Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-21
GETTING DOWN 70 BUSINESS.
Secretary Root Making a Close Study
Of the Philippines.

A BELATED SUGGESTION THAT
THE FORCE SHOULD OPERATE
FROM LINGAYEN AND MOVE
SOUTH ALONG THE RAILROAD.
THE GENERAL NEWS FROM
THE SEAT OF WAR.
WASHINGTON, August 20.-The
maps of the Philippines, and especially
of that portion of the island of Luzon
north and south of Manila, which has
been prepared for the use of Secretary
Root, may assume a more important
part in the campaign than has been
given it heretofore. Secretary Root has
not only ascertained where the United
States forces are located and has them
nicely marked off on the map, but he
has also taken into consideration such
information as can be OBTAINED relative
to the population of the adjacent coun-
try, the kind of people and their dispo-
sition toward the United States. The
Secretary has also been studying the
lines of transportation and learning
what he can of the geography of the
country. 1t is believed that more than
one army can operate to advantage in
the Philippines, and suggestion has
been made by some army officers that
an army should start from different
points and operating in such manner
as to distract and destroy the Fill
Pine forces. At present the United
States forces do not occupy the line of
railway half way to Lingayen, on the
gulf of the same name. 1t has been
suggested that if one force were to
start from Lingayen and move south at
the same time that another were NOV
ing north, there would be a very great
probability of soon securing the entire
railway for the use of the army and the
insurgents would be separated into d..
visions east and west by the railroad as
they are now divided into northern and
southern bands. Between Angeles and
Lingayen is Tarlac, town of consid-
cradle size, and situated in a province
where the natives are said to be not
unfriendly to the United States. 1t this
province could be occupied it might be
of great advantage to the government.
While these are now merely sugges-
tons it may be that when the army
In the Philippines consists of 10000
men instead of about twenty or TWEEN
ty-five thousand, it will be possible TO
have four or more armies operating in
stead of two as during the last cam
paign. The locations of troops, as
marked by pins on the map prepared
for Secretary Root, show the places oc-
cupied as follows: North of Manila,
under Gen. MacArthur-a point above
Angeles, (Gen. Wheaton, Angeles,
Porac, Calulet, Sta Rita, San Fernan-
do (MacArthur), Bats, Candaba, San
Louis, Calumpit, Malolos, Quinga,
Ealuig, Bustos, Guinguin to and Bigaa.
South of Manila-Imus Uawtons
headquarters) Mingting-Iupa, Cavite,
Bacoor, Talaba, Paranaque, Taguig,
Pasig, Mariquini and points adjacent
around the acqueduct and pumping
station, Faytay, Antipola. Morong, and
Calamba, the farthest point south and
which has no communication by land.
Orders have been issued from the
War Department placing all Majors,
Captains and Lieutenants appointed
for the new regiments on recruiting
duty They will assist the nearest re-
cruiting officer for a period of about
one week and will then conduct their
recruits to the rendezvous.
The first ten regiments of volunteers
are complete and there is a surplus of
about 1000 men for the regiments in
the Philippines and the next ten be-
ing raised. The enlistments yesterday
were 236, making total of 1865.
Speaking of the orders issued to-day
to the three regiments to proceed to
San Francisco, Gen. Corbin said that
not only would the other regimenst fol-
low soon but the ten recently ordered
would be sent to Manila as soon as
they could be organized
THE FIGHTING SATURDAY.
MANILA, August 20-One lieuten-
ant of the Twelfth Infantry was killed
and another was seriously wounded
while accommodating last evening north
of Angeles.
The Americans encountered a large
force of insurgents and drove them
from their positions.