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KEEP BUSY
SOMETHING DOING ALL THE TIME
IN COLOMBIA'S CONTINUOUS
REVOLUTION
vENEzUELANs ARE NOT IDLE
Observation-Disclosures Castro Declares
Martial Law, and Insurgent
Leader Garbiras Talks
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NEW YORK, Aug 5.-A Diaz Guerrero,
agent in this city of the Colombian revo-
lutionists, today received information
from trusted agents who had reached
Venezuela that a bloody battle was
fought at Palo Negro III the latter part
of May. The conflict lasted for seven
teen days. The battle was drawn at the
end of that period the insurgents retir-
ing when their ammunition was exhaust
ed, the government troops being too bad
ly cut up to pursue the revolutionistS.
By the Red D liner Philadelphia, which
arrived here today from Venezuela, Agent
Guerrero received a budget of informa-
ton in the form of reports, cablegramS
and letters from the scene of nOStilitieS.
These stated that Gen Benjamin Her
rera, who is attacking from the Pacific
side, is at present operating in the de-
partment of Cauca; Gen. Ardila, who is
advancing from the Atlantic, is in the
department of Santander, and in the pos
session of Ocana City; Gems. A Castillo
and Clodmiro Castillo have effected a
junction of their forces and are at Ell
Vale in the department of Magdalena,
and Gen. Marin mas fought an important
battle at Jirardot, in the department of
Cundinamaroa, which is in the interior
of the country, about 100 miles from
Bogota, the capital of Colombia.
MANY ENGAGEMENTS.
Important and successful engagements
have been fought by Gen. Herrera at
Tuinaco and Barbacos and other in
surgent victories are reported from the
southeast portion of the department Of
Cauca. A great revolutionary army is
said to be operating on the Pacific side of
Colombia.
Information which came toAgent Guer-
vic
Valencia is on his way to Cucuta to take
charge of the government forces on the
frontier, and that at Bogota the mer-
chants, not wishing to handle any more
paper money, have closed their stores
and that business throughout the country
is at a standstill.
Senor Guerrero says that he has not
for some time received any information
concerning the whereabouts of Gen.
Tribe Tribe who has been appointed by
Gen. Vargas Santos in supreme command
of the insurgent army. Continuing, he
said:
Gen. Tribe is personal friend of Gen.
Castro, the president of Venezuela. They
have known each other for years. Castro
lived for a time in Colombia and his wife
is a Colombian. The friendship and re-
cent meeting between Castro and Gen.
Tribe at Caracas has no significance in
revolutionary sense. The Colombian gov
ernment officials however, openly charge
that President Castro has been AIDING the
insurgents, but such is not the case. l
do not think he sympathiZes with the
movement because year ago he ordered
the seizure at La Guayra of two of our
warships which had on board a large
quantity of ammunition
COLON, Aug. 5-A party of rebels
Saturday night raided Matachin taking
away a quantity of powder and dynamite
belonging to the railroad
The governments converted cruiser Ma
mouna, with Gen Alban on board, sailed
for Cartegena yesterday.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-Gen. Alban. gov
ernor of Panama, has telegraphed this
statement to the Herald relative to the
present situation in Colombia:
THE revolutionists do not occupy any
city or place of Importance, and are made
UP of guerrillas, who merely attack unde-
Tended villages and localities. But at
present Colombia is being threatened by
foreign invasions, encouraged by the
presidents of Venezuela, Ecuador and
Nicaragua, against which the Colombian
government is well prepared and will do
all that is natural and allowable in self
defense.
WASHINGTON, Aug 5.-There is no
news at either the Colombia or Venezuelan
legations mere to confirm the cabled re-
port from Caracas that a battle had taken
place between the government troops Of
Venezuela and the revolutionary force
under Dr. Garbiras
UNDER MARTIAL LAW.
Castro and Garbiras Issue Counter
PrOclamations.
Correspondence of the Associated Press
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad. July IL