The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-31
,v,.. IL Never Over for Uncle Sans
nevil Dogs, Busy In Many Parts
Of the World
Today.
HAITI IS IN HAND
!, san Domingo, Too, the Marines
are BUSY Keeping the outlaws
and Bandits Within
Bounds.

Tor Uncle Sans marines the hight
- IL never at an end. While the
sreat war and their part in 1t Is
History. they still are busy in the
81 corners of the world settling
small disturbances, guarding govern
mant property and awaiting any
n Haiti and San Domingo nearly
1910 devil dogs" as the Germans
come to call them after Belleau
wood. are maintaining order and
Ringing recalcitrant bands to Justice.
# is not a play" Job by any means
md at times lately 1t has assumed
no proportions of real war. Casu-
sltv lists are not lacking and almost
eyerv week there come to headquar-
ters here the names of leather
neckso killed or wounded IN clashes
Nth bandits and revolutionaries.
In China the legation guard of 27a
marines at Picking is ever prepared
for any emergency and for time
recently it appeared that they would
be forced into action against chinese
reyolutionists who were threatening
to attack the Chinese capital.
In Nicaragua another legation
ruard is maintained, while the ma
rines are aboard American warships
n Mexican waters prepared on short
notice to protect American lives and
property should their services be re-
Quired.
Have Situation In Hand.
In Haiti, the corps Is represented
bv 1,70O officers and men in two
small regiments comprising the First
provisional brigade. The brigade is
commanded by Colonel j. H Russell
and the two regiments by Colonel
/. NJ. Little and Colonel r. c. Berlre-
ley. OF late conditions in Haiti have
uuieted down to some extent and al
though skirmishes with bandits are
still common occurrence, it is said
at headquarters that the marines
have the situation we'll in hand"
4 In San Domingo an even greater
force of soldier-sailors are on duty.
Here 1900 marines, organized into
three regiments, form the Second
provisional brigade, commanded by
Brigadier General Logan Feland. In
the northern part of the island the
Fourth regiment, under Colonel Dion
Williams, is taking things easy, but
in the south the Fifteenth regiment
is in the field in small detachments,
chasing bandits and outlaws and quite
often getting smell of gunpowder.
The regiment is commanded by
Colonel J. C. Breckenridge. General
Feland and his staff have headqua--
tiers at San Domingo City and the
Third regiment is stationed there IN
reserve.
To Continue Guard There.
Since the killing of the bandit
leader Charlemagne and a number
of his followers, and the surrender
OF Bencist Bertraville,s another bap-
dit chieftain, San Domingo has as
sumed a quieter aspect, headquarters
officials declare, and 1t is believed
that there will be little more active
fighting on the island. However, the
greater part Of the brigade probably
VIII be kept at San Domingo for some
time to guard against any outbreak.
Rear Admiral Snowden is military
governor of both Haiti and San Do
mingo and the marine forces are
directly under his command.
No unusual occurrences have been
reported recently by Captain j. II.
underhill, commanding the guard at
the United States legation at Mana
qua, Nicaragua. Two companies are
maintaining at this post.