The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-31
Big FIGHT
IS IMMINENT
General AvaIOs and Pine
Guerra In Battle Array.
REBELS LOOT SABALO
lnsurssnt Chief and Officers I'm
able TO Prevent Men From
Plunderine.
REBELS LOOT SABALO

HAVANA. Aug 3i.-The rattle ol
machine guns has become u familiar
sound on the sea front of Havana
T where Major Clcws' corps We're trying
their weapons and drilling for thcii
new duties Part Of the corps went "a
the front today. but lbs destination has
not been dlyulged.
General Avdlos aud Pine Guerra are
close Ia each other in the vicinity Of
Guancs. 10 which point General Avalos
with 1000 cavalry, mounted infantry
rural guards ana recruits. has marched
/ from the little village of Sabalo.
A press correspondent with Avalos
reports that considerable number of
recruits fell ont along the march from
san Juan de Martinez. overcome 10y
the heat and choking dust. and that
some were 100 with fever induced by
drinking bad water The general spirit
however. was good
The story of the plundering III Gala
fire. los Guerra's men has been dupli
Gated on larger scale 40 Sabnlo
When the government troops reached
that place they found the general store
Ia state Of understandable ruin. Every
kind OF merchandise. liquid or solid.
clothing. dry goods and everything the
insurgents did not want was piled 10
gcther in stacks
Gucrm's men on their arrival there
d.
taking what they chose. Guerra and
some of his officers. who strcnuously
tried 10 prevent them. finally drew
their machctcs and wounded several
men who were searching the store Tor
money The townspcople assert that
there were evidences OF considerable
bloodshcd Guerra utterly failed 10
prevail over his men.
The opposing forces are now so close
that battle is expected shortly.
The only fight of consequence report
ed lately WAS a three hours conflict AT
Calabazar. Havana province between
hfty insurgents and fifteen rural
guards with the result that the latter
retreated
An engagement between insurgent,
aud government troops is reported To-
have occurred near Artemlsa. province
Of Pluar del Rio. near the Havana
border
Several exchanges of shots have been
reported AT various places westward of
Guanaiay. near the Havana border. In
Pinar del Rio. As the place is poorly
protected. re-enforcements Of fifty
rural guards have been sent there
An msurgent band estimated TO mum.
Der 800 was attacked by government
troops near Campo Florida. twenty
miles east of Havana. An American
who Witnessed the fighting says the
firing was continuous but scattering
and that there was no voleying. After
two hours of this fighting the com
batants came closer together. and final
ly the rural guards and volunteers
made fine charge up hill routing
the Insurgents. who scattered and d.
appeared
At least twelve insurgents were kill
ed, and many more were wounded.
An official report of the fight given
out says the combined forces of Cap
tain CollazoS rural guards and Gen
eral Alfred Rcgo's volunteers. totaling
1870. attacked 100 rebels. fought two
hours and then charged and complete
ly dispersed the enemy who left fif
teen dead aud three prisoners. Tween
ty horses and some arms and accou-
tcrments were captured. Captain Col
lazo was wounded in the arm, but not
seriously hurt
Reports OF Surrcnders in compliance
with the governments offer of amues-
~ are more numerous than hereto.
fore, most Of them coming from towns
near Havana. to which quite a large
number of insurgents have quietly re-
turned. The msurgent chief Tata San
chez is the most prominent Of those
who surrendered. He returned to his
home at Salud with few of his fol
lowers.
On the other hand, the insurrecton
is receiving some recruits. Colonel
Carlos Guas n prominent resident of
san Antonio de los Banos, has joined
the Instruction followed by some of
his friends forming the nucleus of n
new band
The situation in the vicinity of Glen
fuegos is threatening. Parties of in
surgents wander ut will near the city.
1t is reported that 1900 insurgents are
out in that vicinity.