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How Major Young and Men Rem
dered Service to Funston Forces
THE ENEMY'S WHITE FLAG.
Intelligent aud Fearless Work OF
Iteut.. Critchiow aud Davis spec
IaiIy Mentioned by naior Young

Of the report sent By Major ". W.
Young 10 the whr department under
date OF June 10th. The report "
special one On the use NJ the artillery
In the engagement at Muhlao. 1t reads
MS follows.
"on the morning ~ April 81 1902
was ordered to take position with the
artillery In the advance from Mey-
caunyan 10 Mnriln0, Immediately boo
rear VI the leading battalion " th'
Kansas regiment. Tho artillery under
my command ut that time consisted of
one platoon NJ Battery o. Utah llght
Artillery under command of lIoutcn-
ant John q. CHtchlow, one platoon NJ
Dyers Light fiattor, sixth United
States artillery under command ~
Lieutenant Adrian H. Fleming and one
Colts automatic gun. under command
OF Lieutenant tlpiuud Davis, U. \. "
The advance was ordered about III n.
M. We proceeded along tho wagon fIli
about fcO yards IN rear N the Kansas
battalion. which moved out In columns
of foura. but vnH soon nfterwnrd de-
plOyed 10 the loft NJ the road, Tho oth-
or hattaiioua of the Kansas regiment
were Immediately In our rear IN col.
umu, We had moved forward less than
a mile when the Infantry engaged with
the enemy 500 or 1000 yufdH 90 our
front l rode forward with Lieutenant
Davis TO rccOnnoiter the ground with
view TO aacortalnlnE " the guns could
not be- advAntaReoualy employed. Upon
reaching the rear guard we DIS.
mounted
LEAVING our Houses
In the timber ana walked out into the
open fold IN search ~ Colonel Funston
or the other oniccf In command. The
battalion was entirely deployed ana "n-
gagged quite actively with the enemy
cntrenchcd on the other side ~ the
Mnrilno river. Some VI our boys I'D
vanced to tho bank Of the stream and
found II to be deep and unfordablc, and
without bridges or boats Major Met
calf. then In command. brought hlH
battalion back "a distance 81 800 or 600
yards and withdrew them under cover,
having suffered number " casualties
during the advance. Meanwhile Colonel
Funston appeared AMI a consultation
fuliOwe ed mo- To- tho best means 0f carry
ing the position. He stated that he
believed he might be able to ret posses
sion OF several rats which had been
seen on the opposite side ~ the river
" the insurgent FIRE could bV Kept down
while making the attempt ! told him
would order Lieutenant Davis with
All' ANANNlAAlN KUN W 10 liNNlAlNA NlN ANN
road aH near the enemy'a trenches nH
practicable " he would detail com-
pany TO naalHt. The uffcr was I'm
mediAtely accepted, ana Captain
-- was ordered a. perform the
duty. Lieutenant Davis with his DO
tachment aud gun Immediately pro-
cecded up the road ana with a platoon
OF Captain ----'H company crupt Into
very
SECURE POSITION
screened by vegetation and protected
by the raised road bed from the cne-
my's trenches not more than seventy
i've yards distant across tls stream.
Major MetonlfH battalion was nmmr-
dlatoly doployed ana avunccd 20 a re-
nowal Of the attack. I went forward to
look for "a gun position ana found an
advantageous location under native
hut. which commanded "a full view ~
the trenches scarcely sixty yards away,
with a slight screen of vegetation but
entirely without protection I immodi-
ntely sent orders 20 Lieut. Crltchlow to
bring up one uf his guns, leaving the
mules we'll under cover down the road.
The order was promptly complied with
and the gun was run into the position
selected, the Timber being loft IN tho
road hidden from the vluw of the
enemy by the trees along the roadway.
ulerc follows o pen sketch from mvm-
DRY OF the scene OF action,
II instructed Lieut., Crtrhlow 10 flre
rs rapidly Us consistent with accurate
aim at the trenches ON the opposite
bank Of the river with both ahon and
uhrapnol. and Co devote some attention
20 the open country, Alight glimpHvH ~
which could be gotten through the
trees bordering the stream. The IN
Hurgent trench, though but a compare.
lively short distance away. was scarce
~ visible. being dug into the ground,
and the dirt thcrcfrum scattered over
the adjoining space without AT any
time raising I, into
A CONSPICUOUS PARAPET.
The Colt automatic gun and tho
platoon Of Infantry were vigorously en-,
pluyod during our firing and served Ia
mako the enemy extremely inaccurate
IN aim The IRE being Kept down aU
successful l sent back ordering up one
OF Lieutenant Flcmings pieces but
was Informed soon nftcrwurd that
Major Boil who had boon upun the
ground previously, had upon his own
responsibility ordered "a second KUN of
Lieut.. tritchlow's platoon forward
Upon rs arrival both guns were run
into the road and forward beyond IN,
intervening timber Co the bank of IN,
river whore several shots We're dlroctri
at the lnsurgcnt trench ut the puin
Of the river directly opposite ana iron
~ 10 hu yards distant AFTER iNItt u
four shots delivered from the position "a
the road three or Tor white rag
tied to sticks or guns, were showed MI
nbovc tho inHurgcnt trench A fgy
minutes before this event, n party "a
u Pennsylvania regiment and fnN
men from the Third artillery had tuNr
position on the same bank nf the rive
Rs oursclvrg, ana were firing vigorous
ly Mt tho opposite trenches. Upon IA
appearance uf
THE WHITE FLAGS,
firing Immediately ceased along on
front at this point and the murgput
were told In spanish to stand mp u
order which they glufnmcd Co Wlt
apparent reluctance. Lieutenant Cuul
ter Of the Pennsylvania regiment viii
one of the enlisted mon uf that com
mRud stripped and swan me rive
and gathered the guns aud other arm
81 those who surrendered IN tho moan
time quite a party uf Insurgents seam
pered out OF the trench back into th
woods and escaped AZ about the sum
moment Lieutenant Coulter reached 40
trench. Colonel Funston ana % squad d.
men from his regiment emerged frpt
the trees to the lptt and rear Oh tho iu
surgent position, having CROSSED ON
raft lower down tho stream. Ahnu
twenty-five mon surrendered Many d
those who had been IA the trenches d
the point Of tho river and Hll who wef
In position above or below that polf
had escaped soon aftpr the gun
opened
continent Immediately to the right