Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-12
| GALLANT CAMPAIGN.
Americans Swept Rebels From
Cavite Province.
REBEL CASUALTIES ABOUT 400.
Killed Placed at so and $50 Wounded.
Four Americans Killed and About 80
Wounded Naval Vessels Aided.
Gen. Lawton Had Narrow Escape.

Gen. Lawton Had Narrow Escape.
WASHINGTON, June 12.-The war de-
partment received the following from
Major General Otis:
MANILA, June IL.
Terrific heat yesterday did not per-
nit troops TO reach positions at hours
designated; enabled majority of insur-
gents to escape i'll scattered organiza-
tions south and westward. which they
effected during the evening and night.
Movement great success, however;
enemy disorganized and routed, suffer
ing heavy loss; troops resting today at
Las Pinas and Paranque. Navy did ex
cellent execution along shore of bay,
but many insurgent detachments re-
tired. i'll that direction, protected by
presence of women and children, whom
they drove along with them. Our loss
four killed and some 80 wounded. Re-
port of casualties later. Conservative
estimate of enemy's loss about 400.
OTIs.
MANILA, June 12.-The Filipino oc.
cupation of the province of Cavite was
broken and the Americans got control
of the important coast towns of Para
naque and Las Pin as, while long line
of insurgent tt renches facing our south
line was cleared.
The insurgents again proved their IA
cility as dodgers, between 5000 and t..
600 warriors, who seemed destined to
be captured, having disappeared, the
majority sliding away under cover of
the night after fighting the Americans
ali day. Some others came to meet our
troops with protestations of friendship.
The Thirteenth infantry lost one man
killed and six wounded, the Ninth in
fanty one man killed and five wounded,
the Fourteenth infantry three wounded
and the First Colorado volunteer regi-
ment II wounded.
Saturdays work was the hardest our
army had seen. The battlefield stretched
out across the entire isthmus from La
guna de Bay to the harbor. While the
troops We're advancing, the army gun
boat Napidan, i'll the river near Taguig,
shelled the enemy, killing several of
them.
The monitor Monadnock and the gun
boat Helena shelled Paranaque and Las
Pinas
The rebel sharpshooters kept in hid
ing until the American lines had passed
and then attempted to pot stragglers
from the trees. Thanks to their poor
craftsmanship this was without result.
The wholeS country proved to be a
succession of small hills, with boggy
ground between the high, thick grass,
.:d bushes in the hollows, which
It'd to the difficulty of the advance,
rut ;.ave shelter that saved many from
the enemy's bullets. Our men threw
away their blankets, coats and even
haversacks, stripping to the waist and
trusting to luck for food. Water could |
not be obtained and there was much |
discomfort after the canteens were |
emptied.
At the outset the Colorados, the |
Ninth infantry and the Twenty-first |
infantry forced the line of insurgent |
trenches, wheeled to the left and drove |
the enemy toward the lake. During
this maneuvre the Filipinos in con-
ce;lled trenches on the right opened an
enfilading fire, but the brigade, partly
owing to the high grass, had few hit.
The Ninth infantry crept around to
the right, tianking the trenches, driving |
out the Filipinos and killing many of
them.
The Colorado regiment advanced to
the lake. Two companies encountered
on top of knoll, where the
Filipinos stood waist high above a
trench, pouring volley upon the ad-
vancing Americans. The Colorado
troops charged and drove them out,
Lieutenant Colonel Moses being wound
ed in che arm.
In the meantime General Wheaton's
column advanced about one and a half
miles toward Paranaque, where the
AmericansSfo found strong trench on
ridge, out of which they drove the Fill
pinos by hard fighting.
The enemy tried to flank the dis
troops of the Fourth cavalry,
Major General Lawton,
md at the same time they made their
lnly advance, throwing a skirmish line
TO flank the Fourteenth infantry. But
they were easily repulsed, the American
artillery coming to the crest of the hill
md shelling them.
About 3 o'clock in the afternoon
General Wheaton's brigade, headed by
General Lawton, who, in his white
clothing and helmet, on a big black
was lOl GuG |
Sharpshooters, circled to the
;orce OF Filipinos i'll the shelter of the
rees. General Lawton had q narrow
escape. In the first volley of the enemy
,ho5 from under them The Colorado
md dispersed the Fiipinos.
How'd ,x-l l,,6 fho1- fnicba1 off fbat 1ot |
when large force appeared in the rear,
which the Ninth infantry and part of
he Colorado regiment drove away. By
his time nearly the whole division was
round Las Pinas.
The Americans camped for the night
outh of the town and in the midst of j
leavy rain. I
About o'clock this morning General
Wheaton advanced upon Las Pinas {
With troop of cavalry, the Twenty
inst infantry, the Colorado regiment,
Kart of the Ninth infantry and two q.
mountain guns, crossing two streams
nd entering the town without firing a
hot.
He then advanced upon Paranaque. Z
The women and children, and for
hat matter, many men remained in
he towns. No houses were destroyed,
hough many were torn by the shells
rom the warships. Almost everywhere
he Americans found white flags flying.
So far as was ascertained, the Fill
'ino loss was about 90 killed, about 800
wounded and 20 taken prisoners.
The whole country was net-worked
With trenches and the enemy scurried
rom shelter to shelter.
Sunday long trains of commissary