The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-27
HOTTEST FIGHT OF THE WAR
DrEEiT or THE FILIPINO ARMY At
ZIPOTE BRIDGE.

was u Severe Blow-Their Astonishing
Rocup.rative Powers-A slippery Foe.
MANILA juno EL II was OH ioes'uos morn
ing the lSth 'ha' ous'heAs "as iosu"ieu WIN
,IEof and despatch SCUM Oh Manila ai.er he 'aP
turc 81 las fihaS anu ioia"adue " hau ho'
been intended lhen 10 90 aheau as ias' as we o'u,
but there were unexpected uc'e'opnenpN ana
Gen LAYTON is not inc man 10 lose any au'nh.aso
simply because II comes 70 MN "heh nc isn
looking tor II our ou'pos's haa oeeh es'aphsneo
pretty we'll GOWN the rosu oe'o" i@eS mas pei-
h,pS mule or a ht'le more iro'h 'ne een"e oil .he
Town where the cluicn IN oh naonuas evening
WIN Ten la"'oh was ou' MUG oeson' 'ho
southern outposs Some insurgents niooen IN .he
woods lew huhored yaros away 'ook lie"
Shots al MIN lha' SCI nun W "en'ii1s hoie .han
ever to know lus' Nhe1s the' couio oe round ana
Ii" started ou' gu iucs'a, h'oi mug WIN '"o COM
panirs ana oi ene i"en'! 1e@ " make
,,,issa,,r. in tore. I'm, The ,o,o. va. r,irh,x
email Tor the work that developed Tor Il 10 do
AsG,n Iawton said after il was all over he start
ed .,,t f., find the enemy and he found them by a
l,rrc majority
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. hod cav, ..r.r,, shir, A., 4, t,L. h.,a
md they WE'RE very ar1 ious TO INV Of n lev old
scores but they were afraid all the time OF hitting
our own men Lawton had promised to set up
flag on the beach by which the ships could di-
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an estuary, something OF the sort, flows between
the village and the beach To cross this thcro
was only one small boat which would carry only
three or tour men at time, and then II had TO be
propelled by men who had stripped of their clothes
and waded through the muddy water II was the
kind OF work that couldn't be hurried and when
the men were all across IL made them wonder what
they would do il they should strike the enemy in
force and need reiniorcements perhaps be
obliged TO retire
I.vrox c,rr,a r,-ro , ,,,.yr ,ro,v
lne! u'ui IN 'o ionk -" 1iiiiA eoou' !" LOT uey
pompus ne' VIC 1neins III kf'a' i'loo ana ney
hAu 1n'il naiuS iui, 10 vi sna' was luS'
M ioN' VI .'4n "'tNVu' WI! ing eooe' ~ns e'nns
else un ohith noiofe nc so' o'1 W inc oeacn Law
r.,r. o,a ~ eta r., ~. - III az. -,
thereahouts, and could not only show the Amed
that would lead directly in their rear Iawton did
not want the road lust then but he did want To
know where IL WINS So he took the hoy along A
guide The boy was as rood as his word in the
matter OF showing where the enemy ms but Ia
ion would havr tound that ont without A ouide
and the moor ltd, fellow nrvrr rot chance 10 take
the General 70 the road for the enemy opened fro
with volley and one OF his bullets took the young
rude ,airly in the middle OF the forehead and kin
cd him Instantly For a while alter the enemy was
first met the firiur was very hot Three or four q,
lis had started out with Iavton but had turned
back when II came to A question O., vaSinp middI,
deep through a Swami Now ", ber,n IN Xrish
we had stuck Ia IL but WHEN IN. r-rorts c,r,. IN
later there WIS moi 90 mnch talk ,hopt What ",
had missed
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IN - ~ "-n VIC 'iAA*o Ills nAs ue
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IN ~ 80 ""' - Gil iep'ese"u
- so anu 'ne rfince-
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