The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-21
NIcaTaguan Army DisenbaIks to
 Defend San Pedro
PEACE HAD BEEN AGREED ON
But Was Suspended In Operation By the Refusal of Salvador's Presi- dent to Withdraw
 Forces.

Puerto Cortez, April 15, via Mobile, April 20.-On Sunday, April IA at 5 p. m, the Nicaraguan fieeet sailed from Puerto on board the Nicaraguan forces which had been landed at Truxillo, Lacciba. salado, and coast points
 The vessels were the steamers Omotepe and San Jacinto, sloops Esfuerzo and Albertina, moved by gasoline or sail General in Chief Juan J. Estrada, Sec ond Chief of Expedition Colonel Luis lsaula and Chief of Staff Colonel Jose A. Trevino. The entire force including men landed at coast points, about 1900 men. consisting of the battalions "Telaya,' 'Jerez," Estrada" and "Rigoberto Cabe- zas."
 The men appeared to be a very fine body, under excellent discipline, no com plaints Of citizens at Puerto Cortez of any depredations on property or injury to persons. On Monday, April 10. at D. nl., the steamer Amotepe returned to Puerto Cortez and Immediately dsenbarked about 300 men, and it is understood the entire force received orders at Laceiba to return to Puerto Cortez.
 Invasion of Forces.
 The reason for the return is the invasion by the allied forces of Salvador and Bon fila of the western departments of copan, Gracias and Intubucat. It IS reporteo that Santa Rosa, the capital or depare- ment of Copan was taken yesterday py the troops of Salvador and Bonllla anu that forces are marching on Bracias'' fo1 r,f C.rac cia sESDeranXd, capital of Intubucat
 The force that captured Santa Rosa IS now marching aaglnst Santa Barpaia iiu from there will move towrd San Pedro, hence the Nicaraguan force Will De re- quired for the defence of San Pedro
 Ii Is impossible to ascertain whether .ne forces from Salvador are in large num- bers or not and the result in the western departments will depend upon the attltuas of the men of Copan, Gracias and lntu- bucat, because 75 per cent of the ngntins men of Honduras live in those depart ments.
 Salvador Fears Invasion.
 Washington April 2o.-Philip Brown, American secretary of legation at Guate- mala who is now at Amalapa, engaged Tn the effort to assist in the peace negotia- tions at that place. today reported to the state department by cable that these ne- gotiations are still in progress some difficulty has arisen over the objection or the Salvadorenas to the Nicaraguans proposition toward the recall of the Salva- dorean troops from the boundary. rho op- lection is based upon the fear Of the Sal vadorean government that refugees from Salvador, who are really revolutionlsts, would soon cross the border from Hondu- ras and invade Salvador if the troops were withdrawn.
 It appears that an agreement to terinl- nate hostilites actually was reached yes terday. but it was suspended in its oper- ation by the refusal of President Figuero of Salvador to withdraw his forces from the boundary
 Senor Corea, the Nicaraguan minister here, set out the views of his government when he called at the state department today to discuss the matter with Assist ant Secretary Bacon. He pointed out that Nicaragua had precisely the same reasons as Salvador for maintaining an armed force on the border, because of the withdrawal of the Nicaraguan guard might be followed by an uprising in Hon. duras of the adherents of the overthrown Bonilla which would then threaten the existence of the provisional government in that country.
 The minister had no advices rom ms country than those received by the state department from Secretary Brown of the American lepatiOn