Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-18
REBELS STAY
MARINE; help
SENT PATROL
z Killed, 2 Wounded
In Latest Clash of
u. s. Forces With
Troops Of SANDING

MANAGUA. Nicaragua. May Is
R-PushinR their way through the
Jungles Of the north, American ma
rlnes today were tracking down tne
rebel slayers Of a comrade ~ arms
In the most severe combat since
February 27. one marine ana one
Nicaragua national guardsman were
killed and the commanding oiilcer
Of the patrol, CAPTAIN Robert n
Hunter of Kansas, and another ma
rine were wounded.
Sixty 20 70 insurgents and m
marines and ten guardsmcn TOOK
Part in the clash which occurred
near Paso Real. ~ miles northeast
OF Jinotega and across the Qua
river.
Fighting against odds, the marines
killed five rebels ana wounded five.
The insurgents were under Jose Leon
Diaz. who has had previous rcyolu-
tionary experience and is rcnutcd 20
be a Eonduran who has joined the
u Of General Augustine sandlno.
Patrol Isolated
The marine patrol was isolated.
Medical and surgical supplies were
dropped 70 them Ivy wv airplane
GAt41QINN lNAtl AWNNANt 80
Archibald. The names of the en-
listed men who were casualties were
not learned.
Two relief columns were rushed
from Jinotega toward che region
which is thickly forestcd and has
been little explored. These marines,
under Major Kcllcrpc Rochey of In
diana. were to assist the wounded
nHI 81 -. Al m.w.nnrH aF HHa HAh-I
els. The wounded will he sent TO
Quilali and then evacuated % Mana
qua BY airplane. Brigade headquar-
ters stated that they believed Cap
tain Hunters patrol was net IN a
serious predicamcnt.
Until word Of the clash reached
Managua, il was not generally known
that the marines had pushed 80 far
eastward from Jinotrra. The pa
trolls have been chasing armed and
organized outlaws into practically
UNEMPLOYED regions. Brigade head
Gre ;ers believed that General San
v has retired - the central part
iildre e department Of Jinotega, a re-
No ci %tnearly inaccessible.
Ia,,. DiaZ Daring
AZ is known as "a daring leader.
ANr. October ne attacked a govern
-. garrison of thirty men with rs
.nu owers. Recent reports said he
Al ! 200 men under his command.
CONSTANT pressure Nv marines broke
To this band. but they were believed
V have worked their way back to
a noteEa in small grouns and form
4 again.
Since the clash IN February 27.
7hen a supply train was attacked
nd five marines killed. marine pa
trolls have made o contacts with
rebels. In these there was only one
casualty. Captain Francis r.. Pierce.
while acting as m observer IN an
airplane which was fired upon By
rebels.
II. w. Amphlett, manager ~ Ia
Luz mine in northeastern Nicaragua.
which was recently destroyed by in
snrgents. returned 70 Puerto Cabe-
zas. with copies Of a defiance sign
cd by General SANDING. Amphlett
said this had been posted vi the
property BY tho insurgents and prom
isad destruction so All American
owned property that fell into his
hands.
Collect From Y. s.
"All that Ia North American that
falls into our hands has arrived nj
its end" the document read. "The
losses which you have sustained in
the mine you may collect from the
government az the United States. Mr..
Calvin Coolidge. who IA the only one
really responsible for the horrible
and disastrous situation through
which Nicaragua is passing 10 the
present time.
The most honorable resolution
which your government could adopt
with Nicaragua is to retire its
forces from OUT territory, thus per
hitting US. the Nicaraguars. n elect
u national government. which is
the only means Of pacification "
the country"