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Miss Aldrich became so exhausted
that she could hardly sit UP. The
brigands saw that she was helpless,
and when she Jagged behind they
made no effort to prevent her from
escaping. The burro, however, was
taken away from her.
Took Shelter I'm Hut.
She wandered all afternoon and
night. A storm of rain and hail
came up and she took shelter in q
hut, where she went to sleep. A
farmer found her and took her to
his home, where her feet were
bathed in warm water. She was
found by r. F. NALL, an accountant
of the Asia Development Company,
who took her to Lincheng. Thence
she was taken to the Tsinan-Fu Hos
pital.
An aged farmer arrived at Lin
cheng on Wednesday night with a
letter signed by ]. b. Powell, one Of
the American captives, urging the
Chinese authorities to withdraw the
pursuing troops.
''This is the only condition on
which the brigands viii release their
prisoners" wrote Powell. ''I hope
foreigners with influence will urge
the Chinese to call off the soldiers.
The bandits are threatening dire re-
prisals. even fnutilation."
RunOr of Reprisal Threat.
It was reported (but without Off
cial confirmation) that United States
consul at Tsinan-Fu had received an
ultimatum from bandits that unless
Mr. comrades who had been be-
by Chinese troops for a
d were liberated all foreigners
be tortured and then shot TO
h. This "ultimatum" expired at
clock Mast night.
persistent report was circufae~
b that Major Roland Pinger, u.
A., or Major Robert Allen (iden-
was uThcertainl was seriously
bundled. Previously q report had
been received that the both officers
were released. Fears had been
kgrowing steadily for their safety
and the safety Of Major Fingers
son.
At latest reports there were about
fourteen foreigners and eighty Chi
Mese in the hands of the brigands,
all being carried farther and farther
into the mountains Of Western
Shantung.
Anxiety Growing.
In view Of the reiterated threats,
anxiety over the safety of the pris-
0ners is growing steadily.
A message from Secretary Of
State Hughes, warning the Chinese
government. and representations Of
q similar nature from Senior De
Freytas. OF Portugal, dean of the
diplomatic corps. resulted In dismiss
sal OF the local Chinese officials at
Lincheng. Orders were given to
punish the Tuchun (war lord) and to
arraign the civil governor on
charges Of laxity
Separated From Others.
Miss Aldrich, who is well up in
years, was unable to walk rapidly
enough to suit the bandits SO she
was separated from the other for
eigners, along with her maid, and
sent into the hills with several Chi
nese heavily guarded. The follow
ing day she was sent to, nearby
village where she was given food
and shelter and kept warm. She
and the other women were re-
ACeSCGA carly d6 ZIG "HutG0
to make the utmost speed to keep
ahead Of the pursuing soldiers.
The women prisoners were scant-
lily clad, either in bare feet or wear
ing slippers, and they could not
stand the gruelling pace set by their
captors.
Miss McFadden, Miss Aldrich's
maid, suffered intensely. She was
wearing paper thin slippers through
which the stones bruised her feet.
When she was given burro to ride
she frequently fell from it's back,
not being used to this means of
locomotion.
Now In Hospital.
Miss Aldrich, Miss Schoenberg,
and Miss McFadden are now in the
Rockefeller Hospital.
DIR. Houghton OF Picking, is on
his way to Tsinan-Fu, to give as.
eistance to any other released or
escaped prisoners, who might make
their way back to the Shanghai
Picking railway.
Another escaped foreigner, Jacob.
son by name, Danish subject, told
~ severe hardships and blood
thirsty threats on thu part of the
brigands.
The bandit chief was continually
sending out demands for the troops
- retire.