Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-02
MORE MARINES TO SAIL.
Detachment 10 Leave for Nicaragua
Soon.

Soon.
By the Associated Press.
More Marines were under sailing or
ders today for Nicaragua. Il battle
ground that for years has claimed the
blood OF Americans and natives who
have clashed I'm battle.
Orders for five officers and $50 Ma
rines TO sail from New York soon as
the Chateau Thierry. evidently issued
some days ago. were made public late
last night at Marine headquarters on
the heels OF news that the corps had
suffered the most serious battle losses
of it's long Nicaraguap campaign
dead and % wounded In an engage
ment Friday with rebels commanded
BY Gen. SANDING.
Ordered Recently"
The Marine headquarters announce
m ant said the new sailing had been or.
dered recently" and there was no in
dication that IL was inspired by the
latest battle. The Navy Department
was without an official report OF the
fight until some hours after receipt of
press dispatches. Whether the $40
Marines will serve an requirements or
reinforcements also was not clear.
The FIVE Marine deaths bring the
corps total since last May to approx
mately 20 I'm clashes with Nicaraguans.
variously identified an members OF the
Liberal party army and as bandits
and rebels, since peace was declared
between the Liberal and the Con-
servatiye forces. On the other side
Of the ledger the Marines and the
Nicaraguan National Guard have &C
counted for the death OF several hun
bred natives In scores Of minor and
ma jor clashes.
Before the Friday engagement the
most serious battle was July 10. when
the Marines by land and air beat of
an attack by Gen. SANDING at Ocotal.
Then one Marine was killed and
another wounded. but 300 rebels were
Killed, 200 OF them falling under IA
rain Of bombs and machine gun bull
let's from Marine planes.
In Many Battles.
Since May IL. when "A Marine cap.
tain and n private were the first
fatalities. battles have been frequent.
in almost all OF them the Slcaraguans
suffering heavy losses. In the May Is
battle the Marines were outnnmbered
10 10 ], but killed II Liberals
Early In October two Marine aviators.
Lieut.. Earl A. Thomas and Sergt.
Frank IL. Dowdell, failed to return
from flight. Later IT was learned
that they were killed by rebels after
their plane had crashed.
During the Marine search for them
the bandits were encountered October
IL, and 81 Of them were killed Six
more were killed or wounded N0ven
Der z. and Il few days later Is more
we're riaIn. Early in December 81
others fell before the Marine rifles
Most Of the clashes have been with
bandits under Gen. SANDING, "a former
Liberal leader. who refused the peace
terms accepted by the warning DO
htichi parties at the instiKatoin of
Henry J.. Htins0n, former Secretary
IT WDr and now Governor General al
the Philippines, who WAS appointed by
President Coolidge last April 10 effect
o pea"e,
WneH M Ntiinson returned 10 the
ntted States 10 May more than 900
Marines we're Oh duty in Nicarns,in
The pthfe terms stipulated that the
bult ~ The force would be withdrawn.
leaving only enough 10 protect Ameri,
cans ana maintain order III the re-.
cent election ana the national election
next December,
Land In December, 1925,
The Marines went to Nicaragua III
force December. 1926, after minor
landings had been made during tb.
one year since 1872 that found The
ohnHtfy clear ~ American noldiefy
The occupation tint beEnn IN 1912
during oHs ~ The r1untvy's mus,
yiDient revolutions. ended in 1923
In May, 1875, Marines aud blue
Jackets returned IL Biuehslds When
the recent revolt broke out They
10 hdsd there again Ia August ~ thai
year, returning for IA long campaign
IN december when the Liberal CON
ssefyaiiys war assumed serious pro
portion
The December. 1925. binding fol
lnwed the insiktsut plea ~ President
Diuz, the Conservative, for American
intervention ana his declaration that
lte could not adequately protect Amer
irank and their interests lie ais
enRResied retention ~ Marines 1,
supervise eieH lions.
20 YEARS ~ CORPS,