The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-16
.|NsURGENT PLANS
CLOSELY GUARDED.
Rigid Censorship Precedes At
tack Of Estrada on Grey
town.
RY is FORECAST
Army Which VIII Face Capital
One OF Best in Country's
History.
vl.cTo RY is FORECAST

Bluefelds, Nicaragua, January S.
The rapid forwarding o. plans for An
attack on Greytown and Managua Is
indicated by the increased rigors OF
the, censorship. The correspondents
have been frankly informed that the
success OF the provisional government S
plans depend upon the secrecy with
which they are carried out. Just what
reason there was for putting the ban
on the accidental drowning of General
Diaz for several hours Is not quite
clear. but 1t was probably due TO the
fact that reporters had been requested
not to send the story CT the generals
self-imposed mission, to III. Madrts. and
the story of his death naturally re-.
CURED this explanation.
The bulk of the Provisional troops
which fought at Recreo are now az
Chile, on the Mice River or teyond.
An advance guard CT 400 of General
Mena's men have occupied Acoyapa
without opposition.
A fight had been expected at this
point. but when Mena's scouting party
found the town ungarrtsoned II took
possession. Mena himself has returned
to Rama. Ill Of ptcmaine poisoning. Es-
trada, using the military telegraph
line, is directing operations from
Rama. a second detail CT the military
plan includes the capture OF Greytown
by General Matuty. After GreytoWn
Afatuty is expected to join forces with
the other troops at Acoyapa.
Loyalty Not Questioned.
Matutys force OF about 1000 men
will include 600 prisoners captured ut
Recreo, but who swore allegiance TO
the provisional government at the hrst
opportunity. Spies lived among them
while they were being subslsted ny
the Red Cross fund. and their loyalty
to Estrada Is not now questioned. II
was originally planned that the Grey
town expedition should be led by Cen
eral Estrada, but IT has apparently
been determined that Estrada shoulo
enter Managua only after the war, and
not at the head of troops coming as
conauerors,
Three thousand extra rifles. with
ammunition. have been taken to the
interior. to arm the people of Chon-
tales, who are expected to Join tho
provisional forces. These recruits are
messengers from Granada bring wcrd
that in their trip across the Stag
Lake they found none of the enemy.
This suggests that the Madriz gov
eminent has probably determined to
make It's main stand near the capital.
The army which will carry the pro-
vlsional governments banner against
Managua will be the largest and by
far the best equipped since zelaya
In the early years OF his administers
ton led an army OF 10000 against
Costa Rica, General Chamorro. the
chief OF the field artillery, will have
500 we'll Ted. we'll aouinpad men,
The military telephone and telegraph
Will keep the different divisions In
touch with each other and with Gem
eral Estrada. A hospital corps OF zoo
vii care for the wuunded,
The horrible trails along the Mica
River, which almost wrecked the Ze-
ayan army, have been nvaided by the
who have used their |
coats as far as Chile. From Chile to |
AZ Libertad there is much bush to he |
lewed through, but from Acoyapa and I
"a Llbertad there are trails ar a width !
nd solidsty approaching the utility
{ real roads