The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-15
II AMERICANS
ARE KILLED IN
BANDIT RAIDS
Marine Planes Are Set to
Rescue Victims in Case
Of Fight.
WARSHIPS STANDING BY
Reports of NiCaraguan In
surgentS' Activities
Are Confusing.
~ United Press

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, April To-
Marine corps airplanes loaded with
bombs and ammunition we're ready
today for a quick dash to Puerto
Cabezas, where 300 United States
citizens awaited an attack by rebel
bands under the leadership Of
Augustine SANDING.
The U. s. S. Asheville was stand
ing by at Puerto Cabezas with
marine forces ready to evacuate the
Americans if the insurrectionists,
in their new assault on the Mica
raguan national guard and the
marines should reach the city.
The national guard. or guardia,
which is commanded by United
States marine corps officers, was
struggling with the insurrectionists
in the jungles which lie between
here and Puerto Cabezas and for
this reason, reports from the vari-
GUS outposts were confusing.
Eleven Americans Slain
Private advices sent out from the
Bragmen Bluen Lumber Company
near Puerto Cabezas, however, said
eleven American and an undeter-
mined number Of British subjects
had been killed in the bandit at
tacks. United States navy advices
Tuesday reported the death of four
Americans and said three others
were missing.
Some Of the patrols commanded
by American officers were reported
cut of from Puerto Cabezas by the
rebels in the jungle.
The cruiser AshevilIe was Or
dered to send landing parties ashore
Tuesday night to protect the lives
of the Americans.
The insurrectionists were report
ed moving rapidly on Puerto Cabe-
zas. Their tactics we're not affected
by the arrival Of the Asheville, it
was said, because the gunboat had
landed no marines until early Fri
day afternoon.
Saw Lieutenant Alive
Lieutenants Harlan Peafley and
G. r. Darrah of the marine colps
were reported among those killed,
but a marine corps aviator reported
here, after a fight over the terri
tory, that he had sighted Darrah's
patrol and that Darrah was alive
at that time. He said Peafley had
been killed at Logtown.
The flier, Lieutenant John S. E.
Young, described battle he had
witnessed from the air between the
1nsurrectionists and a force of
guardsmen commanded by Captain
John g. Wood of the marines
Captain Wood had arrived from
Bluef1elds and with twenty-five
guardsrnen left for Logtown to join
Darrah. All proceeded to point
forty miles northwest Of Puerto
Cabezas. We proceeded the next
morning and Jack (another f1ier
with Young saw bandit group. He
dropped bombs, flew low and used
machine gun, which jammed. He
returned at once to inform me. I i
returned, but saw only some of the
insurgents horses. I dropped bombs
and returned to inform Captain
Wood of the presence Of revolu-
tionsries.
Saw M More Bandits
we remained in the air over
town for an hour and half. but
saw no more bandits.
woods force disembarked at
Logtown and caught the rear guard
of the insurgents. I saw their
chief killed, trying to escape as we
flew low, and seven more insurgents
fell.
Returning to Puerto Cabezas, we
were informed of bandits in the
neighborhood, but saw nothing
when we reconnitered. On the next
fight We saw the insurgents had
set fire to railroad bridge fifteen |
miles north of town, cutting off |
Wood and his men. I informed
Wood, and picked UP a message
from him by a loop and pole-a
hard job, and somewhat dangerous.
Describes Captains Death
Dispatches here described how
Captain Peatley was killed. Leav-
ing his car, 400 yards from the |
commissary, he was fired upon and
fell. The members of his patrol. |
although leaderless, fought gamely |
and drove OF the bandits. They |
recovered their commanders body. /
The guardSmen, mostly outnum-
bered, have been fighting courage
ously. Up to the present, aviators
reported, they seemed to have the |
situation in hand.
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