Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-08

tlonal Guardsmen have narrowly re-
duced the ''ha iidit" infested area. their
operations involving some 10 SINAI,
enga gements. in which total or three
Marines. including two aviatals, were
killed and two wounded; their native
sttxiiiaries suffered some, but moi
many casualties. and several hundred
Of the inslrfectus bit the dust. On
Friday. December 30. "A combat patrol
Of 200 Marines and zoo National
tina rtismen. commands by Gap'
Richard Livingston. we're approaching
Quiln|i mot far from ocotan tue Ia
s,irrectoa' capital THE approach
uhe only anel was through n narrow
denie hordered by high cliffs. Here
the insurrectos. Informed by spies ol
the patrols movements. had laid an
ambush, from which. with machine
guns and other arms aud with dHha.
mite bombs. they assAiled the trapped
detachment. The latter. however
pushed through. and. meeting the enc
my on the other aide. punished hin
badly tairmen participatingG drove
him into the hills and took S,ssesss"n
Of .Quital!. Five Marines IA hfat ser'
geant. n corporal and mivates, were
killed. were seriously wounded ana
Is nnciuding Capt. livingston sltght'
man was killed. two Wounded the
enemy's loss In estimated ~ inc nun
dreds. Apparently most nf the patr"'
casualties were incurred IN the oenN.
The whole AFFAIR covered an hour anu
20 minutes.
The tns,trrectus displayed far het'
ter organization and discipline thah
were evident In the 0eotat anhlr anu
then equipment was far superior IN
Guiding even nntiairefnu guns lheN
are Wid to have. Is miles back :"
puiiaii n strongly for ists'i t"sitt'h
NEST difficult ut access on heish'
called Etchlpote, They dtsplaN~"
nng of red and black, 'sisnifNtnk
bloai ami death, ornamsnt~d Win
skull and crossed kni,ss'
Next day n detachment Of Marines
and Ma iunai cuar,tsm~n. hurrS,aS
eastward from Teipaneca In teihfnt'e
tho patfoi nov established at tl,liah.
we're attacked nv insnrreetaa, whom.
after an hours struggle they rsr"'.sd,
ons Marine frhomRs a, urine, ntst
sergeant IN the Marines aud first
lieutenant la the NAaraguan Nati"nsl
uuarn heins killed AMI tive wounded,
including LIST t.ient kiehat. command
er Of the detachment, perhaps moftat
" The tnsurseetos' iosses are not
reported the detachment pnsheN NV
Ia Quttaii ttruee received medal
NJ honor for extraordinary hefolsm In
the ocaiai engagement,
II II proposed 10 speed M opera
tions leaking Ia complete liquidation
~ tho insurrettos, There are ahout
.b00 at our Marines Ia Mica
ragua, aud about thousand
more we're ordered there Immediately
an receipt In Washington OF the In
formation summarized ahave.
United states " America, We are
told that though the hill pravidius
for naval construction, iRttot,,tsd sn
i,seemher II. IN the tiouse does not
name time limit far lis reaiiaat lion.
IN drafting II The Navy department
contemplated iin sM,,niste reHliAa tiaa,
Within ave years. aad We are further
told that the Navy department has
IN view four sueneaal,e tiveyear ra
Erains 1T naval construction az plu.it
eu,,al maAnttude, IL h un,terataaa
that the cruisers proposed in The bin
arc all to he NJ The i0,nuh ton tNps,
that the submarine tonnage has moi
i,aen deeided on. that the destroyer
leaders ars 10 he nf aha,,t s,0aN taNs
ZACH ami that ths alietatt aarslets