Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-15
MacArthur's Troops Spend
Last Night In the Cap
tured Town.
ANGELES TAKEN TODAY
I'Ihe Rebels Fled At the First frey es.
terday's Battle a bloody One
Iowa boys XIII Thirty
FilIpillos.

Manila. Aug. 1l.-2CBy Associated
Press.) MacArthur's troops remained
last night at Calulet. The rebels have
evidently fled, for the American out
posts We're not disturbed during The
night. At daybreak this morning n
battalion of the Seventeenth infantry
started up the railroad toward angeles,
four miles distant. The party approach
cd within 200 yards and opened fire
With a field gun. The rebels replied
with a badly directed fire. The
strength of the enemy not being
known the situation was reported to
Macarthur, WHO did not desire to
send reinforrencnts. He directed The
accommodating party 10 return unless
the rebels abandoned The town. 1t
soon became evident iha. the 2ene,s
had free the town and fled leaving the
Americans TO occupy the place. A pa.-
talon of the Twelfth iniaut.y WAS sent
to reconnoitev westward. Up to noon
no firing had been heard III their d-
rection and nc word had been received
from them. II is beliegcd that they
encountered nothing. The indications
are that the rebels are scattered tor
r.iles in every direction around Cnlulet.
Inc insurgents lost nGav'ly in he
tightng near there. 1t is. believed
that there We're hundred insurgents
killed and three or four hundred
wounded. The Iowans killed thirty
in one place, and one company of the
Seventeenth killed twelve in another.
The American losses are five killed and
thirty-one wounded, including three Of
IA.
prise to the insurgents. who had no
idea of the movement till the armored
car opened with two gatlings, re-
volying cannon and a siN-pounder The
heavy artillery opened on both TANKS
a, moment later. The majority OF the
Filipinos We're asleep when the attack
was made. Men with large bells were
heard running among the shncks,
arousing the soldiers, The Filipinos
tried to ambush the soldiers several
times. the country being well adapted
to these tactics, but they met with no
success. The officers highly commend
the recruits of the various regiments.
There is reason to believe recent re-
ports that the Insurgents are short OF
ammunition, as well informed natives
of Calnlet say the insurgents had only
forty rounds each, and that five more
were issued just before the fight.
Since the American occupation of San
Fernando the n '.ate torn up thee
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Washington. Aug. 11.-T(By Associat-
ed Press. )-Otis cables: .'MacArthur
has taken possession of Santa Rita,
and reconnoitered Berac, Angeles, and
other points. The insurgents have
been driven north. There was one cas-
ualty yesterday, but none today. The
condition of the roads makes the move
ment of the troops difficult, hut it is
considered necessary to open up this
section of the country as it virtually
gives us control of the province of Ba-
tran. and relieves the inhabitants
there
From southern Luzon comes the
news that an American officer is a
prisoner there. The description indi-
Gates Major Rockefeller. Rockefeller
disappeared several months. ago and
nothing has been heard of him since.