Evening journal., 1901-11-20
YOUNG HERO
VISITOR In CITY
rank \. SChOII Home From
the Philippines
HAS CONTEMPT FOR NATIVES
Is 10 Years Old and Probably Young
Al eStsSOldieT Ever Discharged by
the Regular ArEV

Frank snowden scholl. the hero of
two wars. is visiting his mother. Mrs
Arthur II. Smith. of No. 61S Washing
ton street, this city. He is only l9
years old. and probably is the young
est soldier discharged from the United
States Regular Army since the war OF
the rebellion lie has just completed
more than two years service in the
Philippines. He retires with all the
hOnors that a private can obtain.
Young Scholl is over six feet tall,
and is magnihcently proportioned. BY
birth he is a philadelphian. being a
grandson of Henry r. Allen, of Frank
ford. I'm which borough he was born.
He enlisted in the old State Fencibles
when less than 15 years old. though he
was big enough to march i'm a front
rank.
When the Spanish war broke out he
volunteered and was mustered into
service for the Cuban campaign with
Sixth PENNSYLVANIA Volunteers at Mt.
Gretna. With them he served until
the end and after being honorably dis
charged decided to seek more battles.
This time he went into the Sixth
Regular United States Cavalry, and
with them went TO Fort Riley Kan,
where he found his command not like
ly to get TO the Philippines He there
fore obtained transfer TO Troop A.
of the Fourth United States Cavalry.
on June IA. 1899
On July 25 of the same year he
landed from the transport Sheridan. at
Manila. and with his comrades was at
once sent TO the fighting line outside
the city. AT Martina. where his troop
engaged a fun regiment Of Filipinos on
August l2 he had his first taste of in
surgent FIRE. The fight was along the
Pasig river and with others he fought
the natives. sometimes in the water
He was through the campaign I'm
northern Luzon under General Young
and through the southern campaign
under General Schwan Later he
fought all over the island with Gem
eral Funston whose orderly he was
for several months.
His discharge bears the proud record
OF praise for gallant action at the cap
ture of the insurgent outnosts near
Maraguina, August IL. 1899: capture of
the trenches at Santa Cruz. October 2.
1879; capture of San Isidro October 49,
lS95' repulse of night attack on Tala-
vera, November z. 1899: rout OF insur-
gents near Muninlupa and Benan. Jan
nary o, 1900; rOut of enemy at Naic.
January 9, 1900; capture of insureeut
trenches at San Mateo. january 21
1900; rout Of enemy at Santa Cruz. Oc-
tobor l3. and October "a 1900. battle
OF Rio Chico. December 6. 1900. can
ture of Fort Rizal i'm the Buucan
mountains, March rs. 1901
The latter event was the fight that
led to the surrender of the insurgent
chief Lacuna. the most troublesome of
an Filipino leaders after Aguinaldo
The young cavalryman has the acnrns
that adorned Lacunas hat in lien of
tasses The insurgent chief permitted
many relics like buttons and insignias tc
be clipped from his uniform when the
khaki-clad cavalrymen surrounded
him
With Lacuna's forces was a negro
desetter named Fagin whom the troor
tried hard TO catch because ne was said
TO be the only soldier that deserted from
the regular United States forces. La
cuna tried TO make terms for this man
but General Funston declared that he
would be shown no favors and Fagin
got away TO the mountains.
Young Schol's troop was selected tc
bring the body Of The late Genera
Lawton from the firing line into Ma
Mia. HIS tribute TO the dead genera
is ike that of ak the regulars: He
was the best friend the men ever had.
OF Funston his praise is equally high
The doughty Westerner took a carbin,
and always sailed into the thick of On,
fight with his men.
Young Scholl has a regulars con
tempt for the Filipinos. "Thev are Z
dirty, treacherous, cOwardly lot" n,
says, "and any time they got caueh
IN the open they We're put out in shor
order But they can run like thieves
and hide in places that a rabbit coul,
scarcely penetrate. They viii get o1
their knees and swear that they arr
friends and then shoot a trooper i'm thl
back.
They are mortally afraid of th
cavalry. They cannot understand ou
big horses and the charges we maxi
under fire. They think we should rul
away when they begin shooting. The
reload shells with slugs Of lead fo
bullets an dthcse fired out of hiqh
powered rifles mushroom at once no
having a metal cover They make aw
ful wounds, but the natives can
shoot; they all aim too high.
Generally they carried their deal
away. but when they did not we foun
the bodies mighty well drilled"
Mr. Scholl will spend some time wit
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