Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-18
EBELS STAY
MARINE; help
Sent PATROL
z Killed, z Wounded
In Latest Clash of
y. S. Forces With
Troops of SANDING

MANAGUA. Nicaragua. Nay IS
N1-Pushing their way through the
JunKles Of the north. American ma
fines today we're tracking down the
rebel rlayers az n comrade IN arms.
In the most severe combat since
February q. one marine and z
Nicaragua national cuardsnan were
killed and the commanding officer
of the patrol. Captain Robert =
Hunter Of Kansas, and another ma
rine were wounded.
Sixty % IS insurgents and p
marines and ten guardsmen took
part N the clash which occurred
nea Paso Real. - miles northeast
% Jinotega and across the Qua
river.
Fighting against odds. the marines
killed five rebels and wounded five.
The insurgents were under Jose Leon
Diaz. who has had previous revolu-
tionary experience and is reputed 20
be q Honduran who has Joined the
cause Of General Augustine SANDING.
Patrol Isolated
The marine patrol was isolated.
Medical and surgical supplies were
dropped 70 them by an airplane
squadron under Captain Robert A.
Archibald. The names Of the en-
listed men who we're casualties were
not learned.
Two relief columns we're rushed
from Jinotega toward the region
which In thickly forested and has
been little explored. These marines,
under Major Kellerpe Hockey Of In
diana. were 10 assist the wounded
- aALa - - .- - skm -ak-
els. The wounded will be sent to
Quilali and then evacuated TO Mana
qua by airplane. Brigade headquar~
ters stated that they believed Cap
tain Hunters patrol was not in q
serious predicament.
Until word Of the clash reached
ManaTua, IL was not generally known
that the marines had pushed so fhr
eastward from Jinotega. The pa
trolls have been chasing armed and
organized outlaws into practically
UNEMPLOYED regions. Brigade head
> STARTERS believed that General San
dino has retired 20 the central part
81 the department % Jinotega, a re-
gion nearly inaccessible.
Dfaz Daring
Dtaz Is known as n daring leader.
Last October he attacked a govern
rnent garrison Of thirty men with Is
followers. Recent reports said he
q 200 men under his command.
Constant pressure BY marines broke
Ep this band. but they were believed
20 have worked their way back TO
JtnoteTa IN small groups and form
cd aRain.
Since fhs clash on February 27.
@hAn mwAwAv s~
n ] marines killed. marine pa
trolls have made g contacts with
rebels. In these there was only one
casualty. Captain Francis r. Pierce.
while acting as an observer in an
%airplane which was fired upon by
ehels.
j. n. W. Amrhlett. Of La
sMz mine In northeastern Nicaragua.
which was recently DESTROYED by in
E~urgents. returned 20 Puerto Cabe-
zas. with copies of a defiance sign
ed by General Sandino. Amphlett
said this had been posted on the
property BY the insurgents and prom
ited destruction Of all American
owned property that fell into his
Collect From U. s.
"All that Is North American that
falls into our hands has arrived at
its end" the document read. "The
losses which you have sustained in
the mine you may collect from the
government OF the United States, Mr..
Calvin Coolidge. who is the only one
really responsible for the horrible
and disastrous situation through
which Nicaragua Is passing at the
present time.
"The most honorable resolution
which your government could adopt
with Nicaragua Is TO retire its
fcrces from our territory. thus per-
hitting US. the N~icaraguans. 70 elect
u national government. which is
the only means Of pacification of
the country"