The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-08-17

Manila, Aug. 13.-Gen. MacArthur's
troops remained Thursday at Calulet.
The rebels had evidently fled far be-
yOnd rifle range for the American out
posts were not disturbed and not Il
shot was fired during the night. At
daybreak a accommodating party con-
sisting Of a battalion of the Seven
teenth infantry, with one field piece.
started up the railroad track toward
Angeles. four miles north. The party
approached within l 200 yards Of the
town and opened fire with the field
gun. The Americans were received
with a badly directed rifle fire. which
the battalion of the Seventeenth re-
turned with few volleys. The
strength Of the insurgents at Angeles
not being known, the situation was re-
ported to Gen. Macarthur, who did
not desire to send achievements and
directed the accommodating party to
return unless the rebels abandoned the
town. Soon after the receipt Of these
orders ii became evident that the reb-
els had set fire to the town and fed,
leaving the place to be occupied by
the Americans.
A battalion of the Twelfth infantry
was also sent on a accommodating eX-
petition toward the west, but up to
noon no firing had been heard in their
direction and no word had been re-
ceived from them at Gen. MacArthur's
headquarters. 1t is believed that they
encountered nothing. Everything indi-
Gates that all the rebels have scattered
for miles in every direction around
Calulet.
The insurgents lost heavily in the
fighting around Calulet 1t is believed
that one hundred were killed and three
or four hundred wounded. The Iowa
regiment killel thirty in one place, and
one company of the Seventeenth sud-
denly encountered party of rebels in
q trench and killed twelve. The Amer
lean loss was five killed and thirty
one wounded. including three officers.
The attack was complete surprise
to the insurgents, who had no idea
that Il movement was intended until
the armOred car opened a deadly fire
with two Cuttings, a revolving cannon
and siX-pounder. The heavy artil-
lecy opened on both TANKS moment
later. y majority of the Filipinos were
asleep when the attack was made.
Men with large bells were heard run
ming among the shacks arousiDg the
soldiers.
The Americans maintained almost a
perfect line four miles long, through
canebrakes where they could see moth
ing ahead. The mud in places was
knee deep in the rice fields and jun
giles. and through the bitches flowed
small rivers several feet deep. The
Filipinos tried to ambush the Amer
leans several times, the country in the
neighborhCod being well adapted to
these tactics. but the troops stopped
for nothing. forcing their way through
or over obstacles and firing whenever
they could locate the fleeing enemy.
The officers highly commend the re-
cruits of the various regiments.
There is reason TO believe the reports
recently received that the insurgents
ar short Of ammunition, as well in
formed natives at Calulet say the in
surgents had only forty rounds of am
munition each and that five rounds ex-
ira were issued just before the fight.
Since the American occupation of San
Fernando the rebels have torn up
three miles of railroad between there
and Calulet, and l. is impossible to get
the armCred car more than two miles
beyond San Fernando.