The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-04
U. 5. MARINES
ADVANCE ON
NICARAGUANS
American Bomber Planes
Attack Sandino'S DugoutS
in Wilderness.
RUSH REINFORCEMENTS
Yankee Patrol, AmbuShed
by Liberal General, Sends
Call for Help.
RUSH REINF0RCEMENTS
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BV United Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Ameri-
can troops from thousands of miles
away were drawn today, as if by q
magnet, toward the mountain fast
ness & FL Chipote, In northern
Nicaragua, where the Liberal gen.
eral, Sandino, holds forth defiantly.
A battle was imminent, with
United States planes bombing San
dino'S dugoutS in preparation for
a mass attack by Marines, who had
suffered the loss of six dead and
twenty-eigh wounded at the hands
Of the stocky insurgent leader in
the last week.
A column of $50 Marines was be-
lieved on the way from Managua,
the Nicaraguan capital, to reinforce
the FL Paneca marine patrol, am
pushed by Sandino band Sunday.
Perhaps 200 or more Marines were
being rushed to Corinto, on the
Nicaraguan west coast, on three
United States warships, in answer
to q call for reinforcementS by the
Marine command at Managua.
Warships on Way
The warships, the Rochester.
Galveston and Tulsa, were expected
to reach Corinto from the Panama
Canal Zone today in charge of Rear
Admiral Sellers, commander of the
special service squadron.
Sellers reported to the Navy De-
partment that bluejackets from the
squadron would be landed to relieve
marines now on guard duty in Mica
ragua, so that these Marines could
join the attack on Sandino.
The American-offlc Nicaragu-
an constabulary likewise would aug
ment the attacking force.
While these preparations were
made near the scene of fighting, &C
tivity went on apace at Marine sta
tionS in the United States. One bat
talon was being organized at Guam
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proceed to Nicaragua "as soon as
possible" from Charleston, S. c., and
perhaps Hampton Roads, Va.
Other Battalion Ready
A second battalion was under or
ders to proceed to Nicaragua from
San Diego, Cal.
Still another detachment, of $50
Marines and five officers, will leave
from New York Jan. IL aboard the
army transport Chateau Thierry,
the Navy Department said.
These troops, joined with those al
ready facing Sandino, would bring
the Marine strength to between $500
and 5000, without counting the
native consta 5ulary, it was stated.
Sandino's sire 9Th is believed far
below this.
The Marines arriving at Corinto
today on the warshipS will be sent
into the interior Immediately, it is
said. They will proceed first to re-
lief of the besieged Elpaneca patrol
and then join the main body of at
tacking Marines at Quilali, fifteen
miles from the Sandino stronghold
at Ell Chipote.
Dunlap in Command
The two new battalions from the
United States will be commanded
by Col. Robert H. Dunlap, now at
tached to the marine base at Guam
tico.
Brig. Gen. Logan Feland, for
mer marine commandant in Mica
ragua, probably will be named COM
mander of the entire marine force
there.
Brig. Gen. Frank L. Mccoy,
United States Army, designated by
President Coolige to supervise the
Forthcoming Nicaraguan election,
will leave New York for his post
within a few days.
Brig. Gen. Rufus H. Lane, Marine
Corps, left for Nicaragua today on
what officials described as an "in-
spection trip"