| Show gahrs gL hRS WR ON OH mm honduras joins san salvador in attack upon neighbor on the west central america again in a sta state te of revolution after five years of planning and work by discon ten tented tej Ones Nicaragua may also alo join in panama A grana received here bore rom san salvador says that honduras Us bas war ar against guatemala according to this same message the roll following proclamation has been cincu fated in belvador bil vador general donilla commander of the salvadorian balva Salva dorean army has hai repelled the guatemalan borci s at Mat apama in salvador Baly ador ten miles east ot of the guatemalan ian frontier front ler th the victorious arm arany y b salvador r retained e the positions captured from the enemy the declaration of war by honduras on guatemala brings a third state ge ac dively into the central american trou brou ble which has been progressing with more or less severe fighting and blood shed for a month or more honduras and salvador are now arrayed against their neighbor on the west nicaragua mid and costa are the only two coun tiles hlll still passive and it has hab been said aid the former is IB about to take part in in the jie fighting TUB the present trouble jn in central am adilea has haa been brewing for a long time IV lor or the past five years the tha i evo in that country have hava beer been iLig intriguing and preparing for the overthrow of president cabrera and in their efforts to this end they the have not falle to appeal for support to certain elements in honduras and salvador working on the national jealous jealousies tes for the first place among the tha several states forming contra central america president cabrera Ca brora has been harshly criticized criticised by his enemies they declare he rules with extreme despotism that no man a ufa life 1 is safe safa under der bli bis administration and the 9 country morally and economically Is going to the logs docs under hla his unwise unise and and ill idyl red course on the other nand president ca abrera has declared this revolutionary movement to be I 1 inconsequential neon sequential and that tho the governor would promptly put it down cabreras cabrera derm L otyce in fact eap exp expired red in aviu ile ceiaa hs how ever insisted on holding office cabrera eraB a army la Is said to have no faith in him the pay of the soldiers Bold lers has often been in arrears the fight ing men ot or tho the states of central cantral am erica aie I 1 little I 1 tile more than automatons to bo be led into battle to shoot to tg charge arid and to be killed at the corn com mand ot of their officers the army ot of guatemala mala la Is in good shape there are arc some 7 professional sol diers in the republic with 66 56 aab bod ltd men of ed portico age the re serves amount to about 30 men 11 II was reported that guatemala had 50 men under arms arma near the salva balva dor boundary the revolutionists aro said eald to hav hand plenty of fighting men arms arina and am and they doubtless have in ia batted the tha frontiers of honduras sal vador and mexico during the fighting against cabera they are headed by general AT L Bar barrillas Barril rillas laa a former pres preg ident ot of the country who has ha the as sl si stance of generate generals castillo Castl llo pined and toledo guatemala la Is it little larger than the state ot of ohio its population Is CO 60 per cent pure indians the remainder ria inder chiefly halt half castes and a small portion ot of puro pui o european de brent the trouble between salvador aal an guatemala Is an outcome of 0 the pro gross gros of the revolutionists revolution ista in n their to oust cabrera they hava invaded salvadorian Salva dorean territory tin and guatemala matins claims have received aati acqua I 1 at support from that government while no actual declaration of war has been made between those countries a 0 state of wai exists all AI guatemalan between IS and at years ot of age aga hane hae ben been railed on to loin join the ranks aud m artial law haq ha aten declared the 10 mont has been made maae that thai salvadorian Salva dorean regulars are lighting fighting with nith the guatemalan revolutionists but president escalon ot of salvador hits has declared that his hig waa ob serving strict neutrality and had bad noth ing to do with the re revolution alution in im the re appear so far to have haio had bad the better of it they hav haim captured and held several towns tons aej 0 the movement progresses and flue aue coeds their ranks are constantly conet antly be ba ing strengthened ilis army or of salvador Is described as of men and the Tol tollitta litia of 18 men tn in case of va aai at military gerylee to la from 18 to BO 60 years of age the urea area of the republic la Is ed at about 8 square mlle miles |
