The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-25
WASHINGTON WATCHES
THE NEW CAMPAIGN

WASHINGTON. April 24.-Informa-
ton received at the War Department
indicates that General Otis is about to
execute another important movement
the initial features of which are shown
by to-day's press advices from Manila
The objective point is the insurgent
town of Calumpit being about eight
miles northeast of Malolos. 1t was here
that the insurgents concentrated after
being driven out Of their capital. set
ting up new capital and making it the
base Of their operations In moving out
to this stronghold General Otis pro-
poses to conduct two distinct opera
tions. The first one, under General Mac
Arthur, has for its purpose pushing
straight forward from MaIoIos along
the railroad and striking at CaIumpit
from the south. The second one is un-
der Major General Lawton, who. with
his flying column, is moving far around
10 the northeast, to the large town of
Norzagay, from which point he will
turn abruptly west toward Calumpit
This last move will take about ten
days and military strategists look
upon it as another effort to flank the
insurgents by getting behind them at
Calumpit, similar to the flank move
ment which General Macarthur at
tempted to execute at Malabon.
This double movement makes Calun-
pit the center for the next few days
while attention will be divided be-
tween MacArthur's column advancing
from Malolos and Lawton's column on
its ten days march by Norzagay. Mac
Arthur has only a short distance to
traverse, so that his forces may be en-
gagged with the main force Of the in
surgents within the next few hours
The country is fiat and open and rather
better for our troops than that lying
south Of Malolos. Calumpit lies on
the left bank of small stream, at it's
confluence with the larger river, Rio
Grande. It is a substantially built
town, with some 2000 houses.
The advance Of General Lawton by a
circuitous route will be over a country
Of which little is known here. Norza-
gay is a considerable town, and it is
thought General Lawton is about there
by this time. A road runs all the way
there from Calumpit. Along it are scat
tered many small towns-Angat. Bus
tos, alinog-indicating that the ad-
vance is through a populous country.
1t is an agricultural locality with fruit
plantations. The War Department
map, prepared by the military inforna-
tion bureau, shows this road Joins the
one on which Macarthur is moving IN
from MalolOs. 1t is hardly Thought
however, that Lawton will make a
junction with Macarthur before strik-
ing Calumpit, so as to strike the civ
in the rear while Macarthur is attack
ing IT in front.
News from the Philippines. though
discussed at the War Department prin-
cipauy from its encouraging features
has. it cannot be denied, aroused con-
siderable concern. The victory over the
Filipinos Sunday was not sufficiently
sweeping and decisive to arouse elation.
and the gravity of the work which is
mapped out for the future is admitted
by the officials. The impression pre-
walls that Otis must have more troops
to cope successfully with the situation.
Yesterdays battle at Quengua appar-
emily demonstrates that the rebels have