New-York tribune., 1909-12-25
THE BATTLE TT RAMA
Homeu Fought IN Trenches
Hon Estrada Won Victory.


Rlueneias Dsc 2s-Ths details ~ rhs
hst,ls - Rarna are now known snd the
vicrorv or the insurgents vas as complete
as hss been claimed by them
After Two da-s 81 tho hercest nghting
-ent-al America hss ever seen. General rs
srsas or T'uesda~ w-'ped out the enemy. 81
zelsva's army - S.oee inen only zee es-
-sr-s The killed sno wounded on ho1h
sla-- as before reported. nunnhered eeo.
snd a.eee of the government troops SUI
rendered after q desperate resistsnce- Three
HotclrSiss and four Maxim guns. .. 600 rines
and q million rounds ~ ammunition we've
captured
General Eet-a a. processes - b~lie1e thar
-. march 20 N.naTus v.lu n. unopposed.
p1uenslas sne the neighborinE country are
deiirious with SOY
General Iluis lIsns is sEsin here His
eroors arrived on The scene when victory
h1ns in rhs balance and turned the toe IN
ssvor ~ fhs insurgents
A. rss request - United States consul
sFonrs Csrrsir Shiplsv az tlls Des Moinss.
cent his hospitsl sausd ashore sftabllshing
az in6ependert hosuirai. where forty ~ the
--oundeC ars RECEIVING csrs. The American
r1ediosi men have been able 20 give their
perr-ices 20 al Who vrr-c ir need - theTn-
Six Americans took part On the hartle.
ouerstius rapid fre suns They escaped
f-su~- with fhs exception - one named
psEhf.-e p.ho recsf-ed three bullets in his
isE TIE prisoners fnc'ude Generals Con
zales nnd Castriuc. General Essguez VINO
pEs rsturning 10 Rama from Msnsgus when
hosriliuss begar did not reach rhe sosne
during -hs lighting Tfs was fsv miles
awsr u.h-n the Ec-errrneut troops Vere
rcures and f is possible thst about nys
hundred rnen escaped with hin.
-csTEV As-D BOYS r. TIGHT
A~.r ZelE--s's rrs~-hes had hem shsIlsd
-fsv u-ere rnken ny assault Tn rhe trenches
v-srs several women. vho preferred rislz,ng
-ne.r lives m The conflict 20 starvation in
-srp. These women we've armed with
-fhes and fourhr cours g-ousl-- one ~
.hsm vas v-ouneee and hrouEht - The hos
rr-al here a la-er rropo--ion - rhe pris-
ons-s we've sound - hs bows under sixteen
-aesrs - sre They accepted defesf -
-hoI1rh = v-ere welcome
General Gonzales ths vsneuIshed les der
- The government troops shares The guar
rsrs ~ General Estrsds end Is eating The
is-ters rstions vfth great rshsh and smok-
iug iusurFeut tobacco IS though he en-
s0ved =
Tho second dsr's Hrh-iuE began ~ a.
Th@ frst dsvs conflict had driven tho
sreur back 10 rhs main fortihosnons -
ere village of ReCreo. where Cor -lre'
weeks rhey had been striuEiug wires snd
cirrirE trenches Ths ocuufr~ has been
usrtialv cleared - underbrush. but n re-
uiHins rnuch IKE 1uuEls. The posiuon ~
tHs government TROOPS behind rheir en-
Nsukments snd bsrbed wire proved un-
sxpsctedlv strong However. ths provision
els who believed rhst they fsoed the OBJ
uresEirs rule q MsdriE or. as the or'v
alternative in fhe event - defeat rh=
rumilHticr ~ Intervention tv rhe TINTED
Etatet bore themselves win o show q
vsIo. thst should relieve them from the
charge ~ being ''cornic opera" soldiers.
Indssd. thtns psF nothing comic IN the
1EhuuE
RErREO STELLED.
C-eners1 Chamorro. General Disz and
C7snersl NEturv dret faced tho eneuy The
ruEE Pioneer and Blanca. on which IIotch-
klts guns we're mounted. hae buried iu
sand steamed ur q creek tributary 20 the
Auco Biver. On which the viueEe - Recreo
STANDS Tor hours thev shellso the village
~lfh great a~ourarv ~ fre. Zelavs's troops
Frequently lsrt ths trunches and. adv6ncins
rfrough me 1unEies. met the Insurgents ln
hsuc -to-hsnd conli~t. These clashes were
Followed ~ retreats 10 the trenches AND
forward movements by the provsionals.
Who cur ths v're entunrlernenrs with their
rrcehsrFE IN thess skirrnish-s many were
ilHe5 ~ Voundeo
rs@usrsi Chznc-ro. who lsoks fik- : ty-rt-
ca NoTrh American regular trooper. fought
herCel., uslng pistol END invariably kill
iuE his man outright. General Disz gen
-usny SAID 10 D. the proUdest Spsnisra
IirtnF. disdsinsc. aE did Chsuorro 20 take
- nuners 6'~e~'inE rhs re ~ MS rner.
vho however 10 insisted should keen un-
der cover whenever possible When one
soleier. INSPIRED ~ the e2sruuls % his
sorrnander. fought On hrs tee Diaz ru-n@d
fif pistol on ths nan snd commanded him
20 ser behind q stump. The soldier vas
Fnonlsntarll~ ueTrlexet. bs 10 sew DiaE
nimselr constsnri- exposed 70 the enemy p
ere Chun1crro. vrho res beer fEhfinr for
twenty ,~srs is idolizec ~ his men He
F--ous cheerfullv when his troopers ex-
pcse6 themselves sne 5000 nsturedlv
u.shsd them nshind NJ cover ~ srumps
ard tangled underb-ush -hsmlrro FsE IN
sctivs command in tie bstte Esrsds
hEVinr unsrely laid or the general pan
As -hs evening approached and rre en-
ers~ s-lu resisted after repeated esss'l's
-he iusurr~nrs vsver-c frorn rhysiosl OK
reufllcr. Uut TnrE courage no ~ TGliel
Ths Esneralship - Meme on Monde -
praised. and in fsc', except Tor his timely
errirs IL u possible thst ths ou'corn. -
shs bsrtie p-ould have been dinerent AZ
ona rinn. tte pcsirien - fhe insurgents vas
s.spsrtts Chamorro Hn1 Disz had moved
IN The main foFtIncstions - R~creo ana
Tsrunhls Isii and Nsna wAs under orders
ri, cover fhs lines ~ retreat from Fscreo
Nens hse nc-s5 I'D Tho Esma Ri-er but
his siE hundn~i men were Vesk from rhs
-usrch end failed 10 eneef she expected
fuucflor with tire other inEurfent forces
vhsn rhs sssaulf heEan. Thev encountered
roads tnee deep win red clsV snd over
Erorn win tropical plants. through which
fhev cur uey WITT THEW mschefes. but
fhe.r progress v'ss SLOW. Cham0rro became
unehsv end s@Tf nesseuEer with ms
vrReuf command. come quickly or the