| Show U. U S S. CITIZEN IS I'S KILLED IN CUBA BATTLE Lives of M Many Other Americans Americans Ameri Amen cans Endangered by Hotel Ho tel Scrimmage TWENTY SOLDIERS OD ERS SLAIN Factions Faction Seek eek to Arrange I Temporary Truce CB U Br Press Tress HAVANA Oct 2 A 2 A white sleet shee was raised atop the N National hotel hote late today after an all fay day battle between be tween barricaded officers and arid soldiers sol so soldiers diers in which one American and a aleast at least 20 s soldiers rs were were slain stain S I IHA HA HAVANA V NA Oct 2 One Z-One One American was killed the lives of f many others were endangered and an an artillery shell struck the theFord Ford Motor company building in a battle which raged about the National hotal here today At least 20 soldiers officially were reported slain along with the Amerlean American Amer Ames lean ican Robert C C C. C Lotspeich Havana manager r for for- Swift C Company As Jre e guns mes tillery rained Upon the hotel stray shots entered the America apartment house louse where many Americans lived Jived Lotspeich shot through the chest was struck as h he watched the fightIng fight tight Ing lag from the Lopez Serrano apartments apartments apart apart- ments nearby narby The other persons killed and most of the wounded were not Immediately identified i owing to the to-the the practical impossibility im im- impossibility im- im possibility of ot getting within close range ran of the battle Similar difficulty was encountered by those thos who attempted to learn the extent of ot the damage at the Ford b After After- Pr President Grau San Martin had lad b been cn informed there were were no Americans in the National hotel in which h army and navy officers barricaded barricaded barri barn there have virtual prisoners since mid August additional addition addition- a al 01 soldiers were ordered to join the attack WOUNDED CARRIED AWAY AWAYA A steady stream of ot ambulances carrIed carried car car- ried ned the wounded to the hospitals Fears were expressed the casualty list lisl might be much higher than the pre pre- estimates The hospitals h are situated in several parts arts of the city and suburbs With telephone lines down in some places the he compilation of accurate lists lists' of ol casualties was rendered d difficult Two detachments of soldiers were rushed into the city from the nearby Camp Columbia Soldiers were placed in the grounds around round the home of former Provisional Provision Provision- at al l President Carlos Manuel do de Cespedes Cespedes Ces- Ces two blocks from the hotel They placed a field gun in the front yard ard and started firing toward the hotel otel De Cespedes whose return to the chief hief executive post had been demanded demanded de do- by the embattled officers was not at home The reports of trouble in army forces at the Dragones and Cabana fortresses appeared unfounded on the theace fa face ace e of information available TANKS ANKS nA RATTLE LE AWAY The artillery ceased its firing upon the he hotel at noon but the tanks still rattled away with machine gun fire The artillerymen's aim had improved improved im im- proved as the morning progressed and they hey scored a number of hits on the Continued on Page PU Two I UI u. 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CITIZEN IS KILLED IN CUBA BATTLE Continued from Paso Puo One tall tal hotel building One of ot the shells shell ripped away a large part of oC a 3 balcony on the sixth floor foor Smoke ceased to pour from the windows windows win win- dows of ot the hotel shortly before noon and anti observers took this as an Indication Indica tion ton that the officers had put put out the fire started by the te explosion of a shell shel which whined through a window Wives of ot the officers visited the United States embassy at 11 1 a m. m and asked the American authorities to t in Upon leaving they said Sumner Sumner Sum Sum- ner Wells the United States ambassador ambas abas had informed them that only President Roosevelt Roosevel was wa authorized to order intervention Meanwhile a government spokesman spokes spokes- man said Dr Grau San Martin and ad his hi followers hoped to inaugurate a truce Fang Falling in i such an agreement the spokesman continued the army would concentrate heavier artillery artiery fire re upon the building Colonel Julio Julo