The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-10-14
lAMT0N LEADING 4
FORWARD MOVEMENT
advance from linus and Bacoo,
Upon MaIaboh Began This
Morning.
THREE TOWNS TAKEN YEsTERDA,
Two sharp Fights at Cavits vicJs
and Noyeieta--Three Omcers
aud Nine privates
Wounded.

Manila, Oct. 10.-The advance from
fmus and Bacoor toward Malabon and
Old cavite began early this morning.
General 1awton is in command. Gen.
eral Schwan's advance guard entered
Rosario this morning, meeting with
slight resistance.
Manilt, Oct. s--General schwan's
column; consisting of the Thir-
tenth infantry; 4 battalion OF
the Fourteenth, two troops of cav
airy, Captain Reilly's battery of the
Fifth artillery and loves scouts, adj
yanced from Bacoor this morning and
occupied Cavite Viejo and Noveleta.
The American loss was three officers
and nine privates wounded, one of the
officers being fatally hurt. The loss
of the enemy is unknown, but the
bodies of three Filipinos were seen.
There were two sharp fights near
Noveleta. loves scouts encountered
the enemy near Cayite Viejo, and soon
put them to fight, continuing their
advance.
Captain Safford's battalion of the
Thirteenth regiment, with two compa-
MES of the Fourteenth and a number
of Tagalo scouts, Captain McGratl,
commanding the troops from the
Fourth cavalry, md Captain 1seiily's
battery, calne upon the enemy in a
strongly e%ntrenched position on the
road between Cavite Niejo and Move
leta. A fight lasting half an hour fol
lowed, resulting in the eneny's being
driven back. The American forces sus-
tanned considerable losses in this en-
gagemeht, the men being shot from
trenches along the road.
The column then proceeded to Nov.
eleta, which they found deserted.
silelled Ivy Gunhonts.
The marines and naval forces coop
Grated with the troops. The gunboats
Wheeling, Petrol and Callao lay of
shore near Noveleta and threw shells
into the town and Santa Cruz for an
hour, preparing the way for the ma,
rines to land. Two battalions, con
sisting of $50 marines under Colonel
Elliot, advanced along the peninsula
from Cavite to Noveleta. The only
way was by q narrow road through
swamps.
A mile beyond the marines outpost
the column was suddenly received
with n yolley from trenches across the
road. Afank movement was executed
and the insurgents We're driven from
the trenches, the marines wading
through rice fields in turning the flank
of the enemy, who retreated to a
strong sand fort across the creek di-
viding the peninsula, destroying the
bridge across The stream.
The marines waded through more
rice fields, forded the river in water
to their shoulders and carried the
forts, meeting with feeble resistance,
the first encounter having disheart.
ened the enemy. Squads were sent to
Noveleta and burned the town and the
the enemy commenced firing. There d
junction was formed with the scouts,
who had been sweeping the swamps
and thickets. Thence the marines re.
turned to Cnvite thoroughly exhaust.
ed.
Lieutenant Wynne, with a thre.
FOUNDER, did good execution during
the advance.
General LaWton was not in personal
command of the movement.
Captain Cowles' battalion of the
Fourth infantry, while reconnoiter-
ing. found a body of several hundred
insurgents near San Nicolas. After a
brisk fight lasting three-quarters of
an hour the enemy was driven off.
In this engagement the American cas-
~ualties were four men slightly wound
ed. Six Of the enemy were killed, but
the number of wounded is not known.
The bad condition of the roads made
the progress of the artillery slow.
The Tennessee regiment, the last OF
the volunteers, will sail for the United
States on board the transport Indiana,
Their colonel says they are in excel.
lent health, and have been much
benefited by service.
Six hundred and seventy-tl,ree will
sail. Three officers and ninety-one
men remain to enter into business
here,