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signed to hold its own and to do battle
with enemy U-boats.
And yet there is no question about
men high in our navy being convinced
that we too should be able to boast
one or more vessels capable of carry
ing a squadron or more of heavier
than-air r-1chines. AS Admiral Hugh
Rodman iold the Committee on Naval
Affairs just after his return from
active duty with the British battle
fleet, speaking Of the need OF airplane
mother ships:
Such ships n Necessity.
MY idea is this. have been on the
decks of three of those ships during
this war, and l have seen them oper-
ate and / know they are a necessity.
But they are not yet as fully de-
veloped as certain other types You
may say, II you like, that the de-
stroyer the submarine the battleship,
the battle cruiser and the scouts have
been developed; we know we can
build with a degree of certainty that
we will get the right thing when we
do build them. But | would hate to
say that could now give the charac-
terlstics of the proper type of ship for
carrying airplanes, ! know that some
such type Is necessary. 1 would add
unqualifiedly, that we have got to
have that type of ship; n is wonderful
what they are doing"
BY way of application, Capt r. r.
Craven, U. S. N, of our naval air SER
gressmen not long ago that all Of the
battleships of the British Grand Fleet
carried aircraft, and that that fighting
force had plane carrying vessels,
seven or eight Of them, capable OF
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miral Bradley a. Fiske and smothered
that brilliant officers efforts to have
us develop his invention OF the tor
pedoplane. The torpedoplare utilizes
the torpedo in aerial warfare in a
manner that makes it even more OF a
menace to surface craft than the tor
pedo fired from the submarine. The
Germans, we know, were the first to
avail themselves of the Fiske inven-
ton, and the British were not slow in
following suit after German seaplane
so armed sank the British steamship
Gena May l, 1917. The flying torpedo
boat to-day is a fact, and the type
brought out by the British has been
fully described by Admiral Rodman in
report to the Navy Department.
Contrasting the effectiveness of tor
pedo and a bomb. the Admiral said:
"a bomb dropped on the deck of a
ship causes only a local injury, super
fetal; il would be very difficult thing
to drop a bomb on the deck of a ship
in Il very vital place or to do anything
more than local injury, whereas a tor
pedo striking under the ship makes a
hole in her and will do a lot of dam
age"
Admiral Rodman is in favor OF
building type OF aviation ship capa-
BILE of acting as a hangar for a con-
siderable number of torpedo planes or
so-called flying torpedo boats. To en-
phasize the possible usefulness of YES
sells of this sort. he explains: 1T is
extremely difficult to hit an airplane
from a ship with any gun that we
have now. Therefore If there were in
any fleet, say, some several ships each
OF which would carry fifteen or twenty
airplanes fitted with torpedoes, there is
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at the present time. Holland is open
ing its treasures to France for the re-
building of districts devastated by
the Germans. Holland is sending its
world famed cattle to replenish the
vast, farms of France and Belgium.
Holland will be for life a kindly men,
DRY to thousands of informed English
and Belgians who found with her an
asylum after the risors of warfare
or prison camps in Germany.
burden without Glory.
Holland bore the burdens of war
without sharing in the glory. The ma
tional debt which has accumulated as
a result of Dutch military prepara-
tons is, per capita to the population,
as great as the war debt of any of
the nations actually engaged in hos
tilities. The whole manhood of the
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! that they can aight safely upon
rough waters and even obtair head
way enough to mount aloft from
waves of considerable magnitude, but
for strictly scouting purposes, where
high speed and manpvring ease are
essential, relatively little can be done
to make planes seaworthy, simply be-
cause the addition of pontoons or
hcatlike hulls cell fcr more weight
and this inevitably either reduces the
flying range or speed upon given
horse power and supply of fuel.
s6,7OO.OOO for Experiments.
Congress granted the navy only
$25 100000 for aviation, but happily
900 900 of this sum is apportioned
10 the continuing of experiments and
developmental work for all types of
aircraft. Scientists hope the progress
sive men of the service will be ham
pered as little as possible in drawing
upon this money, for the war and the
experience gained in bringing out the
NCs revealed just how many are the
problems that must be dealt with in
mastering the air and in securing ma
chimes fit to meet all of the contin-
gencies that nature is likely to inter-
pose In mems paths aloft when essay
ing so travel above vast expanses Of
the open ocean.
In a recent issue of the Proceedings
| OF the United states NdUdl Institute
| Lieutenant-Command II. T. Bartlett.
! L. S. N. has made interesting dis
! closures regarding the mission of air.
~ xx-ith ha inn
several duties that might be performed
by this arm of the service and naming
them in the order OF importance this
expert describes them as follows
IL. Bombing enemys men OF war
and bases. Shooting up bridges, tops,
, balloons, &C, with cannon and machine
guns. Attack with torpedo planes.
80. Protection of own fleet from hos
tile aircraft
rs. Scouting.
~. Reporting on movements OF
enemy over smoke screens. in low
visibility and over the horizon.
"5. Detecting mine fields, torpedoes
and submarines.
IS. Spotting.
az. Escort"
