The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-25
AVIATORS HELD PRISONERS MEXICO:
 GOVERNMENT DEMANDS RELEASE

 deny tonight that relations between the United States and Mexico the strainng point As yet there IS no move remotely resembling hosites ot kind between the two countries but is we'll known fact that the gover is policing the border with troops and that they are ready upon moments notice The depredatlons by Mexican bandits both ill this country and Ill Mexico are the of the strained relations the lives and property o Americans seeming to be safe in part o the south en republic This condition of affairs the United States has ordered explained by the Carranza gover which explanation has not been forthcoming to dae
 AVIATORS CAPTURED
 FL PASO, Texas, Aug -(4)-Informaton recev- ed here is the effect that army aviation Lieueans Paul Davis and prisoners of Mexican bandits the Rio Grande from the Big Bend country o1 ths The bandits, according to message received here purpored to be from the captive avlators demand the sum of $ 5000 That the two do not doubt that they will death the hands of their capors also evl denced by the fact that they urge immediate payment ot the amount demanded by the Mexicans.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-( (P)- Considerable alarm for the safety of the American avaors who prison CTS of Mexican bandits south of the Big Bend country, is being expressed army circles hee The capture and hold ing for of the two by the bandits also having the effect of bringing the entire Mexican question to an acute stage in the department Nothing has been done as yet but it regarded practically certain and imperative that immediate action must be taken if the lives of the two avators be saved also being freely predicted i'll circles here that drastic the part of the United States government ony will prevent future ourages of the kind against Americans
 WASHINGTON, Aug 18- QP A communication by the department today to the Caranza govern of Mexico, carries with vigorous representations concerning the capture of the army avators Davis and Peterson by Mexican bandits Secretary of State Lansing is authority for the that the details of the capture ot the together with the reply of the Carranza ernrnent the protests of the United States will be made public shortly.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-(P)-The American bassador Mexico City has been instructed by the state de partment call upon the chief officials of the Car government and make demand for immediate action the part of Carranza which will have the effect of reeas ing army aviation eutenants Davis and Peterson who prisoners in the hands of Mexican bandits He will carry with him the communication of the department his authority act in the matter other than that regularly 1853 which the United States government views the situation
 It has been decided by the state department that the of $15OOO for the avators will be paid, just how is yet undecided Whether not the United States government will furnish the demanded and charge it up the Carranza government whether the demand that Mexico pay it direct not, also remains undecided
 MARINA, Texas, Aug. 18.-(H)-Determined that the captive American avaors Davis and Peterson shall die in captivity the hands of the bandits any effort their part them, number of the wealthy cattemen of the Big Bend district have authorized the Marina state bank to draw their private accounts for whatever amount needed to make the OO0 ransom demanded by the bandits for the release of the Such action on the part of the catteen however not needed to raise the subscribed in fifteen minutes yesterday at a cowboy camp meeting which also present some of the catteen who offered pay their share of the