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OtlS to Have That Many BY the
Eld Of September.
PLANS FOR FALL WORK
No Fighting Recently - ARTILLERY,
Does Sons Business - andsr-
sons Report Suppressed.
MEN FOR OTIS.

WASHINGTON. June s5.-Thc Pres
idsnt today. after n conference with
Secretary Algcr. sanctioned the work
done by the War Department in the
preparation for enlistment of a full
provisional army OF 5000 men Re-
ports OF recruiting officers bring con-
fidence that the army can easily be re-
.cruited to the full strength OF ico. .occ.
and no general call. or apportionmcnt
OF troops between States will he issued.
BY the close OF September IL is cx-
peCtcd to- have not less than eo.0o0
men in Luzon. At the close of the
rainy season an aggressive campaign
will be wagcd. The talk now Is az
making Otis Military Governor and
Lawton commander Of forces in the
field. No distinction will be made be
tween new recruits and those now In
service. Under the act authorizing n
Temporary increase OF the army the full
force OF 100000 are to- b. considered
regular troops
ARTILLERY At WORK.
MANILA. June 2S. n m--Yestcr-
day four guns OF Hobbs battery and
other artillery bombarded the Filipino
blockhouscs and trenches about two
miles north Of san Fernando. The
blockhousc. which had been used by
Filipino sharpShootcrs to- annoy the
American outposts. was destroyed. The
enemy made no resistance
ANDERSoN'S REPORT.
NEW YORK. June IA World
special from Washington says: The
report of Gen. T. VI. Anderson. which
army men declare severely criticises
Gen. Otis conduct of the campaign In
the Philippines. will not be made pub
lie by the War Department II Is In
possession of Adiutant General Corbin.
who declares that IL is of no public in
terest. These are the same tactics as
those pursued with Col. Rooscvclts re-
port upon the Santiago campaign
Anderson was in command OF the
first division OF the Eighth Army corps
under Gen. Otis. but was recalled. and
Is now in command OF the Department
OF Lakes at Chicago. His brother Of
ficers say that he Is n man given to
frank and vigorous declarations of his
opinions. and they believe that in his
report he sets forth Otis error in sup
posing that all the insurgents were
north OF Manila. and that once they
were whipped the rebellion would be
over.
Anderson. IL Is said. insisted that tn.
province Of Cayitc was full OF Aguinal-
dos men. and that they should not be
neglected. The battles to the south OF
Manila proved the wisdom of his prop
osition. and his report has been sup
pressed.
The current issue of the Army and
Navy Journal SAYS: Where is Gen.
AnderSon's report II would appear
from what We can learn that Gen.
Anderson did not agree with Gen. Otis
as to the proper conduct of operations.
and as he Is accustomed to expressing
his opinions frankly he has no doub;
said so. still IL would seem tn bc bet
ter to make the report public
OTIS REASSURES.
WASHINGTON. June 2s.-Gen. Otis.
in n reply to a cable from the War DE
paTtment asking for information re-
garding the situation and conditions
in the Philippines, today cabled as fol-
lows:
MANILA. June .s.-Adiutant Cen
eral. Washington: Rainy season. Lit
tie inland campaigning possible in
Luzon. We occupy n large portion Of
Tagalog country. our lines stretching
from linus. on the south. to san Fer
nando. on the north. nearly sixty
miles. and To- the eastward into Ia
guna province. The insurgent armies
have suffered great losses. and are scat
tered. the only large force being about
1900. in Tarlac province and Northern
Pampanga. There are scattered forces
in bands OF fifty TO 500 In other por-
tions OF Luzon. In Cavite and Batan-