Showing posts with label Charles Livingston Bull. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Charles Livingston Bull. Show all posts

Friday, May 12, 2023

Saturday, May 12, 1923. Operations Plan 712.


The Country Gentleman went to press with an illustration of a cow, a fitting illustration for today, which is the day we normally run far related posts.

Sigh. . . 


Lieutenant Colonel Earl Hancock "Pete" Ellis died in Palau.  He was the author of Operations Plan 712: Advanced Base Operations in Micronesia, which became the basis of the American amphibious campaign during World War Two.

A brilliant career Marine, who had entered the Corp in 1900 as a private, he had been on an intelligence gathering mission in the Far East at the time of his death in Palau, a fact which gave rise to rumors that the Japanese had poisoned whiskey he was drinking.  In reality, the whiskey itself was likely the poison, as Ellis was a severe alcoholic who likely finally succumbed to the natural implications of that condition.

Judge went to press with an illustration that featured a play on words.

The Chinese bandit kidnapping drama continued.


Friday, August 19, 2022

Saturday, August 19, 1922. Tariffs and Gun Battles.

The U.S. Senate, in a Saturday Session, passed the Fordney-McCumber Tariff Act, which would ultimately lead to major unintended losses in the farming sector.  The act was conceived of as pro business, which of course nearly all tariff laws are.

The Country Gentleman came out with a relaxing bear theme.


Treasury Agent Robert Stuart Rumsey, Jr. was killed in the line of duty near Mirando City, Texas, interdicting a load of tequila.  Treasury Agents had seized the shipment but were stopped by an armed party bringing the shipment in and were outgunned, as they only carried pistols. Two other Treasury agents escaped.