Evening star., 1928-05-18
MARINES IN PURSUIT
OF SANDING TROOPS
AFTER new THREAT
US. Forces Suffer One Killed
and Two Wounded in
Clash With Rebels.
GALL NORTH AMERICA"
DEFIED BY CHlEFT TAIN
Declares He Will Destroy Every
thing He Captures Because
of "Warlike Invasion"
Rr tn Assnciated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NANAGUA, Nicaragua, May lS.-
Faced with q direct rebel threat against
al that is North American, Amer
ican Marines were pushing their way
through the northern jungles OF Mica
rasua today in pursuit Of rebel force
that killed one Marine and wounoeo
two others in fight northeast OF
JinoteEa.
The threat was issued over the sigma
tl1re of Augusta Sandino, rebel chieftain'
and was found at La Luz mine by h.
w. Anlphlett, manager OF the mine,
who returned there after the place had
been captured and destroyed by rebel
forces several weeks ago. Mr.. Amphlett,
a British subject. reached Puerto
CabezaS last night.
Protests United States Invasion"
The letter. bearing the date April 90,
,,rotestn5 against the "warlike in
yasion of the United States Govern
ment" and declared that President
Coolidge was responsible for the nor
rible and disastrous situation through
which Nicaragua is passing at the
present"
"Au that is North American that
fails irto our hands has arrived at Its
end" said the letter. which added that
the most honorable course for the
United States to pursue is to get out OF
Nicaragua.
In the most severe combat since
February 27, one Marine and one Mica.
raguan National Guardsnan we're kliieo
and the commanding ofncer OF the
patrol, Capt. Robert S. Hunter OF Kan
sas auS another Marine were wounded.
Sixty TO rs insurgents and 25 Marines
and 10 Guardsmen took part II the
clash which occurred near PaSo Real.
IS miles northeast Of Jinotega ano
across the Cua River.
Fought Against Odds.
Fighting against odds, the Marines
killed five rebels and wounded five. The
Insurgents were under Jose Leon Diaz,
who has had previous revolutionary ex-
perience and is reputed to be HON.
duran who has joined the cause OF Gen.
Sandino.
The Marine patrol was isolated Med
ical and surgical supplies were dropped
70 them by an airplane squadron under
Capt. Robert A. Archibald. The names
Of the enlisted men who were casualties
we're not learned.
TWO relief columns were rushed from
Jinotega toward the region, which is
iflickly forested and has been little ex-
plored. These Marines. under MAJ.
Keller e. Rockey of Indiana, were TO
assist the wounded and take up the
pursuit OF the rebels. The wounded wiz
be sent 70 Quailah and then evacuated
20 Managua by atrplane. Brigade head
quarters stated that they believed Capt.
Hunters patrol was not in serious pre-
dicsment.
Regions Practically Unexplored.
Until word of the clash reached
Managua, it was not generally known
that it had pushed SO far eastward from
.Jinotega. These patrols have been
chasirg armed and organized outlaws
into practically unexplUred regions.
Brigade headquarters believed that Gen.
Sandino has retired to the central part
Of the Department Of Jinotega, region
nearly inaccessible.
Diaz is known as a daring leader.
Last October he attacked government
garrison Of 80 men with IS followers.
Recent reports said he had zoo men
under his command Constant pressure
by Marines broke Up this band, but
they were believed 20 have worked their
way D&CE 10 JllloLeKA III SIlalA RIcupS
and formed again.
Since the clash on February 27, when
a supply train was attacked and five
Marines killed, Marine patrols have
made Is contacts with the rebels. In
these there was only one casualty. CaH
Francis r.. Pierce, who Was shot through
the foot while acting as an observer In
an airpiane which was fired upon by
rebels.
Addressed TO AmphIett.
Mr.. Ampl1lett returned To Puerto
Cabezas with copies Of defiance signed
By Gen. Gancino. The document was
addressed 10 Am1phlett. II stated tina,
Gandino was there personally 10 carry
out tie destruction as q tangible eyi-
1ence OF his protest against the war
Like invasion by the United States
without any more right than that oi
brute force"
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