Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-15
MARINES LANDED
| AS i. S. DEATHS IN
| NICARAGUA GROW
Nine Americans and MANY
Natives Reported Slain
by Rebel Troops.
ALL ANTl-INSURGENTS
KILLED IN RAID ON FARM
Pedro Blandon, Aide to Sandino.
Loses Life in Battle After
Ambush.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
PUERTO CABEzAS, Nicaragua, April
15.-United States Marines from the
U. s. s. Asheville landed again
today to protect the populace against
attacks from Nicaraguan insurgents
Nine Americans and many natives have
been slain since Saturday.
Inc insurgents, who attacked lum-
Der camp near Logtown, about 10 miles
from here, and have since ravaged
nearby haciendaS. have slain large
but undetermined number of natives,
although meeting with some reverses
raguan constabulary, under American
Marine officers.
Americans Listed.
The names of Americans killed In
the fighting are:
Capt. HARLEM Pefiey. u. s. M. c.,
Philadelphia.
w. H. Bond, jr., Sarasota, Fla.
Percy Davis, Hammond, La.
Hubert Wilson. New Orleans
J. d. Phelps, Baton Rouge, La.
J. H. Bryan, Clinton, Md.
RIP" Davis, Mississippi.
William Selssr, Florida
j. M. SagaStrumi of Guatemala CITY.
believed to be an American citizen.
The insurgents suddenly appeared at
Logtown on the morning of April IL at
about am, barely giving the commits
Sary clerk time to call the Wawa juno
ton telephone exchange. He shouted
"Helpl" into the mouthpiece and ran.
leaving the receiver down.
Hears Bandits at Work.
The Wawa operator, as a consequence,
was able to hear the bandits as tFev
looted the Logtown commissary and no.
tined Puerto Cabezas and other en-
campments In the vicinity.
An automobile carrying Selser, Wilson
and Arthur Curtis, Americans. took a
Marine and four of the Guardia toward
the lumber camp, but stopped some dis
lance away TO await Capt. Pefiey and
four more of the Guardia before pro-
ceeding to Logtown.
When they were near the place, the
insurgents, who had prepared an am
bush, opened fire from behind killing
Capt. Pefey and wounding a Guardis
and Selser, who died later. A fight fol-
lowed and aftsr while the insurgents
withdrew The Guardia, picking up
their dead and wounded and returning
to the commissary, reported the fight 70
Puerto Cabezas
The insurgents had tapped the wires
and were listening to the appeal for
nClV 80 bDdt, WICu Llcut. CayuG roy
Darrah, Ralph Beardsley and 20 men
from Puerto CabezaS approached, they
found another ambush and were iso-
lated by the Nicaraguans. They later
fought their way out
Marine Corps planes bombed the IN
strgents Sunday morning, enabling the
Guardia to improve its position. Rein
forcements under Capt. j. C.. Wood and
Lieut.. Simmer joined the guard Monday
morning and engaged the insurgents in
battle, killing eight of them, inclnd-
ing the high SANDING leader, Pedro
Blandon.
Sympathizers Spared.
The Guardia detachment arrived at
Puerto Cabezas Tuesday afternoon ex-
hausted, Beardsley bringing Blandon's
sword. Three of their number bore
wounds. They said the insurgents i1ad
attacked many farms In the area. kill
ing every one except their sympathizers
who were identified by red handker-
chiefs which they wore around their
necks.
Reports brought here said that bodies
of victims we're chopped into small
pieces with machets and the heads Inn
paled on fence pickets. All buildings
and bridges were burned and rails torn
up.
The gunboat Asheville arrived here
early Tuesday It's failure to land a de-
tachment of Marines immediately to re-
inforce the Guardia here caused dismay
among the Americans and Nicaraguans.
who feared another attack from the In
Surgents, who are numerous and well
armed