Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-06
SWITZERLAND MAKES
an OFFICIAL REPORT
Names Of the Dead and
Wounded in the Engage
ment With Nicaraguan
Rebels Are Sent to State
Department.


marines lie in coffins uraped with the
stars and stripes in distant Nicaragua
tonight They died in an engage
ment, where they gallantly upheld the
traditions Of their honored arm of the
service. fighting under their flag
against forces, whom Uncle Sam does
not officially recognize as enemies.
and for the principle Of dollar d.
plomacy."
The four soldiers, Uncle Sans dead
In the battle which Admiral South
erland and the Nicaraguan federal
army waged yesterday against the reb-
els under General Zeledon. were re-
ported tonight to the navy depart
ment as:
Private Ralph Victor .3obbett. who
enlisted on June II, 1912, at ST. Louis,
and whose father William H. Bobbett.
now resides at Nevada, Missouri.
Private Hays Durham. who enlisted
at Indianapolis, Ind, on Dec. rs, 1911,
and whose mother. Mrs. Lue Durham.
resides at Junction City, Ky.
Private Clarence Henry McGili, who
enlisted on Dec. g., 1911, at the ma
rine barracks, Boston, Mass, and
whose aunt, Mary Herbert, resides at
26 Hancock street. Portland. Maine.
Private Harry Pollard, who enlisted
on Sept 20, 1911, at Rochester, N. Y,
and whose mother, Elizabeth Pollard,
resides on Village street. Medway,
Mass.
List Of Wounded.
Admiral Southerland's list Of those
wounded ALI Of whom, he says will
recover, are:
Second Lieutenant George Martin,
Sergeant A. P. Sherbyrne, Private A.
Lunder and w. Harvey of the ma
rine corps. and T. P. Captain. ordinary
seaman. A number of marines or blue
Jackets received slight wounds. The
navy department tonight was unable
to identify T. P. Captain as being in
the navy list and cabled for further
information,
In transmitting his dispatches, Ad-
miral Switzerland digressed from the
grim recounting Of the manner in
which officials here believe, from the
entertainments to declare:
'The department and the country
have every reason to be proud OF the
were engaged In this action today"
which officials hee believe, from the
cAbled descriptions in dispassionate Of
ficial reports. to have been tn, most
sanguinary in the history Of the Latin
American republics. The rebel loss
helng moved down by the cross fire Of
machine guns from two detachments
Of the American marines.
Climax Of Intervention.
Tho engagement was the climax to
what 10 practically Intervention in
Nicaragua "for the protection Of
American lives and property" although
in diplomatic flction. Uncle Sam IL at
peace with the world. The adminis-
tration Of Nicaraguan customs has
been In charge OF an American, repre-
senting an American banking syndi-
cate. American interests on planta-
tions. banks. railroads. steamship ves-
sells and complete concessions in the
republic. It was on their request, based
on appeals for protection from Amer
leans in the revolutiin zone that Uncle
Sam dispatched 1000 mari.,es to Man
aqua, the capital city. Uncle Sam is|
also attempting to secure settlement Of
claims against Nicaragua aggregating
many millions Of dollars.
-Four Americans are dead heroes to-
night in support Of Uncle Sans avowed
policy to protect his own and their
property, whether they be in the tropics
or frozen wastes OF tho north, and to
give American capital an outlet for
investment throughout the world. rhe
battle which made Americans victims
OF rebel bullets came as the result of
an ultimatum delivered to the Mica
raSuan government-and through them
70 the rebel generals, Luis Mena and
Zeledon- that the United Etates has
q moral mandate to exer: it's influence
for the preservation of the general
peace OF Central America" because Of
important moral. political and mate
rial interests to be protected. The
marines landed at Managua were to
enforce this decree. On Sept 10. the |
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