The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-25
BUTTE NEWS.
READ fON TO MANILA"
1t Is Exceedingly Entertaining
Il and Instructive.
THE PICTURES ARE FINE
Its Illustrations and Descriptions OF the
Montana Regiment Give It Great
Local Interest--Get 1t at the
Standard once.

Now that the Montana soldiers are
on the ocean sailing home there is re-
newed interest in the Standards at
tractive illustrated book, ION to Ma
Mia" Everybody wants to know what
the Montana boys have been doing in
the Philippines, and this book tells all
about it. 1t is true and concise his
tory of the Philippine campaigns. Sc
cured while afioat with Admiral Dew
ey's fleet, and in the field with
the Sth army corps. The book is
written by Douglas White, with
pen pictures by Pierre N. Boeringer,
war artist with the Philippine expedi-
tionary forces. Among the illustra-
tons there are representations Of the
Charleston at sea, Camp Merriam at
the Presidio San Francisco; Camp
Merritt San Francisco; the departure
OF the fleet, Honolulu's welcome to the
fleet, the stop at Honolulu the feast to
the troops at Honolulu, the capture of
the Ladrones, the island of Guam, rails
ing "Old Glory" with Dewey before
Cavite, Admiral Dewey in his favorite
chair, the battle of Manila bay, the
Spanish fleet, ruins of Spanish battery,
Dewey's ships as they appeared in
etNticiS tllC pdltiC III Tie rain, vi the
firing line before Malate, in the
trenches near the Gale real,' the
death wound of Captain Reinhold
Richter, panoramic view of the city of
Manila, photographed during the
blockade, the taking of Manila Spanish
earthworks in front of Malate, Fort
San Antonio after the bombardment,
birdseye view of the country south
of Manila, showing the advance of our
troops on Aug. Is, blockhouses, the first
flag raised over Manila, Manila under
American rule, Fort Santiago, the
campaign against Aguinaldo, the first
blockhouse captured and destroyed,
a regiment Of Filipino troops, group
of Filipino prisoners, constructing en-
trenchments before Caloocan, map
showing the theater of military opera
tons around Manila the American line
advancing through the jungle, burial
party at Pace, dead Filipinos in the
trenches, etc.
OF special interest is the chapter, with
illustrations, devoted to Montana's reg
iment There are pictures of Colonel
Harry c. Kessler, Lieutenant Colonel
r. B. Wallace, Colonel Kessler and
staff group of the line officers who
led Montana's regiment through the
Philippine campaign. Major James Il.
Keown. Major Francis J. Adams, Lieu
tenant Colonel Byran H. Cook, Major
John r. Miller. Major James w. Dren-
nan, Major George C. Stull Captain
Andrew Jensen, Lieutenant Edward A.
Foster, Captain Guy HI. Preston, Lieu
tenant Gerald Sullivan, Lieutenant B.
j. Mcintyre, Lieutenant Samuel Hill
burn, Lieutenant w. B. Hanna, Lieu
tenant James M. Croft, the hospital
corps of the LIST Montana, carrying am
munition to Montana's firing line,
Montana's regimental band in the
frannhac haf0ra Ca1Onpan the TT
transport Pennsylvania at San Fran
cisco with the LIST Montana on board.
The book contains a roster of the
Montana regiment, with the full name
of each volunteer. Everybody will
want that list before the boys get back.
1t gives the names of those of the Mon
tana regiment who died on the field and
of those who died in the hospital
The valuable and attractive book,
ION to Manila" can be had at the Butte
Office of the Standard for one coupon
and rs cents.