Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-06-15
RAINY SEASON IS No BAH
American Troops Will Con
tinue Activity Despite
I the Rainy Weather.
REPORTS ARE CORRECT
Rains Not to NecesSitate lnaction, ir
the Philippines During the Next
Two or Three Months.

General Otis to be Pursued In Carryin,
ON the Campaign-Army Sanitariuns is
be Established for the Care and Pro
lection of American Soldiers.
Washington, June 13.--The American
advance from Manila south towart
Paranaque confirms recent reports thai
the war against the insurgents w0ull
be carried on despite the rains. Gen
Otis recommended such a course some
time ago, but the President was avtrst
to subjecting the troops to any ey
posure which might bring a repetition
of the terrible experience in the
trenches around Santiago. Tie Nor
ong expedition and the advance OF
l'aranaque. however. is considered
sufficient proof that &c rains will not
necessitate inaction in the next two ol
three months, and that he advantage
already gained will be followed up.
While Gen. Otis's recommendation
that the rainy season need not neces
Sarly deter the American advance had
great weight with the President, the
visit of Gen. Miller. on his arrival
frCm Manila. WAS even more convinc-
in" as by personal converse ton and in
L
view every phase Of the situation Gen.
Miller told the Presiden, that the rainy
season in the Philippines was vastly
different from thai experienced in
Cuba The rains. he said. were not
continuous. and while the downpour
nj times was exceedingly heavy. il was
spaSmodic. The soil absorbed the
water like Il sponge. and half an hour
after IL storm ceased the gfound was
dry and hard enough To permit the ad
vance of infantry. and even af artil-
lery. The greatest danger. he said
was from the heat. More solaierSscll
from heat exhaustion than from eil
other causes combined.
How well Gen. ,liller's statemeltS
accord with the conditions is eyidenc'a
in the press dispatches of the lai">.
engagement The American troops
pursued their advance successfully
and with little dii,iculy comparatively.
The eXhaustionS from heat, however.
were great but officials here do not be
leve the prostratians to be dangerous
beyond the enrrvating results which
inevitably follow. for Il time. There
are excellent points for recuperation
within the American lines. and army
sanitariums will be established for the
care of the soldiers.
Manila. June 13-A force of 400 men
under Gems. Lawton. Wheaton and
Ovenshne, advanced from san Pedro
Macati. sweeping the country between
the Bay of Manila and Bay Lake south
of Manila. BY noon the country had
been cleared almost to Paranaque.
The Americans lest two officers killed
and twenty-one soldiers wounded.
The rebels resisted desperately at the
stronger of their positions. and left iif-
ty dead in the trenches and many more
wounded
The heat was overpowering and
there were many prostrations of Amer
lean soldiers from that cause.
The double turreted monitor Monad
mock and three other vessels shelled
Paranaque and the natives promptly
evacuated the place.
Manila. June 13.-The Filipino occu-
patton of the Province of Cavite has
been broken: and as the result of the
present movement, the Americans now
control the important coast towns OF
Paranaoue and Las Pinas. while Il
long line of insurgent trenches. facing
our south line, has been cleared.
The insurgents have again proved
their fcilty dodgers. between 1000
and 1000 worriors. who seemed de-
stined to be captured. having disap-
peared. the majority slipping away un-
der cover of the night. after fighting
the Americans all day. Many others
came to meet our troops. with protes-
tations of friendship. Our loss was
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