Efkin, N. C, Thursday, Au j7
VOL. 0
No. 27
uanso.m is demanded
FOR AMERICAN AIRMEN
CAPTURED 1V PANDITS
MaiTa, Texas, Aug. 17. let
ters purporting to bo from Lieut.
1'au! II. Davis air! Harold G.
Peterson, American army avia
tors missing since la:;t Sunday,
were uce ved here today at mili
tary head piarters. The letters
stated th aviators were being
held hy bandits for $15,000 ran
dom somewhere in Mexico and
were threatened with death un
less the ransom was paid.
The demand for the random
was received here today and a
report made at once to Major
(leneral Dickman, commander
of the .southern department. An
unconfirmed it-port also was re
ceived here that the aviators
were btin;r held at a point close
to the Amerienn'bordor and thai
Chico Cano, a famous bandit of
thhe Rig Rend Ojinaga di. trict.
was the leader of the bandit
band holding the aviators.
According to the demand, the
ransom mu.-t bo paid tomorrow.
It is to 1)0 delivered in gold to an
American, supposed to la.1 an
agent of the bandits at Candela
ria, Texas, on the Lio Grande
CO miles south of Valentine, Tex.
Hansom Mut be I'aid by
Today Says one Message
El I'aso. Aug. 17. An offt
fial statement was issued at mil
itary headquarters here tonight
signed by Prig. Gen. James JJ.
Erwin, district commander, an
nounced that Maj. L. A. Walton,
commander of the aero unit at
Fort nii.-s, had received a mes
sage Horn t tie two nuking avia
tors .saying they had U-en cap
turned by Mexicans and w ere lo
ing held for ?15,0K) ransom.
The ransom must be paid by
August 18, according to the mes
sage. Arrangements were being
made here tonight to obtain
$1.5.000 gu!d coin and to send it
to Marfa early tomorrow for
payment of the ransom. This ar
tion wiM deemed advisable to
piotect the men.
The full text of the statement
issued at military head juarters
tonight by General Erwin fol
lows :
".V telegram was received this
afternoon by Maj. L. A. Walton,
"commaniler of the aero unit at
Tort Rliss upeating a message
signed by the two aviators who
have leen missing since Sunday,
stating they had In-cri captured
Iy .Mexicans nnd were being
held for ?l5,0oo random which
must bo paid by August IS or
they would le killed.
Th is message was brought
into a town in the P.ig P.end dis
trict by a well know-n bandit
Col. G. L. Ijinrhoine. command-
th
c c:
:!;th c:
;a!ry
and the Rig r.tr.d district wired
the commanding general of the
F.I Paso district that the mos
sajro h authentic and he is tak
ing all necessary measures to se
cure the ich-HM" of the aviators
and has pn-sei,ted this matter
to the proper authoi ities. The
name of the place fiom which
the menage w sent, n.s well as
the plare wheio the ran om is to
be paid, i not given as it might
interfere with the it-lease of the
aviafoi s.
Lieut Peterson H -5 years of
age and is finm Hutchinson
Minn. Lieut. Davis is Z yeais
oll and is ftom Sllalhmore. Cal
Aviators lVter.-"n and Davis
are a pai t of the p i sonnet of the
Fort I'liss Mviation corps but
were o.i detached duty with the
P. iff P.end di.stiirt mil.taiy head
tu.ii tor at Mai fa. Texas, when
they disappeared. They left
Mai fa 1 . -1 Sunday morning for
the liiul pat nd of the balder
planning to follow the north
bank of the Lio Grande to the
oil of the dUiict.
it is ImSiovc.I by aviation of
fiCtrs heie thev confused the
Combos river, which flows
the Lio Grande near Presidio
Texas, with the Lio Grande, are
fit-lowed the course of this i ive
into tli1 interior of Mexico. An
other theory advanced here by
fellow aviatoi.H is that they wete
forced to land, either on the
Ameiicaii or Mexican Mile of th
Isirder in the wild rountiy of the
Pig Bend district, and wei
made prisoners by the Mexican
bandits, who made marauding
trips across the liorder nt fro
quont intervals in .search of cat
tie an,! otlicr property which
HAEGE OF MURDER
AGAINST JERRY DALTON
Asheville, Aug. 10. Charged
ith double murder in the first
egree, Jerry Dalton will lace
trial for his life in Macoji county
uporior court next Monday, af
ter having -been kept in the
buncombe county jail since last
September, because it was fear
ed that ho could not be kept in
the jail of his home county.
