The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-25
Hundreds Are Moved Down by a
Scathing Fire.
The fldpinos We're Forced Slowly Back
With Frlghiful Slaughter. but Rally
Several Times.

MANILA. March sss--The culmln-
sting struggle between the rebels In
front u Maleloa and the advancing
American army under General otis.
h4H been IN progress Tor hours. and
the spectacle q a magnificent and
Terrible one. The Americans are
charging the trenches IN their usual
fearless style. IL Is now . o'cieek
IN TIE afternoon. and the battle has
been raging SINE early murninE Up
10 the moment when this dispatch
vas sent. twenty Americans have
heeu killed and isE wounded have
been brought In 60 the field hos
pltals. with many more disabled en-
Route on stretehers.
One magnificent charge after an
other made BY the Americans riEh,
np 70 the rebel trenches was met
with Determined and oft-time dcs-
truetive are. The Filipinos are
fishtlng desperately. knowing their
defeat In this battle means the
se1thkneli 10 the revolt Ia the
Philippines The rebels are pres-
eat IN great f0rce. fresh men being
continually hurried 70 and fro Co fll
up their depicted ranks. The Am
ericAn IRE - whitening. and Is now
fng down the FliIrlnos BY scores ani
hundreds
After Otis troops had captured
several lines - the ensmy's trenches
TIE FlllpineH raItied and made a
desperate attack On General Wheat
on's brigade. which occupied thn
position upon the left wing. The
onslaught was made with great fury.
The Insurgents are being slowly
but surely driven back.
MANILA. March s5.-Fresh troops
have iunt been landed from the
transport Sherman. whcston's ny
ira brigade gave General Macarthur
good assistance. MaeArfhur's con-
duct was superb. He advanced with
the rrlnx hre. totally unconscious Of
danger. His example inspired the
Americans and they fought with
added viror and fereeness. The
desperate nature 81 the fighting Is
shown b. the fact that one man was
killed and six wounded in a squad 81
eight Montana volunteers
General Macarthur expressed sat
isfacfIan with the progress made to-
day. The Fighting during the aft
eruoan was terrific The insurgents
strongly opposed OTIS AMI Hates
patraee # the Tuiiahan river. This
vas accomplished finally. bat not
without severe loss e. Osr troops.
TIRE oregon volunteers and Third
artillery equipped as Infantry.
suffered the heaviest losses. our
wounded number 20. Reports
from the froas Indicate that hun
dfeds ~ FairInos have fallen. The
Americans have captured half a
daaem towns
Macarthur began n move on the
enemy promptly al aaybreak.
Everything had been made ready to
strike the f'Ilippin1s n crushing
blew Tho advance on the rebels
vas madf with otis brigade In the
ceufer Wheaton was or the left.
an1 ffale on che right
The fbrsf town captured wns TAX
81 rs Ha1s'E men. Han n dozeu
other towns fell IN quick suceessieu
u.nss fha brirafcs Of Hate and otis
roarhe4 Bag Ban. where 4 turn TO
the left was rnafc. the tuAentios be-
inr 70 ark tka enemy, who we're
strongly entrenchea at Polio. Hates
men soon anraecd the rebels on the
e3fyeIue right WkeatnN's brigade
as.vanrea directly upun Folio from
Cafocam His troops met with @eE-
rsr1ta resistance. k.t CARVED three
lines ~ trenches which extended to
tn river after some brilliant fight
inw Nothing could stop Americans.
ani they swept everything before
them