The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-28
ANILA March 28.-The Amer

n ANILA. March 2S-The Ameri
IL II can advance began early in the
INE morning from Meyoauyan.
where our forces had encamped
the night before. Brigadier
General Hale's brigade advanced along
the right of the railroad and the bri-
gade under command of Brigadier Cen
eral Harrison Gray Otis on the left.
General Wheaton's brigade was held in
reserve at Meyoauyan.
The American troops had not ad-
vanced far when the enemy opened
heavy fire from the left on the Third
Artillery, which was Otis advance
guard The artillery responded heart
lily to the insurgent attack and drove
the enemy helter skelter across the
river Marilao Here the Filipinos made
a desperate stand. They retired within
their trenches which were only fifty
yards in front of the advancing Ameri-
cans The halt proved fatal to the Fill
pinos. for under repeated volleys from
two guns of the Utah Battery under
Lieutenant Crichton and an automatic
Colts under Ensign Davis they were
completely routed, leaving many dead
and wounded on the field.
South Dakota had performed one of
the most notable feats of the campaign.
Cheering loudly, they charged fearless
Iy across the open field against the
main line of the insurgent forces, which
was lying partly concealed in bamboo
thicket.
1t was a daring act, for across the
level plain the insurgents poured a per-
feet rain of bullets. Ten gallant West
erners were killed and eleven Wound-
ed. Among the dead were three lieu
tenants But our men pressed on re-
gardless of the rain of death and scat
tered the enemy.
Fearful loss was inflicted on the reb-
els in this charge. Eighty-eight are
known to have been killed and 100.
with arms, were captured. The re-
mainder fed toward Malolos in wild
disorder.
The pursuit will be maintained dur
ing the day, and it is hoped Macarthur
will bivouac in sight of the insurgent
capital tonight.
The American loss in yesterdays
fight is said to have been fifteen kilied
and thirty-five wounded.
Owing to the danger Of making mis-
takes in names, Otis refuses to allow
the correspondents to transmit hst
of casualties
re tho statement of the thirty-t1ve
nrisoners captured to-day is true, the
main body of the enemy has retreated
to Malolos. There are no more trenches
+o encounter. although over thirty VII
lagos including the larger settlements
of Rulacan and Guguinta. intervene.
At every railroad station circulars
have been posted signed by the Filipino
conmander-in-ch chief Antonio Luna,
ordering all spies and bearers of news
to the enemy to be shot without trial
and instructing that all looters and
ravishers be treated in the same man
ner Further, all towns abandoned by
the Filipino troops are first to be
burned.
While deploring the existence OF war,
the circular maintains the undeniaole
right of the Filipinos to defend their
homes. lives and lands against would
he dominators who would kill them
their wives and children" adding that
this motive ought to impel ali F1lfpinos
to sacrifice everything.
The Washington Regiment had an
exciting experience yesterday and dis
PLAYED much gallantry. The soldiers
found a band of insurgents concealed
In a stone house over which the French
flag was flying. A private volunteered
to set fire to the building. He did so
and the troops approached while it was
burning and the Filipinos had appar-
entity fed. But they were greeted with