Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-11-11
GENERAL M'ARTAUR
TAKES MAGALAkG
Two Columns of His Division Have a
Bloody Fight With the
Insurgents.
LOSSES OF THE REBELS HEAVY
Fifty-Nine Killed, Many Wounded
and 156 Prisoners Were
Takcn--Move Against
Dagupan.

Manila Nov. 7.-10:15 a. m.-Two
columns of General McArthur's divis-
ion yesterday took Magalang, about
six miles northeast of Angeles. Cols
onel Smith, with two battalions of the
Seventeenth infantry, two guns of the
First artillery and body of engi-
neers, advanced from Angeles. Major
| O'Brien, with battalion of the Sew
enteenth infantry and two troops of
the Fourth cavalry, moved from Calu-
| let.
Colonel Smith killed IL insurgents,
wounded 1913 and captured so, as well
as taking a lot of insurgent ammuni.
| ton.
Major O'Brien killed 4s insurgents,
wounded many and took 20 prisoners.
| The Americans had IL men wounded.
Last evening a feet Of transports
and gunboats left Manila for the most
important expedition of the autumn
campaign. It's destination is supposed
to be Dagupan, or some other north
ern port.
General Wheaton commands, with a
brigade consisting of the Eighteenth
| infantry, the Thirty-third infantry,
| two guns of the Sixth artillery and
two gatlings.
The transport Sheridan, Francisco
de Reyes and Aztec carry troops, with
the gunboat Helena as escort. A dis
patch boat was sent ahead TO arrange
rendezvous with the United States
cruiser Charleston and the other war
ships that are patrolling the north
coast of LuZon.
The landing will be made under COW
sr of the guns of the fleet. IL is as.
sumed here that the purpose of the
expedition is TO move down the Dagu-
pan-M Manila railroad toward Tarlac, OF
to prevent Aguinaldo's forces making
another basis farther north.
Dagupan and Apparri are the
| strongholds of the insurgents in the
| north, and it is supposed are the
| points where most Of the filibustering
parties land.
Since the beginning of the hostili-
ties il has been the unanimous opin'
ion of military experts here that Da-
gupan should be made base of OPP
erations, but sufficient troops have
heretofore been lacking. With Gener-
ais Wheaton, Macarthur and Lawton
moving upon Tarlac from three differ
ent directions, and the mountains
hemming in the other side, the insur-
gent capital will soon become untena-
pie.
Aguinaldo may attempt to shift his
headquarters TO the rich tobacco
country at the northern end of the
island. Probably he may slide around
General Lawton's front to the south
ern provinces; but, as Macarthur s
and Lawton's troops are spread across
the country from Angeles to Caban-
atuan, it will be difficult for the insur-
gents to escape.
Should the concerted operations
succeed, organized insurrection on n
large scale should be at an end early
next spring, although guerrilla war
fare is likely to continue for long
time. No one anticipates that the in
surgents will make many hard bat
ties.
The problem is to move the troops
about the country, to maintain trans
portation and to hold the territory
gained.
The moral effect of the arrival of n
large American army is calculated up
on to sap Aguinaldo's strength by de-
sertions and through the loss of hope
among the supporters OF the revolu-
tionary movement.