Show BANDITS An ATTACK ACK AMERICAN MISSION Exciting Adventure Happens Happens Happens Hap Hap- pens Few Miles From Mount Ararat By Associated Press Prea CONSTANTINOPLE Oct 16 16 Major General James G. G head of the American mission to Armenia Armenia Armenia Ar Ar- menia was congratulated upon his ar arrival arrival ar- ar rival here on his escape from capture by bandits a few miles from Mount Ararat while the mission was returning returning returning return return- ing to Part of the mission was attacked and held prisoners for a few hours on September 30 by Kurds Tartars Tartars Tartars Tar Tar- tars and Turks who fired upon the automobiles carrying the Americans several of the mission narrowly escaping escaping ing death The attack came while the caravan was proceeding through th valley of I the Araxes but fortunately GeneralI General I Harbord's car had reached the plain leading to Erivan before the attack was made It is believed that had he been captured he would have been held for ransom by the bandits The original reason for the attack appears to be that bands who are warring with the Armenians doubted the nationality of the Americans After the bandit chiefs had assured themselves that their prisoners were really Americans they were released and most roost of their property which had been stolen was given back to them What happened to the mission is an almost daily occurrence In that section section section sec sec- tion where raiding bands are almost constantly destroying prosperous villages villages vil vii lages both Armenian and Moslem |