Dalton is charged with the
murder of Merrill Angel and
Maude Grant, and the double
killing occurred in Macon county
Lst September. It is charged
that Dalton was diivinir alomi
the public road and met the
ouple in an automobile. lie
rew his pi. to! and fired on them
the couple dying soon afterward,
is charged.
The grand jury returned two
indictments against Dalton for
murder in the first degree. It is
supposed that he was in love
ith the Grant girl and resented
le attentions of Angel, a travel
ing salesman. .Sheriff Alex
Moore, of Franklin, arrived here
yesterday and took Dalton back
to that town, the county seat of
lacon county, where Dalton will
e tried next week. Dalton was
aken to Franklin several weeks
ago for trial, but was not tried
on account of the illness of the
judge and was returned to this
ity for safe keeping.
ORCE HOARDED FOOD
ON THE MARKET AT ONCE
Washington Aug. 17. The
government's fight to reduce the
cost of living is expected to re-
ult in action in many states this
week to force hoarded food on
the market while Congress is de
lating legislation deAling with
the question.
Ucpoits to Attorney General
aimer have indicated that in
ductions to district attorneys
o proceed vigorously in the en
forcement of the food control
iw were lieinjf obeyed literally.
nstanecs of the seizure of food
stuffs in St. Imis Chicago, Kan-
as City. San Diego and the
south, officials here U-lieve, will
K? multiplied in the next few
ivs. Mr. Palmer, directing the
ampaign from Washington, will
go to .New lork tomorrow to
confer with the fair price Isiard
or that city.
Senate and house agriculture
committees will report tin
week the latter committee pro-
ably tomorrow on amend
ments to the food control law
giving a criminal penalty which
hitherto has been lacking and
expending the law to cover
clothing. Cold storage legisla
tion aho may ln acted oil by the
ioue interstate commerce com
mittee.
Consideration of requests by
several departments for appro-
u iations to carry on work in re-
luetic:! of hvir.jr cots ill in
augurated tomorrow hy the
hhi c appropriations committee.
The senate District of Columbia
sulxomniittee will continue its
leurinjr with a view to framing
'model" legislation for legtsla
tion of prices.
Closely akin to the considera
tion of the living cost question
will U the healings to W start
ed tomorrow by the senate in
tcrsLitc commerce committee on
the Kcnyon-Hendrick bills to li
cense meat packers. W. It. Col
ver, member of the Fedora
Trade commission, which has in
vestigated extensively tin? pack
ir" ir. !'! rv will le t!" f""t
witness, Ir.dcrs in the indus
try are expectetl to 1m heard next
week.
they carry olT to Mexico.
When it U-eamo known at
Foit P.iiss tonight that the avia
tors were reported held ly ban
dit there was much discussion
among army officers of the pos
sihihty of American troops
crossing the larder in search of
the bandits. This was discredit
ed !v higher officers for two
reasons. The piincip.d one ad
vanied was that the American
aviators would le killed if an ex
peddion crossed in pursuit. The
other was that omer lor expe
ditions to cross ti e liorder in the
P.ig Lend distikt apply only to
the pursuit of bandits who have
iitolen property on the Amer
can iide and then only to follow
a "hot trail,"
. - 1 s. . 4
i'lmt Aniirliim tronn to return from Siberia. They hi rived ou the tniiisj.ort Thulium tit him I'mnvlM-o.
SIX CUNTS DAMAGLS;
SIX (TINTS IN COSTS
Mount Clemens, Mich., Aug.
