Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-03-30
|BOCAvE TAKEN
By AMERICANS
Another Town Captured BY MacAr-
thurs Men on the March
to malolos.
PREPARING For Decisive FIGHT
PREPARING For Decisive Fi6Hf
Army Resting Beyond the mariIao
River to Get in Trim for the
Attack on Malolos.
DESPERATE FIGHTING EXPECTED
Aguina,do Evidently WIN stake
Everything OH the Result Of
the BATHS at That PBint:.s
Campaign fncidenis:

New York, March ga dispatch to
the Journal, dated Manila. Wednesday.
says: Bocave has been taken by our >
troops. The railroad bridge is unin.
iured. General Macarthur is now with
in eight miles of Malolos.
A dispatch to the Herald from Ma.
Mia says the insurgent capital has
been moved from Malblos to San Fer.
nandb. The insurgents BURNED Btila:
can Tuesday AFTERNOON. The Mdnad-
mock shelled Los Pinas, south IF Ma
Mia. Tuesday noon.
Manila, March 2s.-General MacAr-
thur and his army are resting on the
plain beyond Marilao, after three days
scrambling in the brush. fording riv-
ers and charging trenches in the blaz-
ing sun. The men are tired, but in
splendid spirits.
0 p. m.-rhe engineers are repair.
ing bridges. the rebels having failed
to destroy the iron work, and the rail.
road is kept busy hurrying supplies to
the front.
The country to Malolos is level, with
occasional streams and patches OF
woods. but there are no more jungles:
The American troops will advance
at daylight, taking four days rations
with them and having 200 rounds OF
ammunition in their belts. They ex;
pect to take Bocave. on tile railroad
east of Bulacan, today. 1t is difficult
position, protected by streams.
The American line is about 1900
yards from that of the rebels. Desult-
DRY shots were exchanged yesterday.
The American reports show that
twenty men were killed and sixty-one
wounded on our side yesterday. The
South Dakota regiment lost ten men
killed and had thirty-seven wounded:
According to prisoners in the hands OF
the Americans, Aguinaldo's generals,
Garcia, Tofreo and Pacheco, were with
the Filipino army yesterday and drove
their followers into the first agrees
i've demonstration. The rebels at
tempted to charge across the PLAIN
east of the railroad, but the Americans
charged to meet them and the Fili-
pinos bolted after few shots, leaving
several men killed OH the field.
The Filipino prisoners further de-
clare that the rebels have lost all taste
for fighting, and that their officers
have to keep them in line by beating
them with swords.
One of the most brilliant and costly
achievements of the campaign was the
charge of Major Towards battalion
ucross the river
Advancing Mt double time, they
found the river before them ana
splashed across with a yell. swimming
and wading, with bullets scattering
In the water, and rushed upon the
III VaN
and eleven were wounded in the
charge.
At the capture of Marilao there were
several incidents showing the bravery
of our troops. Some Filipinos were IN
trenched on an island in bend OF the
river. The Americans approached IN
Il triangular formation. with the Third
artillery in the apex and the Kansas
and Pennsylvania regiments forming
the sides. Colonel Funston called Tor
volunteers to swim the river. Two men
crossed under fire and secured ma
terials with which a crossing was
eventually effected. Major Bell, of
General MacArthur's staff, with Com
pany I. of the Pennsylvania regiment,
and Lieutenant Alternately and ten
| men. engaged in similar exploits.
After the Filipinos had raised the
| white flag many of them attempted to
run and several were shot for SO doing.
| In the churchyard of Marilao the
| Americans found thirty new made
graves of Filipinos, and dozen bodies
were seen drifting down the river with
| grewsome wounds.
The prisoners are digging their for
mer comrades graves. i:
1
| who were fighting with the insur-
| gents.
General Macarthur was under q
heavy fire yesterday.
American Position.
Washington, March 29.-The Ameril
can advance line is now beyond Ma
| rilao, and almost up to the large town
of Bulacan. The exact distance to Ma
lolos is uncertain, owing to the lack OF
information as to just where they are
| resting, but at most the distance can.
| not be more than ten or twelve miles
on direct line along the railway. At
the rate of progress made in the last
| two days the next twenty-four hours
| should bring the American forces we'll
up to the insurgent capital, if indeed,
the assault upon that place is not be-
| gun by that thine. The officials are
disposed to allow more time, however,
considering the natural obstacles of
unfordable rivers and burned bridges,
| together with the successive lines OF
rebel entertainments which will prob
ably become more formidable as the
city itself is approached. Leading war
department officials refer to the des-
peration with which the insurgents