Show II j Marine Outlaws in Action I aa at i i I nM J 1 I pL I saw 1 Ih r i t e 4 h L I r f Z i I r 4 i r. r o y a 0 V Ys E to A r r 17 v oi 0 V 7 i t i w. w N r p of c vr ii 1 1 INd Z r l t c r This sketch shows chows a D thrilling moment in in arrest of warring sea soa feudists by byI state t te patrol officers Tho The heavily armed fishermen in in the tho boat at loft left sped sped to the rescue of th their thir ir friends whom they liberated by hold holding in up the tho I officials official Below Au Austrian purse net not fishermen leaders in bloody feud foud with Japanese I I I i I N N N. E A Staff Special LOS ANGELES A Au Aug 28 28 Piratical warfare Involving aliens of or many races carried on for tor years under the he protecting lih shores re of ot the United States l has finally become become- so flagrant and andI dangerous as to compel state and government gov gov- emment The finding of ot mut mutilated bodies of ot several sc Jap Japanese fishermen in the I II flotsam of ot their wrecked vessels to together together together to- to gether with savage encounters be between between be- be tween rival rl fishing crews crows and assault I upon patrol officers ha e finally aroused officialdom to action I Admiral Rodman of the Pacific i fleet Cleet has haa offered assistance in quelling quell quell- quell quell-I In ing the warfare If It n necessary necessary cesary Armed to the tho teeth with rifles pis pis- pistols I tole and knives foreigners of ot the big fishing fleet here hern numbering several thousand have divided di into two distinct ells ells- factions led by Japanese J on nn one side aide id and Austrians Austrian on the other Attempts hy by y city and d county officials ClaIR to interfere have ha been powerless OW-j OW Prisoners arrested within the tho three three- I mile limit have been n forcibly d from their captors A party part of ot deputy deputy deputy dep dep- uty sheriffs sheriff boarding hoarding a boat were held up with rifles and driven off oCt Three e officers have be been n shot with with- I ing the past few tew months RICHEST FISHING GROt GROUNDS N DS PRIZE Within sight and sound of or some of ot the most famous summer cummer resorts of ot the United States this warfare for tor torI I possession of ot one of ot Americas America's rich rich- I eat est fishing grounds is ie being carried lon on Lured by the tho rich sea a. a harvest with prices continually continual rising thousands thousands thou thou- sands of ot fishermen from tho the north ant and the south have gathered t here I Japanese claim tho the grounds by byI I right of oC being first to locate The Thc I claim of oC the tho Austrians Austrian is I. based on force superior numbers and larger I vessels WANT TO FIGHT IT OUT ALONE Armed clashes have have- haver r resulted d alt alI al almost al- al t I most dally daily Japanese Japan fishing with hand lines contend the schools schools they locate arc aro being belne appropriated by Austrians with largo purse purro nets Austrians Austrians Aus- Aus make no defense and simp simply say sap thoy they haven't ha time to bother with Uth smaller boa boats ts And since practically er e every ery fisherman fisherman fisher fisher- r- r I man Is alleged d to be bo evading the United United United Unit Unit- ed States fishing statutes by one means mean or another they have proceeded to fight It out among th themselves mel es without without with with- I out recourse courso to law The California state fish and game Came I commissioner however maintains Ju Jurisdiction jurIsdiction jurisdiction ju- ju through licensing and taxation taxa taxa- lion tion of or fish packed Although most of ot the tho battles have havo taken place the three mile milo limit tho the commission 1 Is attempting to handle the matter itself to avoid action b by tho the Japanese or an any other government which may act under tho the International piracy laws governing tho the high seas and wl which ch- ch might bring about more moro serious complications |