The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-08

reinforcements and artillery from Gen-
eral Chamorros column dashed into
the fight Blandon and M ,na were
driven back by the enemy's superior
forces and artillery. The service OF
Colonel Conrads gun was again
annihilated All along the line the
revolutionists were losing heavily but
holding their own. Another service
was found for Cenrad's gan, which
was in an exposed position, and could
not be removed on account of the
accuracy of the government mems FIRE.
These brave fellows tried to rescue
the piece but they met their death
in the attempt At last, Conrad in
desperation seized band Of cartridges
and putting it into the gun opened
fire. Bullets rained around him and
men fell on all sides. General Blan-
don seeing Conrad's plight went to
his aid. A moment later he was mor-
tally wounded.
The officers were falling in all direc-
tions, and as night was coming on
General Mena decided to retire before
his troops were demoralized The
Americans under Conrad and Gordon
assumed the responsibility for the rear
guard 1t was in this action that
/ that he was created a general. He
also has the honor Of being the young
est man Of his rank in the world
As soon as the government troops
saw the rsvolutiOnists retreatinR thcy
executed a clever move and practically
cornered their enemy. General Mena
was in despair. If the fanking troops
made a junction his force would he
lost and the revolution probably fail,
for nothing then would stop the gov
ernment troops from sweeping on TO
the unprepared lines of General Cha
morro,
When the situation Of the rcvolu-
tionsts was most hopeless there was
a quick movement amongst the
Americans Conrad with his artillery
and Gordon with his sharpshooters
faced about Retreat" cried Conrad.
Retreat Wen hold the eusmy in
check.
Courad's machine gun opened FIRE
on the government troops, who were
making victory winning charge to
trap Mena's men Down went the
men in dozens before the deadly spit
Of the Maxim, and the rapid fire Of
the Remington autoloaders For
while the daring Of the Americans
staggered the Nicaraguan troops,
whose general, knowing that a serious
check meant failure to his advance,
concentrated his attack on Conrad and
his companions. The government ma
chine guns opened fire on him. For
one hour he stood in a hail Of bullets
until every helper at the gun fell dead
or wounded The government bugle
blew the charge A moment later
hundreds Of men rushed towards the
smoking Maxim Conrad jumped be-
hind the gun and served it himself,
driving back the battle-mad Mica
raguans with hail OF death
AT last Conrad's luck deserted him.
. A bullet passed under his gun and
through his body He fell The enc
my again tried to rush the gun Crawl
/ ing bleeding and faint to the ammun-
ton Conrad once more served the gun
and the enemy fell back Viva
Estrada" Viva Chamorro" cried
Conrad as the ammunition gave out
and he fell to the earth unconscious.
General Gordon, with some of his
men, rushed in and seized Conrads
body, and also carried the gun off the
. field as the sharpshooters kept the
government troops back
Conrad soon revived and he foI-
lowed the rctreating army, riding on
mule, on which he was held by the
war correspondents who had followed
the campaign, whilst Gordon's sharp
shooters formed guard around him.
Co. ad suffered agony from his
; wound, but the only sound that came
from him was thanks to the gallant
men who stood by him in his terrible
time of need and saved him from fall
= ing into the hands Of Zelaya's men,
3 which meant death.
Gabrit. Conrad's gallantry kept
back the enemy and made Mena's
army's retirement possible, thus saw
!, ing the unprepared force, Of General
Chamorro from what would have been
a disasterous battle. A big order for
one man.
j, While Conrad lay between life and
death in Blue6elds, letter addressed
10 General Gabriel Conrad, from Gen,
eral Estrada arrived, which thanked
the young American for his gaIlantry
and told him that he won his title al
the battle Of Santa Clara Mountain.
where one man in every four was
, killed =
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