The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-18
Dell, as Colonel Of the 36th, leading a night
attaeA on baealcr Through the flooded rice
Gelds

Bell was at their heels pursuing them to
their fresh position.
There was no let-up on Bells part The
Tllipnos speedily came 10 look upon him
as their sleeplcss Nemesis. They watched
anXiously for him with their best sharp
shooters; but, withal. they had vast
admiration for the man. as developed
later 1t is a distinctive Filipino trait
TO conceive a strong attachment for any
one they believe mosterful and at the
same time just.
Army officers who were In a position
TO follow Mai. Bells work as chief
OF scouts are practically agreed that rev
-aen could have stood up under thG stra,m I,i,,
that Bells ccaselessness was primarily
responsible for the splendid manner IN
which Aguinados army was kept con-
stantly on the move
How Bell Reported to Macarthur.
EelTs unconventional ways Of doing
things developed with lis reputation as
chief of scouts. A..
whole visible world siZzle. Mai. Bell found
himself 1T Santo Tomas. with Gen Haze
brigade Hole's men were on inc roau.
A broad swamp lay at its base, away
at the other side OF the morass was
the railway embankmcnt, and there was
Gen. Macarthur.
to the General commanding. He was IN
a hurry He stripped off his clothcs,
left them on the road. and, Gao only IN
a belt, anonymously bucklcd around ms
yn,ddIe and his campaign hat, he rode
his horse into the muck -,
After wallowing through the swamp,
Maj BeIl -, WAS Was mfsns mbsn he ms espied led an
corthen vessel in deserted tlllplno
house He confiscated this that he mlSht
be able the better to oieanse hi1Sgt Wbcn aF ho
,nd horse scrambled into Gen. MacAr,
thurs presence In the hand that Bell dla
not have at salute pended the piece Oh
poteerG f;o two men stood before each
other, ono visibly estonished; the 9ther
grayely saluting, there cou,a n9' Ma Msre
Senn n moro startling contrast Mac
Arthur was immaculately uniformed.
even TO collar and cuffs. BerS covering
was Nth. plainly and undShlaoS ,o,o"
What are YOU doing here Malot,
- claimed Macarthur, as he gradually
| took in the situation. ort s,r :"
| "I have the honor to report, slI
| bogan Reu And with the proVeroiaI
ia.s oeehm ~ \ cucumber he went on TO
| the very end
Bell ORGANIZES "The Suicide Club"
7,,hon tho Second division. In tho
| summer OF 1899 went into quarters u
snn Fernando for the rainy season, 49, nlrS
! PelI was made a Colonel oil SoIulrseI SoIu,I.,,,t p,
| with authority TO form a neW sni
| trnn, among the discharged volunteer SOL
diCrs of regiments then being return ttuIneh Ioe ~
| lie United States. He had preVlouSiy W.
| arorcd a IAcuten0nt-Colonecy IN INC
TbirtVI-sccond United States infantry lVoi,,
,,Itncrs1 'tl hut declined. pTeferring to walt
| for advancement until Suen tlIme @ dc 'e
| could have a command OF ms OWL ,,,,
Vow among the o,5Ss2 %IsSheFsea Of men vol%n Who
teerS WerI ~ "" f,ht than cat Home had
attraetons for wd4 tnSm ia as pfSs6eGt SaT as
! thCIe WI liz under such n daredevil
Rel rssSgnIzea sosy to sSt SS Sg f6ge3Sea 9S&
sue S;i4, ~ s0G ~ about the best fighters
that ever went out to the n1a1isrly 1sia9qi5 oom at
mandcr and men "eIe Pe,haI PvIIn1i-
one of Col Bells lentSnan5s e MAD Mai BEEN it
! OIL lit H',,r, 5or Eunston AT Calumplt-
Where Funston was eTTo1foufS Ss Ro sST@ GT@nds de-
~ =! I!n I'll % cToseTd the wrecked bridge on
It's srngers though the fpinS' Girdpey OPP TpS
ta GT such material was the lhlttS1
sixth United statgs infantry 0mS ,1sS ao form
,rst s,tcb q seasoned body OF iiGhtinE Inell,
After b@!ng ESgTGl{SSa where Sef IT Became
populariy known as The Sulclae, LUZ of-
Good God" exclaimed regular VI