Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-28
Regiment to Sail Imme-
diatsIy From Panama
to Corinto.
SITUATION NOW ACUTE
Americans Deliberately Muir
dered and Foreign Inter
eStS ImpeTiIed.

Washington, Aug. 2S.-The war de- |
partment today ordered the Tenth
United States infantry at Panama to
proceed Immediately to Nicaragua.
The men will EMBARK tomorrow in a
merchant steamer and will arrive at
Corinto in 4s hours The orders came
direct from President Taft at Beverly.
Dispatches last night and today pic
tured the situation so acute that an
immediate movement OF large force
of troops is necessary. The Tenth is
recruited TO full war strength and
equipped for campaigning in the trop-
les. They will be dispatched along
the line of railway from COrinto TO
Managua.
BARBARIsM ALLEGED.
Allegations bordering on barbarism
end acts even worse than those which
took troops into China to quell the
boxer rebellion were received at the
state department The deliberate
murder OF the Americans, Dodd and
Phillips. following the massacre at
Leon. focused attention on previous
reports These have been burning OF
soldiers, starvation Of political prison
err and other alleged acts of cruelty.
ALTSCHUL DENIES CHARGE.
General Altschul OF the revolutionist
junta at Washington denies the
charges Of barbarlty against the troops
fighting the Nicaraguan government.
He alleges that the burning of the bod
ies OF soldiers was necessary TO prop
er sanitation. and It applied alike to
the dead on both sides. He contend
cd also that American interests would
not have suffered II no attempt had
been made by American forces to pre-
vent the capture and operation by rev.
outiouists OF the railway between
Managua and COrinto.
WOMEN SENT TO LINES.
Reports that women were shot are
condemned by AltsCul, who says that
the barbarous methods were employ
ed by the government forces when
women we're sent 70 the lines as am
munition carriers. Rebels firing upon
American flags OF truce borne by 10y
% ANicaruguan troops as well as Amer
faSfn marines Is said TO have been sre-
= quent the last few days. New attacks
upon women and children and other
non.combatants are reported.
In the rebel shelling OF Managua
the first day OF the revolution the
American minister reported firing had
been indiscriminRte upon the section
OF the city occupied by non-comba-
tants. and that American Collector of
Customs Ham. and several other
Americans narrowly escaped injury
Ey bursting shells.
UNLOADING FORCE $500.
With the arrival OF the 10th infan-
try and marines on the way the Unit
ed States forces actually landed and
available for landing is to be increas-
cd TO $500 men. The United States is
assured the landing OF troops has the
approval of the Diaz government Mic
aragua is understood to have confess
ed inability to adequately meet the
situation.
The state department has proceed
ed upon the conviction that it's action
involves no infringement on the war
making power OF congress or the pres
ident. Officials point To the fact that
there Is even now a whole regiment of
United States infantry engaged in po-
Icing the Chinese railroad from Pc
king TO Chin-wang-Pan
CHINA As PRECEDENT.
American troops are expected to
keep free from interruption OF tele-
graph lines along the railroad from
Managua 70 Corinto. These lines fire.
quenuy are interrupted by small
bands OF rebels. Although the course
OF the United States in landing mill
tary forces on foreign soil is now un
der investigation by a special commit,
tee. the state department takes the
position II is supported not only by
the precedent in China and Central
America. but also is bound by the so
called Washington convention TO pro
tect the rights and property Of for
Cigners and further 10 see that the ad
ministration OF Nicaragua is changed
only by fair and free expression by
ballot
Furthermore. it Is said. there are
100 Americans owing plantations in
Nicaragua who must be protected. Il
Is declared that American prestig,
1 In Central America would suffer i'm
measurably n the United States failed
20 protect its citizens property. i
is predicted that there will be 1
spread cf unrest through other Cen
|tral American states II the situation
Is not promptly taken in hand.