Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-25 | Page 1 | Cosia Rica 21st Nation to Make War on Germany

Costa Rica pica Nation to lo Make War Wa on Germany By Associated Press S SAX SAN JUA JUAN DEL SUR sun Nicaragua May 24 The The govern o mart it 3 of s. s in has d S glare tj War wai war oh ob on ilia the central powers power ac according according ac- ac cording to ad advises advices vices received recel here The declaration of oC war b by Costa Rica on the central powers brings the total number of nations aligned n against Germany up to a total of or twenty All of or the Central American states now have clearly defined their attitude toward the war Panama Nicaragua and Guatemala have become Honduras has severed diploma diplo- diplo ma matte malic tic relations with Germany German while San Salvador has remained neutral explaining that this neutrality neu neu- Is 15 friendly to the United States The government of or Costa Rica head headed d by President Tinoco has never been recognized by the United States It came carne into power pO after the d deposition position of President Gonzales in January 1917 In an effort efort t to obtain reco recognition the Costa Rican government bo sent an envoy to Washington last July but buthe buthe buthe he was wal not received at the state tata department