The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-10

Callao and Yorktown have sheIIed
PanPagua- partly destroying the
place The natives replied With mus
Eer-y and cannon, but were driven 70
the hills
Al ASLA- Aug General Ma
M ArrhUr's entire force. 5000 men.
wi ~::h he exception 9: 500 d.
left The lzr-sr place early this
morning and moved against the main
.-s-ge1r army The troops engaged
II the movement were the Ninth.
Twelfth. Sixteenth. Seventeenth. Twer-
ry-secoc5 and Thir-v-ztxrh regular IN
fal-y and me Fifty first Iowa volUn-
ree-s
Tonight re troops rest victorious
~ miles north q san Fernando. the
enemy having 6=en scattered With
great loss Our casualties have Eoc
been definitely received
The advance u the Americans vas
steady. hui The marching vas extreme
l. difficult. owing 70 mud and water,
which covered The country. and The IL
tense heat I took I've hours = cover
cL= E-s- E-e miles
-----.--s-E-L Infantry, COMMANDED by
CC-r-ei Bel. starting a. & II for rh5
railway q The wes- q san Fernando,
down which they marched x attack
Sa-o-1-. which Lhe rebels had -eoCCu-
pied after The withdrawal II the An
=--czCS- II a-U--=t car propelled oy
hand had been prepared and this led
--= advance The rebels a. BaCoI0r id
-- offer much resistance and after Z
short EEE- -L= place vas captured Al
d. --=zs- The Insurgents fleeing north
wz-E
Almost corcurre--Ly with Colonel
2=-s movement B-igadIar General
--s--Ebs command. the Twelfth
and Ninth Infantry. with three
guns ~ -E= Third Artillery. moved
. ne west 81 TIE railway,
and General Wheaton. with the
Seventeenth z-E Twenty IN
-l1-rE z-L F--Ey-ErSC Iowa with Two
guns moved % -E= EAST q the LCz-
The raC guns were first dragged over
H. -sLTsy c1=s bE horses. and then the
enemy -- had dug trenches, were
reply vas made u -h= artillery dre, but
when -C= infantry advanced heavy fra
- drawn from tn rebels The I5waCs
AMI --= Seventeenth regulars =ucouu-
-=-eL --= trenches AZ -1ug range When
third ~ -E-= -wz- they we're Or
C1-o -=-Fllc1 1v=- --e rice feds the
movement being covered by Calling
guns posted N The railway
=1--lSLy With rEs advance q
-E= E-T+CS and the Seventeenth n
czr--E -L- Ninth and Twelfth Infantry
moved forward upon Ch= enemy. who
were completely routed
THIS save possession % San Antonio
- r-= Americans our force vas then
1LTlC-I L--1 Two columns Sha ped Ike
5-- C5-- out the line S-rzIEEr=ue1-
--= T-i----sixLL and Twelfth regiments
gong 30 -l= northwest The three
guns following were stuck II the
c--1E=aEiS and fourth disabled
There vas & running fight along the
--U=rCUS trenches and over the usual
rough country our men advanced over
the h=lt=. soma # which we're covered
V-lh lLr== feet = muddy water
The night advanced slowly. Lt=uteu-
am Eng and guns - tn Third Ar-iI-
--r- being the pivot There was fight
EUE-s resistance was not strong AZ anv
point The FIipiCJs gradually fell
back - Calu-uC- on The railway from
whlC- rhzy we're subsequently driven
-e--eaCi1E 10 Angeles some miles ID The
north
Meanwhile part - the American
force had moved farther . The vest %
n railroad and advanced against The
Town u P0raC. which lies i've miles due
vest q CaIuIuL Some hours prior 70
-h= capture Of CaIUIut the Seventeenth
Infantry engaged g large force II The
enemy who were moving toward Mex
te1 and also encountered the main
body. which was moving northeast ap-
uar=uCIy with the intention Of reaching
Angeles Mexico was boubar1ed and
some loss inflicted on Ch= rebels
During the afternoon Z company OF
the Seventeenth Infantry was serE back
- aid Colonel Bells wounded who
v=re being hzrasset by F'fItpiu0s skuIk-
ing II the rear
No reports have been received OF the
casualties sustained by the Twelfth and
Tnfrry-sixrh regiments. but the losses
- the other commands we're nine