The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-04-20

Eneb officer feeling the raeponsibilit,
resting upon him, both for The adyaBe.
and the life of his men. was desir0uI
of lending them forward, aud yet, "
much ns was IN bis power, protecting
them. III was soon demonstrated that
there was nc protection against a hid
don enemy. for equally as often might
they he IN the tree tops as In d road IN
front, mud from both positions were
they hidden by the foliage and by the
dark growth of the timber Of tho
country through which we were pass.
ing. The evidence that WE bad that
lighting was going on was the constant
wlistling past oar heads of Mnuser bull
lets, and sometimes the falling by the
wayside Of 4 man who had been struck.
IL was not possible for that line 10 keep
It's uniformity on 10 continue to light
MS II bad been formed, aud the eonse.
quenee WAS Thai Tie commands were
soon, not eSBotly disorRgDized, bpr
separated, IL WAS at a time such ~
lhis, and under CIRCUMSTANCES such as
this, that Montnua displayed It's
ability 10 take care Of itself whether
under tho control Of the colonel com.
maDdinR or Of the division commanders.
remember TINT Immediately after the
whole line had been started, together
with the colonel and with the hospital
corps, we started with them We were
probably advanced only \ thousand
yards from our position Of the night
before, when we were compelled to
bAlt for y little time because Of tho
yindin4tiyo firing Tint came ~ ~ from
some tlaes ~ our immediate vicinity,
Then Wn discovered The tactics Of the
enemy, They were not 50 anxious 10
injnre the mon rs 10 cripple the efliei-
opoy Of the command by killing officers,
Fortunately tor ~ we were NOT killed,
hpt We were again compelled W mako
pso " the 0rdorlies, who were With ne,
70 rid the tree tops Of some Of thpse IN
oumblnnofs, 4 ~pitiable sight wus wit,
nossfd Us we went onward, H0gses
were burning, having been fred by The
natives themselves md the army inn
Wedinloly they had been ypeated, for
" was tho determined policy of Pillar
Monte Negro mud Mahipi In no why
should The native houses or huts be,
come a SOURCE Of snfaty for the enemy,
and while the nAtiYns would sometimes
No nhln W get their clothing and some
of tholr household furniture on the ont,
side, tho majority nj thpm, 30 gloat
WINS lhplf ionr, simply allowed every,
ming thai was their own To bo buried
FATHER flnn 20 hnye N fall into tho pos
session ~ the Americans, In snynral
instances, 49, we were passing on, we
snw Whnrn horses hna hoon tptharad,
aud 50 CLOSE 10 tho hnnse TINT they lind
been sniiooatod by thu smoke and
hamos, w other instances horses wore
Wild with fright and were tied IN auoll
y manner TINT They Wpre not able to
Get away fynm the danger that threat
onod chem, Not only was this The
oNse with tho horses, hnt likewiso with /
0nphlout wNs In tho first Wid TINT
ohtNined my first horse, for saw ,
IlnN looking little animAl liod VII 10 F,
House, with sure death IN front Of w. 4
and ~ tho suggestion Of my pnlnnpl
Went 0ynTi nNtled him, gave him 10 my d
orderly and told him 10 take care Of i
him ,think That WINS the Inst tint
aNw ot this horse d
Thn endnNypr on onr pnrt ~ discover
whore tho rest ~ onr regiment WINS, /
was fnIlle, Wp wprN only behind ono /
company, aud tho nthar el0yen anm-
pNnias Ind some WAY become snpAr, |
nFnl md wore lighting nN their own |
hook lnokNa 0ynr 10 tho pYlrnlnn (
right, md fonNa lhNl Colonel Boil had 4
tNkpn company M and Ind been nd \
yNnplnR without any Fhonght rs tp tho i
Ens! of Tho line, Thpro wns no pns- h
sihla Nnngap 0f the emmy tryinR To 4
hreNk thFpngh orr Ines, fnr thoir nnly II
thnnsli was N hAht ~ they ran md d
~ hrank fhFnngh onynl thNt Wna IN h
ffnnI ~ thenh Vhpy had no Ehonghl 0
nf ppminp in closer proximity n
~ We ''l0ng Toms thAt were ~ tho o
hnnds nf tho Americans Company u
| M from IN lmpplnnnR movement II
FppWnld, soon fnpnd ilsnH surrounded, II
and fhern WAS \ possibility hNd Illplp q
Npl hpe,n ~, W0peF mpn ~ Fha, front s.
the whp|n company would lAYn Y
been nnnlAllated by Tho force that WINS II
w 'front.' hHl 4 Mnla hplnndln display NJ n
AfAfplp ppnlA nnF M conceived linn n
ryAA. shown ny These Same men, WHOM "
itnIlnnlng themselves hApk ~ hAnk, n
haHaA That daAalY fire That SOON II
'nnlna fln eNpmy, WAa not ~ hn N
ynNaaln1 ~ flNll INTERNATIONALLY ,llnlnnai N
an.lll mnIkInH NV rAnnII from thp lnlnl ~
IhplF lender lhp naWs Ind 4,
lapll lpIArAad " w flaF company M nj
lAu AnaIllpnl llnl nnnnf Lhp MtpnlNl v
fAnpaa II WAnld No lmnnFalbln NV Iin m
lnlnpAlg. n pAiIlpnLp Itself from thu I
lnsitlnn III MhiNh had hfpN plnnnl IA
IlHAlna ,nNI snFpTlal md. WapsnH "
gllIli hali An nom .AlLfr fhlH rannli N
ma ppplI nFQlHhl INak hY quo, N Tho hi
nlllpIH, II MO- lnnlnnN lMll Will N
Il IhIl llaa uI n hlllnln nAlL MnIlhlnA III