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PRESSING FORWARD.
Dispatches Indicate That American
Advance Is Continued.
MALoLOS IS THE OBJECTIVE POINT.
Filipino Prisoners Say AsutnaIdo De-
clnres He VIII Surrender If His
Capital Is Tnken-Little News
of Tuesdays operations.

Manila, March 29.-The engineers are re-
pairing bridges, the rebels having failed
to destroy the iron work, and the railroad
is kept busy hurrying supplies to the front.
The country to Malolos is level, with &C.
casional streams and patches of wood, but
there are no more jungles. The American
troops will advance at once, taking four
days rations with them and having 200
rounds of ammunition in their belts. They
expect to take Bocave, on the railroad to
the east Of Bulacan. to-day. 1t is a diff
fcult position, protected by streams.
The American line is about 1900 yards
from that of the rebels. Desultory shots
were exchanged Tuesday.
The American reports show that 20 men
were killed and 81 wounded on our side
Monday. The Dakota regiment lost ten
men killed and had 81 wounded.
Says He VIII Surrender.
Prisoners in the hands of the Ameri-
cans say Aguinaldo has declared that If the
Americans can take the Filipino capital he
will surrender.
According to the prisoners, Aguinaldo's
generals, Garcia, Tofreo and Pacheco. were
with the Filipino army Monday and drove
their followers into the first aggressive
demonstration. The rebels attempted to
charge across the plain east of the rail
road. but the Americans charged to meet
them and the Filipinos bolted after few
shots, leaving several men killed on the
field. The Filipino prisoners further de-
clare that the rebels have lost all taste
for fighting and that their officers have to
keep them in line by beating them with
swords.
In the churchyard of Marilao the Ameri-
cans found 80 newly-made graves of Fill
pinos and dozen bodies were seen drift
ting down the river with grewsome wounds.
The prisoners are digging their former
comrades graves
MANY huts are smoking rims having
been burned by their inhabitants The
Americans are not burning any buildings.
Our troops captured four Spaniards who
were fighting with the insurgents.
Gen. Macarthur was under a heavy fire
Monday.
Display of Yankee Pluck.
One of the most brilliant and costly
achievements of the campaign was the
charge of Maj. Towards battalion across
the river. Moving at the double-quick. they
found the river beneath them and splashed
across with yell, swimming and wading.
with bullets scattering in the water. and
rushed upon the rebel trenches. Ten men
were killed and II wounded in the charge.
At the capture of Marilao there were
several incidents showing the bravery of
our troops Some Filipinos were intrenched
on an island in bend of the river. The
Americans approached in a triangular for
nation. with the Third artillery in the apex
and the Kansas and Pennsylvania regi-
ments forming the sides. Col. Funston
called for volunteers to swim the river.
Two men crossed under fire and secured
materials with which crossing was event.
ually effected.
Maj. Bell. Of Gen. MacArthur's staff, with
company I, of the Pennsylvania regiment,
and Lieut. Alternately and ten men engaged
in similar exploits.
After the Filipinos had raised the white
flag many of them attempted to run. and
several were shot for SO doing.