| Show BEFORE SANTIAGO Sinca he landed on Cuban shores General Shafters progress has been rapid indeed so rapid tat it has seemed almost likethe advance of a lkeithe whirlwInd Yesterday the grand assault on Santiago San-tiago began and so far as reported the American troops drove the Spaniards in along the whole line The fighting was very severe and lasted for long hours General Shafer reports the Americans had some four hundred killed and wounded Our losses will necessarily be severe for our soldiers have to assault trenches and rifle pits and in carrying them there is always greater loss of life than in open battle bat-tle They will probably be heavier today to-day when the attack is made on Santiago San-tiago itself General Shatter says that his troops were within threequarters of a mile of the city last night and that by this morning they will be entrenched en-trenched The stars and stripes will float over the walls of Morro castle by the glorious Fourth and what a glorious glor-ious Fourth it will be The battle of Santiago is being fought on the thirty fifth anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg Get-tysburg What must be the slings of Lieutenant Hobson and f is brave companions com-panions as they hear the battle for liberty raging without their prison walls and knew that they cannot aid their countrymen It will not be long before they are restored to liberty How great and glorious will be Santiago |
