The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-16
PLANS FORMING ID
 ATTACK GREYTOWN Censorship Over News In Nica-
 rauga Is More Strict RECRUITS ARE COMING IN Extra Rifles and Ammunition Are Being Carried By the Insurgents
 to Arm the Natives on Their
 Way to Managua.
RECRUITS ARE COMING IN

Bluefields, Nicaragua via New Orleans. January 1.-The rapid forwarding of plans for an attack on Greytown and Managua is indicated by the increased rigor of the censorship. Early in the revolution Adolfo Diaz, to whose lot as secretary of state this function falls, was satisfied with reading press matter after 1t had been sent by the wireless X week ago, however, 1t was deemed neces- , sary to exercise a cioser supervision of news reports and Dr.. Diax rose to the occasion
 The correspondents are not quarreling with the arrangement, as they have been frankly informed that the success of the provisional governments plans depend upon the secrecy with which they are carried out Just what reason there was for putting the ban upon the accidental drowning of Gen. Fornes-Diaz for several hours is not quite clear, but 1t probably was due to the fact that reporters had been requested not to send the story Of the generals self-imposed mission to Dr. Madriz and the story of his death nat urally required this explanation.
 It can do no harm at this time to state that the bulk of the provisional troops which fought at Recreo are now at Chile on the Mieo river, or beyond An advance guard of 400 of General Mena4s' men have occupied Acoyapa with out opposition. A fight had been OK pected at this point but when Menas' scouting party found the town ungar- risoned 1t took possession Menas himself has returned from Rama, i'll of ptomains poisoning. Estrada. using the military line is directing operations from Rama, A second detail of the movement includes the capture of 0reytown by General Matuty. After Greytown Matuty is ex- pected to join forces with the other troops at Acoyapa. Other and more interesting features of the scheme 1t would be un- fair to publish. Matuty's forcs of about 1000 men will include 800 prisoners cap tured at Rscrso, but who have sworn allegiance to the provisional government at the first opportunity. 6pies lived among them whi1A they were being sub stituted for others and were seppaisd by the Red Cross fund. Their loyalty to Estrada is not questioned.
 It was originally planned that the Grey town expedition should bs led by General Estrada, but 1t has apparently been de- termined that Estrada should enter Man agua only after the war and not at the head of troops coming as conausrors. Three thousand extra rifles with am-
  to arm the people of Chontaies. who are expected to join the messengers from Granada. who appear as the provisional force.
 These recruits are already coming in by | the score Two messengers from Granada bring word that in their trip across the state from the lake they found nons of l the enemy. This suggests thak the Ma l drfz governmsnt probably has determined l to make its main stand near the cap | ital.
 1 The army which will carry the pro- visionai eovernment's banner against Manasua will be the largest and by far the best equipped since Zslaya in the earfv yeass of hts administration led an | army of 1000 mon against Costa Rica-
 General Chamorro. the chief in the
 field. will have close to 0ooo well clothed. nroperiy fed and thoroughly equipped
 men. The military telegraph and tele- I phone lines will ksep the different divi- sions in touch with each other. and with | General Estrada A hospital corps of 200 l will care for the wounded.
 The horrible trails along the Mica r1ver
 which almost wrecked the Zelayan army ishave been avoided by the provisional | foroes. who have used their boats as faI Las Chile From Chile to LaiAperteo
 there is much bush to be hewed through, hut from Acoyapa and LAlAbertad there
 are trails of . width and senuV ap-
 proachIng the utrisy of rsai roads.