Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-08-10
REBELS RECEIVING ~


American: Must cont'np. r,,,..
Every Foot of Ground rs. '' Y
special CORRESPONDENCE from MN ,Hl''
der date Of June rs, GAYS; A' T
campaign can hardly BEGIN ,o. sA
November although the co sr'as
dry up enough towards ,b s'' ,sI,
October to permit the Americ @'' \
to take the field then. Ths y. y
army during the rainy ss aa''
hardly be expected to do apvt t'Sa
than hold what it has gained s'' ~
pare for the next camns;,' 'a'
ground to defend is not ye rvs s,,..
On the south Of Mani, eva, !.
linus about 10 miles away, ,s.'
Fourth and Fourteenth infant, tr'''
several guns from the Sixth ,,,;n'
are stationed. This telritor
gained within the last two r...'
the hard fighting at parsp,SH ,'
which even the rattle Of the r A.
be heard IN Manila. We hold Il. |
that runs to linus through pa,,,'j
and Bacoor, every inch Of which
gained by hard fighting.
Northwald the farthest poip, n
control OF our soldiers is San Ps,,.J
al miles from Manila, on the rail-,
The railroad is l49 miles in ler,s
all, but the insurgents control N
track between San Fernando ANIL
gupan, the northern terminal n
road. The Americans hold Cap,l,
east OF San Fernando 10 miles, /
hold all the towns along the rsih,
OF course. to San Fernando and
liuag, seven miles east Of pullL,
Reports continually come iron
liuag that the town is entinlr
rounded by the enemy and il sbr
lie carried by assault. But ca
Page and the Third infantry M
far driven the rebels back with
tous loss every time they hayes;.
ed the town, and he declares b
hold it for an indefinite time, stb
his position there is by no inca
easy one. Supplies and mail can
be carried over to Baliuag fro,
railroad under an escort Of no
than $50 men, who are inyariab
tackled some where along the road
going and coming.
At San Fernando two determin
tacks along the whole rebel lin,
made last week. The second e.
mcnt lasted three hours, when
sun gents We're driven back with
osses. Bullets fly continually
both places and stray bullets freq
find victims.
Heavy shipments OF arms are
be constantly arriving from Jap
Australia and, it is said, ever
our own country. Cartridges
up in the insurgents trenches b
trade mark OF a big manuia
firm in the United States. Tile
gents have three factoriel whe
manufacture cartridges and 9th
nitions of war. If they were
the run they would have no
to equip themselves that they Ct
tu1n after defeat, better able
than they we've before.
They are learning things e'
counter with the Americans.
pers in Manila have continn
ferled to the fact that the reb'
rlone to shoot too high, an
seemed finally to have learned
son and now they aie gettln
shots well down and showing
improvement in craftsmanship
The few Americans who Cal
to Manila a week ago Tuesday
Esmeralda from Hong Kong
tonished Il few hours after sunrl
their ship had steamed out to
tine, to heal heavy cannonadll
the monitor Monadnock, whlcl
plain sight down the coast al
miles below Manila. Some oil
sengers thought it was some
salute IN honor OF the arrival
distinguished naval or army
they eagerly questioned a sol'
sat on the stern of the health
launch.
"That," said the young man.
nothing. That's just a bait
was some time before the pa
could believe the Americans al
gents were fighting within 81
sound of Manila, where the
started six months before. II
tagged all day and at 4 o'clo(
afternoon the rattle Of small ar
be distinctly heard, and late
evening the health officer 10
fighting had been at Paranaqu