The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-03-30
TO FIGHT THEIR
WAY TO MAL0LOS.
American Line Now Within
1900 Yards of Enemy's.
AguinaldO With His Army-TrOops Under
Gen. Macarthur Take MariIao.


engineers are repairing the bridges,
the rebels having failed to destroy
the ironwork, and the railroad is
kept busy hurrying supplies to the
front.
The country to Malalos is level
with occasional streams and patches
of wood, but there are no more
jungIes.
The American troops will advance
at day light, taking four days rations
with them and having 200 rounds OF
ammunition in their belts They
expect to take Bocave, on the rail
road to the east of Bulacan, to NOR
row. 1t is a difficult position, pro.
tected by streams.
The American line is about 1000
Yards from that of the rebels. Des-
ultory shots were exchanged to day.
The American reports show that
twenty men were killed and sixty one
wounded on cur side yesterday. The
Dakota regiment lost ten men killed
and twenty seven wounded.
According TO prisoners in the
hands of the Americans, Aguinaldo's
generals, Garcia, Tofreo, and Pa
checo, were with the Filipino army
yesterday and drove their followers
into the first aggressive demonstra
ton. The rebels attempted to charge
across the plain east of the railroad,
but she Americans charged to meet
them and the Filipinos bolted after
few shots. leaving several men
killed on the field.
The Filipino prisoners further de
clare that the rebels have lost all
taste for fighting and that their
officers have to keep them in line by
beating them with swords
One of the most brilliant and
costly achievements of the campaign
was the charge of Major Howard's
battalion across the river
Advancing at the double quick
they found the river beneath them
and splashed across with a yell,
swimming aud wading, with bullets
scattering in the water. and rushed
upon the rebel trenches. Ten men
were killed and eleven were wounded
in the charge.
At the capture of Marilao there
were several incidents showing the
bravery of our troops. Some Fill
pinos were intrenched on an island
in the bend of the river.
The Americans approached 10 a
triangular formation with the third
artillery in the apex and the Kansas
and Pennsylvania regiments forming
the sides Colonel Funston called
for volunteers to swim the river.
Two men crossed under fire and
secured materials with which a |
crossing was eventually effected.
Major Bell of Gen. McArthur's
staff, with company 1 Of the Penn
sylVania regiment. and Lieutenant
Alternately and ten men engaged 10
similar exploits.
After the Filipinos had raised the
white flag many of them attempted |
to run and several we're shot for so
doing.
Ia the churchyard of Mariloa the
Americans found thirty newly made
graves of Filipinos and a dozen bod
les were seen drifting down the river
with grewsOme wounds. The pris
oners are digging their former com |
rades' graves
Many huts are smoking ruins, hav
ing been burned by the inhabitants
The Americans ere not burning any
buildings. Our troops captured |
four Spaniards who were fighting |
with the insurgents General Nc
Arthur was under heavy fire yester-
day.
The prisoners say Aguibaldo has
declared that If the Filipino capital