Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-30
JUNGLE WARFARE
IS AHEAD IN CUBA
Precautions to Protect American
Interests on the Island Are
Amply Justified.
REBELS BECOMING DESPERATE
Threaten to Extort Contributions
from Railroads and Owners
of Estates-Small Stores
Being Pillaged.
REBELS BECOMING DESPERATE

sugar mills iron minos and otber in
dustr,es I'm IN Tho rrasor, :, ,s do
clared tboro hoe hoor nm dos,ruo,ior
OF valuable nrorertv but on tho co,
trary the situation n, cuantara,no is
improving
One fact vindicstipv tho sta,o do
partment's action in nsl,i,y for naval
protection of American intaras,s is tbe
4 Threatening attitude of ,bo rabcls Ar
cording to information. annarent1v re
liable, that comes ia tbo danor,ront
the insurgents are Incoming dosner-
ate and Estenoz their leader dc,laree
that If President Gomez doea no. 60
lcure the repeal of the Morua law nro-
lhibiting the organization of q strictly
negro party in Cuba he and tho otbor
leaders will demand contributions from,
the railroads and from the owners .of
estates in order to prolong the con-
flct and will destroy the property Of
those who refuse. In the meantime
bands of negroes in the unprotected
sections Of the Guantanamo district
continue to steal horses and pillage
small stores.
NO EASY TASK FOR TROOPS
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able to deal mora successfu,lv with th,s
! element
As the idea has hocn hroached that tho
rebels are calculating upon making an
easy escape from Cuba to other West
| ihdlah ISLANDS IN the event that they are
TOO closely pressed by the government
troops II is proposed by some of the
naval ofticers here II they are called
| upon to take an active part in the
troubles. to cut off the retreat of such
fugitives by thorough boat patrol OF
the eastern coast of Cuba.
divisions OF the Atlantic fleet responded
to the call for a naval demonstration in
the southern waters has not attracted
the attention it deserves. in the opinion
of the naval officers here. As a matter
of fact. they declare. this was probably
the speedlast and most effectivo hit NJ
naval mobIlization ever carried out on
go large - scale in This ~, any country
in modern warfare if is noin,od out that
after coupcu bv Socro,orv Novor vim
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rec,ed hv ,w, o,f,oors IN ia. r.,.y do
n,r,uert ADMIN, vraa,,,, an1 ca,
tain Potts. by long distance telenhone
and the use of only one or two radios
and wire messages.
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ENoftH'o'H AREA ~ NoNEH
1t is believed that General Mendieta
Is simply holding his ground until the
arrival of the commander chief of
the CUBAN army General Monteagudo
with strong relntorcements, when a
general Forward movement VIII be be-
gun Meah"hlie GENERAL Mendieta Is
ooihs MS utmost To supply guards for