The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-08-10
MAC ARTHUR'S ADVANCE
Angeles Will Be the Northern Base
Base Of Operations.
HARDsH-Ps OF ONWARD MARCH.

our Soldiers wade Through Mud
which Il Knee Deep I'm Places-our
Loss Thus Far Eight Killed aud
Twcnty-slN wounded.
Manila. Aug. 1O.-Details OF General
MacArthur's advance beyond San Fer
nando show that the Americans COW
cred five miles in the first five hours,
and at o'clock had advanced six
miles along the railway, stretching on
each side of It for two miles and rest
ing at night three miles from Angeles,
which will be the northern base of op-
erations, instead of San Fernando.
where a garrison of coo men have been
left. The casualties are between 80
and 40. The Filipinos we're surprised,
expecting the American forces to move
against Tico. They followed their
usual tactics Of holding their trenches
until they became too warm, and then
retreating in disorder. They are now
falling back westward toward Poric.
The Twelfth and Seventeenth regi-
ments had the sharpest engagements.
The country our troops passed over
is covered with rice fields and bamboo
thickets, the hardest possible ground
for marching. The mud in places was
knee deep.
Angeles is one of the richest towns
north of Manila, and is considered to
be better base of operations than oan
Fernando.
The forces at San Fernando consist
ed of the Iowa regiment, the Seven
teenth regiment, the Ninth regiment,
the Twelfth regiment, Pells new Thir-
ty-siXth regiment, a battalion of the
Sixteenth regiment. Troop E of tho
Fourth cavalry and fifteen guns.
The movement had been planneu for
some time but was delayed by rains.
Finally two days of sunshine dried the
rice fields sufficiently to warrant the
attempt.
The Americans position had long
| been unpleasant. The rebels almost
surrounded the town and fired nearly
nightly into 1t, the Americans not re-
plying, except on extreme provocation
1t was necessary to keep 500 to 600 men
on outpost duty constantly.
The American loss in the fighting
about San Fernando at 3 o'clock was
| known to be eight men killed and 26
wounded. The loss may possibly ex-
ceed these figures, as the line is five
miles long and it is impossible, at this
| hour, to hear from every point
! Our troops are now about Angeles
waiting for the artillery, which has the
greatest difficulty in moving, owing tC
the wet ground.
The attack opened at O'CLOCK
in the morning, battery of the Firs
artillery shelling BacolOr, on the left
simultaneously Bells Thirty-sixth in
fantry struck Bacolor from the real
and drove the rebels out. ArmoreC
cars, each with a six-pounder and two
gattling revolving cannon on board
then moved out on the railroad tract
in the center of our lines. Soon af
terwards these guns did sharp eXecu
tion.
Battery NJ, of the Third artillery
and hundred men of the Iowa regi
ment made a feint towards Mexico
whilS tho main body of troops. con
sisting Of the Iowa regiment, the Sew
enteenth regiment and a battalion o
the Twenty-second, under Genera
Wheaton, on the right and the Mint
regiment, Twelfth regiment and Bell
regiment, under General Llscum, OF
the left, advanced steadily, pourinJ
their fire into the rebels and receiving
heavy fire in return.
The rebels were we'll protected b,
trenches and seemed not to lack ammu
milton, But they were unable to with
stand for any length of time the hal
of shots our artillery and infantr,
poured in on them and retreated leav
ing dead and wounded on the field.
dozen prisoners were captured by ou
troops.
The reports indicate that the Mint
infantry suffered the most though tn
casualties of all the regiments are NO
yet reported.
Captain Deems, with provost guarC
Tuesday night captured a noted Fill
pinO fakir, with several aliases, who
by means of ventriloquism, has per
suaded the natives that he has super
natural powers. He raised muc
money ostensibly for the insurrectioI
which he kept for himself. Our sol
diers surrounded his house and cor
rallied 30 Fillpinos. Many others es
capped. The troops also captured 81, ,O0C
; Emmanuel, as the fakir is generall
known, has been predicting the fal
of Manila. His "prophesies" have ere
ated excitement among the natives
who believed them,
Reports from rebel sources say Is
Filipinos were killed in General Hall
engagement at Calamba and in tn
subsequent skirmishes.