Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-09-28 | Page 5 | Marines Open Supply Routes

f i I MARINES OPEN SUPPLY ROUTES r Order Restored in Haiti After Fifty Natives Were Wire Killed in Engagement T Washington ton Sept 27 Details Details of or fighting lighting between natives and American forces near Cape Haitian yesterday r In which one ono marine SerEt John Platt Plait of or Detroit Jet roll was killed t ten n were ere wounded and more more- titan than fifty Haitians w were re killed reached the navy nay department loda today in messages cs from Rear Admiral Caperton The marine marino patrols had been I sent Bent out t to tb clear tho the lines of ot sup supply Illy from Capo Cape to the Interior The Tho first expedition sent out on Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- urda afternoon to Haute vu Gap and z Petit Anao Anso close to the tho city and on the main lino IIno of at Slip supplies plies passed native native na nn- tive the outposts whoso commanders ob objected objected ob- ob Jecter to the expeditions but offered no resistance Next ext 1 day a two patrols went out again and after aCter the expedition t tion reached ched Hauto Haute vu u Cap firing Iring became bo- bo came general noral and both patrols were engaged About bou t tift fifty natives were cre killed The patrols returned to Capo Cape last nl night ht anil Admiral Caperton Caperton Caperton Caper- Caper ton reported tho the supply routes had hadr r f been completely complete cleared cleare of or hostile I forces A later A-later later me message sage said Captain Underwood Underwood Under Under- wood led an exp expedition of oC fifty mounted marines to Petit and Sunday SUnda and I encountered armed Haitians The They were driven Into tho the hills after a n vigorous skirmish In InG G which one marine and two natives nathe were wera killed and three natives were wounded Tho The marines are arc holding tho the two to towns where quiet has been re re- re stored