Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-12
NEW PROVINCE TAKEN.
Batasn Is Now Under Amer.
can Control.
REBELS SHORT OF AMMUNITION.
iaIuIet, santa Rita, Bacolor and Guagua
Occupied by Americans-Rebels Set
Fire to Angeles and Fied-Tore Up
Some of the Railroad Track.

vices received from Calulet nnder date
of Aug. IL, report that General Mac
Arthur took the Ninth regiment, a bat
TALON of the Twenty-second and Il de-
tachment of the First artillery from
Calulet to Santa Rita, near Bacolor, ON
Friday morning. The entrance of the
troops into the town was not opposed,
the insurgents fleeing as the Americans
approached.
The troops had IA hard march of ten
miles. i'll some places being obliged to
wade waist deep in water. Many were
exhausted. The troops spent the night
at Santa Rita and will proceed today.
Lieutenant Hazard of General Whea-
toms staff. with five scouts from the
Iowa regiment, marched up the railroad
into Angeles.
\ small force of rebels attacked the
scouts outside the town and Lieutenant
Hazard sent for reinforcements. Gen.
eral Wheaton's orders, however, were
that the Americans should not occupy
Angeles: and. force of 600 or 700
rebels appearing. Lieutenant Hazard
retired.
MANILA. Aug. 2.-Reconnoitering by
small parties continued. Unavailing
attempts were made to get in contact
with the enemy. The American troops
occupy Calulet, Santa Rita, Bacolor and
Guagua. No further engagements have
taken place. The rains have recon-
menced. The wounded are being
brought into Manila.
The United States transport Para,
from San Francisco, via Honolulu, has
arrived here.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-GeneraI Otis
cabled the wac department as follows:
MANILA, Aug. IL.
Adiutant General. Washington:
Macarthur has taken possession of
Santa Rita; reconnoitered Berac, Ange-
les and other points. Insurgents driven
north. One casualty yesterday, none
today. Condition roads makes move
ments troops difficult, but considered
necessary to open up this section of
country, as it virtually gives control of
province OF Bataan and relieves in
nabitants there. Otis.
MANILA, Aug. 12.-There is reason to
believe the reports recently received
that the insurgents are short of am
munition, as well informed natives at
Calulet say the insurgents had only 40
rounds OF ammunition each and that
five rounds eXtrI were issued Just be-
fore the fight.
Since the American occupation of San
Fernando the rebels have torn up three
miles of railroad between there and
IL, 81.
armored Cur more than two miles beyond
San Fernando.
General MacArthur's troops remained
the other night at Calulet. The rebels
had evidently fled far beyond rifle
range, for the American outposts were
not disturbed ami not a shot was fired
during the night. At daybreak a re-
connoltering party, consisting of bat
TALON of the Seventeenth infantry, with
one held piece, started up the railroad
track toward Angeles, four miles north.
The party approached within | 200 yards
of the town and opened fire with the
field gun. The Americans were re-
ceived with badly directed rifle fire,
which the battalion of the Seventeenth
returned with a few volleys.
The strength OF the insurgents at
Angeles not pelng known, the SITUATION
was reported to General Macarthur,
who did not desire to send reinforce
mentS and directed the reconnoitering
party to return unless the rebels aban-
doned the town. Soon after the receipt
of these orders it became evident that
the rebels had set fire to the town and
fed, leaving the place to be occupied by
the Americans.
A battalion of the Twelfth infantry
was also sent on IL accommodating expe-
dition toward the west, but up to noon
no firing mad been done i'll their direc-
ton and no word had been received
from them at General MacArthur's
headquarters, and it was believed that
they encountered nothing.
Everything indicated that all the
rebels had scattered for miles in every
direction around Calulet.