The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-03-30
HOT FIGHTING
Some Further Details of the Lat
est Engagement in the
Philippines.
Elaborate Preparations Made For
the Movement We're Thor
Oughly Executed.
Montana and Kansas Troops Meet
With the Hottest Resist
ance.
Minnesota, North Dakota and
Montana Troops in the
! Fight.

! MANILA, March 27-Gen. MacArthur's
division, consisting of the brigades of
General Harrison Gray Otis, General
Hale and General Hall, supplemented
by General Wheaton's brigade, advanced
at daylight and cut the enemy's forces
in two. They captured the towns of
Polo and Novaliches on the left, and
San Francisco del Monte and Marlquina
on the right, clearing the rebel trenches
in front of the line north from the river
to Caloocan. They also secured posses
sion of the railroad, practically corner
ing the flower of Aguinaldo's army at
Malabon, and in the foot hills at Singa-
Ion, twenty miles apart.
The troops engaged were the Third
artillery, as infantry; the Montana,
Kansas, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Wyo-
ming, Colorado, South Dakota, Mime
sofa and Oregon volunteers, the Third,
Fourth, Seventeenth and Twenty-sec-
ond regulars, the Utah artillery battal-
ion and Twenty-third regulars.
A conservative estimate of the Amer
lean loss is Is killed and 100 wounded.
MANILA, March 27.- Noon The
movement of the American troops swept
the insurgents back towards Malabon.
General Harrison Gray Otis brigade is
in front of Laloma, where there is a
stretch of mile of rough, open country,
The insurgent trenches in the edge of
the woods are four feet deep, and fur.
nished good head cover. The Amer
lean troops advanced on the double
quick, yelling fiercely and occasionally
dropping in the grass and firing by
volleys.
The natives stood until the Americans
were within 200 yards of their position,
and then broke and ran for the woods.
About thirty of them were killed in the
outskirts, and seventy on the road.
Hot For Montanans and Kansans.
The Montana and Kansas troops met
the hottest resistance in a strip from
which the rebels have greatly worried
the Americans recently during the
night time.
Twenty minutes after the start-at 6
o'clock-the whole front for distance
of three miles to the north had been
cleared. General Hale's brigade had
simultaneously swept in a northwest
erly direction, routing the enemy and
burning the town of San Francisco del
Monte and number of scattered huts.
The line was then opposite Novaleche,
the artillery advancing along good
road from Laloma to Novaleche, the
wagons carrying pontoons, telegraph
supplies and ammunition following.
The infantry moved in splendid order.
Smoke from the burning huts marked
the line of the American advance. Am
balances and horse itters, led by Chi
nese, brought in the wounded, among
whom were few Filipinos.
The Americans who were wounded
endured their injuries bravely, one
group which had been brought into the
hospital singing Comrades
The Pennsylvania troops took nine
prisoners, among them great naked
captain of the Macabee tribe and one
Japanese.
Ali the prisoners were greatly terre-
fed, expecting to be executed imme-
diately.
Elaborate Preparations Made.
S:45 p. m.-Elaborate preparations
were made for the movement. General
Wheaton's brigade was placed in the
rear and General Harrison Gray Otis
and General Halls were massed behind
General Hale's. Under the cover of the
darkness, General Otis and General
Halls brigades left their trenches and
advanced close up on the enemy's lines
without being detected. General Whea-
ton and General Halls brigade occupy
ing the vacated positions.
At 4 o'clock the American troops
breakfasted and the Filipinos, noticing
the camp fires, their buglers called to
arms.
at daylight General Otis and General
Halls brigades advanced from Laloma
church straight through the rebel lines,
cutting the enemy's force in two.
Upon this occasion the rebels adopted
the American tactics of holding their
fire until the attackers were about ZOO
wards distant. The rebels also fired
lower than usual. The Americans fired
yolleys with terrible effect, and then
rushed forward cheering and carrying
everything before them.
Once through General McArthur's
division was swung to the left driving
the rebels away on all sides.
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