5. The amount of costs that
Ienry Ford may receive from
the Chicago Daily Tribune, in
addition to the six cents dam-
iges awarded him last night by
a jury which heard his libel suit
igainst the Chicago newspaper,
not exceed "0 cents. Under
i Michigan law, where nominal
amages are awarded, not more
than "i0 cents can Ik assessed
gainst the losing party.
Alfred Lucking, senior counsel
for M. Ford, said this morning
that little attention had U-en
given to the matter of costs and
until he had looked up the law
covering the case, he could not
ay how much the plaintiff could
expect to receive. Among other
attorneys, however, the opinion
was held that in cases where
damages awanh-d amount to less
than .'0 cents the costs collect
able r.av not exceed the judg
ment awarded. In this event
Mr. lord could only demand mx
"enis costs from the Tiibune.
Mt. Clemens, Mich., Aug. L"
A jury last right awarded Hen
ry Ford .fix cents damages
against the Chicago Tribune for
calling hini an anarchist.
Orvy Hulett, foreman of the
jury. sail that they iook nine
allots that I can rcmomler,"
the fn t one, according to Iammi
aid Mease!, another juror fdand-
ing S to 1 in favor of awarding
Mr. Fold some damages.
Attorney Alfred J. Mui"phy
for Ford said:
"The important issue in thi-
c:u c has bevn d -,.n rri'i-'d fuvor-
ib!y to the plaint uT. He has
K-en vindicated. Money dam
ages were entirely huhordinatc
and w ic not sought by Mr. Foul
He stands not only vindicated
ut his attitude as an American
cit,uen has leen ju. lifted after a
trial which raised every issue
against him which ingenuity and
research could niesent. His
friends are eotiiely satisfied."
Wcvniouth Kirkland. of coun
sel for the Tiibune, Mtid:
'"We consider it a victory for
the reason that Attorney Alfred
Lucking, in closing for Mr. Ford
stated that anything less than
subst.tnti.il damages would le a
defeat for his client."
SMt'KI. GOMPKUS TO
SAIL t OK HOME TODAY
Pal is, Aug. 15. Fiidav.- Sam
uel Compels, president of the
Ameiican Federation of L'dx'r.
who attended the I dor congress
at Amsterdam and has U-e.i
.pending a few das in this city.
will sail from Piet Sunday foi
America on Uiard the steamer
GtHrge Washington. He is go
ing home in response to urgent
cable mssngrs caning uiwn mm
tn cut short his visit in Europe.
In fpeakir.g with the Asso
ciatftl Press today, Mr. Gompern
wiid he regretted the rcces-ity
of breaking a number of en
gagement and the imosit,i!ity
of continuing his study of the
European situation, adding:
l.ul matters fit home are
more urgent and I w ant to get
bark as soon as p .-it., to help
all I can in the solution of pro!-
lems which are tippcfmo-there."
FIRST AMERICAN TROOPS BACK FROM SIBERIA
it 17,'
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ii - : . i
l3 if;
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LAST IIKITISII DIPLOMAT
OKDKKED FROM MEXICO
Washington, Aug. 10. More
friction between Great P.ritain
and Mexico appeared today to
complicate the Mexican situa
tion. Lritain's last remaining diplo
matic representative in the Mex
ican capital William Cummings
in charge of the archives of the
legation there has been order
ed from the country by mandate
of Carranza.
The action amounts t the
British representative's practi
cal deportation.
Great Uritain. never having
recognized the Carranza regime
has had no minister in Mexico
City since Sir Lionel Carlen.
The charge d'affaires, Thomas
Hohler, was withdrawn some
time ago, ami Cummings was
left us charge d'affaires, in
charge of the legation records,
and acting as a iie'diiim of com
munication for his government
although without official ui
thority. In a strut sen e Cummings
has no diplomatic standing al
though he has delivere I com
munications from the P.iitish
government protesting against
mistreatment of P.ritish subjects
and interests.
Now, wholly without repre
sentatives in Mexico City, Eng
land probably w ill rely on France
or the I'nited Stateslo represent
her.
