New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-22
One Woman Among Cap
tives of Rebel Leader;
100000 Pesos Each Is
Demanded for Release
Only $4,000 Pesos
Asked for BritOn
Mexico City Orders 5000
Federal Troops to Dis
trict TO Quell Revolt
Special Gable to The Tribune


MEXICO CITY, Aug 21.-Pedro Ia
mora, revolutionary leader in the State
or Jallsco, has captured and is hold
ing for ransom a British citizen named
Johnson and five Americans. including
one woman, according to advces re-
ceived here. The names of the Ameri
cans, with the exception of one, Healy,
are not known here.
A ransom of $4,000 pesos has been
put on the British captive. The outlaws
are said to be demanding 100000 pesos
each for the Americans.
The corrected list of captives fol-
lows: Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hoyle
Harry B. Gardner Culver and Dietrich,
Americans, and w. B. tombstone, Brit
ish.
Mrs. tombstone Escapes
tombstone was captured at Autlan
August H., when Zamora revolted and
sacked the town, and has been can
tive since, being forced to accomnanv
Aamora In his campaign of devastation
along the west coast of Jalisco. John
stone, former major in the British
army, owned a ranch at Purifcacion,
ninety miles from Autlan. 1t was sold
recently to two Americans whose names
are not ascerta Unable. They formerly
'lived in Los Angeles and it is pre-
sumed escaped. tombstone was accom-
panied by his wife on his recent trip,
but she escaped due to the efforts of
an American named Holmes, and is re-
ported to be either at Guadalajara or
Coima.
The latest reports indicate the
escape of T. R. lyman and seven mem
bers OF drilling force who arrived at
Desmorrando.
According to official reports Zamora
with 800 men, has been devastating the
country since he revolted and has been
in complete control of the district
Apparently he picked up foreigners
wherever he found them, catching
Hoyle and his wife at Laspenas and
later sacking Mascota and gathering
in other Americans at San Sebastian
lyman reached Talpa, whence he COM
municated with his company.
Representations were made several
days ago to General Gales and to the
Foreign Office to obtain the release of
the prisoners. General Gales mmedi-
ately dispatched 5000 additional troops
to assist 1000 already in the field.
IeSluelC Qe Ia f1uefCa SAID ne was
willing to send five times this number
it necessary, adding that Zamora and
his men would not be treated like Villa.
Gonzales and Cantu, but would be ex
terminated. He declared they were
outside the law.
Huerta Troops Active
Others who are reported to have
escaped are j. C. Smith, Ernest Henri
vel and Ole Johnson, although this is
not confirmed. 1t was said tonight
that the military are doing everything
possible to obtain the release of the
prisoners, and reports are expected
momentarily that Zamora and his men
are surrounded, although the nature of
the country, which is extremely broken
and thinly inhabited, has made the
campaign dilatory.
Reports show that Zamora is head
ing for the coast, his line of march be-
ing Mascota, Talpa and Cuale Troops
are moving in the direction of Puerto
Vallarta, where a battle is expected.
Two minor uprisings by minor lead
ers of men who formerly were in the
Villa forces in the State of chihuahua
are reported here, with Federal SOL
diers in hot pursuit. Small Importance
is attached to these outbreaks, since
the territory is now filled with Federal
troops undergoing reorganization and
thousands of them are available to
suppress any revolt