The Archive · 1928

Drilled by Prisoners

The good discipline and efficiency of the Nicaraguan rebel troops are 'A despatch from Managua says that United States Marines were despatched yesterday to Somotillo, a town near the Honduran frontier, where a serious situation is report ed to have developed, Ten Nicaraguan National Guardsmen, with an N.C.0,, deserted there on Sunday and joined the Honduran revolutionist General Peralta, The American Marine officer conimanding the detachment at Somotillo went to Villa Nueva to secure reinforeements but when he returned he was unable to enter Somotillo as the Whole populace had revolted and all communication had been cut off, the forces of General Augustine San-ino, the Nicaraguan rebel, having destroyed the telegraph "lines New York, Jan, 11.

A despatch from Managua states that the loyal Nicaraguan National Guardsmen have regained control of American Ser-

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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