The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-04-07

were ignorant OF the strength OF their own
position and partly be- use their first
Instinct Is to fy from cover 80 cover when
attacked N this connection q mtst be
borne In mind that their only e&ucati3n in
the art Of warfare was resolved In the
Spanish school. and tho spaniards like
themselves always fought from cover
when possible. The few brushes which
our troops have had with tho enemy 10
date have proved concluslvely thai the
latter will not stand a flank attack. but
they are quick to learn and once they
/ realize that boIting across the open N sui
cinai. tney VIII pronaoiy ADOPT wiser
course Of fighting It out.
NUMBER OF ARMS.
Another OF the uncertainties is the num-
Der of arms which the rebels possess. That
they are being supplied at frequent inter-
walls, from some unknown source scarce
. ~ admits OF doubt; but in what quanti-
ties cannot even be conjectured. Until
a few days ago there was every lndica-
ton that the rebels along our whole
front were using home made ammunition
but now smokeless powder Is again being
used and. Judging from the enormous
NhHuAAAN VI dUNHiAHtAlRu tNHfuutA NNtIN
twenty four hour, their supply must
be unlimited. At every village captured
so far. thousands OF rounds OF Mauser
cartnOges lave neen seized. uut sun
there is no apprcciable difference In the
amount expended from day to day
II must also be remembered that hith-
erto the army has been aiming IN conIunc-
ton with the navy and that Deweys ships
have very materially assisted I'm routing
tho enemy along the shores OF Manila
bay. While there is a disposition on ths
part OK many soldiers to belittle the work
done by the other branch OF the service.
there can be no question as to the effect
OF the MonadnOcks and Charleston she'll
ing upon the rebel trenches both at Ma
late ana Caioocan. rms neip can no
longer be counted upon. now that the ar
my advances from the coast and tho re-
bells are alive TO that fact
Unless all signs fail. the enemy may be
depended upon to make a better show
ing from this point on. In which those
ina ginglng that the campaign will be a
walk away for the invaders will probably
find that they underestlmated the native
valor
II their foolhardy and hardy leaders
would only see that there can be only one
outcome 20 the strugg with such a nation
as the United States, an would be well.
but unfortunately for the Tagalos, they
deliberately shut their eyes to the truth.
and those who know Them say that moth
ing short of determination VIII ensure
peace In the Philippines
MAY DE EXTERMINA1 ID.
In some respects. probably. this would
b.. fa "a hnr rut1llpuu
who inhabtate the archipelago, inhuman
though the very suggestion may seem.
That they are the sole instigators OF the
rebellion there can be no doubt; and their
methods show that the instinct OF the
savage still predomlnates. For instance.
uespue tnerr Doa9ted anteingence ana
humatariasm. the Talagos have frequent
ly been 20 drive the scared allies into
half constructed earthworks az tho points
o heir bayonets. knowing fun well that
they would be shered out again b. the
one Of their favOrite means of decoying
their foes into the open is that OF showing
q white flag Worse stll they have been
guilty, repeatedly, OF the barbarism OF
shooting volleys at hospitals ambulancos.
both n the open and while returning from
the front
Mutllation OF the enemys dead Is ap-
other evidence Of their boast OF civili- |
zatlon. IL our troops retire for strategic
purposes a glorious victory Is heralded all
over the country, and according TO the
stories related by the natives more Ame-
rlcans are being killed every day than
have yet been landed on the islands In
the matter OF exaggeration the enemys
loss, however, they are not alone, for our
own troops are very prone to fan into
the same error, In fact to hear the men
relating the execution they had done dur
ing the day at supper time one might be
led to believe tho country was strewn
with dead Flliplnoa Yet, with the excep-
tiOn OF the two big fights tho largest
number Of killed IN one day has been lia
most OF whom were mown down by the
gatlings on tho river gunboat Laguna
De Bay As matter OF fact. IN nine
cases out OF ten, when brushes occur, our
cases out OF ten. when brushes occur. our
own men have no opportunity TO hunt
for the enemys dead, and tne loss Is pure
~ "a matter Of conjecture.