Press).—Premier Lloyd George, in a
statement made to the house of com
mons, says that the war cost Great
Britain forty billion pounds. He says
that the change to peace will take as
long as the change from peace to war.
The national debt, he says, has grown
from £641,000,000 to £7,800,000,000.
The premier says that there is an
alarming trade balance against the
United Kingdom of £800,000,000, and
this threatens to increase.
He says that the import restrictions
will be removed September 1.
MANY LITTLE NATIONS
WANT WAR MATERIAL
PARIS, Aug. 18 (by Associated
Press).—Various small countries of
Europe are anxious to obtain some of
the surplus American war supplies,
but are unable to act until the credits
system has been arranged with the
United States.
Switzerland, Spain, Belgium and the
Scandinavian countries are among
the countries negotiating for supplies.
MANY CASUALTIES
IN SAXONY RIOTING
BERLIN, Aug. 18 (by Associated
Press).—Eight officers and fifteen pri
vates were killed and eighty-five pri
vates were wounded during the food
rioting in Chemnitz, Saxony, last
week.
LOS ANGELES STRIKE
NOT ENTIRELY SUCCESSFUL
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The strike of the plat
form men of the Pacific Electric and
Los Angeles Railway companies has
failed to tie up the service, though
the night cars have been annulled.