Show n H A I T I II I IN I H ATTA ATTACK K U. U S. S arines and Gend Gendarme Gen- Gen d darme Halt Assault oil on Port au Prince Princ 2 Americans Ain ti s Wounded Vt J r- r ri j.- j. W. W y ASHING SH Y N NJ J gall i 1 16 Three Ji dt d n. n attacked the city o o Portau P Port Portau r au Prince Prime Haiti Hait yesterday morning morning morn morn- morn morning ing the navy department was advised today One hundred and fifty of the bandits bandits bandits ban ban- were killed d. d captured capture or or wounded They were repulsed by American maI marines marines ma ma- rines and Haitian gendarmes I There were two woun wounded ed amo among g the the hel American American- marines I REPORT REPORT- RECEIVED The nav navy department received the the following definite information from I Colonel H. H H. H Russell in in command of the First provisional brigade of marines in Haiti I at 4 Three hundred armed bandits I this afternoon January 14 attempted to enter Port au Prince dividing into I three thre columns Joined by a few from the bad section of or Port au Prince I Promptly encountered marines and I gendarmes who drove them back baek and I pursued them Over 50 per per percent cent killed tilled wounded and captured LESSON TAUGHT I Believe lesson will be sufficient to I prevent repetition e Patrolling parties have been thrown about to prevent further attacks the I f navy department announced The wounded marines are Private Henry Coombs who was seriously wounded wound d and Private F F. M. M McLaughlin lin slightly wounded |