The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-26
MAP OF THE BATTLE GROUND
Would show the Rebels Between
Two American Armies


Washington, D. c., March 25-Maior
Simpson. chief Of the bureau Of military
information, was busy during the day TAX
ing fragmentary information OF the move
ments here and there Of battalions and
brigades, and so assembling them as TO
give on the military map a complete PIC
ture Of tOday's theater of operations As
explained, the field OF today's action is as
follows: Back of Manila at a distance Of
about seven miles from the water FRAT
sweeps a great seml-circle OF American
TROOPS. This arc is about twenty miles
long and embraces about p 900 men It IS
cut midway by the Pasig river, which
forms natural military division. To the
south teh arc is under the command OF
Major General Lawton, just arrived IN the
Philippines. Until now this has been the
field of activity. with Wheaton's flying
column beating back the insurgents. Eut
today Lawton's forces are idle and the
scene of activity is shifted to the north
Of the river. Here the partial circle Of
American forces sweeps from the water
works around to the bay. Major General
Macarthur is in command Of all the troops
north Of the river, and these are roughly
estimated at between 1900 and 1900 men.
the others being with Lawton on the
south. Before the action began this morn
ing MacArthur's forces were divided into
three main bodies. Far to the right near
the waterworks, was Hales brigade. Far
to the left, about Caloocan, were the bri-
gades Of Harrison Gray Otis and Of
Wheaton, the latter having been drawn
from Lawton's forces on the south IN or
der TO strengthen MacArthur's command
for this operation. Between the two was
the brigade fHaE, held as a sort Of
reserve, to demonstrate but not to attack
Hale's brigade, as shown on the military
may, is made M Of the Third Nebraska
First South Dakota, First Wisconsin, First
Colorado and battery OF the Utah artiI-
lery. Harrison Gray Otis command on the
left was made up of the Twentieth Kan
sas, First Montana, Tenth Pennsvlvania
a battalion of the Twenty third infantry
and battery A of the Utah artillery. These
are the troops. with the additional force
Of Wheaton and some recent arrivals. pos-
sibly, not yet reported, which have sus-
tanned the brunt of the action TODAY.
With this approximate disposition Of he
forces, Major Simpson took the ofIlcill dis
patch of General Otis and the more de-
tailed reports brought by the Associated
Press and pointed out the probable me az
action today. 1t began with MacArttrr's
moving rapidly northward TO Novalicnese.
passing the insurgent forces on teh left.
On reaching Novalichesse Macarthur
turned sharply to the west, intending TO
make forced march of about seven miles
10 Pelo (given as Polo in dIspatcnes). Rv
this movement MacArthur's forces are
carried outside Of the insIrsent oase Of
operations. This base is at Mala5on. mid
way between MacArthur's forces at pelo
and the combined forces OF Harrison Gray
Otis and Wheaton at Caloocan. ThUs the
rebels are fanked and between two strong
bodies of American troops. TO the west OF
them is Manila bay. cutting OF retreat IN
that direction. and TO the east the forces /
Of Hall (or Hale. as reported by General /
Otis, are demonstrating IN order T. for
bid an insurgent movement toward the /
east. They are thus left between tho two |
main bodies of American troops and mus; /
engage either one or the other OF thin. II |!
Is General Otis purpose. ss shown BY his /
dispatch. 10 have the brigades Of wheaton /
advance toward those Of Macarthur. this /
gradually enclosing the rebels between two /
parallel lines until they are either crushed .
or are made prisoners