The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-06-10
TO TRAP FILIPINos
co,.cERTED ACTION AGAINST GEN.
ERAL Pillar

cot.CERTED ACTION AGAINST GEN.
ERAL Pillar
BY Largo Force Of Americans-Insur.
gents Being Driven to the MoronE
Peninsuls, Whore Capture 10 Insvit-
able-somo Hard Fighting Dons-Halrs
Division Has Two Engagements Before
Reaching Their Position-Lost Four
Mon Killed and . Dozen or More
Wounded In the Encounters.
MANILA, June 5.-The position of the
American troops indicates that they in
tend to attack the peninsula of Morong.
the land projecting to the south into
Laguna de Bay. where the insurgents
are supposed to have large force, near
the town of Morong, as we'll as the bat
terry On the western shore of the penin-
sula. which recently smashed the pro-
pclIer of the gunboat Napidan.
General Hall is marching from Anti
polo, about six and half miles north
west of Morong, toward the peninsula,
with his forces spread out to cover
/ largo section.
Colonel Truman, with the First North
Dakota regiment and the Twelfth in
fantry, is advancing along the coast of
the lake from Taytay, incidentally
clearing several small towns. Colonel
Wholley, with the First Washington
regiment, has landed on the peninsula
above the town of Morong. The army
gunboats Rapidan, Covadonga and
Cestc are in position to cooperate.
Original Plan Not Successful.
The original plan was to surround the
forces of General del Pillar so that he
must retreat to the Morong peninsula,
where capture would have been inevita-
BILE. This was not a complete success
because General Halls column found
the country full of handicaps to march
ing. Most of General Pho del Pillars
followers are supposed to have escaped
northward, probably reaching Bozobozo,
stronghold in the mountains Colonel
Wholley, having successfully completed
his share of the movement, brought the
Washington regiment to the Pasig
river where, about midnight, the men
embarked upon cascoes and started for
the island under the cover of the gun
boats. They encountered a portion of
the experience undergone by almost
every expedition on attempting to enter
Laguna de Bay as the boats went
aground in the shadows at the mouth
of the river and were detained there
several hours.
Major General Lawton, in the mean
time, was indefatigable, riding from
one force to the other and supervising
the landing of the cascoes, without
sleep for two nights.
General Halls column, in the move
ment on the Morong peninsula, COM
| pleted circuit of 20 miles over rough
and mountainous country, having two
| engagements with the insurgents, one
of them severe, and kept up with scat
tered bands of insurgents for nearly "a
hours. The Filipinos were driven in
| every direction and the country through
which General Hall passed was pretty
| well cleared. At 10 o'clock Sunday
morning the column reached a point a
few miles from Taytay, where General
Hall was met by General Lawton. who
had already entered the town and found
1t deserted.
General Halls objective point was
Antipolo, 10 miles off, and there was
desultory firing all along the line of
march. The gunboats could be heard
shelling the hills in advance OF the
column.
The column, after driving the rebels
from the foothills near Maria Chino
about noon with loss of but two or
three slightly wounded, proceeded with
all possible haste toward Laguna de
Bay, the Fourth cavalry in the lead, the
Oregon regiment next and the Fourth
infantry last.
Second Rattle Of tho Day.
At S o'clock those three regiments
fought their second battle of the day
and it resulted like the first in the COM
plete rout of large Filipino force To-
Gated in the mountains and having
every advantage Of position. In this
fight the American losses were four
killed, three Of the Fourth cavalry and
one Oregonian-and about IS wounded.
The Filipino loss could not be ascer-
tained, but the terrific fire which the
Americans poured into them for half an
hour must have inflicted severe punish.
ment. In this engagement our troops
made one of the most gallant charges
of the war and the enemy was forced to
flee in the greatest disorder.
It was the intention to press on to
Antipolo at once, but this was found
impossible owing to the two fights and
the constant marching for more than 10
hours with nothing to eat since morn
ing and no supply train in sight. The
troops suffered from the intense heat,
many being FRUSTRATED and all greatly
exhausted, Consequently they bivou.
acked for the night on the second bat.
tlefeld.
AntIpolo Found Deserted.
The forces, after camping for the
night on the battlefield, started at
o'clock in the morning for Antipolo,
where it was expected strong resist
ance would be made. The progress of
the column was considerably delayed,
while rushing up the steep mountain
side, by small band of insurgents, but
these were effectively routed by the
Fourth cavalry, which was in advance,
and the troops reached Antipolo in a
few hours. Our troops were imme-
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