The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-10-14
THE GAME Of WAR GOES ON
SCHWANS MEN IN A FIGHT
ADrove the Enemy Ont of Trench 80
sna Into the syvamps-Took Two
T~wns-The American Forces sus-
tained Considerable Losses.

Noveleta, Island of Luzon, Oct. To-
Rig General Schwan's column, consist
ting of the Thirteenth infantry, battalion
of the Fourteenth, two troops Of cavalry,
Captain Reilly's battery of the Fifth artil-
lery and loves scouts advanced from
Baeoor this morning and occupied Ca
vite, Viejo and Noveleta.
The American loss was three officers
and nine privates wounded, one of the
officers being MORALLY hurt The loss OF
the enemy is unknown, but the bodies of
three Filipinos were seen. There We're two
sharp fights near Noveleta. loves scouts
first encountered the enemy near Cayite
Vieio, and soon put them to flight, con-
tin9ing their advance.
Captain Saffold's battalion of the Thir-
tenth regiment, with two companies Of
the Fourteenth and number Of Tagalos
scouts, Captain McGrath commanding the
troops of the Fourth cavalry, and Captain
Reilly's battery, came upon the enemy
in a strongly entrenched position on the
road between Cavite Viejo and Noveleta.
A fight lasting half an hour followed, re-
-esulting in the enemy being driven back.
The American forces sustained consider
able losses in this engagement, the men
being shot from the trenches and shacks
along the road The column then pressed
on to Noveleta, which they found desert
ed, and will remain there tonight
Naval Forces Co-Operated.
The naval force and marines co-operated
with the troops. The gunboats Wheeling
Petrol and Callao lay off the shore neal
Noveleta and threw shells into that town
and Santa Cruz for an hour, preparing tbs
way for the marines TO land Two bat
talions, consisting of $50 marines undel
Colonel Elliott, advanced along the PENN
sula from Oavite to NOveleta The onl.
way was up a narrow road through
.swamps A mile beyond the marines out
post column was suddenly encountere'
with a volley from the trenches across tn
road. A flank movement was executed
and the insurgents were driven from tn
trenches, the marines wading through ric
fields in turning the flank of the enemy
who retreated to strong sand fertilization
across the creek dividing the peninsula
destroying the bridge across the stream
The marines waded through more ric
Sields, forded the river in water to thei
shoulders and carried the forts, meetin
with feeble resistance, the first encounte
having disheartened the enemy. Squad
were sent to Noveleta and burned th
town and huts all along the road froi
which the enemy commenced the firms
There a junction was formed with ii
scouts who had been sweeping the swamp
and thickets. Thence the marines return
ed to Cayite thoroughly exhausted.
Lieutenant Wynne with three poun'
,er did good execution during the advanc
General Lawton was not in personal con
mand of today's movements.
Captain Cowles' battalion Of the Fourt
infantry, while accommodating toda
found a body of several hundred insu
gents near San Nicolas After a bris
fight, lasting threequarters of an hour, Il
enemy was driven off. In this eRgag
meRt the American casualties were fol
neR slightly wounded. Six of the Ell
nay were killed, but the number of woun
ed is not known.
The bad condition of the roads made Z
progress of the artillery slow.