Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-08-12
REBELS KEEP FLEEING.
Our Troops Have Easy Work "hen
Ont Accommodating.
GOOD WORK BY RECRUITS
p.,,.xeS That tie Filipinos Ar" NOW
Very shcrt of Amm"mit'""'
They Continue Tearing op
the Hallway Tracks.

Manila Ang. 12.-Genernl MacAr-
thurs troops remained all night at ,"su.
lat The rebels had evidently He'd iar
hovond rifle range. for the American ""'
noqts were not disturbed, and not Sho'
was fired during the night
A. 1avbreak a accommodating party
CONSISTING of a battalion of the Seven
toenth infantry with one feldpiece, start
ed IN thp railroad track toward Angeles,
four miles north. The party approached
within 100 yards of the town and open
ed fire with the field gun, The Amerl-
cans were received with badly directed
rifle fire, which the battalion of the Sew
entecnth returned with few volleys.
The strength of the insurgents at An
geles not being known the situation was
rerortcd to General Macarthur, who did
not desire to send requirements ana
directed the RECOMMENDING party to re-
tuln unless the rebels abandoned the
town. Soon after the receipt OF these
orders il becane evident that the rebels
had ser fire to the town and fled. leaving
the place to be occupied by the Amell-
cans.
A battalion of the Twelfth infantry
was also sent on Il accommodating eXpeol-
ton toward the west. but no hrlns mas
been heard in their direction, ana no
word has been received from them al
General MarAYthur's headquarters, and
it is believed that they encountered moth
ing
Everything indicates that all the rebels
have scattered for miles in every dlrec-
ton around Calulet.
Rebels Heavy Loss.
The insurgents lost heavily in the
fighting around Caluet. 1t is believed
that 100 were killed and 300 or I0o
wounded The Iowa regiment killed ~
in one place, and one company OF the
Seventeenth suddenly encountered par
ty of rebels in trench and killed u,
The American loss was Killed ana 81
wounded, including 5 officers.
The attack was a complete surprise to
the insurgents. who had no idea that a
movement was intended until the arnor-
ed car opened a deadly fire with two
Gatlngs, revolving cannon and d
FOUNDER. The heavy artillery opened on
both TANKS moment later. A majority
of the F'ilipinos were asleep when the
attack was made Men with large bells
were Heulu IullnllS dlHohS tAiC SlioNh'
arousing the soldiers
The Americans maintained almost a
perfect line four miles long through cane
brakes. where they could see nothing
ahead The mud in places was knee
deep in the ricefelds and jungles. and
through the bitches flowed small rivers
several feet deep.
The Filipinos tried to ambush the
Americans several times, the country in
the neighborhood being we'll adapted to
these tactics. but the troops stopped for
nothing, forcing their way through or
over obstacles and firing whenever they
could locate the fleeing enemy.
The officers highly commend the re-
cruits of the various regiments.
There is reason to believe the reports
recently received that the insurgents are
short of ammunition, as well Informed
natives at Cululet say the insurgents had
only 40 rounds of ammunition each and
that five rounds extra were issued just
-"rn"A the lAAt.
Since the American occupu... ~
Fernando the rebels have torn up three
miles Of railroad between there and
Calulet, and it is impossible to get the
armored car more than two miles beyond
San Fernando.