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AMERICAN HED FOR RANSOM Mexican Bandits Demand $15,000, Threatening to Kill Airmen. Maria, Texas, Aug. 17.-Letters purporting to be from Lieuts, Paul H. Devis and Harold G. Peterson, Ameri can army aviators, missing since last Sunday, were received here today at military headquarters. The letters Stated that the aviators were being held by bandits for $15,000 ransom somewhere in Mexico and were threat ened with death unless the ransom was paid. Ranson Will Be Paid. El Paso, Texas, Aug. 17.--An official statement was issued at military head 'uarters here tonight, signed by Brig. Gen. James B. Erwin, distriet com mander, announcing that Major L. A. Walton, commander of thie aero unit at Fort Bliss, had rec_:ved a message from the two missing 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. Arrangements were being made here Be Sure Wrapped to insi condition in all seasons. Seah right. The perf perfect i Alfter every meal -d We Have the Shop and t Stoc] That has ever I Now is the time order for Fall d to the Shop, we money by buyin SUMTER MAR AND J. P. COMMA 107 Manning Avenue. nm:::::: :u:::: :z:::: :::::::t : s::::m:: tonight to obtain $15,000 goId coi and to send it to Marfa early tomorrow for payment of the ransom. This ac tion was deemed advisable to protect the men. The demand for the ransom was received here today and a report made at once to Major Gen. Dickman, com mander of the Southern Department. An unconfitmed report also was re ceived here that the aviators were 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 band holding the aviators. According to the demand, the ran som must be paidl tomorrow. It is to be delivered in gold to an American supposed to be an agent of the ban dits at Candelarin, Texas on the Rio Grande, sixty miles south of Valen tine, Texas. Aviators Peterson and Davis ire a part of the personnel of the Fort Bliss aviation corps, but were on detached duty with the Big B'end district mili tary headquarters at Marfa, Texas, when they disappeared. They left Marfa last Suhday morning for the usual patrol of th e border, planning to follow the porth bank of the Rio ~, w , I~ -7r0 to Get ire its Perfect climates and d tight- kept ect gum in the 'ackage. - The flavor lasts A 28 Rest Equipped he Largest k of BLE een in Sumter. to place your elivery. Come can save your g direct. :.: :-: BLE MANTLE CO. NDER, Prop. SUMTER, St C. TAKE A CALOTAB Wonderful How Young and' get c You Feel After Taking This Nausealess Calomel Tablet. If you have not tired Calotabs you ,a e a delightful surpiise awaiting yod. 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It is believed by aviation oilicers iere that they confused the Conchos river, which flows into the Rio Grande iear Presidio, Texas, with the Rio 3rande, and followed the course of .his river into the interior of Mexico. \ rother th ory a: ivanced here by fel ow aviators is that they were forced :o land, either on the American or \exican side of the border in the wild :uuntry of tae Big Bend district, and xere made prisoners by the Mexican bandits, who make marauding trips cross tehl border at frequent intervals in search of cattle and other property which they carry' off to Mexico. When it became know nat Fort Bliss tonight (hat the aviators were held ' "Mexican bandits, there was much liscussion among army oflicer.; of the possibility of American troops cross ng the border in search of the bandits l'his was discredited by higher oflicers For two reasons. The principal one tidvanced was that the Amerjcan avi itors would be killed if an expedition 'rossed is pursuit. The other was that irder for expeditions to cross the bor icr in the Big Bend district apply only .o the pursuit of bandits who have stolen property on the American side and then only to follow a "hot trail." Baker Offers No Comment. Washington, Aug. 17.-Secretary Baker tonight, after Associated Press dispatches telling of the holding for ransom by Mexican bandits of two American aviators had been read to him, said that he could make no com ment. The Secretary did not indicate whether advices as to the plight of the aviators had reached the War De partmeilt. The State Department, it was said by officials there, had re ceived no information on the affair. News of the holding of the aviators by Mexican bandits coming on the heels of the warning note to the Car rainza government that unless protec tion was afforded American property and life in Mexico, a radical change in the policy of this government to ward Mexico would result, intensified ixterest in official circles here. It was pointed out that the incident reported from the border tponigh! was thie second of the kind withiin less than wo months. However, in the present ase those being held and threatened vi' death are Amer-ic-n military of irees and thus, it wvas said, there 1u h' e no clainm of mistaken identity wo previous instancies. Confirmed By Johnston. San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 17.