The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-11

the ground. The Argentine govern.
ment paid all due honor to the dead
flyers and their bodies were started
home on navy ship. The planes San
Francisco and st. Louis then con.
tinued the tour by way Of Asuncion,
Paraguay; and meanwhile the fifth
machine, the San Antonio, delayed in
Chile for repairs, was flying over the
Andes to catch up with the squadron
IF SHANGHAI is to be saved from
L capture by the Cantonese it must
be done by the Shantung troops which
Gen. Chang Chung-chang has been
pouring into the city and on south
ward. Marshal Sun Chuan-fang, for
merly in control, refuses to cooperate
and his army has melted away, much
of it joining the southern forces. The
latter were moving rather slowly last
week, leading to the theory that they
might avoid Shanghai because Of for
eign complications. The foreign vol
unteer corps of the city, together with
the British military units that have
been landed held a great parade and
demonstration Of strength, and tried
to induce American Consul Gauss to
permit the American marines and ma
val forces to land and take part.
In Washington Acting Secretary Of
State Grew replied to house resolu-
ton asking information by stating
that the assembly Of American mill
tary forces in China is for the pur-
pose of protecting American lives and
property and not the result Of any in
ternational arrangement. That their
services may be needed is indicated
by the report Of DR.. Max Gentry of
Omaha, member Of the Baptist mis-
sion in Szechwan province, who ar
rived in Shanghai on refugee steam
err. He said SO American missionaries
were marooned at Chunglting, on the
headwaters of the Yangtse, unable to
obtain ship accommodations and ap-
parently held there by the Chinese
A MERICA'S first complete aviation
organization on expeditionary
service was landed at Corinto, Mica
ragua, and sent at once to Managua
by rail. It is commanded by Maj
Ross e. Powell with nine pilots, and
includes observation and bombing
planes with trucks, field machine shop,
Photographic outfit and high-frequency
radio sets, besides all necessary bombs
and other ammunition. Three Of the
planes are rugged as ground attack
ers. Brig. Gen. Logan Feland with L.
600 marines aboard the transport Hen
derson was due to arrive Sunday. It
was believed at the White House that
the situation in Nicaragua was ap-
preaching stability.
~ REAT BRITAIN'S reply to Presi-
" dent Coolidge's naval limitation
proposal Is polite but guarded ac-
ceptance, with insistence that ample
allowance be made for England's spe-
cial position requiring it to keep up
large destroyer and cruiser force in
order to protect the food supplies
along the far-fung communication
lines.
1t is understood Mr.. Coolidge will
now turn his efforts toward bringing
a three-pOwer agreement on further
limitation with Great Britain and ia
pan, though the five-power plan is not
entirely abadoned.
a BOUT fifty men were killed by a
mine explosion near Cwm, Wales
Prime Minister Baldwin with his wife
motOred to the scene to express his
sympathy and was bitterly assailed by
the miners, who tried to rush his car.
Another mine accident, in England.
took IA lives.
I ORD ROSEBERY, former prime
minister, insists that commits
sion be appointed to inquire into the
alleged sale of honors during the
Lloyd George regime. He charges
that about ninety new peers Of the
realm have the faint of money on their
titles, and that this accounts for at
least part of Lloyd Georges $780,
600 political fund.
Replying to the charges, Mr.. Lloyd
Georges spokesman said the Welshman
welcomed a commission, declaring he
did not give any honors except "for
services of cash or kind. Every party
is so deeply involved that we would
not suffer in the least. The same
charge would be made against every
government, including Lord Rose