Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-24
MEX|CANSPURSUE
CAPTOR Of BRITISH
ANDU. s. SUBJECTS
Bandit Followers of Pedro
Zamora Said to Be Rapid
Iy Deserving.

MEXICO CITY, August 23 (by the
Associated Press) Pedro Zamora. the
bandit chief. whose men carried
og number of captives, in
Guiding several American and British
subjects. from the town of Cuale. state
of Jahsco. on August 90. is being
closely pursued by government troops.
said Gen. Eduardo c. Garcia chief of
STAFF, at the war department tonight
He added the bandits followers were
rapidly deserving and that by the end
OF the month" not more than fifteen
or twenty would remain of the band
SIN Americans who Were held by
Zamora have been released, but there
are several more still in his hands,
and at least two British subjects are
being held for ransom. 1t is pos
sIble the list of Americans and Brit
ish captives is as yet incomplete.
Cuale. where the victims of the raid
were captured, is a small mining town
and is the loca ton of La Union min
ing operation, which are operated by
the La Esperanza Mining Company of
FL ORC, state of Mexico. Information
relative to the outrage has been COM
ing from Cuale by the way of that
company's offices. These reports have
been contradictory, but informa ton
received from this source and else
where would seem to indicate that
upward of 800 women are captives of
the outlaws.
American and British diplomats
made representations to the foreign
. office today and were told the gov
eminent was bending every energy
to capture the bandits and liberate
the captives.
Officials Profoundly Interested.
Every official, from the provisional
president ~ aid tha FOREIGN office &c
profoundly concerned over the incident"
Mining officials, government authori-
ties and American and British diplo-
matte agents are trying to get in touch
with Cuale, but reports they have re-
ceived are meager and contradictory.
The war office has heard nothing of the
progress of the force of 5, 900 troops sent
into the state of Jalisco on August 16
to round up the Zamora band, and rail
communications in that section of the
country are very poor, the country being
very mountainous. 1t is believed, how
ever, it is too early to expect results
from the military expedition,
Friends of the American and British
captives. knowing Zamora's reputation
for ruthlessness. fear he may kill his
prisoners if he is closely pressed. They
have been working for the past couple
of days in raising money with which TO
ransom the captives.
Perpetrated Explosions.
JUAREZ. August 23-Dr Paul AL
tendorf. who arrived here from Mexico
City today, under guard said that under
commission of American insurance COM
panies. he discovered in Mexico Ger ,
man. whose name he gave. who was the
perpetrator of the Kingston Island and
Black Tom explosions of munitions on
the Atlantic coast early in 1917, when |
property valued at millions of dollars
was destroyed and several lives lost.
Il had met this German previously
In Mexico" said Altendorf. and l re-
turned this time to fix fully his
proof of this mans deeds will force |
Germany to pay the costs of this ex-
plosion and make provision concern
ing those who lost their lives
Proof of Citizenship.
Altendorf was refused admittance
Into the United States until he could
show proof of citizenship. At the
American consulate here he said he
had been expelled from Mexico upon
Of war and marine. on the accusation
he had given information derogatory
to Mexico before the Senate subcom-
mittee investigating affairs in Mexico |
According to Altendorf. he was ar
rested on August 8, in Mexico City. |
where he was living under an assumed |
name. He said he was kept in prison |
nine days incommunicado; that all his |
personal belongings We're taken from |
him and that during his sojourn in |
prison he was forced to lie on metal |
cot without covering.
MEXICO CITY, August 23.-Four-
teen oil workers were drowned in the
Paruco river at Tampico when the !
foreman at the wheel of a lighter on |
which they were travelling made a !
sudden maneuver to avoid collision |
with another boat. The lurch of the !
lighter threw the fourteen men over !
board.