Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-07

Thirteen Nicaraguan Insurgents Are Re-
ported Dead Several Marines Are
WOunded--4 OfU.S.ForCes Killed,
5Wounded in Fridays Battle.

bluejackets under Lieutenant Colonel
Charles G. Long, are moving on the
city of Leon, the remaining rebel
stronghold.
The American marines killed were:
Private Ralph Victor Bobbett. en-
listed at st. Louis. His father, VIM.
H. Bobbett, lives at Nevada, Mo.
Private Charles Hays Durham, en-
listed at indianapolis. His mother,
Mrs. Lue Durham, lives at Junction
City, Ky.
Private Clarence Henry McGll. en-
listed at Boston. His aunt. Mary Her
bert, lives at &c Hancock street. Port
land Me.
Private Harry Pollard, enlisted at
Rochester n. Y. His mother, Mrs.
Bliss b. Pollard, lives at Midway,
Mass.
The Americans most gravely in
jured We're:
Second Lieutenant George w. Mar
tin, Co. G, LIST Battalion, enlisted at
Boston. His mother. Mrs Flora A.
Martin, and wife, live at 437 Medford
street. Winter Hill. Mass.
Sergeant A. p Sherburne enlisted
at Boston. His mother, Mrs, Francis
l.. sher6urne. lives at Georgetown,
Mass
Private William Harvey enlisted at
Boston. Relatives not known.
Private Alfred Lunder enlisted at
Fargo, n. ID. His brother. David Lun-
der. lives at Baker, Mont.
t. P. Captain, ordinary seaman of
the cruiser California.
The navy department cannot identi-
fy Captain. and has asked Rear Adj
miral Switzerland for information.
Admiral Switzerland, in reporting
the battle to the navy department,
said:
THE department and the country
have every reason to be proud of the
officers. marines and blueiaekets who
We're engaged in this action"
Admiral Southerland's dispatches
made II plain that the defeat of the
rebels was complete. Zeledon, Mica
raguan, and formerly supporter of
Zelaya, fled toward the Costa Rican
boundary for. escape. A band of fed
eral eavalrymen discovered him some
distance from Masaya and gave fight.
When they defeated him and his fol-
lowers he Was found fatally wounded
and died later
The shedding Of American blood in
Central America is expected to bring
to a climax in Congress the dispute
over the right of this government to
intervene in Nicaragua.
Less than a month ago Acting Sec
rotary Huntington Wilson served
formal notice upon the Nicaraguan
government of the policy of the Unit
ed States "to take measures for an
adequate legation guard at Managua,
to keep open communication and to
protect American life and property
The Nicaraguan government had al
ready declared its willingness. and
even anxiety. that the United States
should act. finding itself fully engaged
in lighting the rebels.
State department officials are fully
prepared for any adverse criticism of
the use of the American naval forces.
The answer probably Will be given in
an elaborate memorandum to be sub
mitted to Congress by the state de-
partment at the beginning OF the next
session. 1t will be summarized:
An examination of the authorities
appears quite clearly to show that one
state may, without just cause for Of
fence to another state, thus interpose
in favor of its nationals resident in
the other, and there is not little au-
thority for the proposition that such
interposition by the one state as
against the other. is a matter of right
and indeed, duty"
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