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FILIPIB0S PUT TO ROU9.
MacArthur's Troops Fought Five
Hours Knee-Deep in Mud
AGENERAL ADVANCE ON REBELS.
Aguinaldo's Army That Had Harasseo
San Fernando Put to Flight by sud-
den Northward Movement of the
Americans-sharp skIrmishes For Five
b1i1es-american Loss Eight Dead.

MiIes-American Loss Eight Dead.
MANILA (By Cable).-General MecAr'
thurs forces, consisting Of 1000 men, ad
vanced five miles beyond San Fernando
and encountered and defeated o Filipino
force OF 5000 men. The enemy retreated'
leaving many dead and wounded. The
American loss is said to have been eight
killed and twenty-si1 wounded.
The Americans covered the five miles IN
Eve hours and at O'Clock in the afternoon
had advanced six miles along the railway,
stretching out on each side Of 1t for two
niles and resting at night three miles from
Angeles, which will be made the northern
base OF operations instead OF San Fernan'
10. where a garrison OF 600 men has been
left. Angeles ls one of the richest towns
north OF Manila, and 1t will be q better
CASE than San Fernando.
The Flllpinos wero surprised, expecting
the American forces to move against Tico.
Thew followed their usual tactics OF hold
ing their trenches until they became too
warm and then retreating in disorder.
They are now falling back westward to-
ward Poric.
The Twelfth and Seventeenth heSlmentS
had the sharpest engagements.
The country our troops passed over is
covered with rice fields and bamboo thi,k-
cts. the hardest possible ground for march
Ing. The mud, In places, was knee deep.
The forces at San Fernando which were
involved In the movement consisted OF the
Iowa regiment, the Seventeenth Regiment,
the Ninth Regiment. the Twelfth Regiment,
Bells new Thirty-sixth Regiment, bat.
TALON OF the Sixteenth r egiment, Troop E
OF the Fourth Cavalry and fifteen guns.
The movem ent had been planned for
some time, but was delayed by rains
Finally wo days OF sunshine dried the rice
lelds sufficiently to warrant the attempt.
The attack was opened at O'Clock IN
the morning, battery Of the First Artt!'
lery shelling Bacolor on the left. Stimuli
taneously Bells Thirty-slxth Infantry
struck Bncoior from the rear and drove the
rebels out.
Arnored cars, each with six-pounder
and two Gatling revolving cannon on
board, then moved out on the railroad
track In the centre OF onr lines. Soon
afterward these guns did sharp execution.
Battery K Of the Third Artillery and a
hundred men OF the Iowa regiment made
feint towards Mexico. while the main
body OF troops, consisting OF the Iowa
regiment, the Seventeenth Regiment and
battalion OF tho Twenty.second, under
General Wheaton, on the right, and the
Ninth Regiment, Twelfth Regiment and
Bells Regiment, under General Liscum, on
the left, advanced steadily, pouring their
fire into the rebels and receiving a heavy
1rs in return.
The rebels were we'll protected by
trenches and seemed not to lack ammuni::
tion. But they were unable to Withstand
for any length OF time the hall OF shots our
artillery and infantry poured IN on them,
and retreated, leaving many dead and
wounded on the field. A dozen prisoners
we're captured by our troops.
The reports Indicate that the Ninth In.
fantry suffered most. The weather was
extremely hot and our troops suffered
greatly. But there was no falterlng.