The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-07-20
GUATEMALA LOSES
1000 IN BATTLE
HONDURAS AND SALVADOR MAKE
COMMON CAUSE AGAINST
NElGHBOR.
UNCLE SAM TO PATCH IT UP
GUATEMALA AND SALVADOR &c
cEPr OFFICES OF UNITED
STATES.

San Salvador, July 17-Saturday
night the Salvadorean army again at
tackled the Guatemalan forces at Pla-
lamar and obtained a victory over
them, the Guatemalans suffering loss,
of 1000 men in killed, wounded and
prisoners
The Guatemalan army, which in
vaded by way of Santa Fe, was re-
pulsed by the Honduran army.
Honduras is making common cause
with Salvador.
United States to Settle 1t.
Washington, July 17.-Both Guate- 4
mala and Salvador have accepted thee
tender of the good offices of this gov
eminent looking to a settlement of
their differences. This information is
conveyed in official dispatches re-
ceived at the state department yester-
day from the American diplomatic rep
resentatives in Guatemala and San
Salvador. announcing that the two bel
igerent countries have awaited them
selves of the tender of
The Good Offices
of the United States looking to their
approaching each other in confer
ence having in view an adjustment of
their differences, the cessation of hos
tilities and the bringing about OF
peace.
The advices to the state department,
1t is stated, make no reference to the
status of Honduras. although Presi-
dent Bonilla of Honduras yesterday
announced that Honduras has made no
declaration of war, and that Guate-
mala invaded territory without pre-
vious declaration"
Honduras Gets Into 1t.
Panama, July ia telegram re-
ceived from San Salvador says that
Honduras declared war against Guate-
mala yesterday.
According to this same message, the
following proclamation has been circu-
lated in Salvador:
Gen. Bonilla commanding the Sal
vadorean army, has repealed the Guat-
emalan forces at Metapan. in Salvador.
ten miles east of the Guatemalan from
tier.
"The victorious army of Salvador re-
tains the positions captured from the
enemy"
War Is Three-cornered.
The declaration of war by Honduras
upon Guatemala brings third state
actively into the Central American
trouble. which has been progressing
with more or less severe fighting and
bloodshed for month or more Hon
duras and Salvador are now arrayed
against their neishbor on the west
NICARAGUA and Cncfa I3;o, ~. ~.
only two countries still passive. and
it has been said that the former is
about to take part
Invade Honduras.
Up to Saturday Honduras see,nino1v
mas taken no part in the difficulty be-
tween her neighbors. Recent reports.
however declared that her TERRITORY
had been invaded by Guatemala troops
IN pursuit OF fugitives from the army
OF Gen. Fegaldo, the Saskatchewan com.
mander who was killed in the fighting
at Jicaro
The trouble in Central America has
been brewing for long time. For five
years the revolutonists in Guatemala
nave been Intriguing for the overthrow
OF president Cabrera. In their efforts
they have not failed to appeal to GER
tain elements in Honduras and Saliva
dor, working on national jealousies.
Salvador Aids Rebels.
The trouble between Salvador and
Guatemala is an outcome of the nrog.
ress of the revolutionists in their Of
1orts TO GUST Cabrera They have in
vaded Salvadorean territory. and,
guatemala claims, have received ac.
tual support from that government.
While no actual declaration of war
mas oeen made between these two
countries, a state of war practically
exists.
The revoluttonists appear so far to
have had the best of it.