At th same, time, dispa'chos.
telling of Carranrn's th-eHon to
infoim the Mexican congress at
iU oh i.;;;g S; t. rvb.T 1 "fi:!ly
as to u.e M.ue u. ii..mi'ut un
the governments of the I'nited
States ,nd England." were re
ceived here and attracted consid
erable attention.
AMERICAN 1ST DIVISION
IS LEANING THE RHINE
Coblen?, Thursday. Aug. I I.
(P.y the Associated Press.)
The Ameiican first division, the.
fii: t division to and in France
and the captors of Cantigny,
will iM'gin leaving the Rhine for
home tomorrow-. The taking of
Cantignv. in the Muntdidtcr see-
tor, was m,i ?e in the fust attack
bv an American divi on on th
w i- tern front. It is expected ah
the troops to have will have ar-
lived at Rrc t withm a ve-k,
f" r..; ... ,!..!-.. I : -,
IHtM'l 4m IM MIV1 I1 MlOH
has been held by the f.i4 ilivi
si( n since the departure of the
second, now w ill bo taken care of
by Fieni h tnx.ps and the Eighth
infantry regiment of the Am-ti-ran
army which, will lemain on
the Rhine pro'iaNy for several
years. The Eighth infantry oc
cu ,'. -j the southern half of the
bridgehead, which has been un
der American control since last
December 13. when the first
American troop- crossed the
Rhine.
The Americans will retain con
trol of Ce'ilen, of the foi tress
of Ehrcnbn tstcin. and of the
castle of Moleberge, the outer
most post of the hiidgehcad.
The first division, many mem
bers of which wear four service
stripes, is Iwnind for Camp Tay
lor, Ky where, it is expected,
the division will arrive in alout
a month.
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MISSING GIRL IS FOUND
THE (J EE EN OF GYPSIES
New York, Aug. 17. Ixuis
Mitchell, a resident of Richmond
hill, has found his daughter,
Iiuise, 18, who three years ago,
according to the story she told
yesterday, was kidnapped by a
band of gypsies, made a "queen"
and forced to marry the son of a
gypsy chief. She appeared in
the federal building in Erookiyn
in her gypsy regalia with her
father and asked Peter McCabe,
assistant district attorney, to
help prosecute her alductors.
The girl said she was stolen
when her family lived in Roan
oke. Va. She traveled with her
enforced companions through
many of the southern states,
plying the art of fortune telling
and entering, fully into gypsy
life. P.efore the band turned
north she married Joe-John, son
of Gregory John the chief. They
have a two-year-old son she said.
The band leached Newark
;evcral days ago and purely by
chance Ihuh was found bv her
sister. Mr. Mitchell was noti
fied at once and the girl was tak
en to her home. When she dis-aplH-arcd
from the gypsy camp
Gregory John was seized with
fear and gathered his bund for
the road. They left Newaik at
night and have not yet Inch
found.
As.sisUnt Distiict Attorney
McCain' lefelled the gul to the
federal authoi ities in New Jer
sey for lack of jurisdiction in
the case.
GREENSLORO AIRPLANE
CONCERN IS CHARTERED
Raleigh. Aug. 15. A Gieens.
Iioro concern telay smiled a
thai tcr for the Conduct of an nir
phnt business on a commeicia!
scale. The Greenslioro Avia
tion Company is the name of the
concern, and the chaitcr gives
the company the right to buy
I and sell airplanes, air ships of all
kinls and balloon., ar.d to buy
and sell all kinds of parts nres.
snrv to the ronuuet ol such a
business.
mi ti t
1 no company iso nas me
charter rights tn engage in a
Height eM pisetH'.T service of
;no a:r, c:;rry;r:g !:e:g!u ar:i
p.is.rigcrs to and from any
iMunt in the st..te. Its aviators
and machines will uLo have tin
right to give flying exhibition?
when th"s( can Ik' ai ranged. A
geneud automobile and tiuck
business i,4 also authoi i?ed in the
chaiter. which likewise c.inies
all of the other rights that the
average commercial concern
would hold under a chaitcr.
