Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-09
THE ADVANCE ON MALABoN.
Gen. Schwan's Column Enters ROsari.
This Morning.

Gen. Schwan's Column Enters Rosario
This Morning.
MANILA. October 8, 1925 am-The ad-
vance upon San Francisco de Malabon is
continuing.
General schwan's advance guard entered
Rosario this morning, meeting with slight
resistance.
dispatch from Noveleta Island of
Luzon. dated Sunday says: General
Schwan's column. consisting of the 18th
Infantry, a battalion of the 14th, two
troops of cavalry. Captain ReiIy's battery
of the 9Th Artillery, and loves scouts. ad-
vanced from Bacoor this morning and &C.
cupied Cavite Viejo and Noveleta
The American loss was three officers and
nine Driyates wounded. one of the officers
being mortally hurt. The loss of the enc
my Is unknown, but the bodies of three
F1hDinOS Were Seen.
There were two sharp fights near No
Veieta- Loves scouts first encountered the
enemy near Cavite Viejo. and soon put
them to flight. continuing their advance.
Captain Saffold's battalion Of the 18th
Regiment, with two companies of the 14th
and number of Tagalo scouts, Captain
McGrath, commanding the troops from the
45h cavalry and Captain Reiliy's battery.
came upon the enemy in a strongly in
trenched position on the road between Ca
vite Fieio and Noveleta.
Fired From Cover
fight lasting half an hour followed re-
sulting in the enemy's being driven back
The American forces sustained consider
able losses in this engagement the men be-
ing shot from trenches and shacks along
the road.
The column then pressed on to Novelette,
which they found deserted. and will re-
main there tonight
The marines and naval forces co-operated
10 The w
Petrol and Caiao lay off the shore near
Noveleta, and threw shells into that town
and Santa Cruz for an hour, preparing the
way for the marines To land Two bat.
tahons, consisting of 45U marines, under
Colonel Elliott, advanced along the PENN.
sula from Cavite to Noveleta. The only
way was by a narrow road through
SwampS.
column was suddenly received with vol
ley from trenches across the road A flank
movement was executed and the insur
gents We're driven from the trenches, the
marines wading through rice fields in turn
ing the flank of the enemy, who retreatet
to strong sand forts across the creek di
vidihg the peninsula destroying the bridge
across the stream.
Burned Town and Huts.
The marines waded through more ric,
fields, forded the river in water to thei
shoulders, and carried the forts meetin.
with feeble resistance, the first encount O.
having disheartened the enemy. Squads
were sent to Noveleta. and burned the tow
and the huts all along the road from which
the enemy commenced the firing. There ;
junction formed with the scouts VIII,
had been sweeping the swamps and thick
cts Thence the marines returned to Cavit
thoroughly exhausted
Lieutenant Wynne, with a three no,Ipder
did good execution during the advance
General Lawton was not in personal com
mand of today's movements.
Captain Cowles' battalion of the fth In
fantry, while accommodating today foun
a body Of several hundred insurgents nea
San Nicolas. After a brisk fight. lastin
three-quarters of an hour. the enemy wa
driven off. In this engagement the Ameri
can casualties We're four men slight
wounded. Six Of the enemy were killed
but the number of wounded is not known
The bad condition of the roads made tn
progress of the artillery slow.
Capt. McGrath Wounded.
An Eau Claire, Wis special to the Pic
neer Press says: "A cablegram dated Ma
Mia has been received there from Capital
Hugh Jocelyn McGrath. 4th Cavalry I
his wife and parents. which says: 'Wounde
left thigh. Don't worry"
AgOnciIlO Given Authority.
II Is announced in Madrid that the Fill
Pine government has given full powers t
Agoncillo to treat for the release OF tn
Spanish prisoners now held by the insur
gents.