The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-12

mania, June 1.-The Filipino oc-
cupation of the province of Cavite has
been broken and. as the result of the
present movement. the Americans now
control the important coast towns OF
Paranaque and Las Pinas, while a. long
line or lnSurgent trenches facing our
south lines has been cleared.
The insurgents have again proved
their facility as dodgers. between 5000
ana 4OOO warriors, who seemed destined
to be captured having disappeared, the
majority sliding away under cover OF
the night after fighting the Americans
all day Some others came to meet our
troops with prOteStatiOnS of friendship
The Thirteenth infantry lost one man
| Killed and six wounded; the Ninth in
fantry one man killed and five wound
ed; the Fourteenth infantry three
wounded and the First Colorado vol
unteer regiment eleven wounded.
Yesterdays work was the hardest
our army has seen The battlefield
stretched out across the entire isthmuSs
from Laguna de Bay to the harbor.
While the troops were advancing, the
army gunboat Napidan, in the river
near Taguig shelled the enemy, killing
several of them. The monitor Mona
] dnock and the gunboat Helena Shelled
Paranaque and Las Pinas all day with
the full power of their batteries.
Try to Pot Stragglers.
| 1ut TtDel 0dIpSnOOIefS Kept IN mo-
] ing until the American lines had passed
and then attempted to pot stragglers
from the trees. Thanks to their poor
craftsmanship, this was without re-
suit
The whole country proved to be a
succession of small hills, with bOggy
ground between the high. thick grass
and bushes in the hollows. which great
ly added to the difficulty of the adj
vance, but gave shelter that saved
many from the eneIiy'S bullets. Our
men threw away their blankets. coats
and even haversacks, stripping to the
waist and trusting to luck for food
Water could not be obtained and there
was much discomfort after the canteens
were emptied.
At the outset the Colorados. the
Ninth infantry and the Twenty-first in
fantry forced the line of inSurgent
trenches, wheeled to the left and drove
the enemy toward the lake. During
this manOeuvre, the Filipinos in con-
cealed trenches on the right opened an
enfiiading fire, but the brigade. partly
owing to the high grass, had few hit
The Ninth infantry crossed around to
the right, flanking the trenches, driving
out the Fflipinos and killing many of
them. The Colorado regiment advanced
to the lake. Two companies encounter
ed trenches on top of a knoll, where the
Filipinos stood waist high above a
trench pouring a volley upon the ad-
vancing Americans. The Colorado
troops charged and drove them out,
Lieutenant Colonel Moses being wound
ed in the arm as he jumped into the
trench
In the meantime General Wheaton'S
column advanced one and a half miles
toward Paranaque, where the Ameri-
cans found a strong trench on a ridge,
out of which they drove the FilipinoS
by hard fighting.
General Lawton'S Danger.
The enemy tried to flank the dis
mounted troops of the Fourth cavalry,
accompanying Major General Lawton,
and at the same time thev made their
advance. throwing a SkirmiSh line to
flank the Fourteenth infantry But
they were easily repulsed, the AmeTi-
can artillery coming to the crest of the
hill and Shelling them
About o'clock in the afternoon Cen
eral Wheatons brigade. headed by
General Lawton who, in his white
clothing and helmet. on a big black
horse. was shining mark for the
enemy's sharpshOoterS, circled to the
south of Las Pinas. encountering n
large force of F'ilipinos in the shelter OF
trees. General Lawton had a narrow
escape. In the first volley of the enemy.
the horses of three of his staff officers
were shot from under them The Colo
RADIO regiment bore the brunt of this
attack and DISPERSED the FilipinoS.
Hardly had they finished off that lot
when a large force appeared in the
rear, which the Ninth infantry and L
part of the Colorado regiment drove
away BY this time nearly the whole
division was around Las Pinas-
The Americans camped for the night
Ar o'clock this morning General
Wheaton advanced upon Las Pinas
with a troop of cavalry, the Twenty
irst infantry. the Colorado regiment,
part of the Ninth infantry and two
mountain guns, crossing two streams
md entering the town without firing
L shot.
He then advanced upon Paranaque.
rhe women and children. and, for that
natter. many men remained in the
owns. No houses were destroyed.
hough many were torn by the shells
rom the warships. Everywhere the
americans found white flags flying.
So far as can be ascertained. the
yilipinos' loss is about fifty killed.
bout $50 wounded and twenty taken
prisoners. The whole country is net
worked with trenches, and the enemy
curried from shelter to shelter.
Today long trains of commissa-y
wagons are carrying provisions to the
United States troops along the road
which only yesterday was the strong
lold of the enemy; and the natives,
gho yesterday We're probably carrying
-uns. are today doffing their hats AMI
.roveling before the Americans with
ffusive greetings of welcome
The Colorado regiment returned to
in Manila tonight As the
agged and dusty men marched past
he Luneta. the fashionable gathering
lace for Manilians. they were heartily
heered.