Arizona republican., 1901-04-29

reading, both for the soldier boys and their many friends hereabout who are anxious to know how they amused themselves in the orient:
 THE RECORD.
 The Thlrty-fourth Volunteer Infantry was organized at Fort Logan. Colo, and recruited from picked men of the Rocky mountain states and territories embracing Colorado, Arizona. New Mexico. Utah, Wyoming, Montana and some frcn Minnesota and Dakota. A large contingent of these men are vet. eraEs of the Cuban campaign. having served with that sterling body of men. Roosevelt's Rough Riders. A big per centage are from the regular service and at least one-third have seen pre- vious service in the Spansh-American war An exceptional and highly com mandatory feature of the organization is the complement of the fled officers, each of whom is West Point graduate. Recruiting for the regiment began August l. 1899, and at the end of the month the organization was complete, having its full recruitment and be- ing one of the finest bodies of men ! Uncle Sam ever transported across the sea to protect Old Glory on alien soil.
 After a thorough course in practical craftsmanship and manipulation of the Krag and the requirement of field tac- ties. the regiment took passage on the two transports Columbia and Belgian King, arriving in Manila bay Octobe, II. 1899, and took station at Pasay. be- ing the first of the new volunteer or ganizations to report for duty in the Philippines. The same month the reg iment was relieved from Pasay and or. dered to proceed fg ra.l to San Fer. nando, and form a portion of Genera Lawton's northern expedition. Colone Kennon was placed in command of thu infantry forces, consisting of the Twen ty-second, Twenty-fourth and Thirty fourth infantry regiments. The mag nifcent work accomplished by this ex petition mark. 1t as one of the grea military achievements cf the Philip pine campaign and in which the Thirty fourth took a most active and promi nent part. From San Fernando tn, | 1tBlHltHt D1btfGutu tO t'sdOdHludu tact. At this point happened the di visional movement which kept the reg iment widely separated during its en tire campaigning. In November par of the regiment was sent through Vic toria and Rosales, engaging the enemy taking prisoners and capturing arm and ammunition. Pressing through tn province of Nueva Ecija Aguinaldo' force was encountered. His privat papers were taken together with sev eral important military prisoners.
 Regimental headquarters were estab lished at Ilocos Norte. The Third bat ta.on circulating through the provinc and keeping continually busy with thu different organized forces operating | the towns and foothills and continu ally brushing with General AgipaS who a year ago had the natives of tn province stirred to fanatical pitch c } hatred for the Americans. The Firs and Third battalions, after hikin through the country to Tayug, returne and garrisoned the pueblos of Sa Jose Humingan. Carranglang. Bayom bong, and other adjacent and smalle towns in the province. In December tn guard of Aguinaldo was captured wit the wardrobe of the willy Mestizo, nea the town of Capintalan. Company F garrisoning Bayanlin. was repeatedl attacked and invariably gave the en emy just what 1t needed. This com pany was for four months without ra . tions, living entirely on the country.
 At Ilocano Colonel Kennon organize the native company of scouts an whose work with the regiment in car turing insurgents, arms and stores rer dered valuable service to the govern ment,
 Companies r, G, II, l. and l, unde Lieutenant Colonel HowZe. were oi dered from Aliaga to Victoria to inter cept retreat of the insurgents frol P Tarlac Marching by night with th rain pouring down in torrents and th water in places above the armpits ( the men: sinking into carabao wallow and stumbling over water covered rit dikes, the expedition covered the eigf :. teen miles to Victoria and then wei disappointed in their quest. Barrel \ resting the expedition passed throug San Juan de Guinba, Quiapo and Rt sales, boarded the train at Bautist for Dagupan and from there to reir force General Young on his expedite along the west coast. At Dagupan
 and companies rejoined their batta M io, aud II continuing alnpU fl