The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-08-13
MACARTHUR A FIGHTER.
Drives insurgents From Point to Point.
Another Town Captured.

day as follows:
Manila, Aug. 12.-General Mac
Arthur has taken possession of
Santa Rita. He reconnoitered
Berac, Angeles and other points.
There was no casualty yesterday;
none today. The condition of the
roads make the movements of the
troops difficult, but it is considered
necessary to open up this section
of the country as it virtually gives
control of the province of Bataan
and relieves the inhabitants there.
(Signed) Otis.
INSURGENTS SCATTERED.
Manila. Aug 12.-General Mae
Arthur's troops remained last
night at Calulet. The rebels had
evidentally fed beyond rifle range,
for the American outposts was not
disturbed and not a shot was fred
during the night. At daybreak
this morning a reconnitering party
consisting of a battalion of the
Seventeenth infantry with one
field piece, started up the railway
track toward Angeles, four miles
north. The party got within 1900
yards of the town and opened fire
with the field gun. The Ameri-
cans were received with badly
directed rifle fire which the bat
tallion of the Seventeenth returned
with a few yolleys. The strength
of the insurgents at Angeles was
not known though it was reported
to General Macarthur, who did
not desire to send reinforcements,
and directed the recoAnitering
party to return unless the rebels
abandoned the town. Soon after
the receipt of the orders it became
evident that the rebels had set fire
to the town and fed, leaving the
place to be occupied by the Ameri-
cans.
A battalion of the Twelfth in
fantry was also sent on a recon-
nitering expedition towards the
west, put up to noon no firing had
been heard in their direction and
no word could be received from
them at General MacArthur's head
quarters and it is believed that
they encountered nothing.
Everything indicates 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 a 100 were killed and
300 or 400 wounded. The Iowa regi-
ment killed 80 in one place and
one company of the Seventeenth
suddenly encountered party of
rebels in trench and killed -.
The American loss was five kill
ed and 81 wounded, including
three officers.
The attack was complete sur
prise to the insurgents who had no
idea that a movement was intended
until the armored car opened the
deadly fire with two Gatlings,
revolving cannon and a 6-pounder
The artillery opened on both fanks
a moment later. A majority of
the Filipinos were asleep when the
attack was made. Men were
heard arousing their friends. The
Americans retained almost perfect
line four miles long, through cane
brakes where they could see moth
ing aueau. Inc mud In places
was knee deep in the rice fields
and jungles and through the
bitches flowed small rivers several
feet deep.
The Filipinos tried to ambush
the Americans several times, the
country in the neighborhood be-
ing 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 commended
the recruits of the various regi-