-Col. W. TF. .Johnston, chief of staff of the southern department, tonight con irmed the stateimetn that a rep~ort had ecen sent to tihe department to the e'f ect that Lieutenants Davis and Peter ~on are prisoners of Mexican b~and its. 0ol. Johnston decliined to discuss tihe 'epo~rt in any way. NOTICE OF DISCHAIRGE I will anply to thle Jud~g(e of P'ro >ate for Clarendoni County, on the 15th day of September 1919; at II >'clock A. M. for Letters of Discharge is surviving Executor of the lastI Will and Testament of JIohn IH. M a-u ioney, dieceasied. G. WV. Mahony, Executor. Sumt(er, S. C. Route 5, Aug. 12, 1919 NOTICE O1" DISCHIARGE I will apply to the JTudge of Probate * or Cltry ndon County on the 30th (lay >f August 1919; at 11 o'clock A. M. or Letter's of Discharge ats Admiinis rator of the Estate of HI. J. Wilson, Ieensed.I R. A. RIDGhILL, Adm inistra tor. P'inewood, S. C., July 29th, 1919. rhe Quinine That Does Not Affect the Head lecause of its tonic and laxative effect, LA XA C1iR BROMO QU1NIN1E islbetter than ordinary utine and does not cause nervousness nr gigi in head. Remnember the ftill namre annd ookc for the aennaurc 01 If w. Gnunu. -an,,I 7 : . N .r .'. .OW ow& F'ARMLANDS' We are offering for sale more than 59 tracts scattered throughout Sumter, Lee, and Clarenlon Counties. A partial list is given below:' 19-24-Tract of 800 acres, 609 acres cleared, 200 woodland, one mile from Hagood, on Sumter Camden Public Road; 8-room dwel lng gin-house, large barns and stables at main settlement, 18 other tenant houses. School, church and rat ad station in sight. Land in a high state of cultivation. Com muiity excellent. Price, $100,000. 19-27-Tract of 165 acres, 85 clepred, balance timber and woodland, in Sumter County, 6 miles from Sumter, 3 miles from Dalzell, on White's Mill to Dalzell Public Road; 2 tenants houses, Ermall barns and stables: school one mile, church 3 miles. Price,, $16,500. 19-31-Tract of 63 aores, 22 cleared, balance timber, In Sumter County, 4 miles from Atkins, 5 miles from Lynchburg, near Trinity-Lynchburg Public Road, (good neighborhood road through place); 2 room dwelling, one barn; school 1-4 nile. Price, $3250. 19-32-Tract of 260 acres, 100 cleared, balance timber, in Sumter County, Shiloh Township, 6 miles from Lynchburg; two tenant houses. This tract can be subdivided into two or three smaller tracts. Price, $10,000. 19-: -T'ract of 615 acres, 226 .cleared, it! Clarandon County, 7 miles from Benbow Siding, 9 miles from St. .merton on Nelson Ferry Public Road; 5 tenant houses, small barns. Timber reserved. Price $35,000. 19-34-All the pine and oak timber on tract of 300 acres, in Clarendon County, 6 1-2 miles from Benbow s Siding, 9 miles from Summerton, on River Road and Nelson Ferry Public Road. Estimated and platted by Palmer and Moore. Price $4.20 per thousand. (Ptic- includes timber only and does not imclude cypress tract D.) 19-35-'Tract of 32 acres, 20 cleared, balance timber, in Clarendon County, 4 miles from Alcolu, 5 miles from Manning, near Manning-Sardinia Public Road; 5-room dwelling, good barns and stables, to bacco barn. School and church 2 miles. Price, $2100. . 19-36--Tract of 60 1-2 acres, 13 cleared, balance timber, in Williamsburg County, 10 miles from Kingstree, 11 miles from Sardinia, on' Sumter-Kingstree Public Road; 2 tenant houses. New Zion School. Some good timber. Price $4500. 19-37--Tract of 600 acres, 250 cleared, balance timber, in Clarendon County, one mile from Silver, 3 1-2 miles from Paxville, on Sumter-Summerton Pu Road; 4 tenant houses, small barns; school anl church one n.,... Price, $40 per acre. I 19-38--Tract of 100 acres, 65 cleared, balance timber, in Sumter County, 5 mih s from Sumter, on White's Mill Public Road; 5-room main dwelling, 2 tenant houses,.2 barns and stables. School and church, one mile. Price, $12,000. 19-41-Tract of 350 acres, 60 to 6;v per cent. in cultivation, 3 1-2 miles North of Sumter, on Sumter Bishopville Road, adjoining lands of R. M. Jenkins, of White, O'Donnell, Scale, and others; 4-room main settlement, several tenant houses; some good timber and large quantities of good wood on place. well I located and can subdivide. Price, $100 per acre. 19-44-Tract of 432 acres, 325 cleared, balance in timber and woodland, one mile West of Pinewood, on both sides of the A. C. L. and Pinewood-Remini Public Road; good 7-room dwelling, barns and stables gin-house and outfit, 7 tenant houses; school and church 1-4 mile. A nice.farm in high state of culti vation. Price, $55,000. 