Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-24
AMERICAN TROOPS.
Modern Methods Too Much for the

! Manila, Dec. 24-Capt. John S. Parke,
Jr.., with thirty men Of the Twenty
| first infantry, encountered sixty insur-
| gents last week a Alamlnos, in Laguna
1 province. Four Of the enemy were
killed, several guns We're captured and
their barracks were destroyed General
/ Bell, who Is in command of the Ameri-
can forces in Batangas province, Luzon,
has praised Lieut. James d. Tiford.
who. while scouting with Troop ID Of
the First cavalry, routed an insurgent
| force in that province. Lieut.. Tilford To-
Gated rebel stronghold on top of hill
near the town of Batangas. He sur
rounded the enemy under cover of night
and attacked them at daylight. Their
surprise was complete. Nineteen insur-
gents were killed while attempting to
escape. Lieut.. Tilford captured sixteen
rifles and 500 rounds of ammunition. A
detachment of scouts of the Second in
fantry also had small engagement
with the insurgents, in which they
killed nine men and captured four.
Lieut. John D. Hartman, Of the First
cavalry, during an expedition which
lasted several days encountered the
enemy six separate times without los
Ling one OIL lllS llleIl. I1c uGolIOyCu oSNT
eral barracks. Two priests have been
arrested In Batangas province. They
are charged with aiding the insurrec-
ton. They were found to have hidden
behind the affairs Of their church appli-
ances for counterfeiting money. They
are charged with manufacturing silver
dollars to pay the insurgent soldiers. In
spector General Breckenridge has re-
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| provinces.
| Cen George w. Davis commanding
at Zamboanga, island of Mindanao, has
requested that the province of Misamis,
Mindanao, again be placed under mill
tary control. Gen. Davis has proof that
| the recently elected presidente and vice
councillor and the leading men of Gayan
de Misamis are guilty OF treason In fur
nishing ammunition to the insurgents
within the past month. The fiscal Of the
province OF Misamis is also implicated.
! The evidence shows that all these men
were members of the secret order, the
Katipunan Society. Gen. James F.
Wade, commanding the American forces
on Cebu island, concurs in and endorses
the request Of Gen. Davis, and, review
ing the situation in Mindanao. says he is
satisfied that the ends of justice, peace
and good government will soonest be
obtained by the restoration Of military
control to the province Of Misamsi and
the overcoming OF all resistance to that
authority. 1t is expected that the Unit
ed Safes Philippine commission will re-
fuse this request, as they did "a similar
application made by Gen. Chaffee con-
corning the province of Tayabas, Luzor,
l y
| ticularly active.
General Chaffee. speaking with a cor
respondent here OF the Associated Press
on the situation in the islands, said he
considered conditions in the Philippines
to be hopeful and that by the end OF
February all turbulent provinces will
have been pacified General Chaffee ex-
cepts the island Of Samar however.
which will proba bly, require some
months longer There the situation de-
mands policy of rigid starvation. and
the giving OF food only to those who
surrender or who stay in the towns. The
closing of the ports in Laguna and Ba-
ltangasNprovinces. in Luzo1h has had
most salutary effect as the measure
has resulted in touching the pockets of
the Manila Filipinos who have been aid
ing the insurgents. The former are now
anxious for peace and are working 70
that end. In order to hasten matters
these Fiiipinos will cooperate with the
forces under General Bell in Batangas
and Laguna.
The public schools OF Vigan, in Ilocos
province, Luzon, have celebrated the
fete day of Jose Rial, the Filipino pa
triot, who was shot by the spaniards.
Seven hundred school children marched
in a. procession and were addressed by
the governor OF the province, who told
them to kiss and bless the American
flag, which brought them that liberty
for which Rial had died.
The United States army transport
Meade has arrived here. She reports
having met terrific typhoon December
10 and Is, which did some damage to her
boats and flooded her cabins and the
hospital quarters. causing great alarm
to those on board.
Every effort to decrease the expenses
OF the American army In the Philip
pine islands is having little effect, owing
to the increase of the army stations, due
partly to the activity on the part OF the
insurgents on he island OF Samar, In
Batangas and Tayabas provinces prov
inces, and in other places and also to
the esta bliShment of municipal govern |
nents in many towns. which has neces-
stated the sending of troops there to
preserve order.
WANTS ACTIVE SERVICE.
Capt. J. c. Harbord Quits Comfort
able Berth to Go to the Front.
Washington, Dec. 24-Capt. j. G.
Harhord has been succeeded as assist