The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-02
THE WAR OFFICE REPORT.
SECRETARY ROOT's REyIEW or THE
OPERATIONS or THE ARNY.

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""'h'"ih "ru"r-'"pro'e" summary
Conditions In Havana and Other cities
Outline of n Form Of Government TO,
Fart, Ric,-Tbc Tr,p,,ort s.rv,oe
WAsHINGroN, Dec. l-Ihr annual report OF
the secretary 81 war was mhuo pubic to-day
Inc 1rst nan Is devoted 10 inc operations oil
th" army IN tho ihilPP'hes' ,uDa anu Iorto
hlro. lho report gives iull history OF the
m'ltary operations IN the rhlnppihes from
Aug IL ISoo' up 10 me present Tune me
troops now IN inc fhlIIppihes, the report
says comprise ""' olllcers anu 'oo'o men OF
the regular Iorce ana ''i onicers ana lo'3SS
m"h o' .n' Noi"h.eer 'orce' inhAinH an aRgre-
gaze OF ''4'' ohcc,s anu 4oooo men. anu
Wnen ,ne troops on 'nr way nave uIIVed. me
,o'o' lorc" cons.'tu,ns 'no rhshoh army
'',"H WIN We -'o'i ol'lcc's anu '''f',' nien'
VI 'nc au'"h'e 'oWaru ,he genera occupn-
t'o" VI t"o country "n'c" "oR"" vi oc'' W. 'ne
feuott says:
AZ Una, tne INC american hn,s estenuea
'o,'' WV ID" o, mamma 10 i'aRuna ue my hnu
,le'uuo' conS'ucr"o'e puI'S u. 'he provinces o.
'nN'''' ,"Euh' "nu horonR 10 'ne sou'n anu
Gus. W han''' suos'"",,a'y an ., 'he province
VI Mn"''u """ ',,e SOU "etn n"r's VI bu' '"h
ahu ion'P"nEn' u'N'u,hE ,he 'nsuIson, '"'ccs
mo TWO "'ut'S Nepara,c" parts. 40 tne
s."'n "uu c"S' VI our ''nes =" 'dN,e anu
horohg were numerous oanus occas'onaiiy
concentrating ''r a,'"eA On our ,'ues' ana as
teiueh,b uisp'r,eu nnu or,Ven peck toward
.he mountains 'h oct 'he insurgents IN
'hls REGION having hsa'h ga'hereu ana at
s',Neu out "u'' VI co'n .un.o'''oh' ucn'
'""',' VIZ" column VI Lev men. COM
"e"vc" n'oNeni'n' iron baeoor' III the
pLV'r.'vH W SaNI,'. u,,'Ins ene enemy through
oId CaNit". NoVeleta. santa Cruz. San Francisco
de MalaLon. Saban and Perez das Marlnas,
,unisbin, ,b,,o so,oroI, .o.,,n,,n, ,.a,. 60,
,,., N -" -, o'''o''' 'Sa',o,'S '"o'', ""u
destroying them rs organized forces. and re-
turning on the 18th to Bacoor.
"On ,he north ~ or IJn.. .,ro,o,o, a..
"" '"o n'i'" VI o"r '"eS s're'cheu ehe
from Manila about one hundred and twenty
Ill, ,rLi 1t ...-I.-. -. a,
provinces o, Manila. Psmnanea. Bulocap,
Tarlac Nueya Eciia and panrasInnn. II
il. roughly spcakinp bounded on ina
south 10y the BAY OF Manila. on the east and
west 10y high mountain ranges. separating II
from the seaeoast, ana on the north by noun
tains and the Gulf of Iingaycn. Through the
n northeast tan ana central portion flows the Rio
ur".uS iron, ,"I nor,nevn mountains south
western edge runs the only railroad on tho
is,,nJ -, Inc, In .",orai sd,,,h.,"s, ~, 'mo
rection from Dagupan. on the Bay OF Linvayen.
g. Manila In thi,terrltory AruinnlIo cxerciscJ
military dictatorship. and with so.caIled
coeinc, initiated the forms OF civil govern.
msnt, having his Headquarters at Tarae.
uated near the centre o, the western boundary
u '"' pn'n'
THE ADVANCE IN THE PHILIPPINES.
VOWED the moyemsnt Of three sen,r,te forces.
a. 4 column proceeding up the Rio G iTG
ana along the northeastern borders OF the |
pain and bending around TO the westward |
OF hs owns iSs %g
,n M the mImm,am raIses WHICH CAV. ext
@ me- Sso BY 81 ns to
the Hult OF LinRayen. there TO land at the |
the When a sSa
runs n.iween The mountains and the sea to !
proceed eSstwS to S az Hs wih h and r to
rrc'} nn the raiIroaI TO the capture OF Tarec,
InG ne Insnrgent forccs before II toward tho |
S mem ~ we feG rS ,T %S rhGfe
Ivy nhm success n"twthhstandInG the exceed
anspotation OF subsistence most dinlcult
. ~ ptt. strong column under Gen.
avancs @ tH Hsn nortHnry tine
sr enc m.9 uranut from Arayat. drying the in
WIFI On the sb h me r. ana Vest
oho' On the 18th San, lsidro was captured
any garrison cs'abllshcd; on the 9th |
.,no.qnnatuan was occupied and q permanent
s snH o. established there; on Nov. ] Aliaga
AM sa1nSera werc occupied ln the meantime
uetacnmeh's. enemy oil loungs cavalry. were
nrtrat,hR 70 the west OF the general
Mhor oi advance. striking insurgent parties
wherever they were found and driving them
,,ppmath the me OF the railroad. BY Nov. -
tne advance mad turned to the westward. and
pur troops nan CAPTURED San jose. Iupao,
mum,phEhH. san 9uintin, TnyuR and san Sico-
az, by NoS' IL The advance had occupied
hhs.msnn anu tosale-, and was moving on
.-E.Iruulo, strongly intrenchcd post about
80 ~ '. mites ehst on San Fabian. Gen. Law
W, ,' iotros now hr,i line 81 posts extending
ero M WSS'"rn zoe OF the pain and curving
f M 1, o nstp h me northern end to within
".mW hl"s ~ inc uuli OF Iingnven.
n Oh nov "a force Of ZOO, under command OF
~ , mmrh,oh. saI,en from Manila for the Guf
a. o. I'nstD ", c2h'oyrd TX ships OF the navy.
hmu ~ tne ltn Sne eNpeditlon was successfully
from naval convoy against spirited oppose
,"n W the l2th the Thrty-thlrl Volunteers.
W w. W nra,om = coulmaHu under 'oi. Hare prO-
leu SUI '"hstWarn 10 San Jacinto attacked
Gnu ronteu i:koD lhtrenched insurgents with
. . l2's o. thn gallant Major John \, Logan
ana enlisted men kilIc'. and ] officer and
.n ne fcnehes and suffered n total loss esti-
mayer ~ 'too