19-4(--Tract of 186 acres, 120 in cultivation, 4 miles from Sumter, on Brewington Road; 5-room dwelling and basement, 2 tenant houses, good barns and stables. School 1-2 mile, church 3 miles. Price. $130 per acre. 19-48-Tract of 163 acres, 100 cleared, balance in -timber and woodland, in Sumter County, 3 1-2 miles from Sumter, on A. C. L. Railroati, 6 room house, 2 tenant houses, 2 barns and stables, new to .bacco barn. Price, $125 per acre. 19-51-Tract of 186 acres, 100 cleared, balance in timber and woodland, in Sumter County, 3 1-2 miles from Sumter, on Sumter-Shiloh and Plowden's Mill Public Roads; 5-room maini.dwelling, 2 tenant houses, good barns and stables; school 3 1-2 miles. Price, $100 per acre. 19-53--Tract of 167 acres, 90 acres cleared and in high state of cultivation, 5 miles northwest of Summerton, 3 miles from Silver; 6-rooin main settlement, 3 tenant houses. This is very fine land in good neighborhood. No better land to be had than the cultivated portion of this tract. Price, $20,000. - 19-54-Tract of 50 acres, 10 cleared, balance timber (sonic good timber), 4 miles from. Sumter, on A. C. L. near Mayesville-Sumter Public Road; 4-room main dwelling, one barn and stable, store. School 2 miles. Price $5000. - 19-55-Tract of 124 acres, 25 cleared, 3 mil;s from Sumter, on Moses Road; 2 tenant houses, barn, artesian well, considerable timber, Price $7,500. 19-56-Tract of 35 1-2 acres, all timber and woodland, in Williamsburg County, 1-2 mile from Work man Cross Roads, on Black River Public Road. Price-. I' 19-57-Tract of 12 acres, all cleared, one mile from Sumter, on Sumter-Bishopville Public Road; 4-room main dwelling, one barn and stable. Price $4000. 19-58---Tract of 500 acres, 250 cleared, balance in timber and woodland (about 100 in river swamp) in Lee County, 1 1-2 miles from Elliott, 8 miles from Bishopville, on Lynchburg-Bishopville Public Road; 4-room main dwelling, 5 tenant houses, good barns and stables. School and church 2 miles. Pr'ice 1 $110 per acre. 19-61-Tract of 453 acres, 275 cleared, balance in timber and woodland, in Clarendon County, 2 1-2 miles from Pinewood, 21 miles from Sumter, on Pinewood-Remini Public Road; 5-room main dwelling, 7 tenant houses, fair barns and stables; school and church 2 1-2 miles. Price $100 per acre. 19-62 -Tract 126 acres, 80 cleared, balance in timber and woodland (26 swamp timber), 12 miles from Sumter, 6 miles from Sardinia, on Sumter-Sardinia and Story Public Roads; 4-room main dwell ing, 7 tenant houses, 5 barns and stables, one tobacco barn, gin, sawmill, and store. Price $20,700. 19-64-Tract of 73 acres, 45 cleared, balance in timber and woodland, some pasture, 1 1-2 miles from\ Sumter, on Bishopville Public Road; 5-room dwelling, one tenant house, several barns and stables. Price $200 per acre. 19-65-Tract of 54 acres, all cleared, in Sumter County, 3 1-2 miles from Rembert, 14 miles from' Sumter, on Sumter-Camden Road; 2 tenant houses, small barns and stables; school and church near. Price, $8500. 19-66--Tract of 86 acres, 45 cleared, balance timber and woodland, in Clarendon County, 2 1-2 miles from Summerton, on, Davis Crq s Roads-St. Paul Public Road; 4-room main dwelling, good barns and stables, school and church adiac edt. Price$100 per acre. 19-67--Tract of 100 acres, 45 cleared, balance timber about 4 miles from Gable, 7 miles from Mann , on Manning-Sardinia Public Road; 5-room dwelling, one tenant house, 2 pack houses, tobacco barn. (100,000 to 150,000 feet saw timber on place). Prrice $6500. 19-68--Tract of 126 acres, 89 in good state of cultivation, balance woodland, 3 1-2 miles from Sum ter, on 'lowden Mill Public Road; 5-room main dwelling, 2 tenant houses, good barn and stables. This tra-t is located on a small running branch and can be made an extra nice little farm. Price, '$125 per acre. 19-69--''ralct of 50 acres, 22 cleared, balance timber and woodland, 5 miles northwest of Sumter, Sear Sumter-Statesburg Road; ode tenant house, barns and stables; school and church one mile. This is good land. Price $7500. If you do not find what you are looking for on the above list, tell us what you want and we will make it our business to find it for you. We are con. stantly listing new places and will try to suit you. R. B.. BELSER 26 N. Main St. REAL ESTATE BROKER Sumter, S. C. Farm Lands, Timber Lands, Residence Property, Business Property