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main In Fort Dodge for the present, TIN
less the climate grows too cold for him..
as he ia used to the tropical heat Of the
islands in which he has been serving.
Mr.. Lewis met with all the expert
ences which fall to the lot Of the Aineri-
can soldier in the dangerous bush -war-
fare which is now carried ON in the
philippines He says that the natives
have no fight in them and that their
favorite manner of carrying on the war
lis to lie in wait in trenches along the
marrow road, thru which the American
soldiers are compelled to march, ind to
fire upon them as they pass, taking to
their heels az soon as their enemy Is
aroused to resistance. The war is a sue
cession of ambuscaGes and s,kirmishes.
Mr.. Lewis discharge shows a record,
Sof twelve enga cement 3 ii, which he par
ticipated. and he vas in a nunner of
Others which have not been recorded. AT
one time he was fired upon at a range
LOT not over twenty yards by a party of
Filipinos who were lying in wait for the
column of which he was a part Of the
advance guard. All another time he was
with u party of ! 81 Americans, who with
a lake at thei, backs. were surrounded
on three sides by 1900 Filipinos from 2
O'clock in the afternoon until 2 o'clock
in the morning. and were only saved
from capture by the bravery Of q SER
geant major, who went by boat forty
miles 70 Manila and returned to the res
cue With a United States guDboat
Mr. Lewis describes the war as car
|riod on as one Of the GREATEST difficulty.
owing 10 the sort of warfare pursued by
the enemy He says. however. that the
soldiers have the greatest confidence in
Gen. Mac4Arthur, who is proving HIM
self q bray. ard efficient leader and is
conducting a vigorous and well directed
|campaign.
The climate and the nature of the
country ALSO offer added obstacles to the
United States Volunteers The country
is exceedingly mountainous and 80 COW
lered and matted with undergrowtfl that
II is intDpssibl for the United States
Troops to travel anywhere except on the
roads. Where they are easy marks for
Eth Filipino riflemer. Only the fact that
1.-The Filpinos are such bad shots pre-
vents the loss from this continued series
lof ambuscades from being very heavy.
The natives. swift OF foot and tfiiniy
Clad, move easily thru the jungle. Swift
footed runners keep watch on A,nsri-
can columns, and kespstlle native forces
Uniformed Of their movements. so that
they are alivayssready and are never ia
iken by surprise
The climate is that Characteristic of
tropical countries. hot and moist. The
trainy season lasts from July 10 Janu-
larry during which season military oper-
atoms ai'e almost at a standstiii, and in
the remaining months the heat is ter
rifle The nature of the climate makes
Iit practically impossible to keep provis-
ions. and the soldiers often meet with
great difficulty in finding the where
WI f;al TO satisfy THAR appetites
Mr.. Lewis reports that one very pleas.
liraDlc event In his experience across the
4 sea 8 was tis meeting with Walter Ham
| ilton. q son Of G. NJ. Hamilton, Of this
| city and now serving with the Thirty
ninth United States volunteers. me
two met on an expedition into the
mountains and q little Fort Dodge re-
union took place on the spot MIR. Ham
liiton is sti!l in the Philippines.