The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-19
AV|AT0RS ARE
 PRISONERS 0F
 MEX, BANDITS

Mexico are at the srainn@ point As there IS no move even remotely resembling hostcs o any klnd between the two countries but well known lac that the govern mcn Is policing the border with troops and that they are ready to upon moments notice The deprcdatonS by Mexican bandits both this country and m MeNco are the cause the strained rcaOlS the lives and property OI Americans seeming be any part oi the south cru republic This condition ol affairs the United States government has ordered explained by the Carraza govern ct which explanation has been forthcoming datc
 A\IATORS CAPTURED
 EI PASO Texas, Aug. 1S.-(4p)-nformation rcccN- cl here is to the effect that army aviation eutenas Paul Davis and Harold Peterson prisoners o1 Mexican bandits across the Rio Grandc from the Big Bend country ol S satc The bandits, according to message received here purporcd be from the captive aNators demand the sum of S5,UOO ransom That the two men do not doubt that they will death the hands of their capors IS also cv1 dcccd by the fact that they urge immediate payment ol the amount demanded by the MeNcans
 WASHINGTON ALARMED
 WASHINGTON, Aug S.-(4O-Considcrable alarm for the safety the American avato who pr1son- CT, of Mexican bandits south o the Big Bend country being expressed in army circles here The capture and ho- ing o the two men by the bandits IS also halS the feet o bringing the entire Mexican question to all acute stage in the department Nothing has been done as vet but it is regarded as practically and imperative that immediate action be taken ii the lives o the two aviators be saved It is also being freely predicted III circles here that drastic measures on the part o the United States government only, will prevent future outrage of the kind against Americans.
 sTNTE DIPARTNIENT PROTESTS
 WASHINGTON, Aug. lS.- (4O A communication
 
 mcnt of McNico carries with vigorous representations concerning the capture o the army aviaors Davs and by Mexican bandits Secretary o State Lansing IS authority the that the details of the capture the two men together with the reply of the Carraza gov cnmcnt to the protests of the United Ht"eS will be made public shortly.
 AMBASSADOR INSTRUCTED
 WASHINGTON, Aug 1S.-QP)-Ihe American am bassador Mexico City has been instructed by the state de- partncnt to call upon the chief officials O1 the Car ranza government and make demand for immediate action the part Carranza which will have the effect o reIcas ing aviation eutenants DaVs and Peterson who are prisoners in the hands of Mexican bandits He will carry with him the communication ot the state department as S authority in the other than that regularly delegated him. which communication points to the serious with which the United States government views the| situation.
 It has been decided by the department that thc| of S5OOO for the two aWators will be pah just hov as yet undecided Whether the United States government will furnish the demanded and charge it up Carranza government whether the demand that Mexico pay it direct not, also remains undecided
 TEXANS TAKE TT UP
 MARINA, Texas, Aug. 18-(P-Determned that theI captive American Davis and Peterson shall not dc in captivity the hands of the bandits if any effort ther part them, number of the wealthy cattemen ot the Big Bend district have authorized the Marina state bank draw their private accounts for whatever amount needed make up the SOOO ransom money demanded b the bandits for the release of the Such action onI the part of the cttene however, was not needed to raise the subscribed i'll fifteen minutes yesterday at cowboy camp meeting which also present some of the cattlemen who offered pay their share of thc ransom of their private funds
 PAYMENT OF RANSOM AUTHORIZED
 MARTA Texas, Aug. 1S-(o)-Word has been re- eved here to the effect that the United States government has authorized the payment of the Sl7OOO ransom money demanded by Mexican bandits for the release of the two American aviators in bandit hands The money 1t is under is being delivered today to an agent of the band its on the Mexican side of the line Candelera Texas
 ANOTHER KIDNAPPING CASE
 WASHINGTON Aug. 1S-Ho)-'The state department tonight made the effect that the kidnapping of Davis and Peerson the American army avlators the first this The statement says that on July g Porto Rico physician captured by Mexican bandits and that paid by the government for his re- lease Nor is known yet that he has been released