Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-07-27
LETTER FROM MANILA
Interesting Letter From Taze-
we'll Boy IN the Philippines.
Paslg CITY. 7. |.

few friends to write "a letter 10
your paper for publication. la this
letter | wish 10 state "a lew of nv
experiences in the Philippines and
give YOU a brief sketch of the
Filipinos, the climate, the fruit and
the country in general.
We lett San francisco on Nov.
3Oth. 1919 and after u long and tire.
some ride of 80 days, we landed in
Manila, reaching here Dec. 3Ist.
We went ashore la Cascows In
small boat After short stay in
the city, we were lined up, nd
marched 10 Calaocon, a small viii
lage six miles from Manila. We
stayed at CalaOcon about 30 DAYS.
During that time we did a lot of
marching. out post duty, guard
duty and patroling. We were fired
on frequently by the Insurgents.
but always from ambush. We
generally returned their fire. but
were never able to kill any to INV
knowledge, or capture any. The
Filiplnos carry off their dead If not
too closely pressed. They are great
towards, and very seldom fire on
troops when they are exposed.
They have a very poor idea of
craftsmanship or handling a gun.
When in the act OF firing they usu.
ally hold the qua against the hin.
OF all their guns L have seen none
OF them have sights on them. Their
shooting Is mostly guess work.
On or about Feb. 1st., we receIy-
ed orders from headquarters to
proceed to San Juan Delmonte. a
small town eleven miles from Ca
LAGOON. We quickly obeyed the
order, arriving at San Juan Del
monte about 10 hours after receiv-
ing the order. The march was
quite a task AS 1t Was very not and
dusty. Three of our BOYS were
overcome by the heat. They were
placed in the ambulance which
was following closely behind MS
and carried on TO San Juan, where
medical AID was rendered. When
we arrived at San Juan there was
no hostile natives to be seen anv
where. Friendly natives told us
that the insurgents had learned of
Our approach and had disappeared
III the mountains near by. We
had very little trouble at San Juan
Delmonte. occasionally they
would fire on our out posts and
small detatchments that wopId
happen to.be caught some distance
from camp. Fortunately none
were killed or wounded.
On March 22nd., we we were or,
dered to Pssig City to relieve Cos.
Il. and f. of the goth. We arrived
here about 5 O'Clock OH the after.
noon of March 22nd., and have
been here since. Every thing is
quiet here, with the exception of
the Landrones, (out-law FilipinosA
who are terrorizing the suberbs of
Pasig City, as well as other sec
lions. They kill aud rob their own
people, In fact, they are a regular
Frank and Jesse James gang.
Bananas, coco nuts and pine
apples grow plentlfally here, and
many other kinds of fruits with
which L am not acquainted.
There are many kinds of AMI
mails here. such as the deer. Gaia.
mount, carabous ian animal re-
sembliug a large cow aud the
monkey, the monkey being the
most plentiful. There are MANY
kinds of snakes here, the beacon.
strlctor being the largest and most
poisonous. 1t is nothing unusual
TO. see one 20 feet long. and 20
inches in circumference.
The rainy season has beeun
and Is very much dreaded by the
boys as it is so unhealthy and
facilities for taking care of the sick
are very poor. 1t has been raining
steadily for the last SO hours and
looks now as if it nigh: continue
for weeks.
The q. S. Government has en-