Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-07-20 | Page 5 | Sandino Loses 300 in Battle

SANDINO LOSES IN BATTLE Nicaragua Rebel Hides in Mountains After His Band Is Defeated MANAGUA Nicaragua July 20 20 By The Associated Press Press General General Sandino styled self-styled wild beast of or orthe the mountains whose rebel band suffered severe se defeat Sunday while trying to overcome a small contingent of or United States marines and native constabulary at Ocotal has gone back Into hiding In the mountains In an inaccessible part of the country His forces are widely scattered Having HaYing refused to lay down his arms when hen a peace settlement was arranged between the conservatives and liberals in May Sandino contin contin- continues ues to defy Nicaraguan and American authority th Information a here Is s that g he belittled the Americans e s their bombs and their airplanes which only made a noise he told the band of malcontents with which he sur surrounded sur- sur surrounded surrounded rounded himself Strangely enough eno it was the Amer Amer- American American ican bombing airplanes that turned the scale In favor of the marines for coming to aid the greatly outnumbered garrison five of or these aircraft raked the rebels killing of or them The marines and constabulary killed men These figures have been confirmed by Colonel L L. L M Mf Gul Gul- Gulick Gulick ick of the Fifth Firth regiment of or ma ma- marines marines rines and late advices from Ocotal Oco l. l which lies about miles north of or orM Managua M indicate that the death fig fig- figure figure figure ure may be even higher since some wounded rebels straggled into the woods to die Major Ross E E. Ron Rowell ell who lead the bombing planes to the attack at Oco Oco- Ocotal Ocotal Ocotal tal has been recommended for the distinguished service medal in dis dispatches dis- dis dispatches patches to Washington by Brigadier General Feland in command of or the United States marines In ft Nicaragua