The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-06-05
DEEDS OE HEROIsm
Performed by Ensign Clelland
Landed hy Admiral Dewey.

Landed by Admital Dewey.
Washington. june 2-rh navy depart |
mont has made public rcpor, FROM |
Admiral Dewey rac1mmend ng thc ad- |
vanc,opnt of Ensign Cleland Davis. ton
numbers above nis present rank Tor
strikurly gallant ssodces rendered ial
concction with Con MacAlahr, = divis-
ioni n the engagements ashore near Nal
oios and Calcoooan.
'rhe report IS as follows.
A cavalry had suffered severely In at
tackng "a rsdoubt. losing 85 per cent Of
their number tn killed and wounded. a
this time eun Of the Utah battery
and Ensign Davis with his Colt gun
were brought forward under cover to
within l25 yards Of the insurgent trench
The combined fire of these two pieces alb
salutely silenced The redoubt on Marcn
o. Ensign Davis at MS own request
advauced 10 the bank Of the Marilas
river within 20 yards of an insurgent
trench on tho opposite side. Here as in
tho preceding case. he was under VIC
ious fire but again ne succeeded in abb
lutely clearing the trench and forcing
the surrender of about twenty-five men
VINO remained in Sc alive.
on March %. he again went into &c
| tlon ON the railroad bridge at Guarquinto
| under ca dangerous cross hte and on
| March 81 aea- co-operated in the artll-
lery attack on Ponta Maloloa.
| on April a. he went forward to the
| Qumgua river and pushed tho automatic
gun forward to n position on tNe oppo-
site bank with $50 yards 81 enemy's
| tronches. Here mo was temporarily in
command ~ one of Lieut.. Flemng's
| gums during tho laUers absence and
hsrc as in the other places, WIS nm Yer
"a vicious fire. on lending his short SER
vices he WIS recommended FOR promot-
ion by Major Young with warm endorse
mems from General MacArthur and Maj
or General Otis,
Ensign Davis IN his own report makes
some pertinent comment on the probable
value Of light automatic guns oDerat-
ing with field artillery. He suggests the
Feasibility of zach battery carrying at
least one Of these guns on the Timber
of the larger pieces, saying that It gives
to the battery ali the support Of a
company Of infanryand with the ndvan-
tago Of being nMa 20 fire over the
heads Of advancing troops with perfect
safety. as was done at Guiguinto lie
remarks on the fact shat I'm booking over
one trench, Colonel Funston and Sergeant
found one insurgent dead with FIVE bull
lat holes through his body I'm The space
that could be covered by "a mans hand
all OF them, the work OF the automatic
gun.
Admiral Dewey, in transmitting his re-
port on Ensign Davis expedition says;
Ensign Davis was a volunteer for this
duty ashore with the army. lie was en-.
gagged In an actions against teh lnsur-
gents that took place on tho nortehern
front of the army between February q
and April a. and performed valiant SER
vice and rendered valuable al to our
troops ] therefore commend him to the
department and recommend that he be
advanced ten numbers I'm his grade.
The crew for the Colt gun consisted Of
Corporal Thomas e Predegrast and
Privatos II oward NJ. Buckley, and
Joseph Melvin, t. S. Marine corps. These
men performed their duty under most
trying conditions IN The most exemplary
mnnnor and deserve his praise I hope
shat the department win reward I'm a
. suitable manner.
Very Respectfully
GEORGE DEWEY
Admiral IT, s Navy
Commanding the u. S Naval forces on
the Asiatic station.
Paris June 9-The court OF cessation