The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-17
THE LUZON CAMPAIGN.
General Otis Working Out His STRAIT
egic Plans.

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tacular opening II the fall campaign
in the Philippines are likely TO be
| fooled Operations have been going
on steadily for some time and they are
gradually gaining scope and momen-
tum with the arrival of REINFORCE
ments from the United States. What
may appear to have been somewhat
! discursive movements recently were
really. necessary preliminaries of the
general scheme. Lawton's movement
was the first step. Wheaton will start
| in the morning with the Thirteenth
and Thirty-third Regiments, two
3-inch and two Calling guns, and will
proceed on the transports Sheridan,
Aztec and Francisco Reyes to port
on the Gulf of Lingayen, which is to
the northwest of that part of the coun-
try in which the principal operations
are now being carried on. The gum
boat Helena will accompany the ex-
petitions. The Charleston is already
in the gulf and The Bennington may
cooperate in the movement.
After landing Wheatons column will
move eastward toward the Carabello
mountains. In The meantime Lawton,
whose force is moving to the north
west, will endeavor TO connect with
Wheaton and prevent the enemy's es-
cape through the Carabello mountains
into the northern provinces. MacAr-
thurs column will continue steadily
northward, clearing the country be-
tween him and Lawton and Wheaton.
The insurgents dTe hurriedly digging
intrenchments along the twenty miles
of road from Aliasa to Tarlac and also
along other roads leading to Tarlac. 1t
is apparent that they expect Lawton to
advance upon Tarldc. Heavy intrench-
ments have also been thrown up in
front of BambaEl, seventeen miles
south of Tarlac, IN the line of the Da-
gupan Railway The rebels may at
tempt to make a stand at Bambam. Otis
is hopeful that they will, but is afraid
they will not.
Reports received by Otis show that
The insurgent capital has been partly
removed to Bayambang, twenty-four
miles northwest Of Tarlac.
The railroad has been practically de-
stroyed by the rebels. They are now
boring holes in the boilers of engines
and destroying rolling-stock. Insur-
gent correspondence, which was re-
Gently captured ny American troops,
shows that the widest kind of reports
have been circulated by Filipino lead
eTs in their desperate endeavor to hold
together their sinking cause. They give
circumstantial accounts of American
losses, placing the total at over $4,000,
which is just about two-thirds of the
entire American force in the Philip
pines.
me rebels are in hard straits for
ammunition. They are using bad
quality of self-made black powder, and
are working hard with ancient Spanish
artillery.
tIgntlng south of Manila will be con-
fined to what is absolutely necessary
&c maintain the present position. The
real objective is north, and it is in this
direction that the chief effort will be
made. 1t certainly seems now that
lively early success.
Aliaga, which was recently occupied
by the Americans, was a great rebel
storehouse. 1t is The center of a rice
growing district, and its trade has
heretofore been very considerable.
Last year $4,000 tons of rice were ex-
ported from this place.
MARTHUR MOVING
MANILA, November 6, 1915 a. m.
Two columns of General MacArthurs
division yesterday took Magaling,
about six miles northeast of Angeles,
Colonel Smith, with two battaiionS of
the Seventeenth Infantry, two guns of
the First Artillery and a booy of en-
gineers, advanced from Angeles. Major
O'Brien. with a battalion of the Seven
teenth Infantry and two troops of the
Fourth Cavalry, moved from Calulut.
Colonel Smiths troops killed eleven
insurgents, wounded 12S and captured
fifty, as well as taking a lot of insur-
gent transportation.
Major O'Brien killed forty-nine in
surgents. wounded many and took
twenty-eight prisoners. The Ameri
cans had eleven men wounded.
NEW YORK, Nov. S.-A Sun cable
from Manila says: Colonel Bells adj
vance yesterday resulted in the occu-
patton of Mabalacat without casualties
on the American side. MacArthur's
orders to Colonel Bell were that he
should proceed from Porco over cir
cuitous mountain Dad we'll TO the west
of the railroad and explore the coun-
try. Bells instructions were to push
his reconnaissance until he came in
contact with the enemy.
Bells forces reached Mabalacat in
the evening. There was an insurgent
garrison of 200 men at this place, but
the rebels fled after a short resistance.
Several Filipino officers were killed
and a few prisoners taken. Bell re-
ported 10 Macarthur at midnight. The
General Immediately ordered the troops
so arranged that the rebels who were
still in front of Angeles would be sur
rounded.
Mabalacat il lbOut five or Siy miles