The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-17
Hoover Regime
 on Nicaragua
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 1 ,000 more by June 3, leaving only 500 to supervise the 1882 elections. in conformity with prior agree ment.
 This action, formally announced by the state department, follows new outbreaks in which eight United States citizens lost their lives and one of Augusta Sandino's. chief lieu tenants. Pedro Blandon, was killed. The fast cruiser Memphis is pro- ceeding at full speed to Puerto Ca- bezas. where great alarm Is felt among the 300 United States citizens remaining there under marine guard. The Sacramento, a slower vessel, is enroute to Bluefields, also on the east coast but nearer. With the arrival of these two ships, the Ashe- vile, now standing by at Puerto Ca- bezas with force of marines, is expected to move on to Cape Gracias a Dios, where new insurrectionist outbreak has occurred.
 It is understood that Gracias Dios has been captured and footed, but no Americans were reported killed. Reports to the state de- partment indicated the insurgents have abandoned their drive against Puerto Cabez, possibly in view of the United States reenforcements there, and are spreading fanwise north and south. The capture of Gracias Dios to the north and an attack on Rama to the south, both Atlantic coast towns, have resulted from this new maneuver.
 Two United States planes bombed Gracias Dios while it was in the hands of the insurrectionits, further official reports said. It was denied here that this constituted a violation of the new policy of non-partfcipa- ton, since the planes, although pi- loted by marine officers, are as- signed to the native national guard. There are strong indications that the administration is seeking to | 'play down" the seriousness of the present fighting in Nicaragua. When press reports of battles around Pu- erto Cabezas first appeared last Sun day and Monday. the State depart ment sought to discredit them. During the last few days, news papermen have been led to under stand they would be kept fully in- formed of Nicaraguan developments through the state department. No of the fact that the Memphis was steaming to Puerto Cabezas. The department did announce late yes- terday that the Sacramento was go- ing to BIuefields.
 These tendencies are understood to result from the administration disinclination to admit a serious re- newal of warfare at time when it is trying to get the marines out.
 Fighting Goes On. Managua, Nicaragua, April IT, (UP)-A determined counter-of- fensive against insurrectionist forces in northeastern Nicaragua was be- gun to-day by national guardsmen, led by United States marine officers and aviators.
 The armed forces of Augusta San dino, insurgent leader, were roam ing over wide area of the rough countryside surrounding Puerto Ca- bezas and a threat against the port of Bluefields was reported. Coincident with reports that eight more Americans were killed or miss ing in the region after an attack on Gracias a Dios, Lieut. Clyde Darrah and lieut. Curcey led 20 national guardsmen from Puerto Cabezas to- ward the new Vance district to meet a band of 60 outlaws. said to be armed with pistols and machetes | anu Lo bC AaJ JAh6 "ootO sO tAiO Nobh- | tryside.
 Airplanes were ordered to supple
 ment the marines and guardsmen.
 The planes will fly along the rail- ] road route to Logtown and thence to Kisalay, Sacklin, Cabo and Gracias 1 a Dios.
 The instructions were said to
 have left Gracias a Dios after loot
 ing the town. Albert Fagot and
 his family and Joseph Cazzeta, q
 lumber worker, all of Louisiana,
 were reported missing-eight in all.
 There already were II Americans
 killed or missing in the bandit-rav- aged region. More than score of
 natives have been killed. | Gracias Dios was not burned. ac-
 cording to messages received here,
 but the entire eastern coast of Nic-
 aragua appeared greatly disturbed
 by the insurrectionist raids. | Reports received here said there
 were treats of determined attack
 on Bluefields. Pedron Altamdrano,
 one of the chief leiutenants of the
 rebel leader, Augusta Sandino, arr
 rived at San Pedro Del Norte with