The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-12
FIERCE FIGHTING IN CAvITE.
AMERICANS TOOK THE PROVINCE
AND IMPORTANT TOWNS.

I IhelE DtS-
appearing-Good Work of Colo
RADIO Observation-Disclosures Narrow
Escape.
Manila, June 1.-THE Filipino occupation
of the province of Cavite has been broken,
and. as the result of the present move
rnent the Americans control the important
coast towns of the Paranaque and Las
Finas, while a long line of insurgent
trenches facing our south line has been
cleared.
The insurgents have again proved their
facility as dodgers, between 5000 and 1900
warriors, who seemed destined to be cap
rired. having disappeared, the majority
Siding away under cover of the night af-
Ter lighting the Americans all day. Some
others came to meet our troops with pro-
testations of friendship.
The Thirteenth Infantry lost one man
killed and six wounded; the Ninth In
fantry, one man killed and five injured.
The Fourteenth Infantry. three wounded,
and the Fret Colorado volunteer regiment
eleven wounded.
Had Their Hardest Work.
Yesterdays work was the hardest our
army has seen. The battlefield stretched
out across the entire isthmus from Laguna
de Bay 10 the harbor.
While the troops were advancing the
army gunboat Napidan, in the river near
Taguig. shelled the enemy, killing several
OF them. The monitor Monadnock and the
gunboat Helena shelled Paranaque and Las
Plnas all day with the full power of their
batteries.
The rebel sharpshooters kept In hiding
uutn the American lines has passed and
then attempted TO spot stragglers from
the trees. Thanks to their poor marks
manship, this subterfuge was without re-
suit
The whole country proved to be a sue
cession of small hills with boggy ground
between the high, thick grass and bushes
in the hollows, which greatly added to the
difficulty of the advance but gave shelter
that saved many from the enemys bull
lets.
our men threw away their blankets,
coats and even haversacks stripping to
the waists and trusting to luck for food.
Water could not be obtained and there
was much discomfort after the canteens
were emptied.
Work of Colorado Troops.
At the outset the Colorados, the Ninth
Infantry and the Twenty-1rst Infantry
forced the line of insurgent> trenches,
wheeled to the left and drove the enemy
toward the lake. During this maneuver
the Fillpinos, in concealed trenches on the
right, opened an enflading fire. but the
brigade, partly owing to the high grass,
had few hit
The Ninth Infantry crept around to the
right, hanking the trenches, driving out
the Filipinos and killing many of them.
he Colorado regiment advanced to the
lake. Two companies encountered
trenches on the top of a KNOLL where the
Finpinos stood waist high above a trench,
pouring a volley upon the advancing
Americans. The Colorado troops charged
and drove them out, Lieut.. Col. Moses be-
ing wounded in the arm as he jumped into
the trench.
In The meantime Gen. Wheaton's column
advanced one and a half mixes towards
Paranaque, where the Americans found
strong trench on a ridge out of which
they drove the Filipinos by hard fighting.
The enemy tried to flank the dismounted
troops and at the same time they made
their only advance, throwing a skirmish
line 10 flank the Fourteenth Infantry, but
artillery coming to the crest of the hill
and Smelling them.
LawtOns Narrow Escape.
About o'clock in The afternoon Gen.
Wheaton's brigade headed by Gen. Law
Ton, who IN his white clothing and he'll
met on big black horse was a shining
mark for the enemy's sharpshooters, CIR
ced 10 the south of Las Pinas, encounter
Ing large force of Fldpinos in the shelter
oil the trees. Gen. Lawton had narrow
escape. In the first volley of the enemy
the horses of three of his staff officers were
shot from under them. The Colorado reg
lment bore the brunt of the attack, and
dispersed the Filipinos.
Hardly had they finished off that lot,
When large force appeared in the rear,
Whcn the Ninth Infantry and part of the
Co'olado regiment drove away. BY this
tine rearly the whole division was around
Las p;nas
The Americans camped for the night
todth Of the town and in the midst of a
heavy rain
Took Both the Towns.
At o'clock this morning Gen. Wheaton
HdVanced upon Las Pinas with a troop of
cavalry the Twenty-frst Infantry, the
Co-orado regiment, part of the Ninth In
lahtfy and two mountain guns, crossed
t"o streams and entered the town without
HIlng shot. He then advanced upon
aianaque. The women and children and
!oI mat matter many men, remained i'm
,ne towns. No houses were destroyed,
,"oush many were torn by the shells from
tne warships. Everywhere the Americans
found white flags flying
20 far as can yet be ascertalned, the Fill
l'ino loss is about fifty killed. about $50
wounded, and twenty taken prisoners.
ne whole country is net-worked with
uNNones and the enemy scurried from
su''Ier TO shelter To-day long trains of
gohmlssary wagons are carrying provls-
.'"s to The United States troops along the
lol9 which only yesterday was the
sIonshold of the enemy. and the natives
no Yesterday were probably carrying
suns are to-day doding their hats and
sio'eling before the Americans with eff
'vaVe greetings of welcome.
me Colorado regiment returned 10 the
tracks in Manila tonight AS the
Isoa and dusty men marched past the
a. the fashionable gathering place
Al Vi n or a.