The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-31
Cuban Army Expects 10 Meet
Pine Guerra Soon
TWO FIGHTS ARE REPORTED
Insureent Bands In Havana Province
Are RepuIsed In Each Case-Guer-
ra's Army Seems to Be
Undisciplined.

Havana, August SO.-The rattle of ma
chine guns became a familiar sound today
on the sea front of Havana where Major
Clews' corps was trying their weapons
and drilling for their new duties. Part OF
the corps is going to the front tomorrow
but its destination has not been divulged.
Major Clews has appointed the following
American officers of his corps: Battery A.
E. s. Webster, who served in the United
States navy and commanded Cuban
gunboat for three years subsequently be-
ing consular agent at Cardenas. Lieut..
William Shockley, former United States
cavalryman and artillery, Battery b;
Captain Andrew Ciegarux, sharpshooter,
who served with the American forces in
Cuba and the Philippines. Lieut.. Adolph
Fittg, an American citizen and formerly
a lieutenant in the German army Battery
C, Capt. George Reno. formerly of the
Cuban revolutionary army; C. Alexander,
former United States army artillery
man.
The officers of Battery d have not yet
been named. There are twenty-five Amer
leans in the corps.
Enemies Close to Each Other.
Generals Avlos and Pine Guerra are
close to each other tonight in the vicinity
of Guantez, whittier Avlos with 1000 cav
airy mounted infantry rural guards and
recruits marched today.
The Associated Press correspondent with
General Avlos reports that a considerable
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march from San Juan de Madtinez over
come by the heat and choking dust and
that some were i'll with fever induced by
drinking bad water. The general spirit,
however, was good.
The story of the plundering of Galahore
by Guerra's men has been duplicated on a
lerger scale at Sabalo. When the gov
ernment troops reached that place
Wednesday night they found the general
store in indescribable ruin. Every kind
of merchandise, liquid or solid, clothing,
dry goods and everything the insurgents
did not want was piled together in stacks.
Guerras men on their arrival there had
crowded into the store and begun taking
what they chose. Guerra and some of his
officers who strenuously tried to prevent
wounded several men who were searching
for money. The townspeople assert that
there were evidences of considerable
bloodshed Guerra utterly failed to pre-
vail over his men. The opposing forces
are so close tonight that battle is eX-
pected shortly.
Two Fights Are Reported.
The only fight of consequence reported
today was three-hours' conflict between
$50 rural guards and volunteers and an
insurgent band estimated to number 300
near Campo Florido, twenty miles east
of Havana. Men who witnessed the fight
ing say the firing was continuous but
scattering, and that there was no volley-
ing After two hours of this fighting the
combatants came closer together and fin
ally the rural guards and volunteers made
q charge up hill routing the insurgents,
whe scattered and dispersed. At least
twelve insurgents were killed and many
more were wounded.
An official report of the fight given out
tonight says the combined forces of Cap
tain Collozo's rural guards and Gen. AL
fredo Regos colunteers numbering 100,
attacked 400 rebels, fought two hours and
charged and completely dispersed the enc
my, who left fifteen dead and three pris-
oners Twenty horses and some arms and
accoutrements were captured. Captain
Callazos was wounded in the arm.
Public knowledge Of the bad behavior
of Pine Guerras force is having a de-
cidedly favorable effect on the govern
ment cause as showing the undisciplined
condition of this much-vaunted army.