The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-03-29
UP TO MALOLOs
The Big Battle tO.0ccur Soon
Yesterdays Engagements.

Manila, March &.-s y. m.,-The engin-
eers are repairing bridges, the rebels hav-
Ing failed to destroy the iron work, and
the railroad is kept busy hurrying sup.
piles to the frort.
The country Tomalos is level, with oc-
casional streams and patches of wood.
but there are no more junbles.
The American troops will advance at
day light, taking four days ratlons with
them and having 200 rounds Of ammuni-
lion In their belts. They expect 20 take
Bocave. on the railroad to the east Of
Bulacan. tomorrow. II is difficult posi-
ton protected by streams.
The American line Is about 1900 yards
from that of the rebels. Desultory shots
were exchanged today.
The American reports show that twenty
men were killed and 81 wounded on our
side yesterday The Dakota regiment lost
ten men killed and had thirty-seven wound
ed
According 20 prisoners i'm the hands of
the Americans, Aguinalods generals
Garcia, Tofreo and Pacheco, were with tho
Filipinos army yesterday and drove their
followers into the first aggressive demon
stration. The rebels attempted TO charge
across the plain east Of the railroad
but the Americans charged to meet them
ana the Fillpinos bolted after few shots
leaving men killed
The Filipino prisoners further declare
thet the rebels have lost all taste for
fighting and that their officers have to
keep them In line by beating them with
swords.
one Of the most brilliant and costly ach-
ievements Of the campaign was the charge
OF Major Howards battalion across the
river
Advancing double quick, they found the
river beneath them and splashed across
with a yell, swimming and wading, with
bullets spattering IN the water, and rush.
ed upon the rebel trenches. Ten men
were killed and eleven were wounded in
the charge.
At the capture OF Marilo there were sew
eral Incidents showing the bravery OF our
troops. Some Filipinos were entrenched
on an island in bend OF the river. The
Americans approached in a triangular for
nation with the third artillery in the aper
and the Kansas and Pennsyi,--nia regi-
ments forming the sides. Colonel Funston
called for volunteers to swim the river.
Two men crossed under fire and secured
materials with which crossing was even
rally effected
Major Bell of General MacArthurs stan
with company !, OF the Pennsylvania re-
giment and Lieutenant Abernathy and
ten men engaged in similar exploits.
After the Fillplnos had raised the white
flag many Of them attempted TO run and
several We're shot 50 doing
In the church yard OF Mariloa the Anne
ricans found thirty newly made graves
of Filipinos and dozen bodies were seen
drifting down the river with grewsome
wounds
o. prisoners are digging their former
comrades graves.
Many huts are smoking ruins. having
been burned by their inhabitants. The
Americans are not burning any build
lngs.
our troops captured four Spaniards who
were fighting with the insurgents
General Macarthur was under a heavy
fire yesterday.
The prisoners say Aguinaldo has de-
clared that II the Americans can take
the Filipino capital he will surrender
Manila. March 2S.-Later Garcia, a ma
tive general, came down from Dagupan
omen and took position at Marilao. a
river was between the Americans and
the insurgents forces.
The South Dakota volunteers and the
third artillery acting as infantry were
trown forward. The South Dakotas
charged brilliantly across an open space
on the cast to the edge OF some woods.
They lost ten killed and II wounded, in
cludng three lieutenants.
The third artillery on the right OF the
railroad charged and lost nine wounded,
two mortally.
on the left the insurgents in a trench
east of the river offered a stubborn resis
tance. Lieutenant Davis with a navy
colt gun forced thirty insurgents in a
long trench on the opposit side Of the river
to surrender at the close quarters Of 100
yards.
The rest OF the insurgents got out with
severe loss. Ninety dead insurgents were
counted.