New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-19
ANTIEXPANsIoNIsTs AT WORK.
THEIR STATEMENTS A DISCOURAGENGENT
TO THE sOLDIERS-LETTERs FROM
LIEUTENANT WILLS.

Washington. Aug B-Two letters have recent
Iy been received by friends in this city from
Lieutenant Van Leer Wills OF Postmaster
Wills Of Nashville Tenn. who Is officer in
the l4th Infantry. descriptive Of the military con-
dtions existing IN the Philippine Islands The
communicate are interesting and timely, de-
scribing as they do. the campaign OF General Law
ton and the effe.t OF tn, work OF the anti-expan-
sionsts in this country not only upon the natives.
but also upon the American soldiers who daily
risking their lives TO capture country which
may be according 10 information received there
from the Ant-Imperalistic League In this country.
turned over at any time 10 the enemy.
In letter dated June Is Lieutenant Wills says.
There ha- been very little fighting here since
the Paranaque campaign, and We don't expect
much more unless our auu-eXpanson heroes az
home give the treacherous rebels more encourage
menr and powder. Some OF the aforesaid towards
should he strung up traitors FOR they certainly
irture the morale Of the troops Many OF the
troops think that perhaps they will all be called
OF az any time hence what IS the use OF risking
life when the query naturally arises. May not all
these places conquer al the cost or human
lives be turned over the enemy. after all?
In describing General Lawtous campaign %
ten davs' duration in the early part OF June Lieu
tenant Wills SAYS: "Our battalion returned from
the expedition up the LaEuna Lake on Friday. and
AT once started the present expedition against
the south lines which have been menace 10 US
cease now. for time ~ least, for We nave un;
mercffullv whipped the Filipinos or all sides and
driven them far inland
SPEEDY WORK UNDER LAYTON.
The expedition Of Lswton up the lake consist
Cd NJ our battalion. the 9TH Infantry. Washing
ton Volunteers 4th Infantry and battalion OF
North Dakota volunteers divided into TWO
columns our column left san Pedro Macau last
Saturday week ago. and marched 10 Cain'a.
twelve miles which We took easily. Win snla"
loss. then marched on two miles more 70 laE'a5'
a biz insurgent stronghold. We went into action
=, ~ and carried the outlying trenches be-
fore dark occupying them and firing ntermitting-
" a. the permanent trenches during the night We
took the citv after an hours lighting. SUNDAY
rooH ~ 80 ,oi1ed the other column which had
taken Antipolo SATURDAY - .i,,.
The columns then again separated. our column dunn
going along the axe snoIS 81. 81 htb .ol,,rnns No
ing Norong We met with scarcely any resistance
and marched through three towns 70 Morons, de-
s sIG All brsastworks forthcations and in
frenchments along the route. We reached MOT
one oniv tvo hours after the other column
though Ne had almost twice FAR 70 20. going
as aid around the edges OF an arshipe ,5I rho
Norib Tskotas as a garrison. We marched back
Pedro Maeat on Fdayg hSv oa S eS days
a, Is, bu, the weather favored US with hght
rain and we had TO wade half leg deep IN WatTTt
sun HT We made twenty-nine miles on the last day
SOME HARD RESISTANCE
oon Saturday the present expedition was mooil-
,,.a a. ga, pedro Macati. and on Sunday morn
ing broke through the enemys centre 'neu'
swinging TO right and left In two columns 'oon
the nine miles OF trenches in flank u was wen
executed although our line Tne az the towns
against some heavy heterogeneous a. ~ ,nsur
OF Parsnaqut and Las Pina- ". l,a,sr,t 7 svv
Tor saws the hardest OF the war, as they we're
cut of from retreat by the exceIlsit ~ inas
MsT. on two sides and Manila Bay the fourth
Two Of our companies lost twenty men Aiii'u aNN