Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-06
CAPTURE OF MAGALANG
Strong Insurgent Position Between Angeles
and Arayat.
Gen. Wheaton Commands Importaut
Move Against Aguinaldo's
Position at TarIac.
MAGAlA ANG

MANILA. November 6-Two columns of
General MacArthur's division yesterday
took Magalang, about six miles northeast
of Angeles. Colonel Smith, with two bat
talions of the nth Infantry two guns of
the LIST Artillery and body of engineers,
advanced from Angeles.
Major 0'Brien, with battalion of the
18th Infantry and two troops of the 4th
Cavalry, moved from Calulut Colonel
Smith killed eleven insurgents, wounded
rs and captured fifty, as well as taking
lot of insurgent transportation. Major
O'Brien killed forty-nine insurgents
wounded many and took twenty eight pris-
oners. The Americans had eleven men
wounded,
Magalang is strong town situated mid
way between Angeles and Arayat
The movement is part of plan for the
Americans to possess all the country to the
southeast of Tarlac, as the troops close in
on the capital, cutting the line OF the enc
my $ retreat in that direction.
insurgents Estimated ut LOCO.
The insurgent force is estimated at | 900
Coionel Smith first encountered a small
force intTenched a quarter of a mile be-
yond Angeles, which soon retreated leav-
ing TWO OF their number dead The enemy
made a short stand at the outskirts of
Barrios and San Francisco, briskly shoot
ing at the advancing Americans.
captain Brush deployed with the advance
guard Of the battalion and charged the
F1lipinos. who took to flight Seven Amer
leans We're wounded. The Americans al
most surrounded the insurgents. who re-
sisted stubbornly. but Lieut.. Hamilton's
artillery cut them up. Lieut., Slavin's
troops captured a company of the enemy.
with their arms. during the advance.
General Wheeler's brigade is formed at
Angeles in order to be prepared for a gen.
eral enga cement.
An Important Expedition.
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gunboats left Manila for the most import
ant expedition of the autumn campaign.
Its destination is supposed to be Dagupan
or some other northern port. Gen. Wheaton
commands, with a brigade consisting of
the 18th Infantry, the 33d infantry. two
guns of the 9Th Artillery and two Gatlinzs
The transports Sheridan, Francisco de
Reyes and Aztec carry the troops, with the
guHboat Heena as escort.
A dispatch boat was sent ahead to ar
rarge a rendezvous with the United States
cruiser Charleston and the other warships
that are Patrolling the north coast of Lu-
zon. The landing viii be made under
cover of the guns Of the fleet 1t is as
sumed here that the purpose of the cxpedi-
ton is to move down the Dagupar-Na-
Mia railroad toward Tarlac or to prevent
ASmnaidO's forces making base farther
north. Dagupan and Apari are the
strongholds Of the insurgents in the north
and II Is supposed the points where most
oI the nLDusterlnS parties land
Closing in From Three Directions.
Since the beginning of the hostiltties il
has been the unanimous opinion of mill
tary experts here that Dagupan should be
MADE a base OF operations, but sufficient
troops have heretofore been lacking With
Gems. Wheaton, Macarthur and Lawton
moving upon Tarac from three directions
ana the mountains heniming in the other
side, the insurgents capital will soon be-
come untenable.
Aguinaido may attempt TO shift his head
quarters to the rich tobacco country at the
northern end of the island. Possibly he
may slide around Gen. Lawton's front to
the southern provinces, but as MacArthur's
ana LaWtonS troops are spread across the
country from Angeles to Cabanatuan ii
will be difficult for the Insurgents TO es-
cape.
Should the concerted operations succeed
organized insurrection on a large scale
should be at an end early next spring al
though guerrilla warfare is likely to con-
tluue for a long time. No one anticipates
that the insurgents will make many hard
battles. The problem is to move the troops
about the country, to maintain transporta-
ton and to hold the territory gained
The moral effect of the arriva, of a large
American army is calculated to sap Agl1in-
aldo 5 strength by desertiOns and through
the loss OF hope among the supporters of
the revolutionary movement