The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-10-14
ROUTED FILIPINOS
AMERICANS OCCUPY CAVITE vlEJO
AND NovELTA.
Division Under General Schwan Has
several Hot engagements With Fili-
pinos, Finally Driving Them From
Thoir rStrongholds-Navy Assists in the
Attack by Shellin. Trenches

MANILA, Oct. 9.-The advance upon
Han Francisco de Talabon is continuing.
General Schwan's advance guard en-
tered Rosario during the morning,
meeting with slight resistance.
NovELTA, Island of Luzon, Oct. a.
General Schwan's column, consisting
of the Thirteenth infantry, battalion
of the Fourteenth. two troops of cav
airy, Captain Reilly's battery of the
Fifth artillery and loves scouts, ad-
vanced from Bacor during the morning
and occupied Cavite Viejo and Nove!ta.
The American loss was three officers
and nine privates wounded, one of the
officers being mortally hurt. The loss
of the enemy is unknown, but the bod
les of three Filipinos were seen.
There were two sharp fights near
Novelto. loves scouts first encoun-
tered the enemy near Cavite Viejo and
soon put them to fight, continuing
their advance. Captain Satfold's bat
TALON of the Thirteenth regiment, with
two companies of the Fourteenth and a
number of Tagalo scouts, came upon
the enemy in strongly entrenched po-
sition OF the road between Cavite Vicjo
and Novelta. A
right Lasting Half All Hour
followed, resulting in the enemy's be-
ing driven back. The American forces
sustained considerable losses in this en-
gagement, the men being shot from
trenches and shacks along the road.
The column then passed on to Novelta,
which they found deserted. The
marines and naval forces co-operated
with the troops. The gunboats Wheel
ing, Petrol and Callao lay off the shore
near Novelta and threw shells into that
town and Santa Cruz for an hour, pre-
pairing the way for the marines to land.
Two battalions consisting of 450 ma
rines under Colonel Elliott, advanced
along the peninsula from Cavite to
Novelta. The only way was by mar
row road through swamps. A mile be-
yond the marines outpost the column
was suddenly received with a vollcy
from trenches across the road. A flank
movement was executed and the in.
surgents We're driven from the trenches,
the. marines wading through rice
fields in
Turning the Flank Of the Enemy,
who retreated to the strong sand forts
across the creek, dividing the peninsula,
destroying the bridge across the stream.
The marines waded through more
rice fields, forded the river in water tc
their shoulders and carried the forts,
meeting with feeble resistance, the
first encounter having disheartened the
enemy. Squads We're sent to Novelta
and burned the town and the huts
along the road from which the enemy
commenced the firing.
Captain Cowles' battalion of the
Fourth infantry, while accommodating,
found body of several hundred insur
gents near San Nicolas. After a brisk
fight, lasting three-quarters of an hour
the enemy was driven off. In this Ell
gagement the American casualties
were four men slightly wounded. Si1
of the enemy were killed, but the mum
ber of wounded is not known.
MANILA, Oct. 11.-10:30 p. m.-Dur
lug the afternoon body of insurgents
was seen near La Iona church, fou,
miles from the heart of Manila. They
opened fire, the bullets falling among
the tents of the Twenty-tfth infantry
The Americans manned the trenches
and replied at range of 1900 yards.
The insurgents volleyed and the
Americans used their artillery.
The fight lasted an hour, after which
the insurgents retreated.
One American was wounded. The
scouts of the Twentieth infantry are
now out accommodating.