The Prescott daily news., August 20, 1919, Image 1

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PRESCOTT, ARKANSAS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1919
PRICE FIVE CENTS
1BE FIRM WITH
*1IC0 IN FUTURE
.tit That Future Crimes by
wicans Wilt Be Handled
'ithout Gloves—Guard is
rganized.
■hshinfeton, Aug. 19.—No official
Cements are being made of
,the United States government
fojg to handle the bandit nuisance
northern Mexico, from this point
but there is every evidence that
preparations have been made to
j future depredations with swift
^ent of troops such as now is
t conducted against the desper
M who held the two army offi
i for ransom.
irift moving cavalry, fully equip
with machine guns and guided
airplanes, it is understood, will be
ed upon, and will be prepared to
re quickly from strategic points
ig the border of the bandit coun
pn the Rio Grande.
Irganization of the border guard
insure the greaest speed in these
rements has been completed, the
ulry regiments being so distribut
es to place the nucleus of a flying
omn at carefully selected points
ng the Rio Grande.
(ovements troops of the Eighth
slry into Mexico today inaugurat
the new plan, according to offic
i and from this time on some inci
its “will be handled without gloves’
‘When the reports came of the
iture of these two officers and
ir being held for ransom,” Secre
cy Baker said, “the hour of execu
n was fixed on the next day in de
ilt of the ransom being paid. There
s, of course, no opportunity to
ike a military issue within such
le and I therefore directed that
le ransom money be paid and that
force be arranged to take up the
M; trail of the bandits and pursue
pm with the hope of being able to
jpture as many as possible.”
[Details of how the dash was con-[
Icted were left entirely to General
[ckman, the only requirement being
at it should be made with a “swiftly
Dving force.” Cavalry, with ma
ine guns and guarded by airplanes,'
mid be used. If captives are taken
ey will be brought to the United
ates.
The close proximity of the bandit
ndezvous to the border led to the
pe that the American troops might
ertake them before they would
ve time to scatter.
Hemstitching Machine now installed
my home. Work promptly and
&tly done. Price 10c per yard. Mrs.
• R. White, Jr., phone No. 57. tf
TRY THIS SAVING
PLAN
You young people who want to
save, who know you ought to save,
will find this plan a practical and easy
one to follow:
Cash your pay checks here. Deposit
what you think you can spare in a
Savings Account at 4% interest then
and there.
Saving before spending makes the
saving certain. Saving first is one of
the secrets of having ready money
when needed. Try it.
BANK OF PRESCOTT
__
Surplus.
$75,000.00
CLEARING AN AERIAL MAIL FIELD WITH DYNAMITE
A’ Newark, N. .1.. u smnll array of men is busily engaged in clearing Heller Held which, when completed, will be
the first United States aerial mail landing field In the country. Our photograph shows the moment of detonation of a
charge of dynamite beneath a mighty tree stump, which Is torn from the grounds, roots and all.
LITTLE ROCK B. OF C. MAKING
ANOTHER TRADE EXCURSION
Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 20.—The
Third Trade Excursion being run by
the Little Rock Board of Commerce
is being made today through White,
Jackson and Woodruff counties. The
longest stops are being made at Jud
sonia, Newport, Gregory and Cotton
Plant. Those excursions are bring
ing the business men of Little Rock
into close touch with the trade
throughout a widely extended terri
tory.
CITIZENS’ COMMITTEE INVEST
.. IGATING H C L IN LITTLE ROCK
Little Rock, Aug. 20.—“Meat Gone
Down,” is the somewhat unique sign
that appears on a West Capitol meat
market. To be sure, the quoted
prices do not appear to bear out the
allegation very strong, but it does,
in fact, represent a real reduction in
price.
Little Rock just now, in common
with other communities, is wrestling
with the question of H C L, and its
remedy, and a committee of citizens
has been appointed to make an in
vestigation. They can recommend,
but they have no power to fix prices
on commodities. They may be able to
discover instances of profiteering, and
by reporting to the federal authorities
or making known their findings to
the consumers, bring about a reduct
ion in prices. The experiment is be
ing watched with much interest.
Hemstitching done at my home at
regular prices. Mrs. A. Guthrie,
phone 76.
PRESIDENT BEFORE
SENATE COMMITTE
Declares League Involves Moral
Forces Stronger Than Legal
Promise— President Touches
Many Phases of Treaty.
Washington, Aug. 19.—President
Wilson, interpreting the league of na
tions covenant today for the Senate
foreign relations committee, declared
it imposed no legal obligation for the
use of American military force in pro
tecting the territory or independence
of any other nation.
But he added that the covenant
might involve in certain circumstances
an “absolutely compelling moral obli
gation,” which might be even stronger
than a legal promise.
