Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-08-19
NO STATEMENT
FROM BAKER ON
K|DNAP ING TILL
FL|ERs ARE SAT- [
Another Seizure of An Ameri-
can Citizen and Demand for
Ransom Is Reported to the
State Department,
BAKER REFUSES TO
SAY WHAT PLANS ARE
Much win Depend Upon Atti-
tude of Caranza Govern
ment, is Opinion Expressed
at Washington,

tBN MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LtAskp W'Hti
Washington, Aug. lS--OfficiaisI
here tonight, during day duringI
which the Mexican situation was toI
the fore, awaited news of the release
by Mexican bandits of Lieuts. PAU
Il. Davis and Harold G, Peterson,
American army aviator.
Prompt measures TO obtain the re-
lease of the ayiators who were cap
tured by the bandits near Candelaria,
Tex, and for whom $4,000 ransom
has been demanded, was expected by
state department officials following
the forwarding of Instructions TO the
American embassy at Mexico city TO
call upon the Mexican government for
immediate adequate action"
Although Secretary Baker SPENT
most of the day at the capitol before
a senate military affairs sub-commit-
tee, giving his views on the nations
permanent military policy, there We're
several conferences at the war de-
partment at which the situation re-
sulting from the indignities upon
American military officers were un-
derstood to have been discussed. Re
turning to the department late in the
day, Mr.. Baker refused to divulge the
contents of the late department dis
patches. He also refused to discuss
the situation beyond saying:
May Make Statement.
"As soon as it is safe to do so, !
VIII issue a statar entA
The secierarys remark, made as
he passed out the door of his office
on his way to play tennis, was re-
garded in sometquarters as significant,
especially his emphasis on statement
being forthcoming only after it was
safe to make one.
The attitude displayed by the Mex
ican government toward the request
for immediate action, it was asserted
by some officials, would have much
to do in determining future relations
between Carranza and this govern
ment, even though the two aviators
should be released through payment
of the demanded ransom.
Another kidnapping.
Only an hour or two after the de-
partment issued its statement in the
case of the two aviators, 1t made pub
lie dispatches telling OF the kidnapping
of DR. A. Goenaga, an American clti-
zen, and native of Porto Rico, by
Mexican DhIlQllS HbdI Ndiciltthc
Reyes The dispatches said THAI DR.
Goenaga was being held for ransom
in the vicinity of Mexico City. A let
ter received by an American in Mex
leo City from the doctor under date
of July 22, said that the rebels threat
ened to kill him unless a. ransom oil
several thousand pesos was paid by
August Is. The department said II
has ng further information except
that the Mexican foreign office ad-
vised the American embassy at Mexico
City yesterday that troops had beer
sent to rescue the American.
Two other attacks on American life
and property in Mexico came to lighi
during the day. One was an attack on
truck train of the Alvarado MING
and Milling company in the vicinity
of Jimenez, with slight injuries tc
Leslie Webb, an American employt
of the company. Last Thursday ban
dts raided the TuXpam office of the
Pennsylvania Mexico Fuel company
an American corporation, and made
away with 1900 pesos.