The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-09
ANACONDA NEWS.
WAS ON THE FIRING LINE
Henry Bode Returns to Anaconda
From Manila.
AGUINALDO Is NO GOOD
He Is just Carrying on a War and Coax
ing the Men to Fight So That He May
Have a Chance to Rob Natives.
Montenans Are Fighters.

Henry Bode, formerly a resident of
Butte, member of Company X, 1st
Montana, returned yesterday from Ma
Mia where he served through all the
battles since the one of February
with the Anaconda soldiers.
Bode was formerly a member of the
crew of the Inflated batteship Maine,
and when the call for volunteers was
issued by Governor Smith he enlisted
in Company H as a private. On the
arrival of the companies in Cavite Bode
was transferred to Company X of Ana
conda. He fought bravely through all
the engagements and retired from the
firing line on June II on account of ILL
ness and entered the hospital at Ma
Mia, where he remained until June a.
when he left Manila. He arrived in
San Francisco July "A. and entered the
hospital there. On August 81 he re-
ceived his honorable discharge and left
San Francisco September 4.
Il never want TO enlist again. said
Bode yesterday when seen by a Stan
dard reporter. Il got my share of hard
ships, and all the rest of the boys got
theirs, too. 1t is not because We were
not well treated, but on account of the
country, which is not healthy unless a
person is used to it.
Il witnessed some great fighting
while ] was there. / was on the field
at all the engagements from February
4 up to and including the taking of
San Fernando All the Anaconda SOL
diers are brave boys, and they don't
stop at anything. They figured prom
inently in the engagements at Calico
can on February 10. at Malolos on
March % and at San Tomas. Calumpit
and the engagement of the Bag Bag
t. lfNl oil cn ~
own and the members should be
proud of that name for Lieutenant Col
nnel Wallace is fighter from the word
60 He was very severely wounded at
the battle of Caloocan on February 10.
Lieutenant Colonel Wallace had just
given a command when he was shot
through the lung. He fell on the field
and the first one to reach him was Cap
tain Sanders, and next came Major
Adams. The latter asked him If he
was badly hurt and Lieutenant Colonel
Wallace replied: ON, never mind me;
go on out there and fight
I'm that battle of Caloocan the ma
tives were very strong, but they had
to retire in disorder for we made it
too hot for them. During the fighting
it was a grand sight to witness. Men
were falling on every side particularly
on the side of the Filipinos, and nearly
every man who was fighting for Uncle
Sam had one or more narrow escapes
from being killed.
Another grand sight which was
worth witnessing, was the swimming
of the Rio Grande river by Funston
and his men. Just before crossing,
Charles A. Murphy. a member of Com
pany NJ of Montana, was killed. The
natives were 5000 strong, and they
could be seen all around. They We're
shooting at the men who were cross
ing, but not one was killed or wound
ed until land was reached. Then there
was a great engagement, and several
Americans were killed. but for every
American killed there were nine or ten
Filiplnos sent into the other world.
Il expect that this war will not last
very long, and in my opinion Aguinaldo
will surrender inside of three months
The Filipinos are just beginning to find
that the war is Just scheme of get
their money, and when the majority
of the natives being to see that the
coaxing is done to get the best of them
they will make it very hot for Mr.. Ag-
uinaldo. 7 do not know anything about
Aguinaldo's ability. General Luna,
who was in charge of the men who
were in front of the Montana line,
is very good man. Luna was assas-
sinated by a native. | don't believe
that the FilDinos are fit to govern
themselves. In my opinion, the Uni
ted States don't need to have 100000
men there. Sixty thousand are enough
TO beat the Filipinos."