Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-24
CAPTURED ZELAYANS
IN PlTlABLE CONDITION
Estrada's Resources Are Too Nearly
Exhausted to Permit Him Heed the
Neec Of Starving, ili-clothed PRS
oners-Commander Shipley instruct
ed to Land Supplies at Once.

Following q peremptory warning 10
Madriz that the United States wilt
hold him personally responsible fo-
the safety CT Americans in the ives
tern part of Nicaragua. the state de-
partmsnt today extended mere than
moral encouragement to the revoi-
uti-nists. Under orders from Secre-
tary Knox American Red Cross funds
are to be expended in caring for
the Estrada and Zelayan armies, more
than 1000 of whom are in captivity
in Bluefelds. This move 60 the
United States is expected to be more
efficacicus than the dispatch of a
strong force.
Bread instead OF bullets is the
watchword and it is believed the pres
poets of food and medicine will win
over more men from the government
ranks than any other plan.
According to the latest reports the
medical corps of the various war YES
sells now at Bluefelds has installed
hospitals ashore, where scores are be-
ing cared fer.
The procession of sick and wounded
men through the town is said to be
pitiful. and although Estrada is doing
everything in his power to relieve the
suffering. his resources are meagre.
Red Cross to Rescue.
With view of relieving the situa-
ton Secretary Kncx tonight consult
ed with the American Red Cross and
Immediately afterwards despatched
the following to Thomas II. Moffatt,
Unied States consul at Bluefelds.
The American National Red Cross
Will telegraph you tom rrOw, the oath,
five thousand dollars and they Will
send another five thousand if needed.
Navy department has instructed Cap
tain Shipley to land whatever surplus
supplies can be furnished from our
ships now at Bluefelds. and orders
will be given the Prairie now al
Colcn to transport Immediately to.
PIuefelds. from the stores intended
for the marines from the Panama
canal commissary department, such
supplies as you may ask for withiE
the limit of five thousand dollars to
Re cabled you tomorrow.
"Ycu will cooperate with Shipley in
the distribution of supplies. payment
for all Of which, both those landed
from ships at Bluefields and those
sent from C-lon. will be recouped
frcm Red Cross funds
Two Thousand Starving.
The despatch Of this telegram fol
loved close on the receipt Of a report
from Ccnsul Moffatt depicting the
state CT affair in Blue6clds. His stcry
of the suffering Of the dcfeste;
Zelayan soldiers was brief bu;
graphic.
The dispatch follows:
Two thousand starved. emacIat o.,
prisoners have been brought nee
from Zelaya's surrendered army. The
sight q the sick and weary. tott~-inS
through the streets is horrible: haf
are mere boys. The emergency nDsr'-
tai established by the Dcs Moines al
Tacma contains 30 wounded TIE -Ity
hospitals 50. Few Of the surrendered
army had shoes or blankets. S-orss
were almost naked. all are in p.:'-
able c.nditicn. Estrada Is furnishing
them with blankets. clothing. shoes
and foou a. best he can. Fiou-. scaas.
rice. sugar coffee ans condensed MIX
are needed instantly to feed ihc s'arv-
nix Zsiayaa soldiers. Disease and
death threatens. unless they ara pIcp-
crly given best q feed and cars.
Resources EShsvstee.
The graz and sudden Jemsn To-
pr, Der clothing and food for ~ spf-
fcring D. problem Tor the pros's'st