Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-11
WITH THE FIRING LINE
In the Front Where Macarthur Is
Pushing Back the Fill.
pino Rebels.
FINDS VERY FEW OF THEM NOW.

Total Loss Is Five Killed and Twenty-Five
Wounded on Our Side Rebels Lost
Hundreds-Otis Closes Rebel Ports in
Reply to an Order by yAguinaIdo-Gun-
boats Shell San Fernando, Driving the
Enemy to the HiIIs-Iowa Omcer's Re-
port on the Engagement.
Manila, Aug. 1.-MacArthur'
troops remained last night at Calulet-
The rebels had evidently fled. for the
American outposts were not disturbed
during the night. At daybreak this
morning a battalion from the 18th in
fantry started up the railroad track
toward Angeles, four miles distant.
The party approached within 200
yards and opened with fie]dguns. The
rebels replied with badly directed
fire. The strength of the enemy not
being known, the situation was report
ed to Macarthur, who did not desire to
send reinforcements and directed the
accommodating party to return unless
the rebels abandoned the town. 1t
soon became evident that, the rebels
had fired the town and fled. leaving
the Americans to occupy the place. A
battalion of the 18th infantry was
sent to reconnoiter westward. Up to
noon no firing was heard in their di-
rection and no word from them.
1t is believed they encountered moth
ing. The indications are that the
rebels are scattered for miles in every
direction around Calulet.
Washington, Aug. 11.-Gen. Otis
cables: Macarthur has taken pos
session of Santa Rita. reconnoitered
Berac, Angeles and other points. The
insurgents are driven north One
casualty yesterday and none today.
The condition of the roads makes
movement of troops difficult, but it is
considered necessary to iopen up this
section of country, as it virtually
gives control of the province of Ba-
taan and relieves the inhabitants
there. -
Manila, Aug. 11.-Everything indi-
Gates that all the rebels have scattered
for miles in every direction around
Calulet There is reason to believe the
reports recently received that the in
surgents are short of ammunition, as
weli-informed natives at Calulet say
the insurgents had only forty rounds
of ammunition each and that five
rounds extra were issued just before
the recent fight.
Manila, Aug. 1.-THE official report
of the killed and wounded during Mac
Arthur's movement on Wednesday
gives the casualties as five killed and
twenty-nine wounded in the United
States forces. and 100 killed and prob
ably 300 wounded on the Filipino side.
The latest scheme of the Filipino lead
ers to keep up the courage of the SOL
diers is a proclamation telling the lat
ter and the Filipino people that if they
will hold out a little longer Europe
will recognize the Filipinos and that
the present United States administra-
tion will be overthrown by Aug. 81.
Macarthur at latest advices was at
Calulet, six miles from San Fernando,
and reconnoitering.
Troops Find Few of the Enemy.
Official reports from the scene of the
recent fighting say that yesterday was
spent in reconnaissance, during which |
the American troops found few of the
enemy. But there were no engagements
of Importance. A battalion of the Sew
enteenth infantry under Major O'Brien |
advanced very close to Angeles. The
major reports that there are about $50
insurgents there. A battalion of the |
sance in the direction of Porac, but the !
enemy there scattered. The main body |
of the American army is at Calulum. |
The line has been immaterially changed !
since the advance was stopped Wednes- |
day, and now includes the towns of !
Guagua and Santa Arita- |
Major General Otis yesterday issued
an order closing the ports in the hands
of the insurgents to inter-island traffic. /
Reply to AguinaIdo's Order. |
Aguinaldo issued a decreee July "a, |
dated from Tarlac, closing the insur- !
gent ports to vessels flying the Ameri- |
can flag and inviting vessels under 9TH |
er flags to visit them. Visitors under |
foreign flags cannot traffic with these !
ports without running the blockade. !
The gunboats Concord. Yorktown, CAL |
lao and Pampanga bombarded San Fer !
nando Tuesday. The Filipinos replied
with cannon and musketry for an hour,
and then fed to the hills, the gunboats |
firing on them with their machine guns !
until the rebels disappeared. The bonn ,
bardment was continued for sometime
afterwards and many houses were rid .
died and destroyed, but the town was
not set on fire The gunboats did not ,
land men, The rebel losses are not
known