The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-19
TEXAS BANKER OFF
TO PAY RANSOM
Of j. s. ARM { n
BANDITS THREATEN TO KILL CAP
TuRED MEN UNLESS $4,000
ISPAID TODAY
CAPTORS SEND S. 0. S.
Two Lieutenants Urge Compliance WIN
Demand Of Their CaptOrs-Believed to
BE Not Far South Of BOrder-State
Department Demands Quick Action OF
Mexican Government.

Maria, Texas, Aug. lS,-Nice
President II. NJ Fennell of the
Maria state Bank, was authorized
by wealthy cattlemer OF the Big
Bend district to draw $4,000 in
cash from his bank early today and
to proceed tc Candelaria, Texas to
deliver this sum to Dawkins XII
patrick, for the ransom of Iieuts.
Paul II. Davis and Harold G.. Peter
son. American aviators held for ran
som by bandits in Mexico.
Authorization for the payment
of the $4,000 ransom asked by
the Mexican bandits was received
here and the money probably will
be delivered late today TO an agent
of the bandits at or near Canda'
leria. Texas, it was announced
here today. The American await
ors are being held somewhere in
Mexico south of Candelaria.
The authorization for the pay
ment of the ransom was received
from Maj.-Gen. Joseph 7. DICK
man, commander of the southern
department
Sum Raised i'm 15 Minutes
The sum was subscribed in Is min
ltes yesterday at the Blouys co"poHs .
camp meeting in progress near for'
Davis, Texas. The ransom was ue-
nanded by today on threat of kill'ns
The two aviators, according to a mes
sage sent to the border by the Mexi-
,an courier yesterday and signed with
he names of the aviators. rms mes
sage was delivered to Capt. Leonaru
+. Matlock. commander of the Elghth
cavalry troop stationed at Candelarla,
and was at once sent TO COL 'eoi
+. Langhorne, district commander pS
'ield wireless. -,
A courier was dispatched to the
bandit camp late last night with an
appeal from Fitzpatrick to extend the
tine limit for the payment OF the ran
,om until Wednesday, because OF the
ate arrival of the messenger yeSter'
Law and the inability to obtain the
ash demand on Sunday, according 10
announcements made here.
According to reports brought from
he river there seems to be little uoup'
here that the bandit band is LED ps
,hico Cano, who has been charged
With MANY raids and killings IN the
3ig Bend district, including the XIII
NC of Texas Ranger Hulan ana JUG
,itters. a line rider several years ago
,ano has been attached TO the oai'
ANA garrison in Ojinaga and has also
with Villa but has been act
no independently as a bandit for more
han year. Feeling against the pai,
Its is high in the Big Bend dlstrlc'
oday.
Washington, Aug 1S.-Coming close
-, tho heels of the state departments
ritual ultimatum to the Carranza gov
rnment that unless steps were taken
n stop murder of American citizens ana
or nrotection of their rights, radlcai
honee in the attitude of this govern
oent toward Mexico would DE aoop'eo
ews that two American army aVla'oiS
,ere being held by Mexican p"ii"''
IL 900 ransom, with death as the al,
srnative. caused the already strained
a,ations between the countries to be re
- rdsd here as having reached stage
ordering on the acute. Official WASH
,pton as well as the entire dlpiofnatlc
orps were awaiting developments WIN
aen interest as the serious potentiah
les. should harm befall the filers' gen
rally were recognized.
Secreary Baker told senate commit
"a today that there was some uncer
,in+v as TO whether the aviators had
.nded by mistake in Mexico OF az
ley claimed, had landed on the Ai'eIi
an side and were captured there he
5ded however, that he did not care 10
0 into any more details than those