Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-12
Battlefield on Saturday Extended
the Entire Distance.
REBEL TRENCHES CLEARED


patton OF tho province OF covilo hnH
been broken. ANA. la the result ot the
present movement. the Americans now
control the important coast towns of
raanlquc and t.AH Piuas. while % long
llne OF iHurggut trenches facing our
south limos hlH been cleared.
The Insurgents have again proved
thoif facility ua d0lg0Hf. between 1900
and 400 WARRIOR who seemed destined
10 De- captured, having disappeared, the
majority HIIluE away under cover ~
tho nirht after fighting the Americans
all dly Some others came 90 meet
our troops with pr1t.satIuus OF frieud-
ship
The ThIrtccuth infantry Loot one man
Killed aud alX wounded. the ninth in-
funiry. one man killed and nyo wound
cd. the Fourteenth infantry three
wounded. and the First Colorado yoi-
uutcer regiment eleven wounded.
HARDEST WORK YEr
Yesterday work was tho hardest our
army has seen. The battlefield stretches
ont ncr0rs tho entire lathmuH from La
ruun dv Bay Co the hnrh1r While the
troops were advancing, the army Euus
boat. NuuIuduu. loo the river near
Tagulr, aholloi the enemy, killing Hcv-
Tho monitor Aionniuock and the
Euntuat Helena SHIELDED fHunauur
and i.tl plnlH ull day with thr full
power w thUIr batteries The ruhrl
HhHruHhuntHrH kept Doe hlling until Che
American lines had passed aud then ate
tempted Co pot HtfAHFlUrH from the
trceH. Thanks 90 thrlr poor marks.
mNuHhip. this was without result
STRIPPED FOR ACTION
The whole country proved 60 be- "a
succession 90 small hills. with hUEEy
ground between tho hlEh. thick EuHs.
and bushes ln tho hulluWH which
Fultly added 90 the difficulty OF the
advance. but rave shelter thut saved
many from the enemy bullets. our
men throw away their blankets. coats
ana even huNruuckH. stripping Co. The
waist and trusting Co luck Cor food
water could not hH obtained uud there
was much discomfort after che cane
teens were ompugd.
DROVE FILtptNOs OUT
~ the outset the Col1rndoa. the
Ninth Infantry and che TWouty-nrHt Inc
untry forced tho limo uf iuHuWont
trenches, wheeled 10 thr ioft and drove
the enemy toward the lake During
this vancouver the flllplnuH, DO Cuus
Cgnlod trenches On the riTht. opened uu
ounI1llnT nrv. but the brigade. partly
owing 90 The hlTh grass. had fow hit.
Tue Ninth Infantry crossed around Co
the right, Ranking the trenches. driving
uut the Flliplnoa ana killing many N
them.
The colorado regiment advanced 10
thH lake. Two companies encountered
flIlrInuH stood WuiHtshlEh above "a
trench pouring a. yolloy upon the adj
yunciur Americans
The Colorado troops ohaTrcd and
drove them out, Col. Moses being
wounded iu the arm uH be- Jumped Into
the truurh.
wmAroN's COLUMN ADVANCES.
Ia thg meantime Gen. Whulton.s cll-
umu advanced one ana % half miles
toward rurauFuur. where tho Ampu-
cans found 10 strong trench Uu "a ridge.
out 0f which. they drove tho Flip.uoB
hy hard nshunE.
The enemy tried Co Hank the die
mounted trHuuH Uf the Fourth cavalry.
accompanying Maj Gen. LaWtun, aud
nt thn Hamr time thUy made their ud-
vance, throwing Out HhrmiHh line Go
flank the Fourteenth Infantry Hut they
wDrr easily uuulHUd. the American are
tllrfy coming 90 the crest uf The hlll
and uhclliug thum.
LAwToN's MARROW ESCAPE.
About o O'Clock in the Afternoon con.
Whonton'a brigade. headed by Con.
l.uwtUn. who. boz hlH white clothing and
helmet, on % bis black horse, was "a
shining mark Tor the rnomyH sharp.
shooters, ClrUlrd Co tho south 81 Las
lina., vncouni"ryluE % large force NJ
Fillpinos IN The shelter ~ tho trees,
Gon. Lnwton had q narrow escape In
the ilfrt Nullcy uf tho cuvmy tho horses
~ three ~ hlH stan officers were shot
from under them The Colorado rarl-
mgnt bore the hrunt " this attack aud
disp6uod the fuplnua.
Hardly had they finished M that lut
when u large force appeared Boz tho
rear which the Ninth Infantry and
part 90 the Colorado regiment drove
away ny this time nearly tho whole
division was around Las plnhs The
Americans clmUrd Tor tho night south
NJ the town and On the midst OF "a heavy
rain.
MOVE on LAS rINAs,
A. O o'clock this morning Gen.
Wheaton advanced upon Las pinns
with "a troop ~ cavalry the Twenty
nrHt Infantry the Colorado regiment.
mountain sums crossing two streams
and entering the town without firing
% shot ilo thcn advanced upon Para
nruun
Tho womcn and children and Tor
that matter. many men. remained In
tho towns No houses We're destroyed.
though many were torn bv the shells
from tho warhlpH. Everywhere tho
Americans found white flags lying