The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-12
REBELS SET FIRE TO
CALULET AND FLEE
One Hundred Killed and Many We're
Wounded.
IOWA BOYS WERE GALLANT
Americans Fought in Mud at Least
Knee Deep.
THE FILlPlNOS TRIED TO AMBUSH
1t is Believed That the Insurgents Are
Short op Ammunition-Gen Otis
Reports That Santa Rita
Has Fallen.
THE FILIPIN0s TRIED TO AMBUSH

Manila, August 11.-General MacArthur's
troops remained last night at Calulet. The
rebels had evidently fled far beyond rifle
range, for the American outposts were not
disturbed and not shot was fired during
the night.
AT daybreak this morning reconnoiter-
ing party. consisting of a battalion of the
Seventeenth infantry with one field piece,
started up the railroad track toward An
geles, four miles north.
The party approached within 1900 yards
of the town and opened fire with the field
gun. The Americans were received with
badly directed rifle fire, which the battal-
ion of the Seventeenth returned with few
volleys.
Tie strength of the insurgents at An
geles not being known the situation was
reported to General Macarthur, who did
not desire to send reinforcements, and di-
rected the accommodating party to return
unless the rebels abandoned the town.
Soon after the receipt of these orders it
became evident that the rebels had set fire
to the town and left the place to be occu-
pied by the Americans.
EncGu ltered Nothing
A battalion of the Twelfth infantry was
also on accommodating expedition toward
the west, but up to noon no firing had been
heard in their direction and no word had
been received from them at General Mac
Arthur's headquarters, and it is believed
they encountered nothing.
have scattered for miles in every direction
around Calulet.
The Insurgents lost heavily in the fighting
at Ctiulet. 1t is believed hundred were
killef and three four hundred wounded.
The Iowa regiment killed thirty In one pia ce
and one company of the Seventeenth sudden
ly encountered party of rebels In a trench
ana killed twelve.
The American loss was five killed and
thirty-one wounded. including three Off
GERS.
Surprised the Insurgents
The attack was a complete surprise 10
the insurgents, who had no idea that a
movement was intended until the armore,;
car opened deadly fire with two Gatlings,
a revolver cannon and six-pounder.
The heavy artillery opened on both hanks
moment later. A majority of the Flip
mos were asleep when the attack was
made Men with large bells were heard
running among the shacks arousing the
soldiers.
The Americans retained almost a perfect
Mne four miles long, through canebrakes
where they could see nothing ahead. The
mud in places was knee deep in the rice
fields and jungles and through the ditch
flowed small rivers several feet deep.
The Fflipinos tried to ambush the Amer
leans several times, the country in the
neighborhood being well adapted to these
tactics, but the troops stopped for nothing,
forcing their way through or over obstacles
and firing whenever they could locate the
fleeing enemy.
The officers highly commend the recruits
of the various regiments.
Rebels Short OF Ammunition
There is reason to believe the reports re-
Gently received that the insurgents are
short of ammunition, as well-informed ma
tives at Calulet say the insurgents had
only forty rounds of ammunition each and
that five rounds extra were issued just be-
fore the fight.
Since the American occupation of San
Fernando the rebels have torn up three
miles of railroad between there and Calu-
let, and it is impossible to get the armored
car more than two miles beyond San
Fernando.
Recommending by small parties con-
tinued today. Unavailing attempts were
made to get in contact with the enemy.
OH
Santarima, Bacolor and Guagua. No fur
ther engagements have taken place. The