Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-27
GENERAL HALE
LOSES SIX MEN
filipinos FierceIy Oppose Him on
His March to Their
Headquarters.
EXPECTS cALuMPlTs FALL TODAY
General Otis Cables That Mac
Arthur's Division Has In
vested the Town.
SPECTs cALUMPlT's FALL TODAY
VICTIMS IN SUNDAYS FIGHT
Seven Members of the l7iftyl'irst
Iowa Wounded, Most of Them
Observation-Disclosures Dead
and Wounded.

Manila, April 25-1o:ao a. m.-Al-
though the sticky condition of the
ground, due to the rainstorm, has seri
ously impeded its progress, General
Lawton's column left San Jose today
and is expected to reach Norsagay this
evening"
Colonel Summers is marching across
from Rocavc, with two battalions each
from the Oregon and Minnesota rcgi-
ments, three troops of cavalry and two
guns. I'm he meantime General Mac
Arthur's division is in front of Calum-
pit preparing to attack the rebel
stronghold, and General Hale, with
several guns, is threatening the enc
my's flank.
\ few rebels between Novaliches and
La Iona have persstently interfered
with tele2raphic communication, but;
the signal corps has repaired the
breaks and captured several prisoners.
small body of rebels at Tal>tay was
discovered this morning by the ar
morcd launch Napidan. a few shots,
scattered the rebels and drove them,
inland from he lake.
All is quiet along General Halls and
General Ovenshine's lines.
Five South Dakotans Killed.
Manila, April 26.-6 p. m.--llale'ss
brigade, including the Iowans, South
Dakotans and Nebrasllans, with three
guns followed the west bank of the
Rio tiranelc river to Il ford. Many.
small bands of rebels were cncoun-
tered. During the afternoon several
hundred of the enemy were discovered
near Pmlilan. The Americans at
tackled them, losing six killed and
eleven wounded The South Dakotans
bore he brunt of the losscs-five killed.
and nine wounded. The troops claim,
that nearly 200 Filipino dead wcrc
counted along the country traversed,i
among them Il dead Spanish captain.s
The temperature is ga. There haves
Eccn several sunstrollcs.
The country travcrsed is thiclSly;
wooded. the hardest kind for fghting.
Rebels along the Ragbag river We're re-
Informed from Calumpit as the troops
under Hale approached. The Ameri-
cans captured $50 prisoners, the rebels
retrcating i'm the direction of Calum-
pit. The Filipinos engaged were we'll
uniformed and we'll drilled. AS the
campaign progresses the native troops
are improving, adopting American
methods. lle accuracy of their shoot
ing is shown by the fact that the five
Americans killed were shot in the head.
General Hale al 4 O'clock this morn
ing crossed the river and advanced on
Calumpit Mae Nrth,lr's division also.
advanced, and nine of his armored fiat.
cars We're pushed ahead on the rail
road. The kansans advanced on the
right of the track, the Montanans on1
the left. The rebels are already returnl
ing to Maolos and becoming trouble.
some. They fired ON an ambulance
Yesterday and have driven the Chinese
out. The Third artillery patrolled the
town last night.
General Otis Report.
Washington, April 26.-The follow
ing has been received from General
Otis
"IIalcs brigade, MacArthur's divi-
sion, moved down HE right, bank of the
of Calumpit; now joined by Wheaton's
countered fierce opposition. driving the
enemy with heavy loss and taking en-
trenchments in flank. llale9s casual
tics were six killed, twelve wounded.
The division has invested Calumpit,
which will be taken today. Lawton,
with part of his command, will reach
Norsagay his evening, where he will be
Joined by the center column from Boz
cave. Extreme heat, rain, high streams
and bad roads made the march very
difficult He has not met any OPPOSE
ton since leaving Novaliches, the en-
envy rctreating. South of and near
Manila the enemy has Il force of 1000,
making demonstrations daily. They
can be easily taken care of, and cam
not communicate with the north. The
list of casualties of the day before yes
tcrdny will be cabed today