Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-10-01 | Page 4 | Missionaries Held by Chinese Bandits

MISSIONARIES HELD BY CHINESE BANDITS Five Amoricalis and Four Norwegians Are Made Prisoners at Tsao Yang. HANKOW, China, Sept. 30. Five American and four Norwegian missionaries mission-aries are In the hands of Chinese bandits, who on Friday captured the town of Tsao Tang, In the northern part of the province of Hupoh. The American prisoners pris-oners are reported to be Mr. and Mrs. Jlolm and child and Mr. and Mrs. Fausko. The Rev. C. Stokstad or the Ilaughes Norwegian mission telegraphs from Fancheng that on Saturday Mr. Fausko, who Is attached to the Lutheran brethren mission, was still held In Tsao Yang for ransom, but was separated from his wife, who with the other foreigners was held prisoner In another part of the city. PI3IIN, Sept. 30, A vote favoring tho recognition of tho Chinese republic was passed today at a meeting of the diplomatic diplo-matic corps. The question of the date of recognition will be discussed at a meeting on October 25. 1L Is the general Intention to recognize the republic Immediately after tho election elec-tion of the president, which probably will take place on October 8.