The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-08-29


without : guard When / tried fo
argue with RenIario he always said.
Do you Hant to die noU?r And when
W said 70 he would say. Al right
90 ahead then Peterson baHIed me-
ont for arguing with RentarIo and
Rentarlo would then say 10 Peterson
( You and me good friend We rode
Friday, resting during the heat of the
daY as usual.
At ,. m We reached 4 part of
= Hayine n the mountains which wa
hidden On four zIdes b mountainous
walls. Here RenLario announced to
u that b was holding II Tor $4,000
ransom. which must be paid b mid
nIEht OF August IS or Ha would XII
u both. We stayed here until Mon
day afternoon. nentanIo LET every
nIEht and came back n the mornings
TO sleep during the uay. We we're
treated very considerably an1 had
much 10 eat. and as gu0d as ii Ia
bandits themselves.
N vieN Of our laek Of knowledge
OF the mountains. we decided hat It
would be naeieaa to trY IN escape. a.
We would only b recaYluFed within !
feK hours. Bnl when IHa MskicanA
lad down their rifles. about : feet
frgm them. ] sIEnaled Peterson. ana
he made : rush for tn rifles. while
] endeagofed to oFerpoKer Che guards.
In they bested ne and he other one
covered Peterson with - riiie
sunday morning REnLaf-in Iald u
that the kilograms f0r the ransom
hHd been cent He told Peterson lhai
Il he raHzum ~ not paId be aaa 20
IN TO g a ahIEI and zoue trousers
foE htm md taEe his uniform back
t. he Americans 10 prove TT h
had been killed. but ihat he wOula
n0I XII m. he would IN me. h
sd.
sunday nighl he - and came
laZK Monday morning. bringing The
telegram from ar paHaalS anI The
fo01 which was mt - sabtaIn Mafz
iaek He Haa IN fine #HIrits I'D told
u fho money .onld - raIHsd b.
raaabera = J ? n.
II 2 . N aHH guards tod Hs u
gel readg. and - hiked tsa mites
or The mountains 10 + dsep aznyou.
where ths guards informed n Rsn
taH=n would com. for - ~ o'clock.
About SIS - heard Reasari0.a
whistle. nd the zunrdz Kgmt fnrNnrd
to challenge I'm W Hafe guided
On he Journey = RonIzrlo, ~, told
m that = would seuI LlaaIananI
Peterson nuf fir aud i thH money
an everything .sni fIzla, n would
TIN send me Ct lie put Peterson
On behind ; huHzanIan nd Ts1H gu
through eorufeld, saere h met
Captain MaIlaek.
RsnIaffO It'd psEsneoa hs was
h god friend. aEH got - Ag=
dHsHa. -. Re I'D. he could eame t.
~ him lie expressed ths Hsaife
to ride sllb hIm in HIs aaTapiana
HuzHs tifnH and I1psd = would soon
- his parents tn wa xhea
paEarBon brought husek . ~ IN
g 90 winch Captain MatiasE haa
EIKan hin for ransom
Is eooH "a Peterson lad - with
Captain AatiaeK. ! ~ started on
fo9Z with Two mounted banHIIz be
SIC me. Hack - the mountains and
| .ympafILzed sHIh n nan icing LED
to nc gaIloga. for / - convinced
tn some tm=aehefY had been
planned md = far - ~ con
eaHnsd tHEf sHTe KuIuE 10 - a.
81 10 fnInKu. = ! Eanw H.niarfa
H##ZA H8= AAo#Z##Hf - II NI0H AMEZ
to- me lack Il San AntonIn an
Rsatario shook hands 18th NJ ~ be
haaa me food HYs IIs said nat i
h eYer - IN again he would XII
IN On aIEhL : Mexlean aEeuI then
to- me y Captain MaIHek
viii 20 mzEa menIIon HaHa O.
Tie very brave aHsd oI Captain Nal
lac WIN. after the nan nantario
HI appointed - agonI refused % g
IN Mexico alone. came in aIIsf me
when he Rnew armed Mexicana 10 b.
lurking Il a earniieid where thef
could aazIIy h. cut 18th . - o.
On our Hay ha1z lie Ensw II had
unIY A iifIy-iiftY chance for h life
when ! mef EaptaIn MatIHsk h
iuII ths Mexican agent fhaL Il he
nazIs an noise Ie would shu0I him
| mounted behind the captain nd We
started Ut MaIlaok offered the
Other Mexican agent i 900 II h
would keep quI.I and DID TN thai
Il would shoot hin II be maHa auf
naIzs THe Captain ardeYsH The
aK.nI % follow u Ia EandelaIIa A
- neareI he aurnilela Captain Mat
Ia told ne tn se H.He sun. 10 b
fHsd on nd tn NJ IHa fifzI ahoI
hoIH Of u would Jump Inlo An IrrlEaz
tian diteh and IIEht Until troops ar
I'D from eana.larisl
sIiut tn MexIsans didn't IIHs and
we reached Caudslaria safely II 2 a.
m. Tuesday. an II waH mere at Ne
fir learned thu we lad hszn in
Mexico. - we believed We Id fol
loved the rio arande and mt the
CanGhaa. The latter - not n our
MAJ
Tuesday We returned 10 Mexico
vii X troop o. The Eighth Cavalry.
and have been there unIll the return
BY ship today"