The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-28
NICARAGUA FIGHT
HOT in WASHINGTON
Representatives Of Two Factions Are
Waging Many Battles, on Paper
Largely.

Waging Many Battles, on Paper
Largely.
Washington, D q, May 2s Whatever
charges o. inactivity may be laid at
tie doors of the leaders II Tire two fac-
tions which have been struggling or sup
posed 10 have been struggling for the
control Of Nicaragua, the same cannot
be said for their agents in the United
States Some time ago dispatches TO The
state department conveyed the momen-
tous news that the forces 81 Madriz were
within twenty miles Of Bluehelds, the
citadel Of the revoutionsts under rs
trada. A bloody battle was expected at
Amy moment Twelve days later tine
news was flashed over the wire from
Consul M0hatt that Che Madriz army
was within ten miles Of Blue6elds and
"a battle was expected at any moment
II took twelve days to advance ten
miles-a very good rnte Of progress il
seems, IN Central American revolution.
AIRY warfare
But while the two armies, so-caled,
We're dashing madly into the fray, the
two agents At Washington have been
having campaign Of their own, which
makes the warfare down there look puer-
lie BY comparison Dr. Salvador Castril.
To- agent Of the revolution, has slain
several armies, invaded Managua and al
but had the country N bis back pocket
And Senior Don Luis Corea likewise. not
to be outdone has all but crushed the
remnant Of revolutionary forces So many
times that IL is wonder they have the
courage to stay IN the fighting game
So many have been wounded and slain"
that Nicaragua, according to their re-
ports must he one vast battlefield Of
wounded and dying
Heretofore, the campaign has been
conducted IN some such fashion az this;
Dr. Salvador Castrillo, flashing several
sheets Of telegraph paper, invades the
state department with the momeutous
news that General Mena. commanding
the army Of advance has met the Madriz
army and routed Il completely, opening
the way "a Managua. the Niearagusn
capital Numbers have been slain and
those who have not have deserted with
glad cries 81 JOY and run over 70 the
insurgent side to fight against the tyrant
in whose army they have heen forced
to serve, n seems that Il win be only
day Or two before Managua IS taken
and Madriz Is ousted from the pres-
DENTAL mansion
Scarcely have Dr. castrillo's footsteps
died away when Don Luis Corea appears
on the scene He il smiling triumphant
ly Tho reg0lHti0nists have been a..
moralized. theiF army has been shattered
So many Of them have been killed that
IL Il impossible to count them Madriz
is merely waiting TO march on Blue
fields and sweep the revolution INTO the
Atlantic II L does not succeed in eIud
ing capture hy hiding on q fruit boat
III Mr Knox Will kindly recognize DR.
Madriz a. president Of Nicaragua he
will save al this muss and bloodsbed
and DO the poor unfortunate revolutions
lists real favor They are only boys,
anyway, and they should be back in
school learning their lessons. instead Of
being forced 10 bolster up the pTeteuees
of a mountebank Of 4 reyomtionist
a day or So later Consul Malfatt sc (
Bme6elds or Consul Oliysres 1T Mana. 4
qua viii probably send Ia a brief dis.
patch, saving that there was e mix-up 4
between party Of revolutionists and
several Of Maaflzs soldiers. One man (
was severely burt hY being lit over che
head with 4 bottle
And this Is not ail these two active I
representatives Of unrecognized but az.
piring governments Of the same mfortu- /
nate country have 10 do While ia the /
midst Of a most ardu0ns campaign. they +
are like Is not Is be rndeiy interrupted X
hy message from New Orleans saying
that The other side il preparing q send +
down ship loaded with ammunition 4
and American soldiers 81 fortune and for
heavens sake 70 stop IL Therefore
either Dr. Castrllo or Don Luis, Al the
case may be- hufries to New Orleans and
alamors to the district attorney To ston
Tins open violation 81 bc neutrality laws
81 the United States The revoutiouists
DID not succeed ~ getting away with
their expedition. The Madriz people
were more successful They managed 10
get The Venus ont of New Orleans.
Despite all the horrible warning that
seems to be going On the report that
batch 81 American soldiers If fortune
they are mostly tramps in reality ara
% sail for the scenes or hostility seems
% create more fear than whole native
army II has been openly charged bv
.he generals that the Americans. once
q the conflict, ID not observe the South
American etiquette Of 6ghtiug, at all. I'll
inc case general perhaps a generals
limo hoisted a flag Of truce To lodge a
protest with tie enemy that some Amer.
cans were killing his men Ia another
'ase an entire army baked at going
nto action until It could be exactly de-
ermined ID what position three Ameri-
ans, who happened To ne III the ranks 81
he opposing army. we're After much I
lelay, the information was secured,
ghereat the army dashed CALAMITY to
he attack at right angles from the
americans
By actual analysis Of q Nicaraeuan
anny, in the present hostilities. If it
numbers 300 men, il II composed af
lsually about Sis generals twentyfour
aen with rifles that shoot around tile
orners, and the rest small hovs armed
With an odd assortment Of knives and
aachetes. When a campaign fails, it is
isually because Of sore feet
Interesting comparisons, showing tile
xtent Of the employment Of girls and
somen II private manufacturing estab
ishments ia the District Of Columbia, {
nst pade public By the census bureau,