Show AMERICANS IN JAIL Solder of Forte Threatened With Death I Guteman Kansas City Mo larch 25ohn L Peak or this city former minister to Switzerland received a telegram from Secretary of State John Hay today that the United States gunboat 1a chias had beer ordered to Guatemala to investigate the reported arrest of six members of the recent expedition organized in Kansas City to go to Guatemala The telegram was in reply re-ply to a telegraphic request from Mr Pea that the government take steps to protect the lives of the alleged fl busters who arebeieved to be in peril Reports reached here a few days ago from Guatemala that half a dozen sl diets of fortune yho left Kansas City six weeks ago were in prison in Guatemala Guate-mala and in danger of death St Lois Mach 25Churchi W Godfre one of the six Americans reported re-ported in danger of being shot in Guatemala is a brotherinlaw of 11 H Alexander the undertaker of this city Mr Alexander wa greatly dis trussed over the news of Mr Godfreys peril I have wired to Senator Cockrel he said to ask the state department to intrpcse in behalf of youg God frey and his asociates I have also telegraphed the governor of this sate and am doing all I can to aver the danger 1 he idea of the Dromoter of the scheme was to ca America surey ors and help build a rairoad which he said had money behind i He promised prom-ised large salaries to those whom he retained and contracted that they should have big positons on the y when it was finIshed |