army my chief of staff during the DC Do Cespedes regime in an unexplained manner passed a message to t friends friend outside the National hotel hotl claiming the soldiers soldiers sol aol diers diem had started the firing tiring Sanguily Is of ot the leaders of the i one besieged officers I ASK INTERVENTION On the other hand Lieutenant Perez Pe Pc- Pe rez Alonso Alono the presidents president's aide said sId the officers had started the shooting Throughout the morning moring many Cubans Cubans Cu Cu- bans telephoned the Associated Press Pres office ottIe asserting the time had come forthe forthe for forthe the United States to intervene ne It I became beame known that Will Wi Taylor of ot San Sa Francisco manager of the hotel hotel ho ho- hotel tel twice tried to enter with wih his hi wife last night but was turned back Soldiers Soldiers Sol Sol- diers explained they had been Instructed Instructed In In- to fire tre upon any automobile which attempted to enter the grounds Mr Welles left lef his hi hotel hotl early In the afternoon for the American em em- bassy basy In the meantime Colonel Thomas military mitar at the embassy and a Cuban Cuba official arranged for for a conference with Thy Tay lor br Ty- Ty As fighting continued it I became even een more spectacular spectacular some some artillery artil artil- lery shells shell exploding in mid-air mid nr and anti others ripping rippig holes in the earth Shortly Shorty after 2 p. p m. m a truce earb was wa arranged and leaders agreed to cease fin firing until 3 The truce was effected after Te representatives rep rep- of ot the United States consulate consulate con con- rep accompanied by armed guards arme visited Colonel Batistas Batista's tess inside the battle bate zone and urged a temporary cession of hostilities to permit the removal of at endangered Americans A few fe minutes before the firing te ceased some observers said they saw an officer tumble fatally wounded from a sixth sith floor window of ot the hoteL ho ho- teL he Hull Hul Issues Warning To Americans in Cuba WASHINGTON Oct Ocl- 2 UP UP-ec- UP UP Sec Secretary retry of ot State Hull Hul issued an implied im i- i plied pled warning to American citizens in i Cuba Cuha today toay to avoid placing themselves them the selves elve In position of ot danger w wh where re they might be b injured injure during durig civil civi strife strite in ira i the island The secretary after alter receiving a a report report re re- re- re port that an American had ld been un tin- u. u intentionally killed during durin the fighting fight tIght ing Ig in i Havana Havn expressed the hope that Americans Ameria would exercise extreme ex ex- ex teme caution cauton No change In i American policy pley toward Cuba is f contemplated Hull Hu said sid He meant that while the United States Intended to maintain warships around Cuba to protect American lives lve it did not intend to intervene in the Cuban turmoil Consular reports to t the state department department de de- de from Cuban interior towns tow indicated that tat strikes and communistic tic tc disorders still si were ere widespread comus but there were no reports of ot violence CHICAGO Oct Oct Oct 2 Robert W-Robert ff Robert G G. Lotspeich American killed kie in i Havana Havana Ha Ha- vana in the siege of ot the National Naton hotel today was wa assistant sales manager man manager ager for the te Cuban organization of Compania Compa Swift He le W was a native of London Ohio Lotspeich had been in Cuba since sice I 1904 when he went vent there as a part of the administration of ot General Genera p Wood Wo during dung the American o occupation upton after the Spanish American w war After maine as a a Swift Swit Lotspeich who was wa about abut 55 was wa unmarried He was Wa graduated from Western Weter Reserve university Cleveland Cleveland Cleve Cleve- land lad just before he entered the array army ary HAVANA Oct Oct 2 fit On On the plea pIe of ot representatives of the United States consulate a second temporary truce was called caled late today Escorted by armed guards gards the Americans prevailed upon Colonel Fulgencio Batista Batt leading the attack atack from his hi headquarters inside the battle bat bat tIe tle te zone to arrange a truce until citizens citizens cl citi citi- zens of States living in the district could be 1 removed to safety |