Pressed for a more exact definition
by committee members, who insisted
that the whole arrangement waB a
“rope of sand,” he asserted that on
the contrary, he considered it as plac
ing the nations in “an attitude of
comradeship and protection,” which
would compel respect for the princi
ples of jusitce and liberty.
Meeting the committee in a round
table discussion in the east room of
the White House, in contradiction to
the precedents of more than a century
and with the whole nation listening
through the medium of a relay of pub
lic stenographers, the president went
into many of the details of the peace
negotiations and touched on all the
hotly debated questions which have
divided the Senate in its consideration
of the peace treaty.
Article 10 of the covenant, guaran
teeing the integrity of league mem
bers against aggression, he declared
would leave to each nation “complet*
freedom of choice as to the applica
tion of force.” Even if the American
representatives on the council joinec
in-an unanimous recommendation foi
military action, the final decision foi
peace or war must rest, so far as con
cerned the United States, with con
gress, he said. Whatever advice th<
council gave under its authority t<
take such action is “deemed appropri
ate,” must also be deemed appropriati
by the United States to be binding 01
this government, he argued, though ii
the background would be such a po
tential moral force that he doubtei
if the nation would often decline b
act.
The president revealed that Japan’
promise to return Shantung provinc
to China was reduced to written fom
in the minutes of the peace confer
ence. He asserted he had “every con
fidence” that the promise would b
carried out, and told the senators i
was “the best that could be got” ou
of the negotiations, Japan havin,
given notice she would withdraw froi
the conference if her demands wer
refused. The American delegates, h
said, had tried to keep the nation fre
from obligations in European affair
“so far as it was honorably poaaibi
to do so,” but he asserted that i
might be necessary to keep son
American troops in the Rhine distri*
under the treaty for the next fiftee
He declared the nation would be its
own sole judge whether its obligations
had been fulfilled under the disputed
withdrawal clause of the league cove
nant; that purely domestic question:
were safe from the league's interfer
ence; and that the Monroe Doc trim
was clearly preserved.
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT MAKES
PAYMENT ON ROAD All
Little Rock, Aug. 20.—The Stat<
Highway Department yesterday mad<
the final payment of Federal aid 01
Sevier county road improvement dis
trict No. 3, amounting to $5,149.93
Apayment of $7,700 was also madi
on Carroll county Project No. 1, thi
Eureka Springs-Seligman road. Then
are twenty-five road projects in tb
state that have been thus far approv
ed by the Federal government, am
there are several other application
pending.
FOR SALE—About one acre o
ground, two good four room house:
two blocks west of the passenger sta
tion and two blocks south of the pub
lie school. A bargain—terms. Ar
now renting for $8.00 per month eacl
G. N. Autry, city. 13d6\
THOROUGH SEARCH
MADE FOR BANDITS
U. S. Cavalry Covering Wide
Area in Pursuing Bandits who
Held Two Aviators—Were Re
leased Early Yesterday.
Marfa, Texas, Aug. 19.—Spread out
fan shaped over a wide stretch of
] Mexican country south of the Rio
'Grande, United States cavalry, aided
| by airmen as scouts, tonight combed
the mountains for the bandits who
| held for ransom two American avia
; tors.
Alter the lorwara aasn over tne
border today, the troops probably are
handicapped tonight by a storm
which was reported in messages by
field telephone to be raging in the
mountains below the border.
It was feared the torrential rains
would obliterate trails left by the
bandits. The expeditionary force for
a time moved forward in the face of
high winds, according to the reports.
The two lieutenants for whom ran
som was demanded and who were re
leased early today, led the Americans
in their quest of the bandits.
The bandits, with five hours and a
half start on the American punitive
expedition, are believed to have scat
tered in the mountain passes and
( canyons. It will be necessary to
search every square mile of the rough
country below the border, in the
opinion of officers, to find the men.
, American aviators who left the
flying field here early today, were
scouting the entire Ojinaga district.
, Because of the nature of the country,
, it is believed it will be difficult task
, to locate the bandits from the air.
» Mexican federal troops from Oji
. naga are acting to prevent a clash
1 between the American forces and Car
3 ranza’s men.
It is not known how many are in
the bandit gang. Lieutenants Davis
j and Peterson saw six men. There
are twenty other bandits at a ranch
’ where the bandits stopped. The
American aviators were told the band
; numbered sixty.
The bandits had American-made
r ammunition.
NOW
Off with the old straw hat!
The season’s over, Summer
has gone. Fall is here and
it’s time for a new hat.
We suggest that you decide
to wear one of our new Fall
style
When it comes to style
there is nothing smarter
than a “Mallory;” and as
for quality—there is more
of it than is necessary, but
that is the “Mallory” way
of making hats.
You’ll like the soft hats and
the Derby styles will hold
your attention, too. They
will be much worn this Fall.
We have the latest styles in
the season’s popular colors.
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