Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-06-05
BRAVE
FIGHTING
Volunteers DiStin-
guiSh Themselves
The Insurgents Driven Out
of Their Stronghold by
American Arms
Victory Won At Every Step
by Generals Hall
and Lawton
publishers Press Cablegram. J

(Publishers Press Cablcgram)
Manila, June 5.-Gen. Halls cam.
paign against the insurgents which SC
we'll begun yesterday as to drive the
enemy from all their strongholds con.
tinues vigorously today against the in
surgents under Gen. Del Piar at North
Laguna De Bay.
The American troops sweep across
the peninsula of Morong their lines ex-
tending six miles from Morong on the
east to Antipolo and lay Tay on the
west
They began gradually closing up this
morning and to advance down the pen
insula. Gen. Hall hopes to bag the main
portion of the enemy.
The Americans began operations Sat
urday morning and have distinguished
themselves for heroic marches and bril-
liant attacks.
Gen. Halls plan to drive the insur-
gents toward Laguna DE Bay was not
carried out owing to adverse conditions
from what was expected SO the advance
was made on Antipolo. The troops had
to swim unfordable rivers, wade swamps
up to their waists in mud and water and
under burning oriental sun.
Early in the afternoon General Hall
reached the valley Of Autipolo in the
rear of the insurgents at Tay Tay and
Caiuta. Meanwhile Gen. Lawton, see
ing that Hall did not get his position
soon enough to continue the attack, or
dered Col. Wholley to advance and en-
gage the enemy moderately until such
time as would enable Hall to cooperate.
Wholley's advance upon Caiuta was
brilliant.
The troops swept across four-mile
stretch of open country, the 18th regu-
lars on the left flank and the North Da-
kota regiment stretched between Caiuta
and the shore of Laguna De Bay, while
the battery held the central position.
The North Dakota line began she'll
inc the town at four-mile range. Mean
whi,e Hall wrs coming down the valley
towards Tay lay only a few miles east
of Caiuta. They had a hard fight all
dav. the first encounter being at Monte
in the San Mater foot hills. The insur-
GENTS were driven out of Monte and
surrounded on three sides by the Oregon
regiment, 1t was a sharp fight and the
DRAGONS lost three killed and six
wounded.
Hall entered Fay 'l'ay with little re-
sistancc. the insurgents fleeing to Mo-
rouy ON the southeast. Shortly after
H.. connected with the North Dakotas
comprising Wholley's right.
Yesterday Hall occupied Autlpolo'
{ Whalley's forces came thr"ugh
| t,aiu,a united with them and
their combined force advanced on Mo-
ro,r during the night. Lawton had
brought troops to Moro"g by water All"
these advanced to connect with Hail
this forging chain across the peninsula
A very few of the insurgents slipped
thr.uyh the America" Ii" ana 'sc'p-
| ed to the nOrtnWaI"'
The heat is terrific and frequent show
ers Give use to IL deadly humidity. The
hospital boats returning here this morn
ing brought hack 200 suffering with
prostration. The country around Mania
and the field of operations offers insur'
mountable obstacles to the transporta-
ton of supplies and wagon commnnl'
cation through San Mateo valley has
been abandoned, Provisions and am
munition are being sent via the Passie
;.,r Ed. l.. KEEN.