The authoi izrd issue of stork
is J 25.(i(iO and the par vn'ne of
earh share is J" "MM. Fifteen
thousand of this will be issued
as common stock and the to
naindcr a pieferred rtoek
which will pay at the late of n-'l
more than ten per rent, per an
num. Three shares of stock
have been subscribed for 1
John R. Alwell EdwinC. Kling-
man and J"hn Y. Strikes, Jr. who
are incoipoiators of this iu v
concern.
NOTE TO CARRANZA LIT
TLE SHORT L'LTIMATION.
Washington, Aug. 15. The
state department's latest note
to .Mexico, warning President
Carranza that if murders and in
dignities of American citizens
continue the United States may
be forced to adopt a radical
change in altitude toward that
-oiiiilry, was the chief topic of
interest and discussion in offi
cial and diplomatic circle:; here
he nolo made public yesterday,
lon;r with a reply from the Mex-
ui government, Inked only
iploi.iati'.- tctlmk-alilies to r'i.i'.a.
an ultimatum and was couch
in piobably the n1j(.ii;v I l..n
i.igc used m anv coiimiuni' ,a
'in that the two ripubli-
mee th-' ev iii!i"i-.i have o-o..
ior to the o'-i upatinii of ei ,.
rir. by American force.;.
While no official state:::'.'::!
as made concerning the ;m
iiounceinent at this time in tin
change of policy and outwardU
there was no apparent reason
other than the mistreatment.
robbery and murder of Ameri
can citizens in Mexico it general
ly was the opinion today that the
pressure from foreign govern
ments demand in congressional
circles for some prospective ac
tion hastened the announcement.
It was pointed out that
hould some drastic step become
necessary the United States
from a military point of view is
now in better shape to act than
at any time in its history of
long-drawn-out controversy with
the Mexican nation as to Ameii-
an rights and privileges.
The note w as presented to tin
"airanza government at Mexico
'ity by Charge Summerlin, of
the American embassy, acting
in the absence of Ambassador
'letcher. The reply was made
July Urf by Salvador Diego I Vr-
naJitlez, in charge of the depait-
ment of foreign relations.
Forces Still Utval.
Washington. Aug. 15. Denial
of reports that the Carranza
government foi cos at ( hihu.thua
had mutinied with the intention
of going over to the Villa forces
was made in a statement. I hi
statement said:
The Mexican embassy ha-
received a telegram from Gen
eral Manuel M. Dieguez. com
mander of military operations
in the state of Chihuahua, stat
ing that no inutin.es have taken
place in the capital of said state,
and that no conspiratoi s have
I K-en executed. General Dioguez
adds that only petty officers w ho
planned to commit treason air
imDlcatcd in the movement
which is of no imjortance what
ever. Thee petty officers have
Ih-oii placed at the dis-.tl of
the military judge for tii.d.
SUGAR OYER 11 CENTS
MAKES SELLER I IVP.LE
Asheville. Aug. It. A pi ice
of more than U cents per jmund
for sugar makes retailers liable
for prosecution as pioliteeis, nc-
coi'tung to instiuctions nom
Wtv.shir.gton icccived today by
Wilham C. Hammer, United
States distiict nttoroev for the
western district. Mr. Hammer
left Asheville this nfteujoon af
ter spind.rg seveial days hen
attending the sessions of the
United States distiict court.
which were presided over by
Judge James E. I'.oyd, of Gin iis-
Im.i o.
The district attorney and
Special A got Fred Handy, of
.ili'inh, uol nt ooeo lunii rul'fel-
enei with th" Noith Candiiu
foc.l adminisli at ion to make
plan for iiiMirtiiu to the de
partment of justice a'l V uti.itioii
of the foid control act diseovci
ctl in western North Carolina.
