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struck by flying splinter and mao
several ribs broken. He then retreat
ed to Pujagan where he was killed the
following day. Gotta Langusan, al
though appearing easy to take, was
the most difficultto hold, and it was
on the bare top of theis point that the
fire from Pujagan was most severely
felt. Only one man was wounded in
taking the place, but soldiers of the
Sth u. s. Infantry and one Scout were
killed and two American infantry
men and three Scouts were wounded
in holding it.
The surviving Moros from the three
cottas retreated to Pujagan, Bunga
and the large stone Gotta on Bagsak
Firing was kept up on the Bunga and
Pujagan cottas all afternoon and
night of the 11th The mountain
guns kept hammering away at Bunga
and Pujagan all the following day,
the 112th, and there was a great deal
of skirmishing. Anil as stated above
was among the killed on this day,
a dnthe firing became so hot the
Moros we're forced out of Pujagan.
They then began a series of rushes
upon the American lines, on Languas-
an. The fanaticaI hords would rush
out of Pujaga Gotta in numbers from
twelve to twenty and charge across
the intervening nerIy three humid
red yards, and the topography of
the territory made it impossible for
the troops to see them until they
would reach within twenty yards of
them at Languasan, but in every in
stance the charging outlaws would be
expended before they reached the
trenches. Amirs son led one of. those
fanatical rushes, and Date Jami an
other Jami was the most notorious
cattle thief in Sula, and was one of
Amils most trusted lieutenants. It
was just following one of those des-
perate charges that Captain Nichlos,
bravely fighting at the head of his
command, was killed,-shot through
the head by ball from tigh-power
rifle in the hands of one of the enc
my's rifles, it should be remarked
that have been struggled in
to Jolo probably by Chinese traders.
from Bornee and elsewhere. All day
Thursday, the company of the Sth,
Infantry and the 10th Company of
Scouts, at Languasan were subjected
to a terrific fire from Bunga and
small detachments of the enemy
scattered along the edge of the orator
of the extinct volcano. No cottas
were taken on this day, but there
was much skirmishing. On the morn
ing of the 18th Captain Moylan was
ordered to take Mount Bagsak, with
the oath and 31st Companies of
Scouts. This was big order, given
to a big man, commanding a brave
detachment of Moro Scouts. 1t was
necessary, however, that
this point be taken, in order to ac-
pure a position from which the
strong Bagsak Gotta could bbe storm
ed with mountain guns. After hard
fight Captain Moylan succeeded in !
taking the Gotta by noon. BY excel !
lent generalship he only lost one man
killed, the unfortunate soldier being
practically cut in half by a barong.
Then the taking of the mountain
guns to the summit. So difficult was
the ascent that the small mountain
guns had to be taken apart and car
ried up, piece by piece and reas-
sembled on the crest. Ropes were
to hoist with tackle the
larger parts. The strenuous work of
placing these guns was not complet |
ed until about one O'Clock the follow
ing day. When, however, these guns
were mounted, the finish of the del
tenders was evident Saturday morn
ing Captain Charlton, Lieutenant
Collins and the 51st and SIND Compa-
MES of Scouts, and a detachment of
American Calvary, were sent by
General Pershing to reconnoiter the
edge of the orator and endeavor to
Judgment from which the
final attack and destruction of the
enemy could be made. A trail was
discovered leading up the ridge.
This was followed short distance
and the two Moro Companies were
posted on a small knoll about six
hundred yards south of the Gotta, the !
strong stone fortress. Van Natta's |
mountain guns on Bunga opened up
on the Gotta, the last strong hold of |
the enemy, about one o'clock, and
shelled it practically all the after
noon. A detachment of American
was brought up from Lam