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! STORIES OF THE BATTLE.
Telesrams Giving Details of the
Splendid Victory of Americans.

> Manila, March N.-Elaborate prepara-
tions were made for the movement. Gen.
iWheaton's brigade was placed in the rear
and Gen. Harrison Gray Otis and Gen.
Halls were massed behind Gen. Hale's.
Under the cover Of the darkness Gen. Otis
and Gen. Halls brigade left their trenches
and advanced close up on the enemy's line
without being detected, Gen. Wheaton's
and Gen. Halls brigade occupying the va
Gated positions.
At four o'clock the american troops
breakfasted and the Filipinos, noticing
the camp fires. their buglers called to arms.
Rebel Forces Cut In Two.
At daylight Gen. Otis and Gen. Halls
brigades advanced from La Iona church
straight through the rebel lines, cutting the
enemy's force in two.
Upon this occasion the rebels adopted the
American tactics of holding their fire until
the attackers were about 1000 yards dis
tant. The rebels also fired lower than
usual. The Americans fired volleys with
terrible effect and then rushed forward
cheering and carrying everything before
them.
Once through, Gen. McArthur's division
was swung to the left. driving the rebels
away on all sides.
Gen. Wheaton's brigade, in accordance
with instructions, remained in the trenches.
Before joining in the movement, at noon,
Gen. Wheaton's troops developed strong
opposition between Malabon and the River
Tuliahan.
The brigades commanded by Gen. Har-
rison Gray Otis and Gen. Hale advanced on
Noyaliches and Polo, strongly entrenched
towns.
In the meantime, Gen. Halls brigade
swept the country clear to the waterworks
and the foothills and Singalon, capturing
San Francisco del Monte and Marquina.
Late In the afternoon the Montana regi-
ment and the Third artillery had crossed
Talighan river, going in a northwesteriy
direction toward Polo, and Gen. Macarthur,
with the remainder of Gen. Otis and Gen.
Hale's brigades, was moving along south of
the river, in a position to attack either
Novaliches or Polo. being within two miles
of Novaliches and five miles from Polo.
Gen. Halls brigade moved to Banlac,
protecting Cen Halls right. meeting with
strong opposition.
The Oregon regiment, and part of the
Utah battery under Lieut.. Gibbs, held the
extreme left.
The entertainments nearest to Malabon
suffered the most severe attacks, includ-
ing cross-fire from the insurgents massed
at Malabon.
The Montana regiment near Balintanao,
came upon blockhouse disguised as a
leper hospital. across the river after
marching through the jungle. Four men
were killed and II wounded. among Gen.
McArthur's artillery.
Hampered by the thickness of the jungle,
Gen. McArthur's and Gen. Hale's stats
were frequently under a calling fire, and
upon one occasion all of the officers except
the generals dismounted, being overcome
by the heat There were many prostrations
during the day.
Aguinaldo COrnered.
J Manila, March H.-Gen. McArthur's d.
vision. consisting of the brigades of Gen.
Harrison Gray Otis, Gen. Hale and Gen.
Hall, supplemented by Gen. Wheaton
brigade, advanced at daylight and cut the
enemy's forces in two. They captured the
towns of Polo and Novalches on the left,
and San Francisco Del Monte and Mari
Quina on the right. clearing the rebe,
trenches in front of the line north from the
river to Caloocan. They also secured pos.
session of the railroad, practically corner
ing the flower of Aguinaldo's army al
Malabon and in the foothills at Singalon
20 miles apart
The troops engaged were the Third ar.
tillery. as infantry; the Montana, Kansas,
Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colo
RADIO, South Dakota, Minnesota and Oregon
volunteers, the Third, Fourth, Seventeenth
and Twenty-second regulars, the Utah ar
tillery battalion and Twenty-third regu-
lars.
The American casualties were light.
Wounded Americans Sing for JOY.
Manila, March H-The movement of the
American troops swept the insurgents back
towards Malabon. Gen. Harrison Gray
Otis brigade is in front of La Iona. where
there Is stretch of mile Of rough, open
country. The insurgent trenches in the
edge of the woods are four feet deep, and
furnish good head cover The American
troops advanced on the double.nuiqk, yell.