| Show PRIEST DOUBTS DOUBT QUICK RELEASE Of PRiSONERS Aged German Father I Makes Second Visit to Lair of Chinese Outlaws I b but t Fails o of Purpose SHANGHAI May 18 Bi By A. A P. P Another letter Jetter from the Rev William Wil Wl- liam Ham Lenfers the aged German priest of was delivered to the Associated Press here today and describes his second trip Into the stronghold of the Shantung ban ban- dit For the second time within a afew afew afew few days he Interviewed the bandit ban dit chieftain but did not succeed in obtaining the liberation of any of the foreign captives Starting from on j. j Tuesday Father Lenfers was accompanied accompanied ac ac- ac- ac companied by Dr H. H Martens and Father Buis Buls a Dutch missionary I They traveled thirteen hours F Father Father- ther Lenfers relates that en I I route they encountered a Japanese bound also for tor the bandit head head- I I quarters We Ve forbade him hlin to proceed writes the priest because he certainly certainly certainly would have been killed greatly great great- ly increasing our danger He re refused refused refused re- re fused we threatened and com com- ached him to turn back OUTLAWS OUTLAWS SUSPICIOUS I We we We heard a signal signal shot shot at noon noon 1 and discerned bandits on on or the slopes of the mountains Wo We continued Until we were halted at the outer camp of the outlaws They were distant and aid suspicious and told me they were being cheated chead and I was being deceived deceived because because they de declared de- de elated the troops had been withdrawn withdrawn with with- dr drawn wn from only one mountain after I had promised that all would b They me that pew ew troops then were only four miles away avay They ref refused sed to tu permit me to pro proceed eed and see the I Ibe be erl to see- see Chevalier Musso who is sick offering the Catholic missions mission's missions mission's missions mission's mis mis- sion's guarantee I 1 begged for permission permission permission per per- mission to take l Musso lusso out Refusing Refus Refus- ing ng ng they said Musso was ten miles away The bandits gave me a letter on Continued on page 4 4 PRIEST Continued from page 1 1 dirty paper purporting to account for their movements Then they offered ed us a year old d Chinese girl captive from Shanghai Wo We decided to still asking for Musso The girl was taken away and we wew w were re warned to leave leavo by 3 CHARGED B BID BAD D FAITH The Tho leader accompanied us for tor fora a n. short distance charging bad faith In regard to tho the troops but he shook hands with me as he left The chief chloC told me that he would free only a few tew captives when the first conditions were fulfilled afew a afew few Cew more when the second conditions conditions conditions condi condi- were carried out and all aU only when the whole ban bandit ann army was safeguarded I advise you jou ou to print In largo large letters letter that there Is no hope of or tho the prisoners being released in a a. short time Who Vho thinks otherwise is Ignorant ig ignorant ignorant Ig- Ig o of the tho ways of oC the mountain outlaws We Ve returned to at 8 8 I f o'clock the same night |
