Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-23
The Two Skirmishes That Chaffee's Soldiers
Have Recently Had In the
Philippines.
MOROS CONTINUE TO FLY THE RED FLAG
Which Means War to the Knife in the Islands
That Are Supposed to Be En-
tireIy Pacifed

Washington. April 23.-Adjutant
General Corbin has made public il tel
egram received late yesterday from
General Chaffee, the text of which is
as follows:
Manila, April 22.-When at Mala-
bang l authorized Baldwin TO continue
clearing trail toward the lake, if not
opposed, but he was not to move in
force until the expedition was fully
prepared. which l expected to accom-
plish by the 25th. On the 18th he
pushed his advance from his camp
eight miles out, with orders to clear
the blOckaded trail and halt when il
reached sufficient water. which was
not found until the second crossing of
the Malilang river. where it issues
fromLake Dapao. The advance con-
sisted of one battalion of the Twenty
seventh infantry. under Major Scott.
oIOros Fire Upon Baldwin.
He reached Dapao without OppoSi-
ton. but found the trail badly OBJ
structed by fallen timber Baldwin
arrived at the same place on the noon
of the Goth, with MOore's battalion
and mountain battery. In order to find
defensive camp and grazing TO north
of him he sent forward MOOre's battal-
ion with one gun. Moore was fired on
from the hills in front and to his left
He returned the fire, but did not ad-
vance. Baldwin brought forward rest
of battery and three infantry COM
panieS and drove off the assailantS
firing distance of LOO to 5000 yards:
excellent firing by battery: enemy driv-
en- two miles and scattered: no casual
ties our troops: seven Moro bodies
found Opposing Aoros from Pinellas
village. whose fort is i'm sight fiying
red flag.
Reports a Short Battle.
Yesterday morning Il delegation ar
rived at BaIdwin's camp from Geneasi.
making absolute submission to United
States authority under the terms of
my proclamation Yesterday morning
there was an affair of Il few minutes
with the sultan of Pualao's men. who
attempted to TeOccupy the grounds
cleared the day before. and they were
fOrcibIy dispersed. Baldwin says it
will be necessary to reduce the fort at
Pulas if il continues hostile before
passing it. The altitude of the camp is
2.6JO feet. Davis says he has ordered
Baldwin not TO assault any fort or Oc-
cupy hostile places until the two weeks
time expires which 1 granted the A1Oros
to surrender the murderers.'
Explanation of the Foregoing.
The events which led up to the hos
tilities referred to above are as fol-
lows: On March 30 two soldiers of the
Twenty-seyenth regiment United States
infantry were attacked by six AIOros
near Malabang. The AIOrOs. after pre-
tending friendship. seized the rifles OF
the soldiers and brutally murdered one
of them, the other escaping. although
severely wounded. General Chaffee
Immediately started out to get Justice
The murderers were known. and he
made demand on the DattOs for their
surrender. This was refused. and
Baldwin's expedition is the result In
case of a general war in the island of
AIindanaO the United States troops
will have serious task. as the Moros
are brave and warlike people. and
hardy. The red fiag-fying referred 10
by Chaffee means a fight to the finish.