Airs Defence in the Air.
Lieutenant Commander Bartlett
says; There Is no doubt that the pri-
mary defence against hostile aircraft
is lighting aircraft OF your own. These
give a much greater protection than is
possible with snti-aircraft Are. which
for many reasons is not nearly as eff
cient from ships as ashore. Fighting
aircraft not only protect vessels from
direct attacks. but II in sufficient num-
bers and properly handled should pre-
vent the enemy's planes from carrying
out any OF their duties, such as scout
ing escort. spotting, &c" He informs
us that the French flying boats al
ready carry inch guns. and these are
SO mounted that they have no 'blinC
spots" and therefore are able TO put
our such a volume of fire that no small
fighter can get in on one of these
machines.
According to the naval experts IL
Washington the next war will b,
fought at sea upon radically modified
|, lines, and we are told that the tint
has passed when a direct attack OF
sea coast cities like New York or Bos
ton may be made by a battleship fleet
|, however powerful! The attack viii
be by seaplanes launched from 1
moving base Of dreadnoughts at sea.
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prime disadvantage lay in the risk to
plane meant little or nothing to the
general efficiency of the fighting fleet,
with the aircraft factories turning out
hundreds of planes by quantity pro-
duction processes; but the training Of
qualified pilots took a great deal
longer. and it was not every man de-
sirous of entering the service that
could qualify for this especially exact
ing branch OF the naval flying corps.
More or less hazardous as the take
OFF, is under such circumstances from
an inclined runway afioat in the open
sea, the return is an infinitely harder
task, for the deck of the home vessel
looks none too roomy to the pilot aloft.
and still more cramped when he has to
alight within certain much narrowed
limits. No wonder many gallant
youth missed his goal. stumbled" and
was dashed into the angry waters of
the Atlantic or the North Sea.
The Arru. Carried 20 Planes.
1t was to lessen these risks and to
provide suitable floating hangar that
the British brought out. toward the
end of the war. their famous seaplane
carrying ship Argus. Agreeably TO the
requirements of the Admiralty Air
Board. the hangar space is $50 feet
long by IS feet wide, and thus provides
accommodations for twenty ssaplsnes.
The Argus was developed from the ex-
perierce gated by the Admiralty in
equipping the old transatlantic liner
Campania and the battle cruiser Fu-
rious as seaplane memberships. The
Argus is present evidence of what the
English believe is the part that aerial
scouting, bombing, &c. is bound TO play
I'm the next naval combats-they are
convinced that the function of the air
fleets will be decisive one. Therefore
the cruiser Eagle is now nearing com
pletion, a ship of very high speed
which is so modelled that seaplanes
not "camels," can riss directly from
her deck.
If one will take a general view OF
the Argus and consider primarily hsi
flying deck, from which the planes gel
away into the air and by which they
also return TO their mobile carrier. one
cannot fail 10 be struck by the re-
! semblance 10 the kindred facilities
provided by John L. Bogert In 1911
when he brought out his novel un-
| sinkable cargo carrier which was de-
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no question whatever that if such
craft could get in fairly close proxim-
ity to the enemy's fleet they could
operate very successfully against any
type of ship, particularly the battle
ships"
The experts Of the bureau of con-
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making speeds up to 80 knots an hour.
It requires no stretch of the imagina-
ton to conceive just how ships of this
character would figure vitality in get
ting in touch with the enemy and in
revealing his movements long before
such a thing would be possible through
the medium Of the ordinary scouting
cruiser and screening destroyers. AS
Capt. Craven expresses it:
1T is reasonable to suppose that in
the future any great naval battle will
be preceded by battle in the air. The
importance of gaining the ascendency
of the air will be paramount. When
one has gained that he can at once OBJ
tain information as to the numbers
and dispositions OF the enemy, which
is quite as essential at sea as it is OH
land"
Admiral Fiske's Torpedo Plane.
1t is a matter of record just how
Secretary Daniels treated Rear Adj
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24
SOLDIERS FAVOR THE
LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Sid Houston, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. S. Houston, of this city and former
City Editor Of the Mexico Ledger, IS
home after a year in France with the
u. s. Army. While he was in the
l2Sth Machine Gun Battalion he spent
the latter part of his stay overseas as
n member of the Stars and Stripes
staff, the official A. f. f. publication.
Sid says the returned soldier, as a
rule, is a paciist and is for the League
Of Nations and President Wilson. The
soldiers attitude is that the League
may eliminate future wars and If 1t
doesn't succeed in doing that it will
minimize the possibilities Of war.
Sid looks fine and his many MeNic"
friends are delighted to see him home.
He had some stirring experiences at
the front and says not the least anus
ing was the report of his death which
he had to deny in person before 1t
would be contradicted. He says ore
of the most wonderful experiences re
had was the celebration in Paris Nov
ember II when the armistice was sign
ed.
Instead Of riots and fights as is
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24
Plunkett with Brick Co.

