Show Zelaya Evidently Lied Washington Dec 29 Statements made by former form r President Zelaya that United States State marines participated in the battles bottles between the government troops of ot Nica Nice Nicaragua NIcaragua and the revolutionists were re received received received hers bera tonight with amusement While neither officials of the tIte marine corps nor those of the navy department would dignify the statement by discuss ing it it is ill i known that there are not marines on the east coast of the country and that on en November 1 when the bat tle tie of Colorado Junction took place there were none at all So far aa as the state tate ment meat goes that the men were ere deserters from American war vessels lying off the coast no desertions have been reported The only force of marines of any magni tude is lion on the west coast and these have been granted permission by the govern goern government government ment of Salvador and Honduras to land on Islands In the bay of ot Fonseca |