Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-20
RUSHING THE REBELS
10
Wheaton and Lawton Clearing the
Country North of Manila.
LEONHAUESER CAPTURES O'DONNELL
Bagged Filipino Force Of 200
With All Supplies.
DETAILS OF THE CAMPAIGN

MANILA, November Gothic American
occupation of the country between Manila
and Dagupan is proceeding with a rush.
Gen. Macarthur is within five miles of
Dagupan, which place Gen. Wheaton or
Gen. Lawton will probably occupy. The
railroad is practically intact beyond Pam
ban, except for a distance of five miles 10
the north, and the rails for that portion
have been discovered. Large quantities of
rolling stock have, however, been de-
stroyed.
Gen. Mac Arthur is moving his troops by
train and the roads within Gen. Lawtons
territory are becoming passabie.
Capt Leonhaeuser accomplished one of
the best cOups of the war. Reaching
O'Donnel by a night march from Capas on
November Is he surprised the inSurgent
force, numbering 200. and captured all of
them, with their arms, 10000 rounds of
ammunition and four tons of subsistence.
One Filipino was killed, but there were
no American casualties.
ragmentary reports reach Manila of the
operations north, which, when the story Is
known, will prove to have been the most
remarkable campaigning the Philippine war
has known. General I.awtonS division IS
spread thickly over the territory beyond
San Jose, where the telegraph ends. Cen
eral Young's two regiments of cavalry are
continuing their rapid sre ep into the new
towns and the infantry is being showed
forward to hold the towns the cavalry
takes. all i'll a country whose natural an
ticultics are increased indescribabiy by
tropical rains, making rivers out of creeks
and swanps of fields. Wagon transporta-
tiGn is supposed TO have been practically
abandoned, the American troops living on
captured supplies. and the little produce
the insurgent leVies have left.
Wa. s,,igert Has n Fight.
Mai. Samuel VI. Swigert's squadron Of the
81 Cavalry is reported to be engaging a
greatly superior force at Pozzorubio north
east Of Dagupan. These troops have fought
three engagements and are now holding
their position, waiting for renforcements,
1t is believed at headquarters this Filipino
force is covering The retreat Of the insur-
gent leaders to the Binguet mountains;
that the insurgents planned to retreat
northeast along the Tayug road which is
stocked with storehouses to draw upon en-
route, and that the only insurgent advance
force had passed Tayug before the Amer
lean occupation, the main body of Aguinal-
dos army being within our lines. The ma
Jority of these Insurgents may diSGrgauiZe
and pose as amigos when the Americans
oVertake them.
Among the scraps Of news obtainable are
stories Of the halhships the American army
is meeting with. 1t is reported, for instance,
that General LaWton narrowly escaped
drowning while fOrdiug swift river when
Lieut. Luna ana Nv . pIINIttS We're lost
Capt. Henry Lconhaeuser with a battal-
ion Of the 18th Infantry, is on his way
from Bamban to O'DOnuell to take the in
sulgent cartridge filing works there.
\ Filipino CAPTAIN. who sfirraudered with
four men, 10 col Andrew : I;Hrf of fbo
18th Infantry, described the factory and
Volunteered to guide The rxucditinu The
governor Of Nueya ViZcaya has determined
like many other tlIirtnos in these d.
that the administration of mis- uroyfnca can
not change too duicli and * ,i,r7ir.r =, NJ
Mia TO tel MAI Cen Otis Of bts I1yaiiy
ana incidentally request Thar no IL. re-
tanned IL Office ..urdot. the. nov; refine
news Oh Lieut. D. T. Gilmore.
Admiral Watson has received an aJIii-
tiun&l creditIs. raNnYt that Jir,,f Z {, GIL
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iaflac November !. Lieut.. Gilmore was
living III Filipino generals house The
I-Ditad Stare. ,,f.lj;=.. f.ltiy,oro sta,t, @,,.
Lfngayan TO-DAY. and Rear Admiral W.
son DSIrDos,s r. send ,..,thar $40, - "
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