The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-29
Atrocities Are Reported.

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Atrocities Are Reported.
Allegations of conditions border
ing on barbarism and acts even
worse than those which earsed the
troops of the United Powers tn be
ient into China to quell the Boxer
ebellion, have been received at the
State Department within the last "a
hours. The deliberate murder Of
two Americans, Dodd and Phillips
ifter they had been wounded. and
were helpless. following the massa-
re at Leon on Aug. 10, focused at
tention on the previous reports OF
oarbaric warfare.
Previous reports told of burning
# soldiers, starvation of political
prisoners held in dungeons and Other
LEGGED acts of cruelty.
The latest report made plain that
i'm Mediate protection for Americans
vas necessary and that II probably
would not be safe to wait for the ar
wal Of marines now enroute
These marines who are on the
'rairie, after being landed at Colon,
viii have to be transported across
he isthmus by railroad and takeq
II the cruiser California on tn
Pacific side, for transportation to
Cornto That would mean a delay
Of at least a week
Troops at War Strength.
The Tenth. recruited to full war
strength and fully equipped fer
campaigning in the tropics, is to be
taken aboard merchant ships in the
larbor of Panama and rushed to
heir destination. The soldiers will
De distributed along the line of the
railway from Corinto to Managua,
the capital, at points where Ameri-
can Minister Weitzel and Comman-
der Terhune of the gunboat Tnnapo-
lis believe they will afford most pro-
lection. Col, Henry A. Green COM
mands the regiment
The Pacific mail ship now at
Panama will sail with one battalion
leaving the remainder of the reei-
ment to be brought up to Corinth
On other ships. With the arrival of
the Tenth and the marines now on
the way, United States forces
actually Landed in Nicaragua and on
trerican warships available for
anding will be increased to about
1900 men
Further Improvement in the situa-
ion will be made probably late to.
lay or tomorrow when the gunboat
Denver arrives 1t san Juan Del Sur.
the cable station
BY the operation Of the wireless
equipment of the Denver at the
ale station and that of the collier
Justin. lying at Corinto with women
and children aboard, the State De
oartment at Washington practically
VIII he In communication with
american Minister Weitzel at |
Managua The troops will be OK
pected to keep free from Interrupt
ton the telegraph lines along the |
railroad from Managua to Corinto.
These lines have been frequently |
interrupted by small bands of rebels |
taxing stations along the route and
he American force of marines has
9e5n inadequate to keep the route
open Commander Terhune recent
~ made one attempt to clear the
Inc, but the rebels showed such a
hostile front that he was forced to
urn back
Junta Agent in Denial.
gen. francisco Altschul, the rep
fescntative of the revolutionist iuuta
N washington, denies the charges
pf barbarity brought against the
troops hghting the Nicaraguan gov
eminent He alleges that the burn |
ing OF bodies of soldiers was neces-
sary 70 proper sanitation and that
y applied alike to dead of both sides. |
lie. commended also that American
interests would not have suffered II |
40 attempt had been made by
forces to prevent the cap
lure and operation by the revolution
lists OF the railway between Managua
and Corinto.
The junta asserts that the rail-
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