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Show PRESIDENT Of HONDURAS FLEES, TERROR-STRICKEN; WRR NOW HBOUT ENDED MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March 25- Santos Bamlr'ez, Director-General of Telegraphs and Telephones, today made the following statement to the Associated Asso-ciated Press: ' "The Nicaragnan forces have captured cap-tured Cholnteca, Honduras, "which was held by the Hondoran and Salvadorean troops, and President Bonilla has fled by boat. --- ''Steamers will pursue, the fugitive President. ' 4JI believe the war is ended." The Government is without further advices concerning, the capture of Cho luteca but details are expected shortly. Choluteca is the most strongly fortified town of Honduras. It is on the Choluteca Cholu-teca river, about three miles from thei Gulf of Fonseca. It was here, some years ago, - that ex-President Vasquez was defeated by allied revolutionists and Isicaraguans. NEW YOBK, March 23. -News that the forces of President Zelaya of Nicaragua Nica-ragua had defeated the Honduran army at Choluteea, .and that. President Bonilla Bo-nilla was in flight, was not cheering news to the Central American colony in this city. The Central Americans suspect Zelaya of cherishing the hope that some day he may be able to establish estab-lish a powerful Central Amer'n union over' which he, will be the head, with the other states subsidiary. The opinion was expressed that r President Bonilla. who was in command com-mand of the Honduran forces, has fled to San Lorenzo, which is on the mainland, main-land, and thence by boat to Amapala, an island on the Pacific. The captured town' is only fifteen miles from Amapilla, the principal Honduran seaport on the Pacific, which is said to be unfortified. It is probable I that the Nicaraguans will now attack Araapalla, where it is believed little or I no resistance will be made. In case ' President Bonilla is pursued, he can reach La Union, Salvador, in a few hours. Choluteca has been the objective objec-tive point of the Nicaraguan forces under un-der Gen. Aurelia Estrada and Gen. Ortiz since the beginning of hostilities. Portillos de Namasique, where the allied al-lied Honduran and Salvadorean forces were defeated a few days ago, is on the frontier, thirty miles from Cbolu teca. The latter town is seventy miles ! from Tegucigalpa, the Honduran capital. capi-tal. The distance between the two towns makes it seem likely that the Nicaraguan expectation to capture Tegucigalpa today will be realized. When informed, of the news from Managua last night, Pio Bolanos, Consul-General of Nicaragua in this city, 6aid: '"I am sure that it means the end of the war, with another victory for our country.' ' |