Arizona republican., 1912-10-06
American Bluejackets Drive Revolutionary Lea Ter From His Stronghold in Copotepe and Relieve Starving Inhabitants
THIRTY SEVEN MIN
 UTES TO DO WORK
Question Is Now Raised as to Right of Uncle Sam's Men to Engage Rebels, But State Department Produces Precedents
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCH1

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-1n a gall lant assault, American marines and b1uejackets yesterday drove the Mica raguan revolutionary leader General Zeledon and his forces from Coyotepe to the Barrancas hills, near Masaya, after thirtv- minutes of fighting, but in the action, four privates of the United States marine corps were killed and a number wounded. The victory of the Americans opened the way for the Nicaraguan government troops to assault the town of Masaya which they took from the revolutionists and the starving inhabitants were relieved.
 The insurrectionist losses were heavy while the government forces lost one hundred killed and two hundred wounded. General Zeledon, t&he rebel leader. escaped but later was cornered and killed by a troop of federal cav- airy.
 One thousand American marines and bluejackets, under Lieutenant Colonel Charles G. Long. are moving on the city of Leon, the remaining rebel stronghold. The American marines killed were Privates Ralph Victor Bob- bett of Nevada, Mo; Charles Hays Durham, of Junction City, Ky; Clar- ence Henry McGill, of Portland, MT. and Harry Pollard. of Midway, Mass. The americans most seriously in- jured are Second Lieutenant George N Martin of Company c. First bat talion, of Winter Hill, Mass: Sergeant 1 A P. Sperbourne, of Georgetown, l Mass; Private Williams Harvey, en- l listed at Boston; Private Alfred Lun- der. enlisted at Fargo, N. D. His | brother David Lunder, lives at Baker, Mont T. P Captain, ordinary seaman of the Cruiser California The navy department cannot identify captain 1 and asked Rear Admiral Southerland 1 for information.
 Southerland in reporting the battle to the navy department said: "The de- | partment and the country have every reason to be proud of the officers, ma rines and bluejackets who engaged in | the action.
 i Admiral Southerland's dispatches made it plain that the defeat of the rebels was complete. General Zeledon. a Nicaraguan and formerly suppor- | ter of Zelaya, fled toward the Costa l Rican boundary attempting to make his escape A bank of federal cavalry men discovered him some distance l from Masaya and gave fight. When l they defeated him and his followers, he was found fatally wounded, and
 died later.
 The shedding of American blood in Central America is expected to bring a climax in congress to the dispute over 1 the right of this government to inter- yene in Nicaragua. Less than month ago Acting Secretary Huntington Will son served formal notice upon the Ni- | caraguan government of the policy of 1 the United States, ito take measures for an adequate legation guard at Ma | nagua to keep open communication | and to protect American life and prop | erty''
 The Nicaraguan government had al- ready declared it's willingness and even anxiety that the United States should
 act finding itself fully engaged In
 fighting the rebels.
 State department officials are fully
 prepared for any adverse criticism or
 the use of the American naval forces.
 An answer probably will be gwen ln
 an elaborate memorandum to be sub-
 mitted to congress by the state de- | partment at the beginning of the next session.
 It will be thus summorized: An ex- } animation of the authorities appears quite clearly to show that one state may. without just cause for offense 10
 another state, thus interpose in favor of it's nationals, resident in the other
 state and there is not a very little au-
 thority for the proposition for such ln- terposition by one state as against the
 other in the matter of right and 1n-
 deed duty"
 In the list of authorities referred to
 are cases where the United States has } alone and with others landed forces in
 times of revolution in foreign countries
 to protect American interests Cfta- : lions begin with China in 1854 and
 continue down to American interven- ton in Honduras last year. One case
 of particular strength where American
 hlood was shed as in Nicaragua, oc- | curred in Samoa in 1899, when Ameri
 can marines and buejackets fought
 side by side with the British naval forces against Samoan rebels under
 Chief Mataafa with a loss of four
 Americans and three British lives. The
 state department declares it finds am
 pie precedent for Admiral Souther-
 lands action in Nicaragua yesterday.