Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-11
G u RRILLA WARFAR E
ORDER OF THE INSURGENT CHIEF IN
THE PHILIPPINES,
His Force Divided Into Groups With
No Fixed Position to Harass
United States Troops.

An order signed by the insurgent general
| in chief on the Island of Cebu, which was
| captured by Lieut.. Fiscus, 10Th Infantry.
In the mountains of Dunao. January %
| last. has been given out today by the War
| Department. This order divides the in
| surgents into bands of guerrillas, a course
| which not only recognizes the futility of
| regular and organized resistance. but also
! inaugurates plans of warfare contrary to
civilized practices. The order is as fol-
| lows:
| Decree: 1t is not possible to construct
| any position. however fortified, that can
| resist the powerful arms in the possession
, of our enemies. and considering the very
| deficient warike resources for defense pos
| sessed by us 1T becomes necessary for us
| to adopt guerrilla tactics, which is the
| system best suited to conditions. unit
| ing good sense and military Judgment and
| to carry this into effect. in agreement with
| the chief of the general staff, the following
| is published:
Divided Into Groups.
| Art /. The force will be divided into
number of groups, each group to be of
| strength proportionate to the present i'm
| portance of its objects.
| Art 2. The first group will be composed
! Of for the present. ten rifemen and ten
| commanded by 4 chief or officer; its ter
| ritory will extend from the extreme town
Of the north to the boundary between Cad
| mon and Carmen. on the east coast, and
| that of Tuburan and ASturiaS, on the west
coast
The second group will be composed of
twenty rifiemen and twenty bolomen with
four spies and two courlerS, commanded
| by chiefs. one or two with such officers as
are thought necessary; having for bounda-
ries the boundary between Cadmon and
bot l,att nj oil
| Mandaue on east coast. and the lines that
separate the towns of the west coast from
those of the east.
| The third group will consist of twenty
rif1emen and twenty bolomen, four spies
and two couriers. commanded by first
| and second chief and the corresponding OF
| ficers. having for boundaries the line sep
arating Mandaue and Consolation and that
separating Pardo and Talisay and the line
! between towns of the east and west coasts
The fourth group will be composed of ten
| rIfemen and ten bol0men, with same num-
Der of spies and couriers as first group;
having for boundaries the line separating
Minglanilla and Ell Pardo and the road to
Barili.
The fifth will be composed of the same
strength as preceding, being limited by
aforesaid road and the extreme town IN
south on both coasts, including all 10 the
south of Barii and Sibonga
The sixth fraction will be of the same
strength as second and third, with four
SPIES and four guides, being limited by the
boundary OF ASluTldS anu upul siii VII Nti~
north and Aoguinsan and Barih on the
south. to the center of the island: for lack
of deiiniteness in the lines separating the
western and eastern towns the direction
OF rivers and streams will be considered;
that is, whether their water flows to the
eastern or western coast.
No Fixed Positions.
Art. 3. The groups will not have fixed po-
sitions within their boundaries, but the
chiefs Will keep themselves near the enc
mics detachments with a view of attacking
them continually and surprising scouts and
conveys
Art 4. The headquarters and general
staff will neither have fixed place, but will
move in the province according to c1rcum-
stances; communications which are to be
direct ed by the chiefs of guerrillas will be
sent by persons indicated privately by su-
pertor chiefs or by the general staff.
Art. 3. The guerrilla chiefs will keep
daily register os its operations and will
send literal copy of this weekly to the
chief of staff, giving, in addition the condi-
ton of its arms and the ammunition on
hand, which will be sent to these head
quarters.
Art g. All orders and regulations from
these headquarters will be promulgated
through the general staff except in cases
of the greatest urgency; Furthermore in
similar emergencies the general staff is
authorized to give orders in my name and
by my authority, notifying me later of the
action taken.
Art. l. Depots will be established in towns
to be selected according to circumstances.
From these deDots chiefs of groups will
draw every fifteen days in advance. accord
ing to strength of their forces, pay in coin
or specie, Is convenient.
These depots will contain all that is neces
sary for the gUerrllas both rations and
ammunition, which will be supplied on or
der through the general staff, having been
notified what groups We're to present them
selves
Art s. Guerrilla chiefs will agree with
adjacent chiefs signals for recognition
and to avoid surprise; they must likewise
agree when it is advisable to unite their
forces for some operation.
Art. 9. Said chiefs will avoid, as far as
possible, attacking the enemy in inhabited
districts, but will attack them on trails and
roads in uninhabited places.
Art. 10. The second and third groups will
form a command under chief who will
directly represent the general in chief; the
third and fourth groups will form a similar
command. These will be designated first
and second columns, respectively.
Chiefs Announced.
New article-The following chiefs are an
ncunced:
First and second chiefs, first group, Ne
mesio Maxilom and Ramon Allejo.
First and second chiefs. second group,
Enrique Lorega and Leoncio Alton.
First and second chiefs, third group, Lo-
reno Eje and Mateo Luga.
First and second chiefs, fourth group Po-
tenciano Alino and Martin Cebuenos.
First and second chiefs. fifth group, Hila-
rio Alma and Sulpicio Alino.
First chief Of the sixth group, Emilio Yer
defioor.
The first column (see article 10 will be
under the immediate command of the chief
of staff, Special Commissioner Pedro E del
Rosario. and the second column under the
command of Alejo Minosa
This decree is in operation, and all doubts
that may chiefs of column. as well
as groups. will be referred, in writing or |
verbally to the chief of staff, as will also |
requests for instructions
Given a headquarters, January Is. 1909
(Signed) THE GENERAL IN CHIEF
"a seal.) A. Maxflom
Court Martfal Sentences.