The Advocate and news., 1899-02-15
Our .Oys Fight Against FlIIplnOs.
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RENE left and right. They are evidently
concentrating at CalOcan and Malabon.
Judging from appearances, the Filipi-
nos are reinforced by better drilled men
from the northern provinces. In front
Of ColOcan they are as thick as a swarm
OF bees
The American troops feel the heat at
midday in the open, but they are anxious
to proceed. The soldiers are impatient
of restraint while in sight Of the enemy.
The Filipinos are still intrenching them
selves on the left Of Calocan.
Just before midnight last night (Wed-
nesday) the Filipinos opened fire on the
Kansas OutpOsts, which constitute the
extreme left, or north, of the American
line. The natives kept up fusilade OF
musketry, supplemented by occasional
shot from two big guns, for about twenty
minutes.
The Kansans did not reply. The en-
emy fired at long range and nobody was
hurt.
All was quiet along the rest of the line
and there was no change in the American
position during the night
The Americans have advanced to
point about four miles east Of the city
to San Juan del Monte, where the water
works are situated. Calocan, where
there are strong insurgent fOrtihcations
and where the next important engage
ment will probably occur, is about four
miles north of the city, near the shores OF
the bay. Here the Kansas regiment is
stationed.
Manila, Feb. 1O.-7:30 p. m.-The
United States forces attacked and carried
Calocan this afternoon. The action was
short and decisive, the enemy being
driven out with great loss.
At a signal from the tower OF the De
Lone church the United States double
turreted monitor Monadnock opened fire
from the bay with the big guns OF her
fore turret on the earthworks with great
effect
Soon afterward the Utah battery bonn
marded the place from the land side.
The insurgents reserved their fire until
the bombardment ceased, when they fired
vOlleys Of musketry at the Montana regi-
ment advancing on the jungle
The Kansas regiment, on the extreme
left, with the Third artillery deployed
to the right, charged across the open and
carried the earthworks, cheering under
a heavy fire. Supported by the artillery
at the church, the troops further ad-
vanced, driving the enemy, lighting every
foot, right into the town line, and pene-
trated to the residences and lowered the
Filipino flag at $3.50 p. m.
The enemy's sharpshooters in the jun
gle on the right fred at long range on the
Pennsylvania regiment, but the ingur-
gents were soon silenced by sharpnel
shells and the Pennsylvanians remained
in the trenches
AS the Americans advanced they
burned the native huts.
The Filipinos were moved down like
grass, but the American loss was slight.
Washington, Feb. 11.-General Otis
had another victory to record this morn
ing, and though the action before Gallo
can did not result in as heavy loss to
the American side as the battle Of last
night and Sunday morning, 1t
is believed to have been important in re-
suits. Calocan is on the line OF the rail-
way connecting Manila with MalOlos, |
the insurgent capital, and It may be that
the capture of the first named town will
make 1t possible to advance rapidly by
rail upon the insurgent headquarters II !
1t shall be deemed necessary to force the
fighting and undertake the capture OF
Aguinaldo.
The officials here were encouraged to-
day by General Otis quotation Of the
opinion Of credible persOns-FillpinOs, 1t
Is understood-to the effect that Aguin-
aldo no longer has the power to keep the