Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-10

the ground. The Argentine govern
ment paid all due honor to the dead
flyers and their bodies were started
home on a 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.
TT SHANGHAI is to he saved from
capture by the Cantonese IL 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 IL 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 great parade and
demonstration Of strength and tried
to induce American Consul Gauss 10
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 he 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 a refugee steam
err. He said 90 American missionaries
were marooned az Chungting. on the
headwaters Of the Yangtse unable to
obtain ship accommodations and APP
parently held there by the Chinese
militarists as hostages
a MERICA'S first complete aviation
organization on expeditionary
service was landed ut corinto Mica
ragua. and sent at once to Managua
by rail- . II is commanded by Mai
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.
900 marines aboard the transport Hen
derson was due TO arrive Sunday. 1t
was believed at the White House that
the situation in Nicaragua was ap-
preaching stability.
n REAT BRITAIN'S reply TO Presi-
NJ dent Coolidge's naval limitation
proposal is a polite but guarded ac-
ceptance. with lnslstence that ample
allowance be made for Englands spe-
cial position requiring 1t to keep up a
large destroyer and cruiser force in
order to. protect the food supplies
along the far-hung communication
lines.
It is understood Mr.. Coolidge will
now turn his efforts toward bringing
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
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
7 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 Sl2, 800
900 political fund.
Replying to the charges. Mr. Lloyd
Georges spokesman said the Welshman
welcomed 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 De made against every
government. including Lord Rose
bery's"