The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-04-18
CHANGES IN LUzON
Recent Fighting Has Eff
ected Transformations.
Boys in Blue Fight Like Tigers Daring
Individual Deeds - Brilliant
Charges.

Mr.. +. a. Bake Of the Red Cross of
California, ii charge OF the Red Cross
WORK az Manila, mas written 30 the
Washington Star as follows, under re-
cent date, regarding hostillties on Luz
zon Island:
Jus one week ago today did the
lighting actually commence, and the
past week has brought about changes
little dreamed of. The insurgents
have been pushed back on all sides
until our circle and outposts have adj
vanced in some directions as. much &C
twelve miles. Our boys fought like
tigers and made such a name for
themselves for bravery, endurance and
strict discipline as will be handed down
to posterity for ages to come. With
the thlrty-three wounded last night at
Malabon it brings our total dead and
wounded up to date a trifie under 200
L never saw such execution in nv
life, and hope never to see such sights
corps passed over the field, dressing
wounded-legs and arms nearly de-
molished, total decapitation, horrible
wounds in chests and abdomen. show
ing the determination of our soldiers
TO kill every native in sight The Fill
pinos did stand their ground ieroicaI-
~, contesting every inch but proved
themselves unable to stand the deadly
fire of our welltrained and eager bows
in blue. | myself counted seventy-nine
dead natives in one small lield. and
learn Oh other side Of river their
bodies were stacked up for breast
works. The block houses filled with
natives were s5ubbornly held, and only
taken after a bayonet charge. Here is
where we had so many wounded. You
see, they seek shelter behind the dense
ly-wOoded localities, while we must ad-
vance IN the open, and many times
only guess at their location
L witnessed many daring deeds of
individual soldiers and officers, alb
solutely defying death under a perfect
shower of bullets This kind of fight
ing and pushing forward has complete
ly paralyzed the natives. as the Span
ish would simply make a short sortie
and return for siesta and smoke,
wait for another week or month and
repeat. A Spanish officer surveying the
field made the remark that the Ameri-
cans had no etiquette in warfare, not
allowing the troops to stop for a week
after an attack. This rush is putting
the fear of God in the natives. and
think when Aguinaldo's Headquarters
are attacked they will cry enough and
surrender. l believe our troops will
reach them tomorrow I shall not go
further into the fray, as doubtless you
are fully acquainted with the details
the papers
Inc firing commenced at about
o'clock last Saturday night. and from
the rapid move and the volleying we
all knew the spell was at last broken.
Our first move was to get emergency
bags together. l had our force ready
TO accompany DR.. Cabell, while I went
to the firing line with Surgeon Shields
OF Washington washington volun-
teers) and made our way to the OUTPOST
of Company B, 1st California. remain
ing with hospital corps, arranging cots
and general preparations for an as
sauit. After a four hours wait the
firing ceased with us, and the attack
veered TO our left flank; SO at 100 a.
m returned five miles on foot to supply
certain drugs badly needed This
brought me into hospital early Sunday
morning, and Immediately detailed one
nurse to remain with our two fever
patients here, one to Ermita and
balance TO division hospital. where
they were assigned 10 operating room
and wards, our wounded having al
ready been brought in by the score.
Then prepared for the day attack. con-
verting cur private conveyance into
a kind of ambulance suitable for carry
and night nurse, Burrows. and self
went to front. arriving just as firing
began. It was our first baptism of fire.
and an event not soon to be forgotten.
The Americans were Smelling a very
large stone church, full of insurgents.
who were blazing away from parapet
at our small force on bridge not
seventy-fiye yards away, when a cry
came: Red Gross, Red Cross,' We
three made a rush with cases and
stretchers, secured one poor brave SOL
der who was struck with a Mauser
and MORALLY wounded. After binding
his wound under fire, removed him to
ambulance and 1 took him in. On the
way this rig was actually fired upon
and bears two Mauser bullet holes