Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-28
DRIVING BACK THE REBELS.
The Americans Advance Upon
Calumpit.

Enemy.
The war department on Saturday re-
ceived a cablegram from Gen. Otis an
noun@ng the formation of a new flying
column, under command of Gen. Lawton,
and the initiation of new campaign,
which is expected to clear out the jungle
in the country north of Manila up to the
foot hills of the mountains on the north
east and up to the termination of the rail
road at Bulacan.
Major Bell had taken party of 61 men
to reconnoitre the enemys position along
the Quingua river Sunday, the object of the
movement being to develop the strength
of the Filipino forces. The detachment
arrived near Quaingua at daybreak. 1t
continued to advance and drew a heavy
fire.
The cavalry detachment held its ground
until the enemy threw hanking parties
right and left and almost surrounded the
| American force. Then the cavalry drew
back until reinforced by a battalion of the
| Nebraska volunteers, under Major Nor
| ford, being the first to arrive. This force
being insufficient to drive the insurgents
back, the remainder of the Nebraska regi-
ment, with the Iowa volunteer regiment,
was hurried forward. Then four guns of
the Utah battery were advanced to the
| fighting position.
Col. Stotsenburg, the commander of the
| Nebraska regiment, arrived on the battle
field at IL o'clock, having Just returned
from Manila, where he had been visiting
his wife. He Immediately led an advance
of the regiment storming the enemies
trenches, but was shot fatally.
The Nebraska regiment, however, con-
tinued to advance, and beat the insurgents
out of their position. Lieut.. Sisson of the
Nebraska regiment was shot through the
heart during this action.
The cavalry lost three men killed and
five wounded. The loss of the Nebraska
regiment was five killed and more than 30
wounded. The Iowa regiments losses
were slight. The heat during the action
was terrific, many prostrations occurring.
The killing of Col. Stotsenberg is great
ly deplored, his reputation as a leader be
ing unrivaled for courage and GOODNESS.
The Nebraska regiments losses during the
present hostilities have been greater than
those of any other regiment.
The American troops under Gen. Mac
Arthur made general advance from Ma
lolos Monday toward Calumpit, where, it is
reported, Agunaldo, Gen. Luna and a
large force of Filipinos have concentrated.
1t is reported from Washington in connec
ton with Gen. MacArthurs advance on
Calumpit that Gen. Lawton's flying column
is engaged in a movement toward Norzag-
array, as part of plan to attack the rebels
at Calumpit in the rear.
, As soon as the soldiers left the Filipino
capital the natives began tlccking in, as
they did at Santa Cruz before the last boat
of Gen Lawton's expedition had sailed.
Our army is compelled to abandon all
towns when an onward movement is begun,
| haranca If Niriant m
, them. This gives the Filipino leaders a
/ framework upon which to spin stories of
, | American defeat.
The American commanders have left
great stores of rice at Malolos, which they
have been distributing to the natives and
Cinnamon daily, of whom there were 200 TO
800, nearly all of whom remained during
the occupation but who followed the Amer
lean army out of the place, or who took
trains going in the direction of Manila,
fearing the rebels would kill them. These
: refugees included some of the wealthiest
citizens of the place.
Many insurgents were driven from in
front of the line of march by Gen. Hale's
brigade. Fifty Of the enemy were killed,
while the American loss was only one
killed.
Through woods and jungle and across a
river Gen. MacArthur's division fought its
!; way four miles toward Calumpit Tuesday,
= 1t is difficult to estimate the insurgent
= losses, but they had no fewer than &c
u killed, many of them by the artillery. The
insurgents seem to have adopted the policy
of retiring from one position after another
after inhicting the greatest possible dam
age upon the advancing army. Every
: foot of the ground was tenaciously dis
puted by organized troops, who stood re
markably firm, even before artillery
a Their shooting is becoming more accurate
u as proved by the fact that five of the Amer
y leans killed Tuesday were shot in the head
u The Americans were compelled to APP
II proach Bagbag river across an open space
II from which the rebels had cleared every
. obstruction to sight The bank of tn,
u river, high bluff, was surmounted will
trenches, capped with rocks loopholed anC
> partly hidden by bushes
Wheaton's brigade approached the river
along the railroad, while Hale's wa
sweeping westward to make a junction
The armored train was pushed by China
men, the Goth Kansas regiment advancing
in extended order on the left, and the Is
Montana regiment, with the Utah light ar
tillery on the right.
The rapid-fring guns on the train "open
ed the ball" just before noon about a mil,
!. lIOIu tuo IlNeIi IuelI popping dlJeTudIluk
with the boom of the six-pounders Tn,
, Montana regiment and the Utah battere!
at the same time entered the Jungle, from
o which the insurgents who were occupying
$ large, struggling village poured heavy
y volleys.
c Within an hour the Americans haC
e forced passage through the woods to ope1
o space in front of the river, AS the artil
l, lery wheeled into the open they bega1
IS Smelling the Filipino trench.
e Company X, Goth Kansas, led by Capt
e Boltwood now performed one of the mos
Is brilliant achievements of the campaign
70 The regiment was held in reserve, Will,
!, Company X charged a quarter of mill
~ over a cornfeld to the bank of the river
near the bridge, where the insurgents from
ST a trench were peppering the armored train
ID then about 900 yards down the track. TIL
d. company found shelter in ditch.
ID Colonel Frederick Funston called TO
4 volunteers from the regiment to cross tn
r. river, and with Lieut.. Ball, private o
ID Company X, a private of Company +
" Trumpeter Barslleld and Corporal Fergu
to son of Company l. crawled along the iro
Orders of the bridge. The men of Com
IN pany X in the ditch fusiladed the trenche
n. in the endeavor to divert attention fror
y their comrades, but the Filipinos, in
te trench down the river GOT the ranpa an