Herbert Plunkett has accepted a
position in the advertising department
of the A. P. Green Fire Brick Com
pany. He was discharged some time
ago from the U. s. Navy where he had
served for over a year as ensign. Pre-
vious to that time he was local agent
for the Inter-ocean Insurance Com
pany.
Mr.. and Mrs. Plunkett have engaged
one of the Pollard apartments on East
Love and will start housekeeping the
first of August. They have just re-
turned from a visit in H~arrisonville,
Mo-, wher they have been visiting
Mrs. Plunkett's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. E. Connely.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24
grantees, if any there be, is some right

grantees, if any there be, is some right,
title, interest or estate in the said
East half of Section 10, Township 50,
Range 5 West, and was derived by de-
wise, descent or alienation from the
said John Helm.
Plaintiff further states that he can
not more definitely describe the inter-
est of the aforesaid known or un-
known persons or more definitely set
forth how their interests are derived
and that the said respective interests
and how same are derived, are set
forth herein as far as plaintiffs know
ledge extends. Plaintiff further says
that the defendants, if living, above
named and each of them are non-res-
idents of the State of Missouri and
cannot be served in this State in the
manner prescribed in Article 4 of
Chapter 81 of the Revised Statutes of
the State of Missouri, for the year
1909.
WHEREFORE plaintiff prays for a de-
cree divesting any and all title, in
terest and estate out of said defend
ants and vesting in and declaring that
plaintiff has the fee simple title to
said real estate by limitations and
for such other and further relief as to,
the court may seem meet, just and
proper in the premises.
1t is ordered by the Clerk in Vaca-
ton that defendants be and appear in
this Court on the first day Of the reg
ular term to be holden at the Court
House in Mexico, Audrain County,
Missouri, on the first day of Septeni-
Der, 1919, and on or before the first
day of said term to answer said petit
ton or in default said petition will be
taken as confessed and judgment will
be taken by default and rendered
against said defendants.
1t is further ordered by the Clerk
of the Court, in vacation, that a copy
hereof be published in the Mexico
Weekly Ledger, a weekly newspaper
published in the English Language at
Mexico, Missouri, and circulated in
Audrain County, Missouri, for four
weeks successfully, the last insertion
to be at least fifteen days before the
commencement of the next term of
this Court.
Witness my hand and official seal.
Done at office in the City of Mexico,
County and State aforesaid this 22nd,
day of July, 1919.
SEAL) E. F. ELLIOTT,
Clerk of the Audrain County Cir
cult Court.
A true copy from the record.
Attest E. F. ELLIOTT, Clerk
R. D. Rodgers, j. w. Burlington, At
torneys for Plaintiff. 22-4t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24
FIRST DRUNK" is
RECORDED IN CITY
SINCE JUNE BOTH
Man Dryly Answers Il Don't Remem-
bor" When Asked Where He
Got Liquor.
(St. Louis Post Dispatch

The first drunk" officially record
ed in St. Louis since wartime prohi-
bition went into effect July /, was that
of James E. Evans, who was arraign-
ed in Judge Mix's Police Court re-
Gently and was fined 800, in default
of which he will go to the workhouse,
taking with him the secret Of "where
he got it."
In June, with no prohibition regu-
lation force, l26 cases Of drunkenness
were tried in the two Police Courts.
This was lower than the usual aver
age of about seven cases a day.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE LEDGER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24
An Enjoyable Time

