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The Bismarck Tribune
Bismarck, Mandan, Burleigh County, Morton County, North Dakota
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American marines pursue rebel leader Augustino Sandino in Nicaragua's mountainous region near Matagalpa, sending reinforcements after reports of his proximity. Believed wounded in an air raid on El Chipote, Sandino leads a well-armed mounted force; locals fear an attack on the town.
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Reinforcements Sent to Matagalpa When Word Is Received That He Is Near There
Managua, Nicaragua, Feb. 6.-(AP)--American marines massed in the mountainous region some 40 miles south of the Honduran border today, seeking the rebel general Augustino Sandino. Reinforcements were speeded to Matagalpa by truck when the marine command heard that Sandino was near there.
Missing since the air raid on his stronghold of El Chipote, when he was believed to have been wounded, the rebel leader had apparently moved further to the south. At times his flight across the Honduran border has been rumored, but advices received here indicated he had penetrated further into Nicaragua.
With the rebel leader was a force of mounted men, well armed, it was stated. The region of Jinotega and San Rafael del Norte where Sandino is understood to have been sighted, is some 15 miles northwest of Matagalpa, center of Nicaragua's most important coffee growing section.
People of Matagalpa fear that Sandino may attempt an attack on the town in the belief that marines there have been withdrawn to reinforce garrisons in the department of Nueva Segovia.
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Matagalpa, Nicaragua
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Feb. 6
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American marines massed in the mountainous region some 40 miles south of the Honduran border seeking rebel general Augustino Sandino. Reinforcements were speeded to Matagalpa by truck when the marine command heard that Sandino was near there. Missing since the air raid on his stronghold of El Chipote, when he was believed to have been wounded, the rebel leader had apparently moved further to the south. With the rebel leader was a force of mounted men, well armed. The region of Jinotega and San Rafael del Norte where Sandino is understood to have been sighted, is some 15 miles northwest of Matagalpa. People of Matagalpa fear that Sandino may attempt an attack on the town.