Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-11
OUR TROOPS ADVANCE.
American Army Is Moving on San
Juan-Capture of Town of
GuayamO.

Washington, Aug. Slate Saturday
the first news dispatch came to the
war department from Gen. Miles. 1t
was as follows:
Ponce, Aug 6.-Gen. Brooke reports
Haines' brigade. Fourth Ohio and Third
Illinois, captured Guayamo yesterday:
slight skirmish with enemy in and about
town; enemys strength estimated at about
500; not ascertained If any of them regu-
lars: resistance not strong. Private John
O'Cordner wounded below the knee; c. w.
Riffee, both legs below thigh T. w. VOL
colt, right foot; none serious; all Fourth
Ohio. One Spaniard killed. two wounded
SO far known. MILES,"
Gen. Roy Stone is clearing the road
from Adjuntas to Utuado. He has a
force of 500 natives at work. COM
pany of the Second Wisconsin and a
battalion of the Nineteenth regular in
fantry are moving to his support. A
considerable force of Spanish is re-
ported to the northwest and frequent
alarms are given. There is much
activity among the troops here.
Puerto Rico, Aug. s.-A general adj
vance of the American forces began
Sunday morning. The remainder of
Gen. Ernst's brigade, constituting the
advance center, supported by two bat
teries, moved out at six o'clock, and
a part of the Eleventh infantry of Gen.
Henry's division started to the left to-
ward Adjuntas. Troop A, of New York,
the Philadelphia city troop and troop
III, of the Sixth regulars, are conveying
Gen. Brookes transportation column
along the road through Salinas to Ar
royo.
Gen. Wade's reenforcements for Gen.
Miles are going forward regardless of
the progress of peace negotiations.
The agreement to negotiate treaty
of peace does no necessarily carry
with it a cessation of hostilities. In
the case of the Mexican war it was
month after the peace negotiations
began before hostilities were declared
to be closed and if it is desirable these
requirements may be intercepted
and returned to the United States
after they sail, The present plans of
Secretary Alger all contemplate that
they shall Leave the United States, es-
pecially as it is felt that with the prac-
teal field experience they will acquire
in Puerto Rico under the favorable
climatic conditions they will make
good material to use both there and in
Cuba in carrying out the governments
reconstruction policies.
Washington, Aug. Sup to this
point not the slightest complaint has
reached the department respecting
the management of the Puerto Rican
campaign, a tribute to Gen. Miles
ability. No word has come of SOL
diers without food or ammunition or
of sick men without doctors or medi-
cine, nor is the inward movement of
the American army delayed for lack of
artillery owing to Gen. Miles insist
ence upon keeping his artillery in the
very vanguard and giving pers onal at
tention to the commissary and quar-
termaster departments.
The war department officials now
say that Skaters army will begin en-
barking in earnest to-day, the trans
ports, which are arriving, being
obliged to take on stores for the home
ward trip. These, however, will be
limited in quantity in order to avoid
unnecessary delay, and only ten days
rations will be placed aboard each
ship.
Washington, Aug. s.-The troops of
Gen. Skaters command at Santiago
have begun to leave Cuba for the United
States. A part of two regiments of
cavalry are now en- route from San
tiago to Montauk Point, L. l. Three
other transports bearing troops will
leave Santiago to-day and two are
scheduled to leave Tuesday. All of
them will sail for Montauk Point.
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