The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-27

making that place their last stand,
which the Americans expected them to
make at MalolOs.
For the first time the Filipinos are
employing artillery. They brought two
guns into action in the trenches to-day
before Calumpit. Fighting. was re-
sumed at o'clock this morning. Dur
ing the night engineers repaired the
Bag-Bag bridge, thus enabling our
troops TO cross the river.
General Wheaton's brigade advanced
in extended order. with the Kansas
regiment to the west of the railroad
and the Montana regiment to the east.
on the opposite banks We're fortified
trenches. in which few American sol
diers would have been able to defy
thousands so strongly were they con-
structed The Americans found the
trenches on the south bank of the river
deserted, which furnished them with
cover from which they could pick off
Filipinos whenever one of them showed
his head. When the rebels began firing
two puffs Of smoke, simultaneously
from the trenches on each side of the
railroad track. showed they were using
cannon, which was genuine surprise
to the Americans. Several shells burst
close TO General WheatOn's staff, but 1t
seemed the F'ilipinOs failed to master
the machinery of modern shells, as they
Youngs Utah Battery was ordered
into position in the center of the Kan
saS Regiment to silence the rebel guns
and at II o'clock the rapid-fire guns
had been hurried across the river and
came into line. AT noon the rebels
We're still pouring a heavy fire in the
direction of the Americans, who re-
turned it spiritedly.
Two Americans were killed and seven
We're wounded.
At about this time General Hales
Brigade was advancing east of the line,
apparently TO cross the river and at
tack the rebel trenches in the flank, as
did the Americans yesterday.
General Macarthur has secured an
order issued by Aguinaldo TO the other
commanders instructing them 10 in
struct their men to eConOmize their ire,
save the empty shells and not TO tlre
at the enemy when the latter is under
cover The Filipinos are also instruct
I'd never to ire at a longer range than
$50 meters, and when they have a river
or other distractions in front to hold
their fire until within eighty meters.
This order was issued after the recent
encounters between the FflipinOs and
the Americans.
General Lawton is meeting with the
greatest obstacles in the character OF
the country His troops have only had
a few skirmisheS thus far, resulting IN
five of his men being wounded. But
he has been forced to put his men at
work building roads and the transport
service giving much trouble, bulIocks
dying of the heat and exhaustion and
Cinnamon having to be employed in
pulling some Of the cars. Therefore the
general has been unable to cover the
ground he hoped TO cover.
The natives flee before the expedition,
but they swarm back to their huts as
soon as the American troops have
passed.
a few Filipino sharpshooters are
harassing the American TANKS. The
commissary department is preparing TO
send more rations under strong es-
cort TO the front
The United States transport Zeal
andia. from San Francisco March %,
having on board several companies of
the Ninth Infantry and a large guam
THY of supplies, arrived here to-day,
after an uneventful voyage. Her troops
are camped on the water front.
The United States transport Sheridan
sails for home tomorrow. She will
take among her passengers General
Charles King and Mrs. Colonel StOtsen-
burg. who is conveying her husbands
body to the United States. The Sheri-
dan also has on board several officers
families. who find Manila an undesir-
a 1a residence