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V - im ffiumi San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 17.—Maj. Gen. Joseph T. Dickman, commander of the Southern Department, and staff officer were in conference late tonight over reports from Candelaria, Texas, that Lieutenants Davis and Peterson, army aviators, are being held by Mex- ican bandits for $15,000 ransom, which, army authorities have been advisel, must be paid Monday to Dawkins Kil patrick, a storekeeper at Candelaria, under penalty of death for the aviators if the money is not forthcoming. General Dickman said reports re ceived indicate that the two airmen came down at the little town of Dilares, which is on both sides of the Kio Grande. He declined to state what steps had been taken to rescue as the place where the ransom is to be paid, is not given, as it might in terfere with the release of the avia tors.’.’ ' Lieut. -Peterson is 25 years'of age ann~TTrTrrir Ihitchiaom Mian.—Lieut. r communteati&o 11 with CoL Geargu-JIL Langhorne, commander of the Big Datrls is 2ft years old and* is from Strathmore, Cal. Aviators Peterson and Davis are a part of the personnel of the Fort Bliss aviation corps, but were on de tached‘duty with the Big Bend dis trict military headquarters at Marfa, TeX¥§7~^bra they disappeared-. They left Marfa’ last Sunday morning for the usual patrol of the border, plan ning to follow the north bank of the Rio Grande ♦o the end of the district It is beieved by aviation officers that they confused the Copchos River, which flows into the Rio Grande near Presidio, Texas, with the Rio Grande, and followed the course of this river into the interior of Mexico. Another theory advanced here by fellow avia tors is that they were forced to land, W licit DlCiJO ^ t , « thrnTtF'VvTi'eTRer'ad"bmi -te’-eRhe*. on .thfc, Amprir.1 ,of the border, in the wild country of the Big Bend district, and,were Bend district. He also said a report made prisoners by the Mexican ban- of the incident had been telephoned to Washington. Marfa, Texas, Aug. 17.—Letters pur porting to be from Lieut. Paul H. Davis and Lieut. Harold G. Peterson, dits, who make marauding trips across the border at frequent intervals in search of cattle and other property which they carry off to Mexico. When it became^known at Fort Bliss tonight that the aviators were America army aviators, missing since , reported held by Mexican bandits, last Sunday, were received here today at military headquarters. The letters stated that aviators were being held by bandits for $15,000 ransom some where in Mexico and were threatened with death unless the ransom was paid. The demand for the ransom was re ceived here today and a report made at once to Major General Dickman, commander of the Southern Depart- j ment. An unconfirmed report also was received here that aviators w’ere being held at a point close to the American border and that Chico Cano, a famous bandit of the Big Bend Ojinaga district, was the leader of the bandit band holding the aviators. II Paso Commander Issues Statement. El Paso, Texas, Aug 17.—An official statement was issued at military head quarters here tonight signed by Brig. Gen. James B. Erwin, district com mander, announcing that Major L. A. Walton, commander of the aero unit at Fort Bliss, had received T*messag*e from the two mfssing aviators saying they had been ’ captured by Mexicans and were being held for $15,000 ran som. The ransom must be paid by August 18, according to the message. Arrangement were being made here tonight to obtkin $15,000 gold coin and to send it tbldarfa early tomorrow for payment “of the ransom. This action was deemed advisable 4 to protect the men. The full text of the 'statement issued at military headquarters to night by Gen. Erwin follows: “A telegram was received this after noon by Maj. L. A. Walton, com mander of the aero unit at Fort Bliss, representing a message signed by the two aviators who have been missing since Sunday, stating they had been captured by Mexicans and were be ing held, for $15,000 ransom which must be paid by August 18, or they would be killed. _ “This message was brought into a town in the Big Bend district by a^well known bandit. Col. G. T. Langhoraor commanding officer of the Eighth Cavalry and the Big Bend district wired the commanding general of the El Paso district that the message is authentic and that he is taking all necessary measures to secure the re lease of the aviators and has present ed ’this matter to the proper authori ties. The name of the place from which the message was sent, as well there was much tfiscussion %mon£ army officers of the possibility of American troops crossing the border in search of the bandits. This was discredited by higher officers for two reasons. The principal one advanced was that the American aviators would be killed If an expedition crossed in pursuit, while the other was that the orders to cross the border in the Big Bend district apply only to pursuit of bandits who have stolen property on the American side and then only to follow a “hot trail.’ 4 , HITCHCOCK SAYS TREATY *HAS BEEN IN HANDS OF ENEMY FOR FIVE WEEKS. DOCUMENT IN COLD ST00A6E High Coat of Living it Very PropeHy Connected With the War and Firat Relief Rests With Commiteta. WANTED LUMBER—At all times. Gum, Poplar, Ash, Oak, Maple. Jun iper and Pine lumber. * Never sell your luml)er without consulting us: theres a reason. 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