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Show CENTRALAMERICAN REPUBUCSAT WAR Reported That Nicaraguan and Sal. vadorean Gunboats Engage in Battle on High Seas. America's Representative In Naear-agua Naear-agua Ordered Back Home Because of Failure of President Zelaya to Settle the Emery Claim. Moxico City. It Is pcrslstontly rumored ru-mored hero that war has broken out botween Nicaragua and Salvador, nnJ that there has been an engagement between be-tween tho Salvadorean gunboat President Pres-ident nnd tho Nicaraguan gunboal Momotombo. Tho result Is unknown. Tho Mexican government Is without official advices as to the truth of thesa rumors. The Herald of Friday, March 12, advocates annexation of tho five Central Cen-tral American states by Mexico. Tho general opinion hero Ib that Intervention Interven-tion Is Inevitable, and Moxico looks to tho United States to make the Initial Ini-tial move. Washington. Owing to tho continued con-tinued disturbed cnoditlons In Nicaragua Nica-ragua and President Zelaya's failure to make serious efforts looking to the settlement of tho Emery clnltn, tho Btato department on Friday, by withdrawing with-drawing Mr. Gregory, tho American charge d'affaires at Managua, and ordering or-dering tho legation placed In th) hands nf the consul, who will havo no diplomatic capacity, practically broke off diplomatic relations with that country. Affairs In Central America havo been closely watched by the American and Mexican governments, both of which bavo now como to nn understanding under-standing that tho Unit- has arrived when drastic measures should bo enforced en-forced to Insuro peace In tho Central American republics. |
