The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-28
Detachment of Americans An
INITIATED in Philippines.
Capt. Shields and 81 Men of
29th Infantry.
KILLED OR PRISONERS.
Have Not Been Heard From
Since Sept. IL.
Gen. Mac Arthur Abandons Hope
of Their Safety.

Washington. Sept. 2S.-Gen. MacAr-
thur cables the war department from
Manila that on September IL. Captain
Devereaux Shields. with 81 men OF COM
pany F, Twenty ninth volunteer infant
ry left Santa Cruz for Torrejos. Moth
ing has been heard from him since and
it is supposed that the entire party. in
cluding Captain Shields, has been cap
tured with many killed and wounded.
MAC ARTHUR's DISPATCH.
Washington, Sept. 2s.-The war de-
partment has received the following
cablegram from General Macarthur.
Manila, Sept. 2s.-Adjutant General,
Washington. Sept. 11-Captain Devereaux
Shields, 81 men Company F, Twenty
ninth regiment, u. S. volunteer infantry
one hospital corpsman, left Santa Cruz
Martinique, by gunboat Villobos for
Torrijos. intending to return overland to
Santa Cruz. Have heard nothing since
from Shields. Scarcely doubt entire
party captured with many killed and
wounded, Shields among the latter.
yorktown and two gunboats, George
S. Anderson (colored) Thirty-eighth vol
unteer infantry, two companies Thirty
eighth volunteer infantry, sent Marin
duque Immediately. Anderson confirms
first report as to capture, but unable
September 27 to give details of present
whereabouts Shields and party, names
killed and wounded. This information
probably available soon. Anderson has
orders commence operations immediate
1y and move relentlesSly until Shields
and party rescued. All troops expected
soon. Logan will be sent Marinduque
if necessary to clear up situation
MAC ARTHUR
The Twenty-ninth infantry was re-
cruited at Fort Mcpherson ATLANTA,
Ga) Captain Shields was lieutenant
colonel of the Second Mississippi during
the Spanish war. He was made captain
in the Twenty-ninth infantry July .,
1899 He was a resident of Natchez.
Miss, where his wife now resides
The scene of this latest reverse is a
small island lying 300 miles from Manila
Martinique is about "a miles in diam
eter and was garrisoned by two small
detachments of United States troops
One of these was at Boag- on the west
coast of the island and the other was ac
Santa Cruz, the principal port, on the
north side. Captain Shields appears 10
have started from Santa Cruz on a
gunboat for Torrijos, small coast port
and it is inferred that the boat as we'll
as the body of troops under that officer
has been captured, for the dispatch
makes no reference to her return
INGENIOUS FTLIPINOS.
washington. Sept. 2S.-Co1. Clarence r.
Edwards, chief of the insular division IN
the war department ee has the beceSsq PSippnes
which shows the ingeniousness of the Fill
ipinos and the manner in which they take
advantage of everything in the way or
materials for carrying on the war The
writer says:
II have sent you couple of rounds Of
ammunition that I captured in trench
the other day. At first glance it looks
like Mauser ammunition, but II you VIII
notice the markings on the base you VIII
see that one is K c. and the other w s
A ammunition, both 30 calibre- One Is q
cartridge that some soldier dropped and
the other is a reloaded she'll Both are
loa off hof will 90 a
1 tried them in a captured Mauser rifie
and they work finely The ANN unitlon
that is used in the Remington is just IS
ingenious. They use anything from an
old a pistol shell or the shell Of 30 cal
ibre to a homemade shell from q tin can
Except in Mausers, of which they have
only few, they use black powder, and
not very good at that"
The writer also relates some of his eX-
periences with the Filipinos. He says
they are great on getting on a hill. firing
a shot. and then getting away. The coun-
try about him is fun of decayed hemp,
making it very difficult for him to get
through with his men. Pursuit of the FIJI
ipinos in small bands is thus very unsat-
iSfactOrV.