Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-30
TROOPS REST BRIEFLY
MaCArthur's Army PauseS
After Severe Work.
MANY OBSTACLES SURMOUNTtD
Through Brush, Rivers and Insurgent
Trenches-The Forward Movement to
BE Continued--The Dakota Regiment
Suffers Very Severely.

NEW YORK, March pa dispatch
day, says:
Bocave has been taken by our troops.
The railroad bridge $ uninjured. GEN.
eral Macarthur is now within eight
miles of Malolos.
A dispatch to the Herald from Ma
Mia says the insurgent capital has been
moved from Malolos to San Fernando.
The insurgents burned Bulacan
Tuesday afternoon. ..-#
The monitor Monadnock shelled Los
Pinas south of Manila Tuesday noon.
MANILA, March 29.-General Mac
Arthur and his army are resting on
the plain beyond .Aarllao, after three
days scrambling in the brush, fording
rivers and charging trenches in the
blazing sun. The men are tired, but
are IN splendid spirits. I
The engineers are repairing bridges,
the rebels having failed to destroy the
iron work, and the railroad is kept
busy hurrying supplies to the front.
The. country to Malolos Is level, with
occasional Streams and patches OF
wood, but there are no more jungles.
The American troors will advance
at daybreak, tahing four days ratiors
with them, and having 200 rounds or
ammunition in their belts. They ex-
pect to take Bocave on the railroad to
the east of Bulacan tomorrow. 1t is a
difficult position, protected by streams.
The American line Is about 1900 yards
from that Of the reuels. Desultory
shots were exchanged today.
The American reports show that
Ill
wounded on our side yesterday. The
Dakota regimen. lost ten men killed
and had thirty-seven wounded.
According to prisoners in the hands
of the Americans Aguinaldo's generals
Garcia, Tofreo and Pacheco-were
with the Filipino army yesterday and
drove their followers into the first ag-
gressive demonstration. Inc rebels at
tempted to charge across lne plain
east Of the railroad, but the Americans
charged to meet them and the Fill
pinos bolted, after a few shots, leav
ing several men killed on the field.
The Filipino prisoners further de-
clare that the rebels have lost ali taste
for fighting and that their officers have
to keep them in line by beating them
with swords.
achievements of the campaign was the
charge of Major Towards battalion
across the river Advancing at the
double quick they found the river be-
meath them and splashed across with
a yell, swimming and wading with bull
lets scattering in the water and rushed
on the rebel trenches.
Ten men were Killed and eleven
wounded in the charge.
At the capture of Marilao there were
several incidents showing the bravery
of our troops. Some Filipinos were en-
trenched on an island in a bend of the
river.
The Americans approached in a tri-
angular formation with the Third ar
tillery in the apex and the Kansas and
Pennsylvania regiments forming the
sides. Colonel Funston called for vol
unteers to swim Their liver. Two men
crossed under fire and secured materials
with which crossing was eventually
effected
Major Bell of General MacArthur's
staff with Company l of the Penn
sylvania regiment and Lieutenant
Alternately and ten men engaged in
similar exploits.
After the Filipinos had raised the
white flag many of them attempted to
run and several were shot for so doing.
In the churchyard of Marilao the
Americans found thirty newly-made
graves of F'ilipinos and a dozen bodies
were seen drifting down the river with
gruesome wounds. The 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
ings.
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 if the Americans can take
the Filipino capital he will surrender.