Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-03
CHAPTER XIII.

CHAPTER XXIII.
The fort was located on a point
about 100 feet high that projected into
the lake and was surrounded on three
sides by water, the shores for some dis
lance on both sides being covered with
timber Placing Co. G across the
ridge, supporting the moutain guns at
"a range of 700 yards, lieutenant Oracle
with Co. M was ordered toward the
fort to move with his left flank touch
ing the lake. He encountered some re-
sistance in the heavy timber, but soon
reached the vicinity of the fort and
made thorough reconnaissance of 1t.
Returning after dark he reported that
many OF the Moros had escaped by
vinta, as many vintas were seen by
him skirting the shore out OF sight of
our position. Upon the return, about
dark, with the mortar Captain Oracle
reported having seen Moros escaping.
II was impossible to surround the fort,
a firing line was held intact during the
night, and strong outposts We're posted
about camp, which was established on
the ridge
Little firing was done during the
night and early next morning several
Calahui Moros, under Datto AmpNan, |
came into camp and surrendered them
selves, saying that all Moros had left
the fort during the previous after
these Moros the fort was entered and
afterward destroyed. The Calahui
Moros We're required to take the oath
of allegiance, which they did, accord
ing TO Moro custom, and were released.
They reported that the fort was occu-
pied the day before by about $50 Mo-
ros of Calahui and Taraca, % of whom
were killed and several wounded. We
had no casualties. Five cannon and
lantacas were found inside the fort
and destroyed.
LAS before stated the fort at Gala
hui was located on a high point pro-
jecting into the lake and could be APP
preached only from the land side, and
then only by crossing wide triangu-
lar ditch, some 40 feet daay. The walls
were similar to those of Bacolod, al
though but one face was fortified.
Against the artillery from the position
selected for the Maxim it was abso-
tutely untenable.
During the day the leading dattos
of Tukaya and several from Cato came
into camp with assurances that there
would be no more trouble at any of the
remaining rancherias between Calahui
and Marahui. In order to give the men
much-needed rest after the four
days of constant engagement and to
await the return of Troop A from
Camp Wears the command was held in
camp ut Calahui during the reman-
der of that day and night.
About O'Clock in the afternoon
messenger came in from lieutenant
Lear, stating that the advance guard
OF Troop a had been attacked by Ba-
colod Moros in the ravine Just west
OF Bacolod ridge. Medical assistance
was at once sent him and the troop,
with the wounded, reached camp at
dark. Lieutenant Lear then reported
that four Moros armed with campi-
lans had sprung from behind some
hntt Finp- f,lN al-
member of the point OF the advance
guard, including lieutenant AFangum.
the four Moros We're killed. but the
four members of the advance guard
were more or less severely wounded.
of whom Corp. Claude d. Reade died
shortly after reaching camp.
The next day, the 18th, the sick
and wounded We're returned to Camp
Wears In Nintas under charge Of a
guard commanded by Lieut.. A. w.
Brown. The command resumed the
march under escort of many friendly
Moros and went into camp for the
night at Cato, where we We're received
with every manifestation of friend
ship and where every attention was
shown us. While here | finally set
tied an old feud between the ranch
erias of Data and Bucapanan that had
been the cause of war between them
In which several Moroa lost their
lives.
ION the 18th march was again re-
sumcd and representatives from all the
rancherias, including the principal
rancherias, Bucayanan, Cuayan Ma
rantao. Bacolod (north) and Marahui,
along the coast came out to meet us.
The march was made without further
incident to the Agus river. opposite
Pantar Here we remained in camp
during the following day and obtained
five days rations and forage for the
return trip.
THE march was begun on the morn
Ing of the l4th and camp was made
at Marahui \ delegation OF Rayabao
Noros visited camp, including sutans
Or their representatives, from all the
principal Iancherias of that tribe to-
gether with Pandita Imam Nuzca,
high priest, the head of the Moham-
medan church in Lake Lanao. most of
whom | have known and visited dur
Ing my service at lligan. In the 18th
the command marched to Calahui
without incident. and on the 18th, using
the trails along the coast through Bac-
olod, reached Camp Wears. Passing
near Bacolod. Captain Kirkpatrck's
~troop, which had been thrown out on
the right flank of the column as a pre-
cautionary measure, had a few shots
fired at them from extremely long
range.
''As result OF this expedition of en-
ploration ii was definitely learned that
all the Moros along the west shore of
Lake Llanao We're friendly to us eX-
cept those of Bacolod and Calahui and
few about Linok. With these eXcep-
tons all gave us welcome and came out
In large numbers to meet us where the
road led us at any distance from their
rancherias. Expressions OF friendship
had previously come from many of
them during the trip from Camp Wears
across the lake in November and De-
Gambler.
THE Moros of Bacolod, however, had
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