Negro Narrowly Escapes
UNt I E SAM S EIG
P.I.ANKET SALE ON
Washington. Aug. 15. The
war department offered for sale
to Die public today its surplus
supply of wool, cotton and mixed
f aline bl.n;k"ts, of wh'i h up-
proximately ,MM.no0 nte hs
available for the maiktt unl-i
(tiTid.tioiH which will make the n
duectly ftv,ul,ble to the lilt iiii.it (
con-.un',er. It was nntiouncc1
t i.it ip.Hr.Tl o! if:- nrlifisr trie
sale of b!e lots to twenty or
twenty-five I i. .?,!'; i, a vn
onginally planned, an in.lividtii
FARMERS GIVE WARNING
OP TROCHEE IN FUTURE
Washington, Aug. 10. Warn
ing was given today by represen
tatives of farmers' organizations
testifying before the house and '
senate agriculture committees
that unless present disturbed
conditions resulting from profi
teering "in goods and wages"
and strikes were settled soon the
country would face a far worse
situation from the high cost of
living next year than at present.
I-armors, they said, are pre
paring now for next year's crops
and under present conditions
they could not estimate what the
probable market would be. Fear
was expressed that there would
be decreased production both on
this account and because of
President Wilson's statement in
lis menage vetoing the repeal
of the daylight saving law, plac
ing industrial production ahead
ol farm output.
The house and senate commit
tees are considerimr ainend.
merits to the food control act de
igned to enable the department
of justice to wage a more active
campaign to prevent hoarding
md profiteering and the joint
session was held to hear the far
mers' representatives. The com
mittee hope to act finalf;- on the
amendments next week and
rush the legislation through
Congress.
Seizure of foodstuffs held in
cold storage was continued to
day by federal agents In several
cities. Further seizures under
libel warrants were expected
next week and special grand
juries were summoned in several
slides to hear evidence in cases
of alleged hoiirdiiigind profi
teering.
Goods taken over today by the
government included lO.aOO.OOO
eggs at St. I)iiis; 7,5(Hl,tHiU eggs
and :,(Mi,(i(H) pounds of butter at
Detroit and large quantities of
food at San Diego, Cal.
Announcement was made by
the postoflice department that
the olage rate on surplus army
food, side of which through the
parcel svt system will login
Monday, would U the same to
persons livit.g In-yond the first
zone from the supply centers as
those living in the first zone.
This will equilize the ostage to
all purchasers and the difference
will U' made up by the war de
partment deducting the extra
postsigf from the sale price and
turning it over to th pn .(office
dcpaitmcnt.
Sin phis army food sold to mu
nicipalities now totals 8.5'mUkh)
pounds, but huge stocks still are
on hand and these will lie sold
thioueli ost masters.
Attorn')' General palmer to
day accepted an invitation to
me 1 w ;th the fair p ice d of
New Yoik there Monday night.
JAl!r:S R. COLLIE. JR., IS
KILLED IN NORFOLK. VA.
Raleigh, Au. 1G Mrs. James
R. Colhe. who was called with
Mr. Collie last night to Norfolk
by a telcgiam announcing the
fatal injuiy to their youngest
son. James R.. Jr., today tele
phoned to the state pi i son some
of the detail of the accident.
The ) oung I y of 1 7 ) ears w as
woikmg at the aimy base in
Noifolk and ia ditving a heavy
truck. He was cranking the
machine when cither it slipped
into gear or was geaied when
ho undeitook to give a sfait. It
ran over him and ki'!-s him out
i f lit.
Th !,.re:d-?! I"4 drpjidfullv
J:; ?re r Raleigh. No ly hero
was liked U tter. He was a
spendid mechanic and one of the
In-st diivors do-p:te his age, m
tow n.
The funeral will take place
Sunday itfteir.oon in Inii dnirg.
the old home of th- Coliio fanii-
iii.iv buy one or mmo blanket
up to Hie limit of r'i.i ; tie. This
rh;in;:f in the
, i
e rond;ti!u
w as made in onh r to prrvi r,l the
Logo buyer from "roinenng"
apply.
In ad litn-n to d.sti lUitirg the
blanket" between sixteen cle-ig-rated
sale centers they will be
made avail.,!.!.- fa other can-
iT'imlie tll'U b'l'k f,i i J f"!'
new li'l rn l.j.mkrts to $!,',:)
for lerUhed C"!to'i I. '.,:,;.. :
The pricei in l,te lots are d. ,-cr.