The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-07-20
ca. CONFLICT;
1000 SLAIN
GuatemaIan Troops Safer Crushing
Defeat al Hands OF SaIvadoreans.
UNITED STATES TO ACT
Uncle Sans Proffered Good Offices to
Stop thu Fracas is Accepted by
Both Warning Factions.

According to advices OF Sunday
from San Salvador Saturday night
the Salvadorean army again attacked
the Guatemalan forces at Platanar
and obtained victory over them.
The Guatemalans suffered a loss Q.
1000 men in killed, wounded and
prisoners.
Nicarauga to Remain Neutral.
In reply to request for a state
ment as 60 the truth or falsity of re-
ports that Nicaragua has assisted in
the war against Guatemala, the Asso-
ciated Press Sunday received the fol-
lowing statement from President Ze-
laya:
Nicaragua has been, is and will
remain neutral.
(Signed) "ZELAYA."
Guatemala, with a strong army, has
invaded Honduras and Salvador and
battles are being fought in both
countries Guatemalan troops are adj
vancing IN Honduras.
American Diplomats at Work.
A Panama special says: United
States Ministers Coombs, at Guate-
mala City, and Merry, at San Saliva
dor, have approached, respectively,
Presidents Cabrera and Escalon an
endeavOr to re-establish peace be-
tween Guatemala and Salvador. Pres
ident Cabrera informed Mr. Coombs
that he is willing to enter into ne.
gotiations for peace provided the Unit
ed States government will guarantee
that further hostilities against Guate-
mala will cease.
Assistant Secretary of State Bacon,
on Saturday, cabled instructions to
Messrs. Coombs and Merry to renew
their efforts to establish permanent
peace between Guatemala and Sal
vador.
Honduras Not Involved.
The following dispatch has been re-
ceived by the Associated Press at
New York from President Bonilla of
Honduras:
Honduras has not declared war.
Guatemala invaded territory without
previous declaration.
(Stgned.) "BONILLA."
Uncle Sam InterVenes.
A Washington dispatch says: Both
Guatemala and Salvador have accept
ed the tender of the good Offices Of
this government looking to a settle
ment of their differences. This in
formation is conveyed in official dis
matches received at the state depart
ment Sunday from the American di-
plomatic representatives in Guatemala
and Salvador, announcing that the
two belligerent countries have avail
ed themselves of the tender of the
good offices of the United States look
ing to their approaching each other
in a conference having in view an
adjustment of their differences, the
cessation Of hostllities and the bring
ing about Of peace.
1t is stated that while both Guate-
mala and Salvador have accepted in
principle the proposition for a peace
conference, the question of arbitration
would be a subject OF future consid-
Grafton.
The adyices regarding the Central
American situation were forwarded
to the president at Oyster Bay by
Acting Secretary CT State Bacon, who
is in charge Of the state department
affairs during the absence of Secre-
tary Root.
It was stated that the next step
looking to peace negotiations is the
fixing of the time and place for the
meeting of conferees, and that while
these matters are being determined
tbe American diplomatic representa-
lives in Guatemala and Salvador will
no the mediums through which COM
n7nricaticns viii be exchanged. This
orcoadura may consume some time.