River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-15
ADVANCE OF LAWTON.
1t Puts an End to Rebel Rule in
Province of Cavite.
Important Towns Are Captured
After battling FierceIy All Day
Fiiipinos Take to Flight
at Night.

at Night.
Manila, June 1.-THE Filipino occu-
patton of the province of Cavite has
been broken and, as the result of the
control the important coast towns of
Paranaque and Las Pinas, while long
line of insurgent trenches facing our
south line has been cleared.
ArtfuI Dodgers.
The insurgents have again proved
their facility as dodgers. Between
1000 and 1000 warriors, who seemed
destined to be captured, having disap-
peared, the majority sliding away I'M
der cover of the night, after fighting
the Americans all day. Some others
came to meet our troops, with protesta-
tions of friendship.
Our Losses.
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, II wounded.
Saturdays work was the hardest our
army has seen. The battlefield stretched
out across the entire isthmus, from La
guna de Bay to the harbor. While the
troops were advancing, the army gun
boat Napidan, in the river near Taguig,
shelled the enemy, killing several of
them. The monitor Monadnock and the
gunboat Helena shelled Paranaque and
Las Pinas all day with the full power
of their batteries. The rebel sharp
shooters kept in hiding until the Amer
lean lines had passed and then at
tempted to pot stragglers from the
trees. Thanks to their poor marksman-
ship, this was without result.
The whole country proved to be a sue
cession of small hills, with Doggy
ground between the high, thick grass,
and bushes in the hollows, which great
ly added to the difficulty of the advance,
but gave shelter that saved many from
the enemy'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.
The Advance on Paranaque.
At six o'clock Sunday morning Gen.
Wheaton advanced upon Las Pinas with
a troop of cavalry, the Twenty-first in
fantry, the Colorado regiment, part of
the Ninth infantry and two mountain
guns, crossing two streams and enter
ing the town without firing a shot. He
then advanced upon Paranaque. The
women and children, and, for that mat
ter, many men remained in the towns.
No housese were destroyed, though
many were torn by the shells from the
warships. Everywhere the Americans
found white flags flying.
Losses of the Enemy.
So far as can yet be ascertained the
Filipino loss is about so killed, about
$50 wounded, and 90 taken prisoners.
The whole country is networked with
trenches, and the enemy scurried from
shelter to shelter.
To-day long trains of commissary
wagons are carrying provisions to the
United States troops along the road,
which only Saturday was the strong
hold OF the enemy, and the natives who
on Saturday were probably carrying
guns are now doffing their hats and
groveling before the Americans with
ELUSIVE greetings of welcome.
The Colorado regiment returned to
barracks in Manila Sunday. AS the
ragged and dusty men marched past
the Luneta. the fashionable gathering
place for Manilans, they were heartily
cheered
Otis Reports.
Washington, June 12.-The war de-
partment on Sunday received report
from Maj. Gen. Otis, of the military
movement Saturday to the south of Ma
Mia for the purpose of clearing out the
rebels in that section. 1t shows that
the movement was a great success. and
that the enemy's loss was considerably
greater than stated in the press dis
patches. Gen. Otis cablegram is as
follows:
Manila. June 1f-Terrfic heat yesterday
did not permit troops to reach positions at
hours designated: il enabled a maiority
of the insurgents to escape in scattered or
ganizatons south and westward. which
they effected during the evening and night
Movement great success. however: enemy
disorganized and routed. suffering heavy
IS; troops resting to-day at Las Pinas
and Paranaque. Navy did excellent execu-
ton along shore of bay: but many insur-
gent attachments retired in that direc
.ton, protected by presence of women and
children, whom they drove along with
them Our loss. four killed and some 30
wounded Report of casualties later. Con-
sentative estimate of enemy's loss about
Otis"