Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-06-08
From the Philippines.
Another Letter from the Far off Island

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Antinoni. Luzon. p L., March $4,000
DEAR Folks At HONE:
1 write to you again to relate to you
the incidents of the battle we had the
morning of the Goth. The town Oh
Antinoni is about 30 miles east OF
Tavabas and two companies of the 3rd
Battalion have been garrisoning it since
we came into this province and all the
time the enemy has been attacking
the town anu ambushing our men II
they ventured outside. There are about
5000 insurgents in this part of the pro-
vince, nearly all having been driven here
by us.
The other two companies OF the pat
talon were ordered to 90 10 Autumn 10
clean up the niggers and we came here
We arrived after a slow march OF four
days over rough country. The next
day after getting here 200 men OF the
four companies started out into the hills
and mountains which surround the town
with the exceptions of the side where It
faces the Pacific We marched out
about eight miles and went into camp
Next we sent out scouting parties to
discover the enemy. While we were
out, that is our company, we captured
a spy and Win Rings shot and killed
another Our captain made the spy tell
hin, ,vbara the Pbjlipinos were located
and that afternoon ne picked - men
ont of o,r comnenv and was going out
after them but our major heard that the
cantain was coiug ont that night and 30
ne asked him what me was going out
after Tho captain did not want To tell
him lint the major compelled him to and
then he selected p small detail from each
comnapv and went with us. The num-
her of men altopather that we had then
was 20 including the officers. We left
camD at midnight and it was SD dark we
could not see one another standing side
nv side Vhnn the cartafn got us lined
up be told us his scheme. lie told MS
that we were going an against great
odds. would have to pass outposts and
we would have 10 move very quietly and
make no noise. The man who had any
kind of a couch had to stay behind and
another man was Putin hls place VIII
Rings and myself had rhe COCA luck O.
be pckfd out bv the captain 90 make up
the squad Well we left as said before,
with 30 men, our captain i'm command,
but the major was along and gave him
the privilege. The guide must have
known the trail like book for BIC led Us
through some awful places ThecaptaIn
had him by the coat tail jim one hand
and in the other pistol. and 10 this man
ner we marched until doybreak when
we found that we were in large ravine
with large mountain on each side of
us. tell You it was awful dark, but
every man knew what was before him
and what was his duty.and they were the
right kind Of men. just think of a little
bunch of 30 going into an enemy's camp
where there were 200 well armed men.
We went up the creek bed until we came
m tbe Mace where we had 20 turn Oft
and then we had t7climb ND q mountain
about three. fourtbs Of mile. 1t was
almost s+raipbr mn and SIC had 70 crawl
most of the vav II was 80 darl, aud
xyo ,eant CO stiu thar we ut.sed the out.
nos+s VINO were about ona.fourth of a
mile from, the ton Of the mountain where
tho ca,rnyyas located. We GOT into their
o,,,r, inst as f. was brealzfro dav and il
,yos onlv LIGHT euouch 60 that we could
coo then, IN tbeir white clothes. and by
orr having a gpide dressed the same AS
tbav and 20 il, dar, clo+bes they could
NOT sae nc orIv tbe ouida We eotright
into thair oar,,r. and onoued fire ON them
before +b.v tne,y II some Of them
heinz s+ul aslaan Tho hattie lasted
raorI,, an borr We ,irod twelve and
,yor,dod aya o,r+,-el q, opps On men