The San Francisco call., 1898-08-14
AGUINALDO WAS BUT A PUPPET IN
 GERMAN HANDS
Urged by the Kaiser's Officers to Attempt Treachery to
 Admiral Dewey.
Special Correspondence of The Call.

Special Correspondence of The Call
 CAVITE ARSENAL, July 9.-This quaint old port, the most important prize to Admiral Dewey's prowess, is in full possession of the first American expeditionary army under General An derson. We are waiting, as near ly as I can gather, for the second expedition. How soon that will come no man knows, but it's arrival is looked for daily. The insurgents, under Gen eraI Aguinaldo, are not aiting-or at all events say they are not. l had it to-day from an officer of the staff of the "DictatCr of the Republic of Philippines" for so my cables will have informed you he has proclaimed him. self, that the insurgents are being con- centrated for a general assault on the Spanish lines of defense tomorrow. As they do most of their fighting at night that means an assault at, say 4 o'clock Sunday morning.
 Admiral Dewey would stop it., as he could easily enough, if he believed there was danger of success. The truth of the matter is Aguinaldo has been playing fast and loose with the Americans, and he has been and Is being abetted in this by the Germans. Their purpose the purpose of the GerInans-in this is plain. They would desire nothing better than for the in surgents to take and loot Manila in order that the inability of small force of Americans to protect lives and prop erty in the town, and in order that the necessity for foreign intervention might become apparent. l do not be- lieve the Americans here would be t1n hnlfn said before, that Dewey would fall any more than he failed at Cavite to up hold law and order. General Anderson and the admiral both understand their business. They will keep order, and 1T the second American expedition reaches here with the Monterey before the Spanish fleet gets in from Cadiz. Manila will be taken in good time The SpaniardS would surrender now If General Anderson would take the re- sponsibiIity of protecting them.
 There have been a number of parties out on the lines to reconnoiter the in surgent position. 1 have been out seV- eral times, but have seen little more yet than desultory fighting. The in surgents are most hospitable. They in sist that you shall eat with them when ever you stop at house, and every thing they have is at your disposition Their intTenchmentS are peculiarly constructed, of matted bamboo, about eight feet high, four feet wide at the top and eight feet at the base, and filled with sand. On the interior side about four feet from the top is narrow fir ing platform. These they build as they advance. and they advance steadily day by day Their outposts under Gen. eral MOreal at PaSoy, according to the map. Is about three miles from Manila.
 The fighting takes place, as l have said, for the most part at night. At about a. m. you hear heavy cannon ading and then there will be the sharp pit! pitt" of Mausers. Then you will know there has been some sign of life seen by the SpaniardS behind an in- Surgent barricade and that the whole force along the line has opened fire. There may have been an insurgent killed, and there may not. But you can rest assured that if a Spaniard has emptied his rifle magazine an insurgent has rushed forward and cut one man down with his machete. The advance of the Filipinos is made as the advance of covey of quail is. One will rise up quickly from the long. lush, tropical grass, giving the Spaniards target. Then the whole VOlley will be poured upon him as he drops, the shots going over his head. AS the shots whistle past the EilipinGS will all rise, rushing forward and shooting as they run. If they reach the Spaniards there IS
 
 deadly this may be is shown by reports of last nights battle. It is said that 1000 Spaniards were killed, and 25 F'ilip- inos. If the rush does not reach the Spanish lines there is another Vol'ey and another drop. It is by these tactics the Filipinos have advanced and so ter rified the Spaniards that little can be done against them.
 The California boys keep in bet ter health than the Oregon regi- ment. There is little sickness, and none of it serious. For the most part it is a diarrhea caused by bad water and fresh fruit But the Califor- mia boys have been given less liberty than the Oregonians. Their officers do not permit the men to frequent the town very much, and men who stay out of the town do not get into serious trouble. There will be no serious fight ing until the next expedition arrives. and even then, as l said before, there will be no fight put up by the Spanish. It is the pacification of the insurgents that will give the boys trouble here. The Filipinos however you may despise him for his small stature and bad blood. will fight, and fight hard Also he will live and thrive where pestilence will kill the heavier American, whom he looks up to with awe and calls ''Un grande soldado.'
 By the way. I forgot to say that lot