New Britain herald., 1927-03-14
COMEDY, TRAGEDY
 TOLD BY PLIERS
Men Held CaptiVes by hooGS Had Unique Experiences

Paris, March 'T} NtA" '-' the silk palamas ot Major Tedeo I,arre- -Borges. the Erusuayan fler the chief ot the Moroccan tribes men who captured him and ms three companions when the.r P.aa' was wrecked on the north African coast, sat as referee Of !ea's of strength and boxing matches among his followers and awarded Trizas to winners, trjake.s taken from the captives.
 Not so, however, with tho morey. rha willy chief kept for himself all the gold. silver and harEoota5 round on tho prisoners. But h. "7a ragnanimous 10 a degree with checks from the check book of Iarre- -Borges. These he tore from inc book and. with show Of rare generosity. distributed them among the tribasmen.
 Dispatches from the Spanish camp al Casah!auca, Morocco where the a1iar1~s have arrived from Cape JubL tell Of the hard rhips endured by tAe UruguaFaAs after their plane, on an attempted flight from the African coast tp Uruguay came down at saa an3 was wrecked. When the machine alishted the rear motor was used and the plane reached point 3g9 yards from the shore. There 1t was caught by the heavy waves and turned over and was destroyed. All Are Captured
 Within an hour after the ayia- tors had swan ashore tribesmen .prang ID, seemingly from every where, and surrounded them. Sys- tematic footing Of the avlators and the plane began immediately. The Noors took all the money and trinkets the Uruguayans had; they even ripped open the soles of their shoes in the hope of finding gold coins between the layers of leather.
 One Got \ Shock.
 The wrecked plane had washed up on the beach and tho trihesmen fell upon it, searching for loot. Thinking the batteries contained gold the tribesmen endeavored to open them. For his pains one Of them received B severe electrical shock.
 When the footing ended the tribesmen with their shocless and al- most clothesless captives started q Trek toward the interior of the coun- try. For many hours the men marched. Then the ayiators were given cameis to ride. but the undu- latins movements Of the beasts of burden made men prefer walking,
 The food given the Uruguayans during the hike was extremely un- palatable. The march across the dasert lasted three days and Major J,arre-Borges says during this time he and his companions had to live like savages.
 When the journey ended at Can .ado, the captives had their first rest under tents and were able to Inform the Spanish commandant al Cape Jubi of their plight and of the terms of the tribesmen for their re- lease.
 During the captivity the Uruguay ans did not fear harm from the Moors; but they were fearful that other tribes, who had learned through the mysterious signalling Of the desert of their capture, might come and fight 10 take them away.
 Hidden Under Sacks.
 While on the march aviators searching for the captives flew over the caravan. The Urugrlayans were hidden under sacks on the backs Of the canels, while the tribesmen took not shots at the men in the air When Larre- Borges protested the tribesmen threatened him with death.
 A ransom ot ,5.o1n pesetas was paid the Moors for the release Of the aviators.
 Commander Francisco De Pinedo fhe Italian. aviator continues his four continent flight. Yesterday he flew from Buenos Aires, 10 Monte rideo, Uruguay on the second stage o, the tour. The itinerary for this stage is uorthward flight over South America, and thence to Ja. ualca
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