OCR Text |
Show MARINES HOLD TOWN OF PUERTO CORTEZ Puerto Cortez, Honduras, Feb. 2. Tho evacuation of Puerto Cortez by Honduran government troops has taken placo and tho town is now In tho hands of tho American and British Brit-ish marines, who nro awaiting tho arrival ar-rival of tho forces of General Manuel Bonllla, leader of tho revolutionists. Several days ago trenches woro dug and guns punccd outsldo tho toWn I and govcrnmen troops wcro stationed I thore to opposo tho insurgents, but I theso wcro withdrawn Monday after- I noon, tho governor having asked tho B commander of the international forces fl for forty-eight hours in which to ovac- B unto tho city. Ho also asked for pro- B tcctlon, and marines were landed from B tho United States gunboat Marietta B and tho British cruiser Brilliant. B |