The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-30

days march and would endeavor to
claim their property 1t would be more
OF guessing contest than anything
else.
All sorts Of boards have sprouted
since the states became memory, and
there Isn't enough clothes in the whole
regiment to make good-slzed patch
work quilt. The sharp-blnded cane has
slashed faces and hands so that the
coating Of mud has been dnged with
red: eyes are bl0odshot and half Is
matted.
But through 1t all comes the sun
shine OF good nature, which laughs at
hardships and takes no thought OF the
morrow. The long period Of waiting for
the stalled ration carts to arrive Is oc-
cupIed by getting the sharp sand from
shoes and recounting the. days expert
ence while the scanty clothing ts drying
around cracking bamboo fire. t
A third Of the command Is shoeless.
Some lost theirs In the mud, In other
cases the Shoes were thrown away be-
cause the grinding sand with which
they were constantly filling. made their
touch unbeRrable. Every march, thank
goodness. is not like this. Imagination
could not convey even faint Impress
ION OF the condition Of these low-lands
frankly stated that nothing like It eX-
listed over there and the Iowa boys say
that all their campaigning was a pic
mic compared 20 this. Nothing worse
could possibly exist. The regiment lost
two Killed and fourteen wounded in the
first twenty minutes Of action. but over
fifth Of the remainder fell from pure
exhaustion after the worst Of the fight
ing was over, In spite OF II all, the
troops are far better satisfied In the
field than to be continually facing the
enemy who entrench as close as they
dare md worry the entire line by con-
tinually peppering the outposts with
lead.
There's Fascination.
There is a fascination in this life
aReld 1t is full OF surprises and I'M
certaGntles and exciting enough to suit
the morst exacting. The fellow who
would have possessed a guilty con-
science were he to so from the office to
his dinner without an Overcoat. or neg
iect to change his shoes after getting
wet, now stretches out on a bamboo
door or any convenient surface, with
not enough dry clothing or shoe leather
on him to make a good sized gun wad.
Homely sanitary rules are forgotten
precepts to him-he couldn't obey them
II he would.
A free and easy spirit pervades ev-
erything during the restful hours when
the strictness Of military discipline is
relaxed. The young West Pointer has
long since forgotten what sized linen
collar he used to purchase, but no one
thinks the LEGS Of his shoulder straps
1 -, NJ n
undershIrt by his own awkward stitch
ing rather than to snug fitting crea-
ton OF n fashionable tuIior. From the
commanding officer down each man Is
Judged by his conduct on the field. The
devil may-Care rake who used to be
court mRrtiRIed every other week and
showed other indications of being ut
terly inCorrIgibie, may rise to plane
OF munlness by single act, and the
fellow who lugs W. c. T. u tracts
around In his haYersRcS. may strike
bottom Just as suddenly. To the young
fellow who thinks Of enlisting In one of
the new organizations preparing to
come here. n word might be said. In
the hTst place. enlist. Don't let these
tales Of hardship deter Won. even II you
doubt their veracity II you are strong
and hearty the experience will be worth
all II may cost and more, but don't, for
the world, imagine that you are start.
ing on n prolonged picnic when you
take the oath to lead the old flag In this
fnr-away corner of the earth. Imagine
all the hardships that you can conjurc
Zip, and multiply the sum by ten and
IL you can laugh nt all Of them, ms you
must II you stay out OF the hospital.
then you are needed over here. Seven
eIghths OF the island stIll remains unsub-
hucd. hence in nil probability yOu Will
find something to do when you land.
Hardest Fight ortbe Var.
The only apparent result Of adyanr
ing the lines eight OF ten miles further
northward from Manila has been to
place several more wealthy lpsurrecto
strongholds under the, protecting wing
Of Uncle Sam. True. the rebel stands
more punishment than he formerly did
and his aim is truer but the story from
San Fernando To Angeles repeats the
history Of earlier advances and fOTetells
the character OF what Is to follow from
Angeles to Dagupan. The reduction of
Angeles. one of the largest and most
beautifully located towns on the island,
proved the hardest fight OF the war. 1t
was Intended that II should be, fol
three weary days were occupied by Nc
Arthuss entire division in driving the
enemy into It. Twice battalion of
infantry was sent ms close to the city as
they dared without bringing on gen
cral engagement, only to retreat In
seeming confusion when the enemy
open hot fire Thus led 80 believe
that the Americans had Mt length found
stumbling block in their advance. the
garrison was Increased to the limit by
all the available forces which could be
collected from scattered positions The
other regiments OF the line beat the
surrounding country. while the Twelfth
Infantry with four pieces Of artillery,
stormGd the town slngle-handcd. From
dRwa unti midday the piurky Twelfth
fought almost hand 10 hand with thrice
their number OF intrenChed rebels and
then, by n mighty effort. carried every
thing before them. once more has Ac-
Wiualde been compelled to move the seat
Of his nervous ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
hind four locomotives OC incstimah'f
value just NJ present and u train loa1
Of dead and wounded. which could. not
be moved In the general scramble.
Aside from daily skrmiahes with
scouting parties. the troops are resting
1T the present time and awaiting the
railroads completion to Angeles 50
that supplies can reach them othct thnn
by the uncertain arrival Of ovffWotkra
wagon and pack trims. whit III %
follow viii be history before TUG loftcr
Ia published. Not even the most rnhil
"auntie' would welcome the nnd more
sincerely than the tatteryd troopers who
say little about the ethics OF the affair,
but keep the ammunition wagon busy,
and until That time comes The fellow
with the rife cnn be counted on Ills
method ~ solution Is rather primitive
one. hut sound withu. "If the rebel
won't come 10 Won with the olive
branch, get after him with your rifle" ls
rather polite why If stating what the