The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-17
The Aggressive Campaign Against the Phil
ippino Rebels has been Pushed
Hard this week.
AMERICANS WIN AT EVERY POINT
With Surprisingly few Casualties, while In
1icting heavy losses on the Enemy. Will
Rumbley the only lola Boy Hurt,
and his Wounds Slight.

Manila, March 14.--Early yester-
day Brig Gen. Lloyd Wheaton's divi-
sional brigade, consisting of the Twen-
tieth United States infantry the Twen.
| tv-second infantry, eight companies
of the Washington volunteers, seven
companies of the Oregon volunteers,
three troops of the Fourth United
States cavalry and II mounted battery
of the Sixth artillery, was drawn up
on ridge behind San Pedro Macati, a
mile south of the town.
The advance was sounded at $3.50
o'clock. The cavalry led the column
at "A smart trot across the open to the
right, eventually reaching a clump of
trees commanding the rear at Guada-
loupe. Supported by the Oregon vol
unteers, the advance force opened a
heavy fire on the rebels. The response
was feeble and desultory, apparently
coming from haudsful of men in every
covert.
While the right column was swing
ing towards the town of Pasig, the
left advanced, pouring volleys into
the brush. A small body of rebels
made a determined stand at Guada-
loupe church, but was unable TO with
stand the assault. AT seven o'clock,
an hour after the first charge, river
gunboat started toward Pasig.
The rebels were first encountered by
this vessel in the Jungle near Guada-
loupe. Steaming slowly, the gun boat
poured a terrific fire from her Calling
guns into the brush. For all of an
hour the whirring of the rapid fire
guns alternated with the booming of
the heavier pieces on board.
In the meantime SCOTS battery
ashore was Smelling the trenches and
driving the enemy back. The artil-
lery then advanced to a ridge of bam-
boo and drove few of the enemy's
sharpshooters away with volleys from
their carbines. The artillery then adj
vanced and met with little opposition
In the meantime the infantry had
been sent forward in splendid order,
the Washington regiment resting on
the bank Of the river each regiment
deploying, on reaching its station,
and furnishing its own supports. The
entire column then wheeled toward
the river, driving the enemy toward
his supports and advanced on Gaud-
aloupe.
The artillery moved to a ridge com
handing Pasig and Parteros. BY this
time the Filipinos were in full flight
along line over a mile long and the
firing was discontinued temporarily,
in order TO give the troops a rest be-
fore making the attack on Pasig. At
this stage Of the engagement it was
raining heavily.
sumed the attack on Pasig. AT 80
a. M, the column came in contact with
the enemy. and n Ounb boat steamed to
the firing line and cleared the Jungle
on both sides, while the battery took
up position on IA bluff at the right.
The first shot from the American field
pieces at 200 yards range dislodged a
gun of the enemy at Pasig. After the
town had been shelled the Twentieth
regiment lined up on the bluff and the
, Twenty took up a position on
| the left of the place, with the cavalry
in the center, whereupon the enemy
retreated to the town. The gun
boat then moved into bend
opposite, and a hot fire on the
rebel position was maintained
along the whole American line unit
2:S0 D. m, when preparations were
made for the attack. At three p. IN
our gunboat started in pursuit of the
enemy's armed tug, chasing her TO the
lake. At $3.50 p. m. large body of the
D.. enemy was discovered working arounC
\ our right flank and the Twentieth reg
e iment was moved to commanding
ridge. The rebels were met opposit,
e Pateros, but the enemy bolted. Thirty
of the rebels were killed, l6 were talSer
/. prisoners and the Americans lost sil
e men wounded. The whole American
n line bivouaced at five o'clock. Abou
n 700 rebels were reported to be march
= ing northward few miles to tn
y southwest
! WEDNESDAYS FIGHTING.
}; Late yesterday Gen. Wheaton's co
&c umn encountered the enemy in sac
u u force between Pateros and Taguig q
Is to necessitate change in the origins
n plans. The cavalry attacked reb,
o stronghold in the Jungle, driving tn
= enemy into Pateros. The American
" had one man killed and three wounded
ID Scotts battery shelled the city an
/ woods effectively.
40 huler, inc Snelny CTObsec Jhe rive
,e from Pasig. Two companies of TIL
N Second Oregon infantry cleared tn
N right bank, after a sharp engagement
n and then retired with three wounded
10 In the meantime the Washingto
= volunteers closed in, driving sma
re bodies of the rebels back upon Pr
y teros One man was killed. Durin
y the night the enemy burned the tow
10 of Pasig.
In Brig Gen. Wheaton's column "a,
Or vanced yesterday beyond Pasig to IL
iS shore of Laguna de Bay, sweepin
l. everything before them. The enen
IN made a running fight and suffer'
lie severe loss. The rebels avenue of cor
munication north and south is no
!, closed, the American Gordon stretc
- ing over mile from the river to Il
!. lake The rebels are in force at p
taros and Tauut0 Two of MOnday