Show ARMY Y OF BANDITS A IT CAPTURE APT R I TOWN LOOT BANK ESCAPE A Citizens in Terror As Blasts Demolish Interior of Building GUNMEN CUT OUT ALL WIRES HOLD HO D RESIDENTS AT BAY WITH VOLLEYS S FROM FIREARMS I I S By Associated Press I LIZTON Ind md Oct 13 Two 3 Two automobile loads of bandits early toda today isolated this town from communication wrecked Ithe the State bank building with a dozen blasts of nitroglycerine shot up the town and escaped with more than 2000 In curI currency currency cur cur- I rency and negotiable securities amounting to more than than 1800 Scores of shells from shotguns revolvers and other ther firearms firearms fire fire- 0 arms were found scattered through the streets in the business business busi busi- ness section Marion 1 Bailey 72 president of the bank who lives across the street from the institution and who was awakened by the explosives engaged in a gun fight with a bandit stationed stationed sta sta- in front of the bank The latter crouched behind a barricade bar bare of ot benches emptied several re revolvers re- re at the Bailey home One o othe of the bullets barely missed James Jame Young law in of or Bailey wh who who was sleeping in an upstairs room The robbers had timed the attacK with the passage of ot a freight train trai through here starting with a few fc toned low-toned blasts After Alter they found foun residents had been awakened the they speeded up their blasting o of the safe sate grabbed up the money and fled firing firing firing fir fir- ing several volleys in every direction DOORS BLOWN OFF The blasting began at a. a inand mand m m. and lasted until a. a m. m A double time lock on the safe was knocked of oft off and the heavy safe doors were blown through the partition The outside wall at the back of the building als also was blown out The robbers obtained a number o of hammers crowbars and tarpaulins tarpaulin from the Big Four ra railroad sheds am and entered the bank through a rear win win- dow Cables at the telephone exchange were severed Lizton is midway p between Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis Indian Indian- apolis and Crawfordsville RESIDENTS TERRORIZED Lizton has a population of r about abou Several residents o of the village unable to communicate with authorities author author- tics ties remained in their homes rather rathe than face the bullets of the bandits Damage to the bank building was wa placed at 2500 Bandits Loot Wisconsin Bank BankSTONE BankSTONE BankSTONE STONE LAKE W Wis Oct 13 UP After Arter inspecting the books to maksure make mak sure they had obtained all the funds fund available four bandits one o of whom was believed to be intoxicated es escaped escaped es- es yesterday afternoon with approximately approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately from the First National National National Na Na- bank of ot Stone Lake J. 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W Quinn cashier his wife wite who wh helped him in the banks bank's affairs an and Ernest Benjamin a customer were in the bank when the first of ot the bandits ban ban- entered They were forced into int the vault which did not lock The bandit called to two companions companions companions compan compan- ions to come in while their fourth fourt confederate stayed at the wheel o otheir ot of their automobile They took all th the currency in the cashiers cashier's cage am and then made an inspection of ot the books book to lo be sure they had not missed an any funds i Before the men looked over th the books they threatened Quinn saying the bank should have more funds Quinn replied the they had obtained althe all al the currency in the The loot was shoved into a large larg canvas sack sack- They disappeared on a road going north of Stone Stone- Lake Sheriffs Sheriffs Sher Sher- iffs of neighboring counties were no notified but were unable to find any trace of the car the men drove The c cashier s said ld one of the bandits Continued on Page Face Two LE LEAGUE GUE TAKES UP M MANCHURIA CRISIS Continued from froIn Page PACe One had lad been in vain Briand said We had lad another session of the council w would uld be unnecessary he said Instead the situation is worse Kenkichi Japanese chief delegate was scheduled to present present pre- pre sent ent Japans Japan's case before the afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon session of the council Dr Sze said if the council meeting was ineffective it would be useless to convoke the disarmament conference for or each nation must co count nt on itself If It we fail now the Chinese diplomat diplomat diplomat diplo diplo- mat said solemnly when the United States is collaborating with us what chances have we to establish a permanent permanent perma perma- nent neat organization of peace and assure a sound basis of disarmament China counts on th the triumph of i the he forces o of civilization OPERATIONS HALTED presenting Japans Japan's atti- atti tude ude to the afternoon session of th the coun council il said n military operations in Manchuria were now at a standstill A state of war docs does not exist he explained but Japanese troops still were obliged to protect their nationals and nd airplanes had to follow the movements movements movements move move- ments of Chinese troops It was thus he le said that the bombing o of Chin- Chin chow how happened Hoover Reports Situation Better Setter WASHINGTON Oct 13 W- W Brighter reports on the Manchurian wa c e submitted cabinet cabinet cabinet cabi cabi- net today by President Hoover There were indications in high official official of- of circles that the efforts of the league eague of nations and other interested parties were bearing fruit Mr Hoover had at hand reports from rom American observers both in Manchuria and at Geneva One official official oW- oW cial said that they indicated there are rifts rUts in the clouds which have have gathered over Manchuria I 1 believe that hat daylight is getting In Chinese Move Troops Toward Manchuria China Oct 13 CUP UP- UP Chin Chinese e troops moved northward from rom the Yangtze river today apparently apparently apparently in anticipation of possible p warfare warfare war- war fare are with Japan it was learned by foreign military attaches here A Manchurian issued here at the same time said that Japanese Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- anese airplanes bombed three trainloads trainloads train- train loads oads of Chinese soldiers at 1 today oday Casualties were not determined deter deter- mined TOKIO Oct 13 UP UP Japan sought direct negotiations with China today oday as the league of nations council coun- coun cil il convened at Geneva Gencva in an attempt to prevent o war I SEEKS NEGOTIATIONS Baron Kijiro Japans Japan's foreign minister swept aside his diplomatic dip- dip corps in suing for tor a closer contact with government authorities China already has refused refused to o deal directly with Tokio preferring preferring prefer- prefer ring ing instead d to keep the league between between be- be tween them Informed his diplomats that hat he had decided to negotiate with on on fundamentals fundament of the Manchurian crisis now dangerously near the breaking point A settlement of the controversy ers must include Chinas China's pledge to cease Japanese anti activities within its own country es especially especially es- es Japanese anti-Japanese teachings in schoolbooks said Japan also will insist upon recognition recognition of her treaty rights the minister minister minis- minis ter cr added He referred to Japans Japan's long leaseholds on the harbor of Dairen and a vast 1st network of railroads in the thereas areas reas extending from tram it it WANTS LOCAL ACTION Local matters su such h as difficulties arising from fighting between Japanese Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- anese and Chinese troops will b be set- set tied led with local Manchurian authorities authorities ties ics according to At the same time General Jiro minister of or war instructed General Honjo commanding Japanese Japan Japan- ese forces in Manchuria to avoid every appearance of aggravation The Chinese reply to Japans Japan's note I of October 9 9 in which the fundamentals als mis were outlined by Tokio was dc- dc I de-I to the foreign office here but the contents were not revealed |