The sun., 1917-02-17
Army Routed After Night
Battle II Miles West
of City.
LIBERALS FARE BADLY
Twenty Slain at ManajanabO
u. s. Said to Be Sending
Four WGrships.


CURED last night between rebels and
Government troops near Hoyo. Colorado
seventeen miles west OF Havana. Sew
eral OF the rebels were killed
The rebels were followers of Baldo-
nero Acosta. Some prisoners were
taken. Scosta escaped with small
band OF men. some Of whom were
wounded
Government forces whic!; left here OH
Wednesday night on the cruiser Cuba
are cooperating in oriente province with
the forces Of Col. Consuegra and Col
Collazo. which are now advancing
against the rebels.
1t Is reported that the United States
Government is sending four warships
one each to Santiago de Cuba, Nuevitas
Cienfuegos and Havana.
A force of cavalry under Major Al.
fredo Lima dispersed a band OF eighty
rebels led by Sanchez del Portal. Carlos
Machado and Braulio in an engagement,
at Manajanabo. Santa Clara The Gov
ernment troops attacked the fleeing
rebels with machetes. The rebels left
! twenty dead on the field
a despatch from Manzanlllo reports
the defeat of the rebel forces under Col
Masso The n,imher Of casualties is M,
given. Col. AIasso has offered to sur.
render at Campechuela IL "A guarantee
is given that his life will be spared
Rebel Plot Nipped.
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| mn s,,a,- and SAINT. clara n-o,,;nc.s
/ Ravamo Manzani,Io Snh- Secrst,r,. NJ
; tho Government of Nc,taIyo renor,,
! that the situation there is much i'm
| proved
Tho pevsnaner ~ y,,b, says tho,
| Americ.n troons have heen Iand.d 4,
! Santiago de Cuba to guard the Ameri
can Consulate and that they are pa
trolling streets adjacent to 1t. The pa
| f1rmed tha, Americans have landed e,sc
where in Oriente proyince These re
ports are denied at the American Legs
| tion here and cannot be confirmed i,
/ Otner quarters,
Rafael Montoro, secretary to Pres
| ident Menocal. officially denied in :
statement to newspaper men that Amerl
can troops had beer landed at San
| tiago. When asked whctherl negotia
! tions for the landing Of American force.
| in Cuba were in progress, he replied I.
! the negative.
! IL Is reported that small body G
| insurrectionist troops attacked the force
! or President Menocal at Palma Soriano
taking six prisoners. who joined TN
! rebel forces. According to another ru
NOR. Capt. Arsenic Ortiz. commandin,
troops OF President Menocal was kille,
IN ambush.
The military Governor OF Santiago ha
ordered the detention of prominent con
servatives on the charge that they wer
engaged In conspiracy against the d.
lacto authorities Gov. Rodriguez Fuen
tas and other officials of the civil re
gime' VINO mad been allowed 10 return
10 thelr honies under guard. nave bee!
taken 10 the military barracks.
! Conn. IN Arr..m.,,
MAJOR iIoret dc Mola. Military Gov
erpor OF the Province OF Santiago. an
Commander Knox. In command OF tn
United states gunboat Petrol. hav
reached an agreement concerning tn
right OF ships to enter Santiago harbol
, The Military Governor wished to bloc
the entrance to Santiago harbor in orde
to stop vessels which might bring troop
to attack him. Commander Knox an
Major Loret de Mola signed an agree
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