Show NAVAL FORCE TO TOBE BE INCREASED Administration Will Keep Six War Vessels on Guard in Central America Washington March 15 Nicaragua through her minister here Senor Espi Espinosa Espinosa nose protested to Secretary Knox to today today today day that the Ut military and naval activity activIty ity in progress in that country Is en entirely entirely entirely for defensive purposes that she does docs not contemplate attacking her sis sister sister sister ter republics and that Internal Intern l condi conditions conditions conditions are quiet The TIle minister went to the state de department department with a bundle of dispatches and spent half an hour with the sec rec secretary rotary during which he discussed also the thc Emery claim which has been the source of dispute between the two countries for years Both the secretary and the minister later expressed hope for Cor a satisfactory adjustment of the claim and a peaceful solution of the whole situation s v Will Send More Vessels The administration has ha decided how however however however ever to increase the tho naval force in Central American waters to six vessels In additon to the Yorktown now en route for Amapala Honduras the ar armored armored armored mored cruisers Maryland and Wash Vash Washington Washington ington are arc to remain on the tho west coast the former going to Acajutla Salvador and the latter to Corinto The most significant news today was that about six thousand Nicaraguan troops are near the Honduran frontier the chief scene c of activity being in inthe Inthe inthe the neighborhood of oC Corinto where are arc also concentrated four gunboats and other auxiliary craft A feature distasteful to the state de department department department Is I the manner In which John JohnH H Gregory the secretary of the lega legation legation legation tion at Managua who has haa been ordered to Washington is being There are evidences of hostility to him and it itis Itis is 15 understood here also that some of his dispatches have hae been delayed S The state department though Irrl In irritated s not disposed to toad act hastily and andIs andis andis Is seeking the views of the various capitals in Central America |