Show er GETTING INTO THE GAME I I THE T THE BOGOTA seems to have gotten I into the Colombian war game hard hardat hardat hardI I at the very first attempt The exploit I of this vessel Is interesting because It ItIs Itis Itis Is manned almost exclusively by Amer Americans 18 and because it is in command of ot an American officer Captain Mar Marmaduke Marmaduke Marmaduke The first engagement in which the Bogota Bog ta participated shows that the faith the Colombian I govern government government ment meat placed In that vessel was well grounded With a loss of only one man mau killed and two Injured the Bogota killed every rebel in the party that opened fire from the shore It is estimated that forty orty or fifty of them were sent int s nt to toa toa toa a place where there are no revolutions revolutions revolutions to trouble the e Inhabitants Dur During During ing the same engagement one rebel I schooner was captured and another destroyed The Incident can an hardly be described as a battle batt e but several s vera fights ti 1 J during the war that were describes as battles had a shorter list of ot casualties on the losing side It t Is 7 0 Important In that th t it shows that the South American government which wIshes to stay in power would WOt do well wello to o come ome or send to the United States Stains Stat s for or a few dozen fighting men Americans are the best fighters in inthe Inthe the he world whether their cause caure Is just j st stOr or not Bullets have no terrors t for them hem war no horror provided they are afforded opportunities for tOr action And The Herald wants to predict right now that hat unless some accident overwhelms the he Bogota she will eventually win the he fight for the Colombian Colo blan govern government government ment |