Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 259, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1915 — U. S. RUSHES AID TO FORT? Attacked by Haitians [ARTICLE]

U. S. RUSHES AID TO FORT? Attacked by Haitians

Commander of Garrison at Grand Riviere Killed During Skirmish at Bahon. Cape Hatien, Haiti, Oct. 27. —'Jhe American naval forces in Haiti are sending 350 men to Grand Riviere to re-enforce the garrison there, which has been attacked by Haitian brigands and the commander of which has been killed in a skirmish at Bahon, the terminus of the railway line, a short distance from Cape Haitien. Fort Liberte, some twenty-five miles to the east of Cape Haitien, fired a cannon at the Americans. The commander of- the fort later was siezed and taken to Cape Haitian, where he was tried and condemned to serve a sentence at hard labor.