The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-04-01
AMERICAN ARMY ADVANCES.
OUR ARMY SWEEPS ONWARD.
Driving the Rebels Before Them-sev-
eral Of Our Men Wounded-Meet Slight
Resistance = Inhabitants Leave In y
Hurry-Their Dead IL Enormous.

oral OF Our Men WOunded-Moe Get Sl1ght
Resistance Inhabitants Leave In y
Hurry-Their Dead IL Enormous.
Manila, March 29.-Noon.-The Ameri-
can army advanced at o'clock this morn
ing, sweeping onward three miles before
10 o'clock and driving the rebels beyond
Bocave to east Of Bulacan and on the
railroad leading to Malolos. Gu. troops
meet but slight resistance. The Flipinos
fired volleys yesterday evening for the
purpose of drawing the American fire and
disclosing the locality Of our. positions.
Two men of the Pennsylvania regiment
and one man belonging to the Dakota
regiment were wounded. The Americans
remained silent.
The country around Marilao and Manila
presents picture Of desolation. Smoke
is curling from hundreds of ash heaps
and the remains Of trees and fences torn
by shrapnel are to be seen everywhere.
The general appearance Of the country
is as if it had been swept by q cyclone.
Roads are strewn with furniture and
clothing dropped in their fight by the
Filipinos.
The bodies OF dead Filipinos are stand
ed in the shadows of rivers, or are rest
ing in the Jungle where they crawled to
die or were left in the wake Of the hur-
riedly retreating army. These bodies give
forth terrible odors, but there is no time
at present to bury them.
The inhabitants, who fled from Mari
loa and Meycanayan, left in such panic
that on the tables our soldiers found
money and valuables and in the rooms
were trunks containing other property OF
value.
Gen. Otis Report.
Washington, March 29.-The following
from General Otis reached the war depart
ment:
Manila, March 2G.-MacArthur's advance
was only to the outskirts of Marilao. 1t
took until late in the afternoon to repair
the roads and railroad bridges and send
cars through with supplies. He recon-
menced the march at 9 this morning
marched rapidly on Bocave and will con
tinue to Bigaa, seven miles from Malolos
The enemy's resistance has not been &C
vigorous today. Our loss thus far il
slight. Towns in front Of our advance
are being destroyed by fire. Troops arr
in excellent spirits. OTIS.
Additional Casualties.
Washington, March 29.-General Oti
cableu the following additional casualtie
March 2S:
Killed, Third artillery-Private ]. j
Whitney, Private Charles Johnson
Wounded, Tenth Pennsylvania-Privat
Christopher Filbert: Third artillery, Frs
Sergeant Conner. Injured -Twentietl
Kansas, Private J. Ross.
Fight at MariIao.
New York, March 29.-A dispatch +
the Herald from Manila says:
Information reaches here that indicate
the insurgent capital has been moved fror
, Malolos to San Fernando. The army ha
not advanced today. The men are build
ing bridges and waiting for supplies
come up.
, The insurgents burned Bulacan this a
ternoon. Marines are patroling Malabol
, The lines are being strengthened at Pasa
and some firing is going on in the vicinit
: Of that place.
When General MacArthur's forces Ell
+. camped last night the Third artillery we
. across the bridge in Marilao and the N
!. braaka regiment was in the woods on th
extreme right. The other troops had ne
, gone across the river.
. AT half-past 5 o'clock the insurgen
appeared on the edge Of the woods mi
long and advanced quickly, swinging
the left to drive the Third artillery ava
= from the bridge This was the first tin
!, in the war that the insurgents ha
: advanced in military order against OF
forces
The Kansas volunteers promptly crosse
the bridge in columns Of fours to give SUI
port to the Third artillery. They lost tv
men killed and some wounded in their O.
: vance.
40 AT the same time the First Montana re
- :. iment crossed the river on pontoon bridl
~ and took position on the extreme left
- as to be able to cut in back of the insu
:. :, gents if the latter came far enough. Th'
= lost six men wounded in this movemer
is while the Third artillery had two sergean
and one man killed and two wounded.
Masked by the woods, the Nebraska W
unteers were not seen by the enemy. TIL
es suddenly opened flank fire on the
is surgent line and left their trenches wi
20 great shout At sight of them t
whole insurgent force, ollcers and me
fled pell nell.
The eager Nebraska men chased the
IN a n@le and half but were finally draw
* back by General Macarthur to preser
i'd the line intact.
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