Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-10-13
ROUTED FILIPINOS
AMERICANS OCCUPY CAVlTE VlEJO
AND NOVELTA.

Division Under General schwan Bas
Several Hot engagements With Fill
Their strongholds-NavyA Assists in the
Attack by Smelling Trenches.
MANILA, Oct. 9.-The advance upon
San Francisco de Tala bon is continuing,
General Schwan's advance guard en-
tered Rosario during the morning,
meeting with slight resistance.
NovELTA, Island Of Luzon, Oct. o.
General Schwan's column, consisting
of the Thirteenth infantry, battalion
of the Fourteenth. two troops of cav
airy, Captain Reilly's battery Of the
Fifth artillery and Loves scouts, adj
vanced from Bacor during the morning
and occupied Cavite Viejo and Novelta
. The American loss was three officers
and nine privates wounded, one of the
! officers being MORALLY hurt. The loss
Of the enemy is unknown, but the bod
les Of three Fiipinos were seen.
There were two sharp fights near
tered the enemy near Cavite Viejo and
soon put them to flight, continuing
their advance. Captain Saffold's bat
/ talon Of the Thirteenth regiment, with
| two companies of the Fourteenth and a
number Of Tagalo scouts, came upon
j the enemy in a strongly entrenched po-
sition on tn e road between Cavite Viejo
! and Novelta A
Fight Lasting Half an Hour
; followed, resulting in the enemy's be-
; ing driven back. The American forces
sustained considerable losses in this en-
gagement, the men being shot from
trenches and shacks along the road.
The column then passed on to Novelta,
which they found deserted. The
marines and naval forces co-operated
with the troops. The gunboats Wheel
! ing, Petrol and Callao lay off the shore
near Novelta and threw shells into that
town and Santa Cruz for an hour, pre-
pairing the way for the marines to land
Two battalions consisting of $50 ma
rines under Colonel Elliott, advanced
along the peninsula from Cavite to
Novelta. The only way was by mar
row road through swamps. A mile be-
yond the marines outpost the column
! was suddenly received with volley
! from trenches across the road. A flank
; movement was executed and the in
surgents were driven from the trenches,
the marines wading through rice
fields in
Turning the Flank of the Enemy,
who retreated to the strong sand forts
across the creek, dividing the peninsula,
destroying the bridge across the stream.
The marines waded through more
rice fields, forded the river in water to
their shoulders and carried the forts,
meeting with feeble resistance, the
first encounter having disheartened the
enemy. Squads were sent to Novelta
and burned the town and the huts
along the road from which the enemy
commenced the firing.
Captain Cowles' battalion of the
Fourth infantry, while accommodating
found body of several hundred insur.
gents near San Nicolas. After a brisk
fight, lasting three-quarters Of an hour
the enemy was driven off. In this ell
gagement the American casnaltie.
were four men slightly wounded. So
of the enemy were killed, but the mum
Der of wounded is not known.
|. MANILA, Oct. 11.-l0:30 p. m.-Dur
lug the afternoon body of insurgents
was seen near La Iona church, foul
miles from the heart of Manila. The,
opened fire, the bullets falling among
the tents Of the Twenty-ffth infantry
The Americans manned the trenches
and replied at range of 1900 yards.
The insurgents volleyed and thu
Americans used their artillery.
| The fight lasted an hour, after which
the insurgents retreated.
One American was wounded. Thu
scouts of the Twentieth infantry ar,
now out accommodating.