Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-15
WORK OF GUERRILLAS
Attack on Isolated Troops in Philip
pines.
STORY OF A SOLDIERS CAPTURE
Summary Suppression of an Insur-
recto Paper.
THE ISLAM d OF Pa \ Y
Of the Associated rress.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
MANILA. Philippine Islands, September
l2-The American soldiers i'll the Philip
pines are occasionally captured by the
enemy and stories often come in of the
ambushng and killing of two three of
the men on lonely roads. A recent exam
pie down in Panay Island which will serve
for all the other islands equally well. Will
show how these affairs occur
The troops are scattered throughout the
archipelago in about 800 distinct garrisons
of from a dozen men UP to Il battalion
each. and men are continually passing from
one of these garrisons to another.
Just at the present time the Island OF
Panay appears 10 be more peaceful than
for many months past. Hitherto hardly
boat has come from the coast ports TO
Iloilo without bringing either reports OF
fight or rumors of expected trouble, but
now the rebels have even gone so far as
to return a prisoner whom they captured
in the early part of last June, and this.
too, with no exchange, although rev
weeks ago. they asked that the man in
question be exchanged for captured rifles
This the authorities would not accede to,
and finally, the man was liberated and has
safely reached the American lines
How He Was Captured.
The story of his captivity Is not yet
known. but the way he was captured is as
follows:
Captain Boardman, Company G. 18TH
Regiment and Private Savage of his COM
mand returning from Pototan to
Januiay on the evening of June at dusk
and were riding quietly along the country
road beyond the town of Nina. Boardman
was mounted on an American horse and
md
denly the Americans were fired upon by
three F'ilipinos just inside the brush near
the road Captain Boardman called on
Savage to- make a rush with him ana spur
red ahead. The captain charged down the
road alone and miraculously escaped three
volleys from Fflipinos ahead of him. the
latter concealed, as were the first men VINO
had fired. His horse was wounded at the
second volley and fell. throwing the cap
ain violently to the ground and knocking
his revolver from his hand. thus leaving
him unarmed. He crawled into the under
brush and mana ed To conceal himself. and
50 escaped observation although num-
Der of the insurgents passed very close to
him and continued the search until they
were recalled by a bugle signal. Then al
though severely bruised by his fall. he
managed to make his way 10 the station of
his company at Januiay. Savage was last
seen by Captain BUardman just after the
first volley. and the captain supposed for
time that the private was following him.
Located Through Spies.
Later. every effort was made TO locate
Savage until, through spies. it learned
that he was alive and held captive by the
rebels near Dingle Nothing more was
heard of the missing soldier until a tele-
gram was received at the regmental head
quarters from Major Henry at Potatan.
dated August "a. saying that Savage had
been brought in by the native president of
POtatdn.
Inasmuch as news had been received that
Savage was being Well treated by the rebel
leader, Delgado, no effort was made 10 re-
lease him, such move would doubtless
have put him in extreme danger of being
boioed by his Captors as the rescuing pa- =
approached. The rebels. IL is declared. have
upon several occasions killed American
prisoners rather than let them fail into the
hands of their comrades.
one OF the effects Of the war in China
has been an increased demand for news
papers. in order To learn the progress of
events in that country. The increase in
IUIlu took the form of two new dailes
printed in Spanish. Journalistic life was
pleasant. and all went we'll and profitably
until few days ago the editor of La Opin-
ion came out with an article advising the
Filipuos to join forces and proceed to those
villages garrisoned by small bodies of
Americans and there kill off the soldiers.
whom they would find AT their mercy. The
American authorities promptly called Off
Cially on the editor and took severe meas
ures to impress upon him an appreciate
of he WdyWardneSS OF his proceedings.
The action taken. while not announced TO
the public. was most effective, as La Opin-
ion * dead.