The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-12
TROOPS In ANGELES
FILIPINOS HAVE BEEN DRIVEN
FROM ALL THEIR STRATEGIC
STRONGHoLDS
REBELS BEYOND RIFLE RANGE


Were Surprised in the Attack by
Gen. MacArthur's Forces, and
Returned a BadIy-Directed Fire
EndeavOred to Ambush Ameri-
cans, but the Latter Marched
Right Over Them, and They Fled.
MANILA, Aug. I.-Gen. MacArthur's
troops remained last night at Calulet.
The rebels had evidently fled far beyond
rifle range, for the American outposts
were not disturbed, and not a shot was
hred during the night. At daybreak this
morning a accommodating party, consist
ing of a battalion of the Seventeenth in
fantry, with one field piece, started up
the railroad track toward Angeles, four
miles north. The party approached with
In LOO yards of the town, and opened fire
with the field gun. The Americans were
received with a badly directed rifle fire,
which the battalion of the Seventeenth
returned with a few voIleys.
The strength of the insurgents at An
geles not being known, the situation was
not desire to send reinforcements and di-
fected the accommodating party to return
unless the rebels abandoned the town
Soon after the receipt of these orders it
became evident that the rebels had set
ire to the town and fed, leaving the
place to be occupied by the Americans
A battalion of the Twelfth infantry
was also sent on a accommodating expe-
dlt1on toward the west, but up to noon
no firing had been heard in their direc-
ton and no word had been received from
them at Gen MacArthur's headquar-
tiers and it is believed they encountered
nothing
Everything indicates that all the rebels
have scattered for miles in every direc-
ton around Calulet
The insurgents lost heavily in the
fighting around Calulet. 1t is believed
that 4OO were killed and 300 or 400 wound
ed The Iowa regiment killed thirty in
one place, and one company of the Sew
enteenth suddenly encountered party
of rebels ir trench and killed twelve
The American loss was five killed and
thirty-one wounded, including three Of
fcers.
ATTACK A SURPRISE.
Ihe attack was a complete surprise to
the Insurgents, who had no idea that
movement was intended until the armor-
ed car opened a deadly fire with two Cat
lings,a revolving cannon and a six-pound-
er. The heavy artillery opened on both
hanks a moment later. A majority of
the F1llpinos were asleep when the at
tack was made. Men with large bells
were heard running among the shacks
arousing the soldiers.
The Americans maintained almost a
perfect line four miles long through cane
brakes, where they could see nothing
ahead The 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 being 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 of
hcers highly commend the recruits of
the various regiments.
There is reason to believe the reports
recently received that the insurgents are
short of ammunition, as we'll informed
natives at CaluIet say the insurgents
mad only forty rounds of ammunition
each and that five rounds extra were is
sued just before the fight
Since the American occupation of San
Fernando the rebels have torn up three
miles or railroad between there and Cal
ulet, and 1t is impossible to get the
armored car more than two miles be-
yond San Fernando
FIELD OF OPERATIONS
The theater of Gen. MacArthur's opera
t1cns is in the northern part of Pampan-
ga province, and his advance is toward
NopIo rrrl,a
were as late as July n. He has pushed
up nearly to Angeles and Porac, about
ten and twelve miles from San Fernando.
taking in Bacolor, Mexico Guagua and
Santa Rita on the way
Bacolor is the capital of Pampanga prov
ince, is fOrty-seven miles from Manila.
and has normal population of over TO-
O0O Guagua, Santa Rita and Mexico have
populations, according to the last Span
ish poll tax returns, of 10,722, 1859 and H.
099 and lie nOrthWardly from Bacolor
The latter town was previously occupied
by our forces, but was abandoned at the
beginning of the rainy season for sanitary
reasons.
MacArthur's left is in front of Porac,
town of 5000, lying fourteen miles north
west of Bacolor. His center is in front
of Angeles, eleven miles up the railway
north of Bacolor, and his right extends
eastwardly toward the Rio Grande de la
Pampanga. Tarlac, capital of the province
Of the same name, and MacArthur's an
parent objective, is twenty-six miles up
the railway from Bacolor, and about ff-
teen miles from MacArthur's front.
San Fernando de la Union, which was
shelled by the American gunboats, should
not be cOnfounded with the San Fernando
where Macarthur has been encamped
since the rainy season began. San Fer
nando de la Union is the capital of the
province of La Union, is port on the
China sea, is III miles from Manila, and
has population of i, S92. The rebels there
recently seized and burned the steamer
Saturnus, which is probably the occasion
Of the punishment inflicted upon them