, 1899-03-30
BEFORE THE Gates
AMERICAN ARMY CONTINUES AID
VANCE-REACHES OUT
SKIRTS OF MALOLOS,
Met With Slight Resistance Yesterday
-BocaVe and Bigaa Taken
Country Desolate Between Marilas
and Manila-MaIoIos May Not Be
Taken. Without Hard Fight.

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Manila, March 29.-The American ar
my advanced at 6 O'CLOCK this morning
sweeping onward three miles before 10
o'clock and driving the rebels beyond
Bocave to the east of Bulacan and on
the railroad leading to Malolos.
Our troops met with but slight re-
sistance.
The Filipinos fired volleys yesterday
evening for the purpose of drawing the
American fire and disclosing the local
ity of our positions.
Two men of the Pennsylvania regi-
ment and one man belonging to the
Dakota regiment were wounded. The
Americans remained silent.
The country between Marilao and
Manila presents a picture of desolation.
Smoke is curling from hundreds of ash
heaps and the remains of trees and
fences torn by shrapnel are 10 be seen
everywhere. The general appearance
of the country is as If it had been swept
by a cyclone. The roads are strewed
with furniture and clothing dropped in
flight by the Filipinos. The only per-
sons remaining behind are some aged
persons, too infirm to escape. They
camp beside the ruins OF their former
homes and bed passersby for any kind
of assistance. The majority of them
are living on the generosity of our SOL
diers who give them portions of their
rations. The dogs of the Filipinos cow
er in the bushes, still terrified and
barking, while hundreds of pigs are
seen busily searching for food.
Bodies of Filipinos are stranded in
the shadows of the river or are resting
in the jungle, where they crawled to
die or were left in the wake of the hur-
riedly %retreating army. These bodies
give forth a horrible odor, but there is
no time at present to bury them.
The inhabitants who fed from Ma
rilao and Meycauayan left in such a
panic that on tables our soldiers found
spread money and valuables, and in the
rooms were trunks containing Other
property of value.
This was the case in most of u
houses deserted. They were not mo-
Tested by our soldiers, but the Chinese
who slip in between the armies are
looting when they can and have taken
possession of several houses, over which
they raised Chinese flags, some of
which were torn down.
An old woman was found hidden in
a house at Meycauayan, just dead, ap-
parently from fright and hunger.
Manila, March 29.-At daylight Gen
eral McArthur's division advanced
from Marilao along the railroad to BIZ
gaa, five miles distance, with the Ne
braska, South Dakota and Pennsylva-
MIA regiments on the right, and the
Kansas and Montana regiments and
the Third artillery on the left. Gener-
al Wheaton's brigade is in reserve.
The American forces met with strong
opposition in the jungle, First Il Ne
braskan. then one Pennsylvania, and
afterwards two of the Montana regi-
ments were killed. Thirty-fve were
wounded, including an officer of the
Kansas regiment.
The rebels burned the villages as
they retreated in bad order toward Ma
lolos. The enemy also tore up sections
of the railroad in many places and at
tempted to burn the bridge at Bigaa,
but the fire was extinguished, owing to
timely arrival of the Americans. The
rebels had O finished their trenches
along the line of today's march, show
ing they were not prepared for our adj
vance.
1t is believed. however, that there
will be a hard fight before Malolos is
taken.
The Minnesota regiment reinforced
the division today, marching from the
water-works during the night to Ma
Mia. and going to the front by train.