Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-08-01
Machine Gun Method Of Warfare
Il Being Tried In Santo
Domingo.
latest STUNT OF MARINES
Distinct Surprise to Macorls Gang Of
100 Outlaws Hiding In Inaccessible
1f.1@" Parts Of lsland-Frequent
~ 9vsi, Fighting.

peehine guns In a1rplanes IL the latest
mt OF the United States marine
M. It is said to be q distinct sur.
q3se to the Hacoris gang OF 400 out
w hiding in inaccessible parts Of
n San Pedro Macoris district Of San
d Domingo.
News Of the adoption Of this upto-
t4pminute method Of discouragfng rev.
Q5ntton and pillage in the turbulent re-
1nbuc came I'm private advices from
R1fto Rico, where, 1t IL said, the out.
ieHS obtained their arms and ammu-
f1on. At marine headquarters here
teee - no knowledge Of how elective
walldirected gunfre from the soaring
planes has been, but report from
Colonel Breckenridge, in command Of
1oe Of the companies on the island, in
Neates that the latest crop Of Jungle
buccaneers will soon be harvested. He
wrote to thank the originator Of the
ldea, which. he said, was proving in
valuable, and added: "Send down
some more airplanes." a. e, B..
There are now Is flying machines
With the marine corps in Santo Do
mingo and Hayu. These forces con-
sjst Of the First brigade, Of 1900 men,
under General Catlin, at Port au
Prince, and the Second brigade, Of
1900 men, under General Fuller, at
San Domingo City. Attached to these
forces is the Fourth aviation squadron.
under Captain Mimrns, Of 500 men, d.
vided into two divisions.
Frequent Bush Fighting.
:. The one in Hayti has seven hydro
planes and the other in Santo Domin-
90 has six machines. In both coun-
tries there is very bad situation, with
constant outbreaks OF revolution and
outlawry. No regular battle has taken
place since the arrival Of the marines,
but there has been frequent bush fight
Ing, with the marines the first and the
last to fight.
An idea Of what the marines are
facing and how thoroughly they are
preparing to do their job is given in
an article in the Times of San Juan,
Porto Rico, Of recent date, under the
headline, "Airplanes to Smash New
Band of Bandits" It says:
According to reliable reports the
latest band of bandits in Santo Do
minee numbers about 400 young and
active men, and they are well armed
and have plenty Of ammunition. The
haunt Of the gang is in the San Pedro |
Macoris district, and while they adopt |
the old profession of being revolution.
lists they are proving to be as ready |
for murder and pillage as their pro-
totypes who are gone. There has been
nothing like pitched battle with the
outlaws as yet, but marine officers hav.
ing commands in the district are ex-
pecting serious trouble at any time. 1t
has been authenticity stated that a
squadron Of five or six airplanes with |
q force Of IS trained pilots and me-
chanics has recently been landed on
the island and is being modified at
the Consuelo sugar estate in the San
Pedro Macoris district, where wide |
cleared area and level plains make the |
ground ideal for the building Of air. |
dromes and the maneuvering Of the |
machines.
although no official information has |
been given out, it is currently report
ed that the airplanes when put in
proper shape, will be armed with ma
chine guns and will play a conspicu-
Gus part in the hunting out Of the
bandits lurking in the jungles and in
properly cleaning them up. With the
1eathernecks afoot and the air full of |
1lumming birds there does not seem
to be much hope for the would-be bad
men, and the fertile plains of San Do
mingo may soon be made safe for hon.
est men,"
News from other sources is to the
effect that several flights have been
made over the territory to which the
gang has been driven for concealment,
with the result that concealment was
made doubly sure In the
tall grass and timber, to escape from
the rain Of bullets from the skies.
What execution was done is not known
here.
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