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Watts ard -
small party of friends enjoyed a za=H.
time on the banks of a creek Suzxksw-
There was everything good to eat nn1e
swimming. There were ne zeSizzz,
accidents. Among those WHO vz=rre
present were: Miss Sue Young. Ezx>
ry Miller, Claude Clark of Moenx8eS
and Olion Holman of Macon
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24

the customs in this country at cele-
brations everyone was kissing every
one else. 1t was not as sanitary but
far better for personal saftey and
fully as thrilling, provided it was a
pretty girl and not a bewhiskered
poilu.
Sid will remain at home resting for
a time until he again resume W
paper work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24
Seeking Lost Son.

Chas. Fred, Of 719 S Vandeventer
Avenue, St. Louis, has been in Mexico
this week seeking Information concern
ing the whereabouts of his son, Clar-
enc Fred, who was last heard of in
this city. He will greatly appreciate
any information concerning the boy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24

BY local applIcations, as they cannot FRWhN
the diseased portion OF the ear. EhREe no.
only one way to cure estsrrhaf 1e&naszE,
Catarrhal Deafness Is caused by sH aH~
famed condition OF the mucous liainE 1E
the Eustachian Tube, When this SD1he ~
perfect hearing. and when II Is enfTsxcS
closed, Deafness IL the result. Gnfasp 4Gs
restored to its normal condition. heSEapH%
will be destroyed forever. Many eAHss 80
deafness are caused by catarrhr ysech NJ
an inhamed condition Of the mucous sssr~
faces. Halls Catarrh Medicine acts EArEa
the blood on the mucous surfaces ~ 1AE
system.
We will give One Hundred Doitsr@ Hsa~
any case OF Catarrhal Deafness that aNNAa
be cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine %~sa~
culara free. All Druggists. 7bc.
r. ]. CHENEY & CO., TotsdsA "a.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24

Mrs. George o. Saul, of this eiAss,
went to Fulton Tuesday where she viii
visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. g. a.
Mitchell.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24

Mr.. and Mrs. W. D. Stewart nza&
child, of Laddonia, were in MexsirEa
Tuesday a short time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24

A suit was filed by the State of Mis-
souri, against Lon Jennings for disturb
ing the peace. The scuit was filed Mon
day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24

The Enslen Auto- Co., of Wellsville
and Pettig Bros, of M~idletown, now
have Prest-o-Lite service stations.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24

F. Knosh, of Vandalia, was in Her~
leo Tuesday morning,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24

SUBSCRIBE FOR THE LEDGER.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-31
RAILROADERS VOTE AGAINST
STRIKE STARTING TUESDAY
Itichmond Men Agree to Instructions
From Washington. but DO Not
Favor ''rrucc" Plan.

Definite instructions from Washing
ton that the proposed strike of rail-
road shopmcn will not take place Tues
day. as scheduled several weeks ago
were received yesterday. according to
officials of the organized shopmcn
When the strike will bc ordered by
the national body is not known. ac-
cordinE TO statement made by
Thomas Il. Morton, president of the
Federation OF halfway Employees here
1T may he ordered next week or
next month" Mr.. Morton said
President Wilson's proposed truce
did not meet with favor among shop
men here. according TO ballot taken
by them and forwarded to the nationa |
body on request.
All shopmen in tho country inter
cstcd in tho proposed strike will be
asked TO vote on tho matter and the
result of all the voting will be tabu-
lated to find the exact number of the
shopmcn in the United States who arc
in favor ora against tho Presidents
proposal before iinal strike action is
taken.
More than GOO union mon. represent
ing five railroads hero. voted on the
measure when instructions to take \
general vote were received
At Il meeting last night at the Rail
way y. NJ G. \. the request of the
railroads that employees work n nine
hour day until the congestion caused
by the recent trouble is relieved wa
considered. but after a vote on the
matter the press committee was In
structed that all matters considered
were to be kent secret
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-31
T.P. A. PROTEST PLUMB
SCHEME. FOR RAILWAYS
Richmond Post Terms Proposed Law
us Revolutionary and Harmful
to Business.
STRONG OPPOSITION
Resolutions Arc Adopted Declaring
Plan Is Stepping Stone to Such
Chaotic Conditions as Now Exist
in Russia.

