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being supported by the First Idaho In
fantry ana the Third Artillery BY the
Fourth Cavalry.
The Fiipinos We're awaiting the add
vance Of the troops and As they began
TO move forward the rebels stared q
rafting fire. which made considerable
noise. but Dad no great damage. The
Americans declined to answer. but
pressed steadily forward. They march
ed through the brush and banana
groves from the left. but on the right
the route was mainly through paddy
fields. which afforded no protection
from the rebel fire. Not single stop
was made until they reached the In
trenchmen,s, from which most os the
natives had hastily scrambled as the
Americans drew near. The former
were attempting to make their way
with ali speed TO the shelter afforded
by the town. but scores OF them failed
to reach their goal. being stopped by
American bullets.
Just at this time the enemy were
thrown into worse confusion by the
discovery that they had been il1uked.
\ company Of ..ie FIRST Montana In
fantry. under command OF Major J.
L. rankin Bell. chief Of the Bureau of
Military Information. whose services
here have been invaluable had voiuu-
teered TO execute a flank movement.
and moving of at the eds; had. vita
out being elected. arrived at the enc
my's flank back % the town. The IA
tives saw they were trapped. and
scattering. they fled like sheep. many
of them dropping their weapons in
their anxiety TO escape.
The Americans had jumped the
trenches and, yelling and screaming
like mad men. they We're in full pur-
suit. 1t was Simply rOut. and proved
that even with the aid of artificial de-
LENSES the Filipinos are no match for
the sturdy Americans who are fighting
them. There is large church in Ca
loocan. which, fer all practical pur-
poses. is really u fort. II was strongly
defended. and it was thought that here
1.-THE Filipinos might attempt TO make a
stand. But after the capture OF the
town it was found that the war ships
had made the place too hot for the
natives and they had abandoned the
position without a struggle. Barri-
cades had been erected at the place
where the Malabon road crosses the
line OF the Dagupan Railway. in the
center of the town. These had been
torn to pieces in many places by the
fire from the war ships and land bat
teries.
AS the Twentieth Kanj First Mon
tana regiments ente-ed the town from
the south some of the fleeing natives
set fire to the huts. whose roofs are
made of nipa. thinning to start a con
hagration which would destroy tn,
place. In this they were disappointed
however. as The Americans eXtinsuish,
ed the nre.
The losses of the Americans were
slight. but the enemy's were large. bptl
in kIued and wounded. Most CT III,
casualties TO the Filipiuos were cause,
by shrapnel. the screaming and awfu
effect OF which caused terror anon.
the natives.
Among the American wounded 8
Colonel Bruce Wallace OF the FRS
Montana Infantry.
After the Americans were tn posses
sion OF the town it was found Their
was only one house IN town tina, hal
hag-stan. This belonged to Mr.. uiE
gins. an Euglishman. who Is prss.deu
o. the .pagupau Railway. He lOJue
the stan to General Otis. ana at 5:3
o'clock the American flag was floating
over the town Its appearance wa
greeted WITH enthusiastic cheering b.
!. the troops.
The insurgent troops were massin
TO lie support of Aguiualdo's forces a
Caloocan and l,alabon when the fight
ing began. 1t was reported this morn
ling that there were 6O0O rebels az thes
two places. among them being the "a
nous Seventy-third Filipino Regimen
which. in the last rebellion. killed thei
> Spanis-- officers and then deserted &
Aguinaldo. Aguinaldo himself ) a
Marilao. where he is making despsrat
= attempts TO re0rganize his shattere
and demoralized forces. What his mex
move will be is unknown.
He cannot go to Malabon. as by ST
doing e would again expose his arm.
TO attack from the war ships, whicl
could easily get within range OF tina
place. II is likely that he will move nj
the valley in the direction OF Mal0los
: which he constituted the capital OF IN
so-called Philippine republic.