The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-17
Under COVER OF NIGHT.
filipinos Escaped Capture by Their
Artful Dodging in the
Darkness.
The HARDEST WORK OF The CAMPAIGN.

~ Kidding the Province of Cavite OF
Armed Rebels-The Generals Narrow
Escape-The Gunboats Did Good and Ef-
tective Work.
Manila, June 12.-The Filipino &C.
rupation of the province of Cavitc has
been broken and. as the result Of the
present movement, the Americans now
control the important coast towns OF
Paranaquc and Las rinas, while Il long
line of insurgcnt trenches facing our
snnth line has been cleared.
Proved Good Dodgers.
The insurgents have again proved
their facility as dodgers, between 1000
and 1900 warriors, who seemed dcs-
tined to be captured, having Gisap-
:,carcd, the majority sliding away I'M
der cover OF the night. after fighting
Che Americans ali day. Som others
came to meet our troops, with protes-
tations of friendship.
The Thirteenth infantry lost one
man killed and SIX wounded: thc Ninth
infantry. one maj killed and FIVE
"DDlNlfu. INC I ~ ltt4ith mann 1 y
three wounded and the First Colorado
volunteer regiment II wounded.
The Hardest Work of the Campaign.
Yesterdays work was the hardest
our army has seen. The battlefield
stretched out across the entire 18TH
mus from Laguna de Bay to the har-
Dor. While the troops were advancing,
the army gunboat Napidan, in the riv-
er ncarTaguig, shelled the enemr. kill
ing several of them.
Helped.
The Monitor Monadnock AID the
gunboat shelled Paranaque and Las
Pinas all day with the full power OF
their batteries.
The rebel sharpshooters kept hiding
until the American lines had passed
and Their attempted to pot straCgiers
from the trees. Thanks to their poor
craftsmanship, this was without re-
suit.
A Difficult
The whole country proved a success
sion OF small hills. with Doggy ground
DSlWtell anu HIGH. tIlch glass. dIit
bushes in the hollows. which greatly
added to the difficulty of the advance,
but gave shelter that saved many from
the cnemy's bullets. Our men threw
away their blankets, coats and even
havcrsacks, stripping to the waist and
trusting to look for food. Water could
not be obtained, and there was much
l.,.ror. ,F,,r a., ,art,,,- ,rn-n
emptied.
Forced the Insurgent Trenches.
At the outset the ColoradoS. the
Ninth infantry and the Invent y%-first
infantry forced the line of inSur%cnt
trenches, wheeled to the left and Grove
the enemy toward the lake. During
this maneuver the Filipinos, i'll con
cealcd trenches on the right, opened an
flading fire. but the brigade, partly
owing to the high grass, had Int few
hit.
The Ninth infantry crcpt .r0und to
the right. thanking the trenches. driv-
ing out the FiIipinos and killing many
of them.
The Colorado regiment advanced to
the lake. Two companies encountered
trenches on the top of a knoll, where
the Filipinos stood waist high above Il
trench. pouring a voliey upon the adj
yancing Americans. The Colorado
troops charged and drove them out.
Licut.-Col. Moss being wounded i'll the
arm as he jumped into the french.
In the meantime Gen. Wheaton's
column advanced one and a half miles
toward ~Paranaque, where the .Amcri-
cans found a strong trench on = ridge,
out of which they drove the F~iIipinos
by hard fighting.
only Advance Quickly RcpuIscd.
The enemy tried to flank the dis
mountcd troops of the Fourth cavalry.
accompanying Maj..-Cen. LawtDn. and
at the same time they made their only
advance, throwing n skirmish line to
flank the Fourteenth infantry. But
they were easily repulsed, tn" .Ameri-
can artillery coming to the crest of the
hill and Smelling them.
Gen. Lawton Has 81 Narrow Escape
About three o'clock in the afternoon.
Gen. Wheaton's brigade, headed by
Gen. Lawton, who, in his white cloth
Ing and helmet, on a big, black horse.
was Il shining mark for the encmy'S
sharpShuOtcrS, circicd to the south of
Las PinaS. encountering a large fprce
of Fiiipinos in the shelter of the trees.
Gen. Lawton had a narrow escape.
In the first volley of the enemy the
horses of three of his staff officers
were shot from under them.
The Colorado regiment bore the
brunt of this attack. and dispersed the
Filipinos.
Hardly had they finished off that lot
when a large force appeared in the
rear. which the Ninth infantry and a
party of the Colorado regiment, drove
away. BY this time, nearly the whole
division was around Las Pinas.
The Americans camped for the night
south of tbe town, and in 4 heavy
rain.
Lns Pinns Captured.
At six o'clock yesterday morning
Gen. Wheaton advanced upon Las
Pinas. with n troop of cavalry. the
Twenty-first infantry, the Colorado
regiment, part of the Ninth infantry