Terming such legislation as posed
in the Plumb plan for naturalization
Of railroads as revolutionary" calcu-
lated to do great harm to the business
chaotic conditions such as have been
brought about in Russia and other
Travellers Protective Association. Post
4. of Virginia. last night adopted reso-
lutions protesting against the Plumb
proposal.
The resolutions were offered by the
employment committee of the organi-
cation. composed Of Is. III. Randolph.
s. J. Allen and L, w. Christian. 1t
was voted to send a copy of the reso-
lutions to the Virginia delegation III
Congress and to all other Travellers
protective Association posts in this
every effort be made TO defeat the pro-
posed railroad Legislation.
The text of the resolutions as
Whereas, Post a of the Travellers
Protective Association of America,
views with alarm the proposed Plumb
bill offered by the brotherhood of
Railroad Employees. the purpose of
which is the taking over Of the rail-
roads by the government: and
Whereas, the enactment OF such
legislation, we believe. is revolution
AIRY. SocialiStic, and calculated TO do
great harm to the business interests
OF the country: and
Whereas. il this bill is enacted into
law it is Il steppinE-stone to govern
ment ownership Of all Industrial enter
prises. and. if continued, conditions in
our own country will be similar to
those now existing in Russia and other
European countries; and
Whereas. as this organization is al
ways found working for constructive
legislation, it cannot sit quietly by and
not enter its most earnest protest
against class legislation there fore. be
it
Resolved That A copy of these reso-
buttons he sent 10 our two Senators,
Thomas S. Martin. and Claude 4 Swan
son. and our Congressman. a. ]. Mon
taEue, with the request that they use
bill
Resolved. further. That a copy of
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-31
CHICAGO BANKER TELLS OF.
CONDITIONS IN ARMENIA
Believed Charles x. Crane VIII Report
In Favor of America Taking the
Mandate.
nv Universal Sc-~inc.N

PARIS. August 3O.-With the return
OF Charles r. Crane. Chicago banker,
from Armenia and the near East. where
lie served as head OF the American
mission making an investigation of con
ditionS there with regard to the as
sumption by the United states OF the
mandate for those territories. it is
understood here today that Mr. Crane
will report in favor OF the United
states taking the mandate for 1.-The
sticken nation whose only future lies
in tho hope OF American aid"
"A an interview today Mr. Crane
drew Il pitEful picture of conditions in
Armenia and Syria both remnants of
the Turkish empire. lie said the only
hope for relieving the situation is eff
fectivc assistance from America. He
IS to report to the American peace
commission the results of his inves--
tiCat;on, which lasted for several
months. He refused to say directly
whether he would advise that America
take the mandates. but his remarks
indicated that lie strongly favors such
action.
1t is believed that decisive action
was withheld by the American peace
delegation until Mr.. Cranes report
was received. The question as to
whether the United States would as
sumo the mandates for these terri
tories is said to have delayed settle
mcnt OF the Balkan disputes and the
signing of the Turkish treaty. MIR.
Cranes return is interpreted as an
indication that decisive action will be
taken Try Mr.. POLK this week.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-31
PEANUT GROWERS ELECT
DIRECTORS AT NORFOLK
Association Names Officers and Hears
AddreSseS From Several ASri-
cultural Experts.

More than 800 peanut growers of
Virginia and North Carolina attended
the meeting Yesterday at Norfolk. at
which the final organization OF the
exchange was completed. Practica lily
all the stock has been subscribed. and
the following board Of directors was
elected: DR.: c. j. Bradshaw. Cars
vile; J.. II. Rrantlcy, Ivor: a. w. Holt.
Wax efield; w. A. GSvaltncy, Spring
Grove; J. r, Stephenson. severn. s. G:
Griffin. y c.
During the day the growers heard
addresses from Or. w. II. Bcattic.
assistant horticulturist, United States
Hanson. president of the Southeastern
Peanut Crushers' Association. Madison.
Fla, and nr. Wells Sherman. director
Of the market news reporting, service
lined the plans for .tie special market
news service that.-is 20 he put on for
peanut growers OF the South
The Peanut Growers Association.
which has fostcred the organiZat ion
OF the exchange. has made a gain Of
over 500 members this year The
manager of the exchange will be
chosen at meeting Of the hoard of
directors 20 be held at Suffolk, Sep
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