Marines Patrol Corinto.

New York Times 100 years ago today, August 29, 1912:
Defy Rebels and Force Their Way Into the Interior.
    CORINTO, Nicaragua, Tuesday, Aug. 27.— Commander Warren J. Terhune and a force of two hundred American sailors and marines from the gunboat Annapolis and the collier Justin, now lying in Corinto Harbor, to-day succeeded in forcing their way through territory controlled by the revolutionaries to Leon, the town midway between the Pacific Coast and Lake Managua, where the Liberals rose in arms Aug. 19, and at night massacred the sleeping soldiers of the garrison.
    The American force found the Liberals hostile to their advance, and it became necessary for Commander Terhune to threaten to attack Leon before the insurgents would allow the train bearing the American detachment to enter the town. Rioting had subsided, and the Americans found the city resuming its normal appearance.
    After conferring with the Liberal leaders, Commander Terhune withdrew his force from the city, 100 marines proceeding to Managua, the capital, and the remainder of the detachment returning to Corinto.
    Corinto has been designated as a place of refuge for the foreigners residing in the surrounding country. An armed force, landed from the gunboat Annapolis, is constantly patrolling the streets, and a number of six-pound guns have been taken from the warship and mounted on flat cars for the defense of the city.
    The United States gunboat Denver, with reinforcements of marines and bluejackets, numbering about 350, has arrived here. The cruiser California, with a further detachment of marines, is expected to reach this port to-morrow.
    The revolutionaries control Chinandega, a city with a population of about 12,000, and the capital of a department of the same name, and it is one of the chief desires of the rebels to capture Corinto, which is Chinandega's port and with which it is connected by rail.
    All attempts of the insurgents to capture this seaport so far have been prevented by the armed force from the Annapolis, the officers of which are determined to protect the lives of the women residents.
    Managua is the only large city in the northern department with the exception of Corinto, to remain under the control of the Government forces. Advices reaching here from the capital say that all is quiet there.