The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-15
GUERRILLA WARFARE
TO Be the Policy Of the Filipino
Insurgents From Now on,
They Say
NEWS" FROM THE REBEL JUNTA

That Will Astonish tho United States Au-
thorites, Perhaps-Life In the Islands
Growing Very Unsafe, and the Rebels
Will Try to Make 1t Impossible For Our
Men to Live There Some Instances of
PHILIPPINE Tactics.
Manila, Dec 10, 1925 a. m.-General
Young reports the rescue of Brutne,
of the Nevada regiment, and Edwards.
of the gunboat Yorktown, who have
been held prisoners by the Filipinos.
General Tino, conveying the American
prisoners north, is hOtly pursued.
AguinaldO is a fugitive in the noun
tains, his bodyguard having been de-
stroyed and Gregorio del Pillar killed.
General Conception has surrendered.
London, Dec. 13.-Reuter's Telegram
company has received the follOwings
dispatch from Hong Kong: 1.-THE in
sargent government fso-calleO of the
Philippines will be changed to die
tatorship, to continue hostilities against
the Americans exclusively by the meth
DDS of guerilla warfare. The Filipino
army is being split up into small bands,
the troops taking an oath before sep
aration that they will fight until their
cOuntry's rights are recognized. A force
of United States marines which landed
at Vigan, South IlOcos province, from
the battleship Oregon was defeated by
the FilipinOs under General Finco
[TinO?] on Dec. 4. The Manila news
papers, despite the censorship, admit
that General EawtOn is missing"
[Note-The foregoing dispatch was
evidently sent by the Filipino junta in
Hong Kong.-Ed.l
Insurgents Are Now Bandits.
Washington, Dec ia dispatch to
the war department from General Otis
says that "OrganiZed rebellion no long
Ell exists and our troops are actively
pursuing robber bands. All important
and threatened centerS of population
in the north have been occupied"
Manila, Dec. y, 1850 D. m.-COlOnel
Smith, with a detachment of the Sew
enteenth infantry, surrounded and cap
tured in a village near MalaSqui par
ty guerrillas who had made their
headquarters there. The party in
Guided the band which assaSsinated
seven officials at Malasqui for friend
illness to the Americans. All are in
surgents who became bandits when
the disintegration of the Filipino army
began. They kept the country around
MalasQui in a state of terror for sew
eral weeks, and committed twenty five
murders in less than that number of
days. When they were caught they
were promptly sent to General Mac
Arthur's headquarters at Bayambang
by train.
Will Be Some Shooting or Hanging.
1t is expected that they will be speed
lily tried and either shot or hanged as
an example, if convicted. The whole
country north of San Fernando and
between San Fernando and Manila,
except within the permanent line Of
troops around the city and the closely
patrolled stretches of railroad, swarms
with similar bands. Probably they will
be increased by men from Pillars army,
many of whom are making their way
south to join the insurgent force in Ca
vite province. These people, for the most
part, succeeded in lodging General
Grant, Colonel Bell and Colonel Hood
troops, who are securing the country
for them. They devote their energies
to ambushing commissary wagons and
to picking up soldiers who leave their
commands. Eevery day some wagon
train is fired upon or some soldier dis
9nDparS