OIL MAGNATES’ PLOT.

Grey River Argus, 1 July 1922, Page 5

OIL MAGNATES’ PLOT.

MEXICAN ATTEMPT TO DISCREDIT MEXICO. [A. and N.Z. Cable Association.] NEW YORK, June 29. The IleaTst newspapers assort that the Mexican kidnappings of Americans were purposely arranged by certain oil operators for the purpose of defeating the movement to secure United States recognition of Mexico. President Obregon has declared that the whole incidents were designed tv permit Mexico’s enemies to breathe enmity between Mexico City and Washing! on. WASHINGTON, June 2S. The State Department is advised that Bruce Bielaski, former chief of the United States Secret Service, has been released by the Mexican bandits and is safe ami well. TJiere is no news of the l 40 Americans reported to be held for ransom near Tampico. The State Department is informed that the Mexican Government sent a strong military force to endeavour to secure I heir re-* lease, NEW YORK, June 28. The American Consul in Tampico has informed the State Department that Mexican bandits captured the Peeero oil camp,‘and art 1 holding 85 prisoners including eight Americans to ransom. The 40 Americans previously captured have been released. 1t is unknown whether any ransom was paid. The State Department is forwarding pressing demands on the Mexican Government to check the banditry and safeguard America. TALE OF BIELASKI’S ESCAPE. (Rec. June 30, 11.40 p.m.) NEW YORK, June 29. Reports from Mexico state Bielaski escaped by his own efforts while his captors were asleep. He was barefooted and half naked, and made his way from a cave where the bandits half starved him. He then leaped from a cliff, swam a river, and took refugel in a Mexican engineers home. Bielaski was badly scratched and bitten by insects.