The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-10
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TEN MONTHS A CAPTIVE AMONG
FILIPINOS, by Albert Sennichsen:

TEN MONTHS A CAPTIVE AMONG
FILIPINos, by Albert sennichsen:
The young author Of this important
work on the Philippines. whose portrait
adorns the front of the book and shows
the lineaments OF courage, intelligence and
strong character generally. was quar-
termaster on one OF the four transports
which took out the second expedition of
American troops To our new possessions
In Asia, arriving at Manila Bay. on July
3. 1898. Manila was still I'm possession OF
the Spaniards and the second expedition
joining with the men there found itself
I'm companW with the troops o. <Aguinaldo
for the investment OF the city. American
and Filipino We're camped and later
fought battle side by side. The city
capitulated I'm August, the Americans TOOK
possession and their Filipino allies were
forced back beyond the outmost subur-
ban lines Aguinaldo established his
headquarters al Malolos, twenty miles
away At one point between the lines
an American sentry guarded one end or
a bridge across a small stream, a soldier
of Aguinaldo the other end within speak
Ing distance.
II was in January OF the following year
that our author and a friend ventured Tar
into the insurgent lines, camera in hand,
seeking what the films might devour.
Their disguise or English clothes was
pierced. They were arrested as spies.
which they were not any more than they
were Englishmen. They were indeed
nothing more than camera iends.
IL was nearly a year after his departure
that our author again saw Manila. Mean
time as a prisoner he Travelled northeriy
almost TO the far end of the island OF Luz
zon. over the track of the retreating and
disintergrating Filipino forces. His path
crossed that OF the party OF lieut. Com
Gilmore Of the navy and he ran into many
incidents that have constituted the his
toric features OF the Filipino rebellion
during the period OF his captivity. IL was
a unique experience, perhaps not so sem
sational as that OF Gllmore's, hut emf
nently more varied The opportunities
for observation OF the people and places
were unusual and our author took the
fullest advantage OF them apparently. lie
displays the traits of the born explorer
| and the instinct OF the newspaper report
| er His eyes were always open 20 things
! interesting even rhrough much suffering
J and hardship AS a story Of life among
/ the Filipinos this book seems TO be az
! accurate and valuable as though its au-
/ thor had carte blanche 10 travel and eX-
/ plore at will instead OF being prisoner
I OF war enroute with a retreating army
| on the whole his reflections are that ne
1 might have been a prisoner among CIV
/ ilized people instead OF barbarians and
I suffered much worse
! AS a book Of adventure this is remark
I able personal nara tive. As book OF
! travel In a STANCE land no other writer
| has furnished better guide within TIC
/ limitations OF the route travelled. While
! as a study of the life and character and
I traits OF our newest Americans our au-
! thor's views and conclusions are distict-
! lv complimentary for all the circum-
| stances attendant on his studies which
/ one may say were far from well caicu-
| lated 10 make him a friendly witness
/ Published by Charles Scribner's Sons
I For sale by Preston & Rounds. Price
| si.50).