The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-06
STARVING RESIDENTS
 OF MASAYA RELIEVED
Battle Expected to Bring to Climax in Congress Dispute Over Right to Intervene in Nicaragua.
 Precedents Cited


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 The two hills. which lie Just outside Masaya, have been an fnsnrgent stronghold since the outbreak of the revolution. Both were strongly fortf- fled with cannon and machine guns.
 cayotepe is 300 feet high and Bar ranca 200 feet The railroad from Man. agua to. Granada runs between and is commanded by the hills. This fact led the American admiral. William \. Southerland, to demand the surrend- CT of the fortresses. This was refused by General Zeledon, commanding the insurgents.
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 At s o'clock Thursday morning .hs Americans began a bombardment of the two hills This continued all day, but apparently with little effect. During the night the American forces moved around to the opposite side and be- fore daybreak were in position--Ma1or Smedley D. Buffers battalion or ma rines on the east side ot cayotepe. Major McKelvey's command on the northeast and q battalion of sailors on tie north. Col. John H. Pendleton was in command.
 At daybreak they had gained po- sition 600 yards from the entreneh- ments and as the light came up over 1 the hills fired one vol1ey and charged. 1 The rebels not expecting an attack 1 from that quarter, were taken by sur prise.
 l Many of them fledi others stood ana fought neroely with machine guns ana rifles. The onward rush of the An,@r- 1 iean troops could not be stopped Tn V minutes they had gained tue crest f tie htli
 The tiereeness ol the AZ s. 'oaid indaoa hy the fset ehas z aAqrsenlA were killed and 75 wohnded only sls were taken prisoners,
 Four Marines Killed 1 In the charge four marines Of Company z. under Captain lsorstson. were killed by the fire of machine gun, and eight were wounded. TWO or three of the wounded are in Il serious condition. including Lieu l tenant Martin. who was shot in both feet The nalnes of the dead marines are Bob bitt. Durham McGin and Pollard. All of the killed and eight of the wound ed men were in this company, which was advancing through d gulch, down which the machine gun was trained. Eventually Il bullet struck the machine gun, putting il out of commission.
 The rebels fought like tigers and number of Americans in other companies were slightly wounded.
 Having effected the capture or 1aSo- tape me guns were turned on Barfanca. fsly tAitl laa the American forces The rebels retreafed to the city of Masaya.
 Federals Attack City
 The government forces had formed in line waiting for the word to advance and attnek the city. This was done lmme- diately on the capture of the two hills The federals gained an entrance to the city and threw up barricades. Then be gan lighting in the streets with the rebels massed at the church in the plaza. tue federals finally drove them within the walls Of the church. About noon they succeeded in breaking down the church door with well directed shot rom heavy gun and rushed inside.
 The slaughter was terrible. Praeticdiay all the rebels were killed or wounded and l many of the federals shared like late. 1 General Zeedon made his escape rom Masnva wounded. but was overtaken ' al l cavalry In a 1erce encounter which foi- l lowed he was killed. General Zeedon is 1 the insnrgent officer who bomoarded l Managua in August-a bombafdment which resulted in the death of lss women and children.
 can warfare as impregnable Itswas never captured by assault until the Ameri- l cans took it.
 1 The American forces returned to their cneampment the same day. with the in- tention of proceeding against Leon the | next day
 Masaya Is Relieved 1 Washington. october 5.--In gallant as- sault. American marines and bluejackets 1 yesterday drove the Nicafaguan revolu 1 tlonary leader, General Zeledon and his 1 forces from coyotepe and Barranca hii's 1 near Masaya. after 57 minutes of fight ing but in Inc action four privates of the United States marine corps were killed i and n number we're wounded.
 The victory of the Americans opened the way for the Niearaguan government 1 troops to assault the town of Masaya. which they took from the revolntionisfs l and tfe starving inhabitants were re- i ieyrd
 l Rebel losses were heavy. The govern ment forces lost 100 killed and 200 wound cd. General Zeedon the rebel. escaped. I but later was eornered and killed by troop of federal cavalry. One thousand American marines and bluejackets under Lieut. Col. Charles c. Long are moving on the city of Leon. the remaining rebel i stronghold.
 The American Dead
 Private Ralph Victor Bobbet. enlisted at st. Louis His father lives at Nevada, | Mo.
 Private Charles Hays Durham. enlisted 1 lI..4 ,..lfa Ia mn 4 i Junction City. Ky l Private Clarence Henry Me6ii, enlisted at Boston His aunt, Mary Herbert, lives at Portland, Me. At4 Private Henry Pollard enlisted a. Rochester, \. Y His mother lives at
 Medway. Mass.
 The Americans most severely injured
 were.
 Il Second Lieut.. dgorge w Martin, First battalion, enlisted at Boston. sergt A. P. ShMburne. enlisted al Bos- ifroataurs< s,v, Inonsre renl