St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-14
THE FILIPINO WAR.

Manila, June l3-The flllplno Occupd-
ton of the province of Cavite has been
brokeS and, as the result Of the present
movement, the Americans now control
the important coast towns Of Paranaque
and Las Pinas, while a long line of in
surgent trenches, facing our south line,
has been cleared.
The insurgents have again proved
their facility as dodgers, between 5000
and 1000 warriors, who seemed destined
to be captured, having disappeared the
majority sliding away under cover of
the night after fighting the Americans
all day. Some others came TO meet our
troops, with protestations of friendship.
The Thirteenth infantry lost one man
killed and six wounded; the Ninth In
fantry one man killed and five wounded;
the Fourteenth infantry three wounded,
and the First Colorado volunteer regi-
ment II wounded.
Saturdays work was the hardest our
army has seen. The battlefield stretched
out across the entire isthmus from
Laguna de Bay to the harbor. While
the troops were advancing the army gum
boat Napidan, in the river near Taguig,
killed several Filipinos.
The United States monitor Monadnock
and the gunboat Helena shelled Par
anque and Las Pinas all day with the full
power Of their batteries.
The rebel sharpshooters kept in hiding
until the American lines had passed and
then endeavored to pot stragglers from
the trees. Thanks to their poor marks
manship, this was without result.
The whole country proved to be sue
cession of small hills with DOGGY ground
between the high, thick grass, and
bushes in the hollows, which greatly
added to the difficulty of the advance,
but gave shelter that saved many from
the enemy's bullets. Our men threw
away their blankets, coats and even
haversacks, stripping to the waist and
trusting to luck for food. Water could
not be obtained and there was much dis
comfort after the canteens were emptied.
At the outset the Colorados, the Ninth
infantry and the Twenty-frst infantry
forced the line of insurgent trenches,
wheeled to the left and drove the enemy
toward the lake. During the maheuver
the Filipinos, in concealed trenches on
the right, opened an enflading fire, but
the brigade, partly owing to high grass,
had few hit.
The Ninth infantry crept around to thu
right, thanking the trenches, driving out
the Filipinos and killing many of them.
The Colorado regiment advanced tc
the lake. Two companies encountered
rDn Hl an ton, Af D11 4,
F'ilipinos stood waist-high above a
trench, pouring a volley upon the ad-
vancing Americans. The Coloradoans
| charged and drove them out, Lieutenant
Colonel Moses being wounded in the arm
as he jumped into the trench
In the meantime General Wheaton.
column advanced one and a half mile.
toward Paranque, where the Americans
found strong trench on a ri Ice, OUT OF
which they drove the Flipinos by tard
fiq''tr~
The enemy tried to flank the dismount
ed troops or the Fourth cavalry, accom-
panying Major General Lawton, and. a
the same time, they made their only ad
vance, throwing a skirmish line to flanl
the Fourteenth infantry. But they wer,
easily repused, the American artiller,
coming to the crest of the hill and shell
ing them.
About 8 O'clock in the afternoon Gen
eral Wheaton's brigade headed by Gen
eral Lawton, circed to the south of La
Pinas, encountering a large force o
Filipinos in the shelter of the trees
General Lawton had a narrow escape
In the first volley of the enemy the horse
Of three of his staff officers were she
from under them The Colorado regi
ment bore the brunt of this attack an
dispersed the Filpinos.
Hardly had they finished off that IL
when large force appeared in the rea,
which the Ninth infantry and part {
the Colorado regiment drove away. B
this time nearly the whole division wa
around Las Pinas. The American
camped for the night south of the tow
and in the midst of a heavy rain.
, At 6 o'clock Sunday morning Genert
Wheaton advanced upon Las Pinas wit
troop of cavalry, the Twenty-first II
fantry, the Colorado regiment, part {
the Ninth infantry and two mounta
| SipSSlliS lNO STREAMS anu enIerlT
] the town without firing a shot. He the
9 advanced upon Paranque.
The women and children, and for th
matter, many men, remained in Il
r towns. No houses We're destroye
q though many We're torn by the shell
4 from the warships. Everywhere Il
h Americans found white flags flying.
So far as can yet be ascertained t
Filipinos' loss is about SO killed. abo
u $40 wounded and 90 taken prisoners.
g The whole country, is nebworked wi
. trenches and the enemy scurried fro
= shelter to shelter. Long trains of cor
missary wagons are carrying proviso
:. to the United States troops along t
IS road which only Saturday was t
4 stronghold of the enemy, and the nativ
:, who yesterday were probably oarryil
;. arms are today dofiing their hats a
- Grovelling before the Americans wi
ELUSIVE greetings of welcome.
D Two WrOpudOerS Sentenced