The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-17
DECLARES WAR;
ON GUATEMALA
Honduras Joins San Salvador
in Attack Upon NeighbOr
on the West.
Central America Again in a state Of
Revolution, After Five Years Of
Planning and Work by Dlsoon-
tented Ones-Nearagu May
Also Join In.

| Panama.-A telegram received mere
from San Salvador says that Honduras
has declared war against Guatemala
According to this same message the
following proclamation has been circu
lated in Salvador:
General Bonilla, commander of the
Salvadorean army, has repealed the
Guatemalan forces at Matapama, ir
Salvador, ten miles east of the Guate
malan frontier. The victorious army
of Salvador retained the positions
captured from the enemy.
The declaration of war by Honduras
on Guatemala, brings a third state &C
lively into the Central American trou
BILE which has been progressing with
more or less severe fighting and blood.
shed for a month OF more. Honduras
and Salvador are now arrayed against
their neighbor on the west. Nicaragua
and Costa Rica are the only two coun.
tries still passive and 1t has been
said the former is about to take part
in the fighting.
The present trouble in Central Am.
erica has been brewing for a long
time. For the past FIVE years the revo.
lutionists in that country have been
planning, intriguing and preparing for
the overthrow of President Cabrera
and In their efforts to this end they
have not failed to appeal for support
to certain elements in Honduras and
Salvador, working on the national
jealousies for the first place among
the several states forming Central
America. President Cabrera has beer
harshly criticised by his enemies
They declare he rules with extreme
despotism, that no mans life Is safe
under his administration, and the
country morally and economically is
going to the dogs, under his unwise
and Ill advised course.
On the other nand President Ca
brera has declared this revolutionary
movement to be inconsequential and
that the governor would promptly put
1t down.
President Cabrera's term of office
In fact expired in 1908. He has, how
ever, insisted on holding office.
Cabrera's army is said to have nc
faith in him. The pay Of the soldiers
has often been In arrears. The fight
ing men of the states of Central Am
erica are little more than Rutomatons
to be led into battle, to shoot, tc
charge and to be killed at the com
mand OF their officers. The army OF
Guatemala is in fairly good shape,
There are some 1000 professional sol,
diers in the republic with $4,000 able
bodied men OF service age The re
serves amount to about 10000 men. II
was reported that Guatemala had 50,i
600 men under arms near the Saliva.
dor boundary.
The revolutionists are said to have
plenty Of fighting men, arms and am,
munition, and they doubtless have In.
vaded the frontiers of Honduras, Sal
vador and Mexico during the flghtina
against CABRERA. They are headed BY
General M. l.. Barrillas, former pres,
ldent OF the country. who has the as.
sistance of Generals Castillo. Pinned
and Toledo. Guatemala is little larger
than the state of Ohio. Its population
Is so per cent pure Indians, the re!
mainder chiefly hair castles and a
small portion of pure European de.
scent.
The trouble between Salvador and
Guatemala is an outcome of the pro.
gress Of the revolutionists in their
efforts to Gust Cabrera They have
invaded Salvadorean territory and
Guatemala claims have received actual
support from that government. While
no actual declaration of war has beer
made between these two countries, a
state OF war practically exists. All
Guatemalan citizens between IS and
81 years of age have been called on to
join the ranks, and martial law has
been declared
The statement has been made that
Salvadorean regulars are Nighttime
with the 0uatemalan revolutionlsts,
but President Escalon Of Salvador has
declared that his government was OBJ
serving strict neutrality and had moth
ing to do with the revolution In
Guatemala.
The revolutionists appear so far to
have had the better of It, They have
captured and held several towns and
as the movement progresses and sue
ceeds their ranks are constantly be.
ing strengthened.
The army of Salvador is described
as consisting of 5000 men, and the
militia Of $4,000 men In case of war
military service is compulsory from
1S to 80 years of age.
The area of the republic Is estimat.
ed at about 5000 square miles.
DROWf,S IN BALLOON,