The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-29

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wi ton has reached here that indi-
Gates that the insurgent capital
has been moved from Malolos to San
Fernando.
The army has not advanced to-
day.
The men are building bridges and
waiting for supplies to come up. The
insurgents burned Balucan this af-
ternoon. American marines are pa
trolling MaIabon. One hundred and
fifty prisoners were brought into
Manila to-day.
The monitor Monadnock shelled Las
Pinas south of the city at noon. The
lines are being strengthened at Pasay
and some firing is going on in the vi
cinity of that place.
When General MacArthur's force en-
camped last night the Third Artillery
was across the railroad bridge in Mari
lao and the Nebraska regiment was in
the woods on the extreme right. The
other troops had not gone across the,
river. At $50 o'clock the insurgents
appeared on the edge of the woods "a
mile and a half off They deployed in
. skirmishing line about a mile long and
advanced quickly. swinging to the left
to drive the Third Artillery from the
bridge. This was the first time in the
present war that the insurgents had
advanced in military order against our
forces. The Kansas volunteers prompt
/ ly crossed the bridge in columns of
fOurs to give support to the Third Ar
! tillery They lost two men killed and
/ some wounded in their advance. At the
fsGf-7e tiIre the First Montana regiment
crossed the river on a pOntOon bridge
and took position on the extreme left,
so as to be able to cut in back of the
insurgents if the latter came far
enough They lost six men wounded in
this movement, While the Third Artil-
lery had two sergeants and one man
killed and two wounded.
Masked by the woods the Nebraska
volunteers were not seen by the enemy.
They suddenly opened a flank fire on
the insurgent line and left their
trenches with a great shout.
At sight of them the whole insurgent
force, officers and men, fed pellmelI.
The eager Nebraska men chased them
a mile and a half, but were finally
drawn back by General Macarthur to
preserve the line intact
Scouts reported this morning that
about two regiments of insurgents were
seen to come down from the country
above by train and move toward our
right.
According to prisoners in the hands
of the Americans. Aguinaldo's generals,
Garcia. Tofreo and Pacheco. were with
the Filipino army yesterday and drove
their followers into the first aggressive
demonstration The rebels attempted
to charge across the plain east of the
railroad. but the Ametcans charged to
meet them, and the Filipinos bolted
after few shots. leaving several men
killed on the field.
The Filipino prisoners further declare
that the rebels have lost all taste for
fighting and that their officers have to
keep them in line by beating them with
swords.
The prisoners say Aguinaldo has
declared that if the Americans can
take the Filipino capital he will sur
render.
The engineers are repairing bridges,
the rebels having failed to destroy the
iron work, and the railroad is kept busy
hurrying supplies to the front.
The heat is intense. being 80 degrees
on the coast and fully 100 degrees in
the interior, and the Americans suffer
a great deal In spite of the heat, how
ever, every man is eager to proceed
| toward the enemy.
The country to Malolos is level, with
occasional streams and patches of
wood, but there are no more jungles.
The American troops will advance at
daylight, taking four days rations with
them and having 200 rounds of am
munition in their belts. They expect
to take Bocave, on the railroad to the
east of Balucan, tomorrow. It is a
difficult position, protected by streams.
The American line is about 1900 yards
from that of the rebels.
DesuItory shots were exchanged to-
day The American reports show that
twenty men were killed and sixty -one
wounded on our side yesterday. The
Dakota regiment lost ten men killed
and had thirty-seven wounded.
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 be-
| meath them ana SplaSned across With a
yell, swimming and wading, with bull
lets spattering 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 Filipinos were in
trenched on an island in bend of the
river. The Americans approached in a
triangular formation, with the Third