Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-02
MARINES PURSUING
NICARAGUA REBELS
AFTER AMBUSCADE
U. S. Forces Report 5 Dead
and % Wounded in
Battle.
SANDINO'S CASUALTIES
ARE ESTIMATED AT 280
Troops Attacked on Mountain
Trail-Insurgents, Well Armed,
Put Up Stiff Resistance.


rebels led by Gen. Augustine Sandino'
after sangulnary hattie in when
Marines were killed and 23 wounded
The Marines. operating with Mica
raSuan national guardsmen, drove the
rebels from the Sandino headquarters
rear Quilali, few miles south OF the
IIonduran border. Friday. The rebels.
informed by spies of the Marine ad'
vance. were fully prepared to meet the
attack and the patrol was forced to
defeat a thoroughly trained and wen
equipped force of 500 insurgents to
gain its objective
Rebels Well Armed.
II is regarded as certain that San
dino is receiving outside aid, because
his men are better equipped and arm
cd than heretofore. Marine headquar-
tiers we're informed that the conduct
of the rebels in battle was greatly inn
proved and that the men carried boin
machine guns and rifles
II was estimated that for every
Marine casualty. there were 10 among
the rebels. which would put the rebei
dead around 50 and the wounded real
e3n Since Sandinos men removed
their dead and wounded 10 save them
from vultures. the exact number OF
rebel casualties probably never MI
be learned.
The Marines suffered the heaviest
casualties since American forces were
landed in Nicaragua more than
year ago.
Frs, Sergt. John Hemphill. Chi
caso.
t:crpl. Adolph Theiihart, Middle
Village, Long Island. New York.
Pvt. first class. George +. Gold
smith. Deer Park. Wis.
pyt. frs. class. Grady w. Watson,
PoGnte counee. La.
pvt. first class. E<tier Grosson.
PIeasaa; Plasn. Ohio
Seriously Wounded.
The seriously injured,
Capt Richard Livington, Phiia'
6elphls.
conda Mont.
pvt. Robert II. Collins. Cobbtown,
pv,. Bernard w. Coyne. Framing
P.1. Charles E. Turner. Terre
Ilaute, Ind.
PVT. Leonard j. Smith. New York
Ciy. ,
liam r. Minnick. Pittsburgh: First
Lieut., Moses ]. Gould, Paterson. y. j.;
serSt, s. Field, yarnvilie. S. G.: cofpl.
John Meei. Dakota City. Iowa: 1ofpl.
Anthony j. Leach Detroit; Pvt
TaIeigh r.. Brandenberg. LOUISVILLE.
Ky.: pvt. Thomas Francis Do"d.
Orange. y. J.: PVT. Jason Little. Tay-
loreviie. y. e: PVT. Arthur j. FnZ'
patrick. Colorado Springs. Colo. Pvt.
Ali,ert a. Sewherg. Pine Lawn. Mo;
pvt. Clifford 4. Endrese. Youngstown.
Ohio. pvt. William r. Merchant. New
berry. s. G.: pvt Paul Hurka- Torrin2'
ton. conn: Pvt. Glenn Smith. War
ren. Ohio. PVT. Edgar ~ Walker. Clay.
Nv. ard Pvt Harry NJ. blanchard.
Violet. La.
fAecording 10 Marine Corps adyices
.e Warrington, the twenty third
Marine wounded PVT John T., foyle.
vas slightly wounded the same day In
. sepeFaie engagement With bandi.s
->9r Guans E8siili0.j
Rrinforeentents Leave.
A Marine reinforcement numbering
1GG men 1Hf pscb train of Eeh
carrying supplies and ammunition, "a'
on W% wa ktrS& tfDBt aff''ial ob'
JejpAn"cs 10 Qull1iI-
gandino who hss been reptidiated
by leaders ~ the i.iberai party. the
rTsc.a imposition ~ the government
Rad known ftgr several weeks that the
Marlnes were preparing 10 max"
drive on Qailaij. lie nlade eKt"hslsf
preparations 10 resist them with
p5ekea force ~ 800 men
Ger Ssudino fortified his forces 6r
the outskirts ~ Quabsii on the oni,
trail leading into the town. This tfai
's mountainous. r1,ky and hras'i,
flnii3ered The Marines knew that IN
t,rder - capture the town the rebels
would hs Ye 80 he driven out from th'
fosG.
AZ he Marines MeFs ascending th'
rqoun' famous trail FandiDo's msf
aDened IRE on them from their hld
Tag places along the road, The
slightly wounded were injured b,
bursting bomiIs,
cant Livingston. who wHs ia com
maud. fell seriously wounded Lieut.
GD8If Nno later was slightly wound
81. ,fnsnedlaieiy 'Dok commsnd
ReI,els DisIodgsd.
BY GespeFate and hBfd 6ghiing ih
Marines dislDdRed HE Tebeis. Al
stian aided them but were not 81
fert3Ye. ~ previously since Fhhd!n'
IaH scattered Hi~ men
hfeF dispensing The Febeis ih
A4unes pushed on towstd 9Uils
Fan6lno bog told hls toIipWefs ihA
flss SCI ond time ie mel the Marine
be WDubj emerge viftDFf1is The de
fea4 as GeDiDi !nsi July when
.:tBt" AuG $40 rebels We're Ellie
s.a is,9 rebels VoOrned still rantl"f
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