The record-union., 1899-05-28
Express willingness to Fight Under
Stars and Stripes,
Seeking Revenge for Murder and Arson
Committed by Tagals.
General Macarthur in Favor Of the
Experiment of En1isting Them
Against Their Old Enemies
General Otis Issues an Order
Inviting Volunteers to Re-
Enlist for Six Months.

inviting Volunteers to Re
Enlist for Six Months.
MANILA, May 27.-6 p. m.-General
Macarthur is in favor of the expert
ment of enlisting the Macabbes against
their old enemies, the Tagals
A delegation of the leading Macabbes
visited the General. and its spokesman
read an address assuring the American
| Commissioners of the friendship of the
| Macabbes and of their Willingness to
transfer their allegiance from Spain to
the United States. They complained
that the Tagals murdered them and
burned their villages and they asked to
be protected and given arms to protect
themselves. The Macabbes have greatly
assisted in posting the Americans on
the country and the positions of the
enemy. General Macarthur would arm
a hundred of these men and make them
scouts, and, if the experiment proved
successful, he would enlist more of
them.
Major General Otis has issued orders
inviting volunteers to re-enlist for six
months, according to the Act of Con-
gress hearing on the matter.
The United States transport Morgan
City, which left San Francisco April
25th, with 600 recruits for various regi-
ments here on board, has arrived and
will proceed to Iloilo. Major A. A. Dig
giles of the Thirteenth Minnesota regi-
ment, who was wounded in the head
while reconnoitering May Sth at point
near San Miguel, and brought to "a
hospital here, is dead
Colonel ]. = Miley of General Law
toms staff has been appointed Collector
at Manila.
BRAVE WORK OF OUR ARTIL-
LERYMEN.
WASHINGTON, May 21.-Next in the
series of reports Of the operations near
Manila which the War Department is
making public is that of Major Richard
w. Young of the famous Utah Light
Artillery. Major Young's report is ac
companied by reports of his subordinate
officers, Captain and Brevet Major F.
A. Grant, Captain A. E. Wedgewood,
First Lieutenant George A. Gibbs and
Second Lieutenants George M. Seaman,
A. S. Fleming and W. C. Webb.
All of these reports are in large part
purely technical and give detailed ac-
counts of the various movements made
by the component parts of this organi-
zation, which appears to have partici
pated at an important point in every
engagement which has taken place in
Luzon. In his report which tells the
story of the operations from February
4th to February 10Th, Major Young,
after describing the advance on Caloo-
can, says:
Il am satisfied that no troops during
this advance have performed more SER
vice than the detachments under Lieu
tenant Seaman in their perilous pro-
gress upon the Caloocan road; too
much therefore, in my judgment, can
not be said in praise of their intrepidity
and efficiency
Major Young also mentions the good
work of two guns of the Sixth Artillery,
under Lieutenant A S. Fleming, which
were assigned to his division in this ac-
ton. He says:
During the advance on Caloocan this
platoon did very valuable and effective
work under a heavy small-arm fire
from the enemy
He also speaks of Grants and Critch-
lows guns, which took part in the
Extremely accurate work was done;
one of the best shots of the campaign
was at party throwing up earthworks
at the cemetery gate, the left side of the
gate being destroyed at an estimated
range of 1900 yards by the first shell.
Shrapnel fire proved to be effective at a
range of 1000 yards in driving a party,
which advanced fearlessly from the
right to attack fianking party under
command of Major Bell, United States
Volunteer Engineers
A compliment is also paid to Wedge
woods battery, the men of which
dragged their guns on the night of Feb
ruary 18th for three miles without as
sistance, driving the enemy back in
great numbers and paving the way for
the infantry advance. The guns were
served under heavy crossfire, the can
noneers having little or no protection.
Webb's two guns are described as 81
lencing the enemy's fire in almost every
instance over an arc of nearly $50 de-
grees. The two Nordenfelts. under Lielh
tenant Gibbs, are said to have been
handled with skill and efficiency In one
case the guns were brought down at
double time on a 500-yard slope in the
face of heavy fire. This was done in
open view of the enemy and at close
range, and was one of the boldest and
commendable acts of the campaign,
says Major Young.
In conclusion, he says: II desire to
commend most heartily and without
distinction the officers and men in the
organization under my command. The
amount of labor done by them in drag
ging guns and constructing earthworks
has been prodigious. and it has always
been done cheerfully. All have been
fearless. Compelled to advance along
open roads usually in plain view of the
enemy, without the opportunity of con-
cealment, they have unshrinkingly
served their guns. 1t has too, been
feature of these operations that in every
advance the gunners have gone for
ward practically on the line of skirm-
ishers. Their Willingness to work and
their intrepidity have not been more
conspicuous than the skill with which
they have handled their guns and their
accuracy of aim
AMERICANS IN CONTROL AT
SULU.
WASHINGTON, Nav 27-The fol-