Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-18
INSURGENTS MOVED.
Changed Positions In Front of
McArthur'S Lines.
ADVANCE BEGUN BY AMERICANS.
hajor Kobbe's Column Reached San
Luis-San Isidro Taken by Colonel Sum-
mers' Men-Severe Rebel Loss-Twenty-
Third Infantry Sailed For Jolo.

hODDe cOluDlu TetCueU Sttu LUIS
about eight miles up the Rio Grande,
meeting with but slight opposition. One
man was-wounded during brush with
the rebels.
About daybreak today the Americans
began a further advance toward Can
daba, about six miles up the river, be-
yond San Louis.
The insurgents along General Mac
Arthur's front evacuated their posi-
tions during the night, presumably
moving further up the railaoad.
The Twenty-third infantry has sailed
on the transport Leon XIII for Jolo ISL
and to relieve the Spanish garrison
there.
MANILA, LAY IS. - Although the
rebels threatened San Fernando in con-
siderable force, large numbers of ma
tives majority of them being families
with their household goods, were return
ing daily to the towns inside the Ameri-
can lines, at Apalit especially.
Many of the richer Fiipinos We're
coming to Manila and laborers were re-
turning to work in the rice fields. The
latter showed their respect for Ameri-
can sovereignty by removing their hats
to the passing trains.
Owing to the bad condition of the
wagon roads, the work of repairing the
railroad was being actively pushed All
the broken bridges had been trestled
and only few excavations remained to
be filled up: Trains will undoubtedly
be running through to San Fernando in
Tho nn1x- tba,.a
We're some Filipinos from Macabebe,
who were trading with our soldiers.
About daylight Wednesday Lieuten-
ant Hill, who with % men of the Fourth
infantry was concealed in the trenches
near Pasig, was attacked by force of
rebels who evidently imagined they
could capture one of our outposts, be-
cause only few shots had been fired by
the American force. A few volleys put
the enemy to flight, the rebels losing
five men killed and number of
wounded.
The army gunboat Nipingden re-
turned here from the lake, having been
disabled by cannon shot from a rebel
position near Santa Cruz, which broke
her rudder post.
Colonel Summers command, consist
ing of the Twenty infantry on
the left, the Minnesota regiment in the
center and the Oregon and North Da-
kOta regiments on the right, preceded
by. scouts and accompanied by Scott's
battery of artillery, advanced from
Baluarts about daylight Wednesday.
The troops first encountered the enemy
about two miles from San Isidro, the
rebels retiring soon after our artillery
opened fire. Outside the town a rebel
force. estimated to number about 1000
men, was entrenched. 1t made slight
assistance, but evacuated the position
soon after our troops turned its right
flank.
The enemy's loss was estimated at 15
men killed and 20 wounded. Our troops
also captured three prisoners and many
rifles. On the American side one SOL
dier of the Oregon regiment and one of
the Minnesota regiment were slightly
wounded.
After capturing the town Colonel
Summers troops continued their ad-
vance, pursuing the retreating rebels
for several miles
WASHINGTON, May 1S.-The following
dispatch was received at the war de-
partment:
MANILA, May II.
Adjutant General, Washington:
Situation as follows: Lawton, with
tact and ability, has covered Bulacan
province with his column and driven
insurgent troops northward into San
Isidro, second insurgent capital, which
he captured this morning; is now driv-
ing enemy northward into mountains.
He has constant fighting, inficting
heavy losses and suffering few casual
ties; appearance of his troops on fanks
of enemy behind entertainments thrown
up at every strategic point and town
very demoralizing to the insurgents and
has given them no opportunity to recon-
centrate scattered troops. Kobbe's col
umn, with gunboats, proceeding up Rio
Grande. OTIS.
Portions of the dispatch which were
not made public related to future move
ments of the troops.
The fact that General Lawton is sus-
tanning few losses i'll his forward move
ment, although in almost continual con-
tact with the enemy, is one proof of the
utter decentralization of the rebels. Ac-
cOrding to General Otis cable they still
continue to throw up entrenchments,
but General Lawton' s strategy outfianks
each position in turn, keeping them in
full retreat and giving them no oppor-
tunity to reconstruct their scattered
forces.
MacArthur's division drove them
back along the line of the railroad to
Dagupan, ON the bay of Lingayen, as
far as Calumpit All efforts to impede
his progress by the destruction of |
bridges were frustrated. The insurgents
were forced out of their strong posi-
lions.
II will soon be the mountains or the |
sea for the insurgents. As our troops
could be transported by sea to the |
mouth of the Agne and new base of |
operations established there, it would |
be folly for them to take that course. |
Scattered, demoralized and disheart- |
ened, it is almost certain that the rebels |
in desperation will retreat into the fast
nesses of the mountains where they |
would be safe from pursuit, and where
they could keep up a guerilla warfare
or until their leaders came
to their senses.
Although all the past efforts of our
troops to get into the rear of the insur-
gents have failed up to this time by
sheer force of the battering ram, the
enemy has been driven back step by
step into the pocket where nothing will
be left for the but surrender or the
Over 90 miles, as the crow
flies, the rebels have been forced back.