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lardly possible for the intrepid Will

hardly possible for the intrepid Will
liam Walker to win the presidency
now with only ffty-six Americans at
his back. However. the Nicaraguan
soldiery is not to be feared by any
military person who can shoot straight,
conform to discipline and eat enough
quinine to fend off malarial fever.
Officers In Command.
Secretary Knox has told it to the
marines" who are expected to be able
to teach Zelaya his proper place with
out the aid Of soldiers proper. Rear
Admiral William Writ Kimball is in
command of the naval expedition
against Nicaragua. Lieutenant Colo
mel James e. Mahoney of the United
States marine corps commands the
combined marine force In the event
of the landing of the marines, Mahoney,
whose full colonelcy is likely to be
bestowed upon him by the time he
goes ashore. will direct operations on
land. 1t is not anticipated that any
general will be required. except gen
eral efficiency, which Colonel Mahoney
is known to possess.
Admiral Kimball, of course, is in
full command of the expedition. He
will reach the age limit of sixty-two
years on Jan. 9 and be retired, but it
is hoped by his department that the
incident will be closed before that date
The admiral was selected for his ex-
perience and efficiency in dealing with
Latin Americans He commanded the
gunboat Vixen in 1899 when she was
sent to Bluefelds to protect the in
terests of American merchants who
had been ordered to pay customs du-
ties to two Nicaraguans That was
during the Reyes revolution Kimball
went ashore and settled matters in
about half an hours straight talk.
Admiral Kimball is a Maine native.
with forty-four years navy service.
He has spent twenty years at sea
During the war against Spain he CON-
manded the Caesar.
Colonel Mahoney has been twenty
six years in the marine corps. He was
brevetted captain for distinguished
conduct and public service in the pres
ence of the enemy at Guantanamo,
Cuba, in 1898.
For eleven years Colonel Mahoney
has been in command of the marine
barracks in Washington. His long ex-
perience and efficient service recon-
mended him for his present assign.
ment.
One of the Bravest.
With Colonel Mahoney in the marine
expedition is Major Smedley D. Butler
whose father is a Pennsylvania con.
gresham. He was an officer in the vol
unteer army during the Spanish war
After he was appointed to the marine
corps he served in the Boxer uprising
in China. He was shot while carrying
a wounded private to safety at the
battle Of Tientsin, but went to Pekir
before his wound was healed and tool
part in all the fighting there. He was
wounded again at Pekin, but refused
to quit. For his bravery and pluck be
was chosen to carry a message tt
Minister Conger within the beleaguereC
walls. He delivered this message
to Garcia then collapsed and was
sent to hospital, where he fought 6
winning battle with the soldiers worst
enemy, typhoid fever. Later he served
in the Philippines.
Lieutenant Colonel Frank ]. Moses
and Major Philip NJ. Bannon of the
marines are other distinguished officers
detailed for Nicaraguan duty. Moses
was in command Of the first pro
visional regiment of marines in Cub;
for several years. Bannon was bre
| vetted for gallantry at Guantanamo ir
1893.
Uncle Sam is confident that these
officers and the men under them car
hold down Zelaya and his entire out
| fit.