The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-05-07

Peking ca P.)-Reports received
here from the Shantung border at
! Lincheng, where early yesterday a
thousand bandits seized the Shang-
| hai-Peking express train on the
4 Tientsin-Fuko railroad and cap
tured $50 passengers, indicate that
| one foreigner, a Britisher named
Rothman, was killed and that a num-
Der of Americans are still held by the
brigands this afternoon. Troops are
believed to be pursuing the bandit
army Among the Americans re-
ported held were Robert Scripps,
newspaper publisher; Major Pinger
and two other American army Off
GERS, Roland and Allen, all in the
Philippine service; four others are
Henly, Lee, Solomon, and Levy. The
passengers included 80 foreigners and
ten escaped or were released.
Report American Woman Released
Shanghai-(A. p. Miss Lucy Aid
rich, sister-in-law ofaJohn D. Rookie
feller, Jr., and daughter of the late
United States Senator Nelson w. Aid
rich, of Rhode Island, is reported to-
day in a message from Lincheng, to
have been released by the bandits
who yesterday captured her, With
other. passengers, on a Shanghai-Pe-
king train. The report said that all
the women passengers had been
freed, but that men among the fore
igners are in grave danger, since the
bandits had notified the authorities
that the male prisoners would all be
killed unless the troops were with
drawn At last accounts the troops
were pressing the bandits on both
sides with rifle fire.
May Affect National Relations
.Washington-(A PA situation
apparently regarded as seriously men
acing the good relations between the
United States and the Peking govern
ment, is described today by American
Minister Schurman, in the first Off
cial report to reach the state depart
ment regarding the capture OF
American citizens by bandits near the
Shantung border.
May Use Armed Forces
Washington-(A. P.)-Possibility P. OF
action by American troops to relieve
Americans held captive by the bandits
in Shangung, China, was discussed
today at conference between Secre-
tary of State Hughes and Acting Sec
retary Davis of the war department.
Davis afterwards announced that the
war department stands ready to back
up with armed forces any decision
reached by the state department, or
by the council of foreign ambassa-
doris in Peking.
70 Hear Washington Tax Case
Il: + n \
of Clallam county, Washington, and
the state taxing officers for review
Of the decision that the physical pro-
perties of the United States Spruce
corporation were not sub |
ject to county and state taxes in. 1913, |
1920, and 1921, was advanced by the /
superior court today for hearing No |
vember s.
Bandit Victim Tacoma Doctor
Washington P.)--Major Robt. I
A. Allen, reported captured yesterday |
by Chinese bandits, before entering |
The service was practicing physician
n Tacoma, Washington.
LOggers Return to Work
Seattle-(A. P.)-Loggers in Wash
ngton on I. w. W. strike have been
lirected to return to work tempor-
lrily, l. w, w. leaders said here to-
lay
Case Involves National Banks
CA. P..)-The supreme
court held special session today to
lear arguments in the case involving
he right Of national banks to estab-
ish branches and the enforcability of
tate laws prohibiting such branches.
eleven states, including Washington,
we're permitted to intervene and file
riefs.
Railroad Facilities Hearing
Washington-(A P)-The inter
tate commerce commission hearing
n the adequacy of railroad facilities /;
n the Pacific coast, was set today for
'ocatello. Idaho, June 1S, and at
eattle, July II.
Must Show Boat CargOes
Washington-(A a. P)-The United
tates can compel masters of arriving
essels to submit manifests showing
II articles on board, including those
those importation is prohibited, the
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