Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-08-15
ANGELES IS ABANDONED.
Filipinos Set Fire to the Town and
Flee Beyond Rife Range.
M'ARTHUR IN CONTROL
American Troops March Knee Deep
in Mud-1usurgents Short
of Ammunition.

Manila. Aug. 11.-Gen. MacArthur's
troops remained last night at Calulet.
The rebels had evidently fled far beyond
rifle range, for the American outposts
were not disturbed and not shot was
fired during the night At daybreak this
morning Il accommodating party, consist
ing OF battalion of the Seventeenth in
fantry with one field piece, started up
TIE railroad track toward Angeles, four
miles north. The party approached with
III ZOO yards OF the town and opened
IRE with the field gun. The Americans
were received with badlydirected rifle
ire. which the battalion OF the Seven
teeuth returned with a few volleys.
Ihe strength of the insurgents at An
Seles not BENG known, the situation was
reported to Gen. Macarthur, who did
not desire to send reinforcements and d.
fected the accommodating party to return
unless the rebels abandoned the town.
soon after the receipt of these orders it
became evident that the rebels had set
hre TO the town and fed, leaving the
place to be occupied by the Americans
A battalion OF the Twelfth infantry
was also sent on Il accommodating eXpedi.
ton towards the west; but up to noon no
hflng had Deen heard in their direction
ana no word had been received from
them at Gen. MacArthurs headquarters
ana 1T is believed that they encountered
nothing.
Everything indicates that all the reb-
els nave scattered for miles in every di-
recuon around Calulet
Inc insurgents lost heavily in the fight
Ing around Calulet It is believed that
LOO were killed and 300 or 400 wounded
The Iowa regiment killed thirty in one
place, anu one company of the Seven
leen1h suddenly encountered party Of
rebels III trench and killed twelve
Ihe American loss was i've killed and
thlrty-one wounded, including three Off
GERS.
The attack was complete surprise to
the insurgents, who had no idea that a
movement was intended until the ar
mored car opened deadly fire with Two
Gatlngs, q revolving cannon and a six
FOUNDER. The heavy artillery opened on
pOtn hanks moment later. 4 majority
OF the tlhpinOs were asleep when the at
tack was made. Men with large bells
were heard running among the shacks
arOusing the soldiers
Ihe Americans maintained almost q
perfect line four miles long. Though cane
brakes where they could see nothing
ahead. The mud III places was knee deep
in the rice fields and jungles and through
the bitches flowed small rivers several
feet deep.
The F'ilipinos tried to ambush the Amer
leans several times, the country in the
nelghborhood being we'll adapted to these
tactics; but the troops stopped for moth
ing, forcing their way through or over
obstacles and firing whenever they could
locate the fleeing enemy. The officers
highly commend the recruits of the va
riouS regiments.
There is reason to believe the reports
recently received that the insurgents are
short Of ammunition. as weII-informed
native at Calulet say the insurgents had
only forty rounds of ammunition each
and that five rounds extra were issued
before the fight.
Since the American occupation Of San
Fernando the rebels have torn up three
miles of railroad between there and Calu-
let and It is impossible to get the ar
mored car ere than two miles beyond
Fan Fernando.
The rebels have blown up their powder
works at Porac. and appear to have aban-
doned the Porac line and to be retreating
northward. The hot weather is drying
up the mud and making operations less
difficult.
Manila, Aug 11.-j:1O p m.-Recon-
noitering by small parties continued TO-
day Cnavailing attempts were made to
get IL contact with the enemy. The
American troops occupy Calulet, Santa
Rima. Bacoler and Gua- qua. No further
engagements have taken place. The
rains have recommended. The wounded
are being brought into Manila. The
United States transport Para. from San
Francisco via Honolulu, has arrived here.