Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12
AGAIN DRIVEN.
Americans Attack and Scatter
the Natives Near CaluIet.
Angeles Fired and Abandoned 100
Dead and 800 or 400 Wounded.
Our Loss. Five Killed and 81 Wounded
Troops Highly Praised.

Manila, Aug. 11.-Gen MacArthur's
troops remained. last night. at Calu-
let. The rebels had evidently fed be
yond rifle range, for the American out
posts We're not disturbed and not a
shot was fired during the night.
AT daybreak. this morning. a recon-
noitering party consisting OF bat
talon Of the 18th Infantry wiki one
field piece. started up the railway
track toward Angeles. seven miles
north. The party approached within
Loo yards of the town and opered fire
with the field piece.
The Americans were received with q
badly directed rifle fire which the bat
TALON Of the 18th returned with 4 few
volleys.
The strength Of the Insurgents III
Angeles not being known, the situa-
ton was reported to Gen. Macarthur
who did not desire to send reinforce
ments ana directed the accommodating
party To return unless the rebels aban-
doncd the town.
Soon after the receipt Of these orders
it became evident that the rebels had
set fire TO the town ana fled. leaving
The place to be occupied by the Amer
leans.
A battalion of the 18th Infantry was
also sent on a accommodating eXpedi-
tion toward the west but UP to noon no
firing had been heard in their direction
and no word had been received from
them at Gen. MacArthur's headquar-
tiers and it is believed that they en-
countercd nothing.
Everything indicates that all the
rebels have scattered for miles in every
direction around Calulet.
The insurgents lost heavily in the
fighting around Calulet. 1t is believed
that 100 We're killed and three or four
hundred wounded.
The Iowa Regiment killed so in one
place and one company of the 18th
suddenly encountered a party of rebels
in trench and killed L.
The American loss was five killed
and Il wounded including three Off
ccrS.
The attack was a complete surprise
to the insurgents. who had no idea
that a movement was intended until
the armored car opened a deadly fire
with two Gatlings. revolving cannon
and a six-poundcr. The heavy artil-
lery opened on both TANKS a moment
later.
4 majority of the Filipinos We're
asleep when the attack was made.
Men with large bells We're heard run
ming along the shacks 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 rice fields 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 well adapted
to these tactics; but the troops stop
ped for nothing. forcing their way
through or over obstacles and firing
whenever they could locate the fleeing
enemy The officers highly commend
the recruits of the various regiments.
There is reason to believe the reports
recently received that the insurgents
are short of ammunition, as well in
formed natives at Calulet say the in
surgents had only 40 rounds of ammu-
milton each and that five rounds extra
We're issued just the night before.
Since the American occupation Of
san 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.