Show washington ANXIOUS every scrap of information on fight eagerly sought OTIS CABLE A BRIEF ONE enough was waa gathered from it however to show that the tha american general wits was endeavoring to drive it wedge straight to the center ot of the insurgent aimy and then by a rapid wheel elcel ciuch out the divided wings against another see sc tion of 0 the Ameri american crin column Wa Washl neton march larch 25 2 this thim was x day of it find and excitement it at var department thab carl can led 0 a reminder ot or ili ih busiest days of if the hie war A with ith spain cry officer was intently looking for acry scroll of ai 0 a ilia progress being niclide by gen can oli afisu expeditionary expedition iry forced it was noted that lilt movement ilai wag executed libia necessarily ono one of 0 great ereal rapidity officials noted mth dlight tile hie gerfe lion ilon or of tho the plans as related recited tn ili the pre s patches tho ilia cupid boik of th sic nal dal mn veil up tip villi lilt ilia troops la in tile the advance linnins their wires tho the Ambi ambulance flance corps close up tip to the lighting lines and the pressing forward forgard of 0 supplies supplier Alt although hugh tho the end was wag not knonk ft N hen bell tile the dead I 1 intent closed tile lie greitl great achl st confidence conn dinco was wai choin hauvn by ilia vill vials nal in ili the complete success s nc C the american yim alm and eblo aas 11 aa lint hinc but inalie board for the strategy a ex gitil I 1 ad by its ills md aithur especially ohof cally jamr aina lit in for commendation men dation brine being the active leader of 0 llis lite adja cing column tl aliton iton cirar against tile the insurgent line the opinion pressed pi essed ut at the hie department mas that the llie Anicil ran licop bould blou jc on the field or rather in fit the jungle and mould take up tho the forward movement immediately after tho the sun still rises rides toni tomorrow orro there was no question about stopping at this point tho the ino movement vemont was intended to break lite rebel potter mild it 11 bould be pushed to the utmost until the surrendered or lied fled beyond reach in the mountains and jungles OTIS HAS ARMY ardy it Is said at thi the department lliam otla otis has ha under his big command lit in manild and about 2 soldiers Bold lera aguinol V lb di according accord lne to otiss list liar report his has about 30 aenni at aimed ined men corbin estimates that the an ergen erlean lean fihn column was about meni f tiong thi the insurgents according to otis oils hod had about men in line but buc Aguinaldo ll re seive awo strong it now tar far distant flout tho ilia scene nt the th tiling filing line indeed it IS ia suspected that some of them including the leader himself may haae ben be n drawn into struggle in m malch aich cas came the odds v have been heavily against llie ilia alnert conr an tile tho dalter apgear to be taking advantage of the great assist assistance anee to h found lit in the possession of the railroad for their movement toddy today t as generally parallel to lo tho ilia coall at all points thole Is AL 11 of contusion confusion over tho the numea of gens halo hale and hall gen irvina halo tie was wai colonel of 0 tho the colorado infantry and has hu been promoted to be bi brigadier general of vol anglers antlers fien can robot L it hall aas as formerly colonel of the ho fourth infantry anil and lias has bern been promoted to be brigadier G general of 0 both of these men were in the engagements of today north of lanil dL BATTLE 3 DESCRIBED BY BT OTIS gen hilss description of tile the battle la Is contained in the fol inc cablegram dated manila today lind received at the lh war n department this morning elih tuo ro abrl addes commenced advance on north vest of lit in center of the in sargent lines lit at daybreak this morning mornine advancing rapidly and successfully suffering little from i lii Ja cArthur eArthUr mill swine to left still ani strike to polo BrI brigadoi gados fronting on kuhlt press f foi elrd ard at tile llie proper time alme hfalls bli brigade gade on the iho old line fine north ut of raida paul 1 Is wit of tho iho an pumping sli Hii enemy iran of on tile the lines 1 am on to taka tak a fraction f ri alon jai ill reverse OTIS DI WEDGE 1 IN 11 cl nten immediately upon receipt of tile ali ca the defining of 0 the th advance by ahi ion tho th plin of oc the movement of tile the remaining tema ining sections of I 1 lie amot ican cola column ran maps dratted drafted by the military information di vision tr aft consulted it then pcr that the american general was waa then endeavoring to dihe a straight to lie ito center of the insurgent army and MCA by a rapid hyl heel rush out one of 0 the divided wings against another I 1 of 0 tile amel aecil I 1 can column olisa edns mont ment that 1 I to taku take fraction 0 of o the th enemy lit in reverse was waa taken to mean tills this plain 1 As neaily ly as could le be calculated ml bac ac arthur beld the of 0 tile american line lie ile was dehing straight northward anil and M as to proceed iro cecil in that direction tie n getil lie he had flanked the insurgent center tile ma malament lement hlat ement that lie had or 11 at nov em sho shoeb a that ihil lia ito wa then about eight miles not theart of Ws uzi nila he swing sings to the left 1101 11 or of polo ho be will hive beaven himself a and nd tiro the bily bay of manila rubout b a third of the glint stilly if 1 he manages to get in fit the real nai of this body the timur g genta ants jajic ul tip IP fairly cornered in a irl agetle formed by the boy bay on oil the one tide bide macai thurs force on an the north east at and Wheat Wh catona ons brigade on oil tile sol south tit it la IS assumed that this th Is if what nhat otla otis menus means then lie talks of 0 taking the enemy in reverse for ov the statement that wheaton mill press forward or warl at the proper time la Is regarded reg aided as an an indication di that irwill it will be his hie duty duly to clos up the triangle and prevent the e escape calis of tile tho insurgents ONLY HOPE OF REBELS the only hope bore of t tho the latter would ap 41 rear ear to lye lie in ie treating before blac arthurs arthura adealle so rapidly as to prevent being cornered find and driven ba hack on nn wheaton Wh caton but even in this cb care their force would lie be split in two anil and their position would be untenable tor for any length of 0 linw gen col ilens alii attention lon wn wa called to th indication aloin lite that the th engagement seemed to be general ral along the iho american lines lilies from ills th pumping station west of fandli and lh ib river clear around to a point duo due north of A nast ut areg reent elit twenty raiq long lom ile he e pres pre s d tile belief t that hat till til h na aa al alpa pa r sit that as aa otis bad u ui d j th lh wil md in of the ilat orka it was w ON evident that the wat riv ill lie at ai or detract otlia pop P was to main al I 1 bat tile ten brolat leniton I 1 I 1 loro of f cat 0 attack balk the enemy tn on emit the from prevent no north rom r h t at the he ony any 0 in I 1 rate I 1 jt 1 I borao to itei pur gento from rom conc ng to tile the fro rom M benr acu bacar arthura that t through advance ni all all attack abic by diorec the americans front rom the station llon of tho the pumping in computing n they wool would be blanked ethe the hen tile the timo came at manila to began it t la 13 said that tile the battle than hag haa hern be in 0 o rOlls more war depart department tit f four U to bourg tin dr not net attempt to conceal their belief hat tile the fighting has haa very lonson acs the american mettr mettrue re and that are arc no doubt quite heavy ahle gen Ur D icly ely chief signal oil leer re rc calved A cable dispatch r from r in laljia lan JIa pal ing I 1 ahat it tile the signal arps acle Is in service north of manila buell j that geh otlia mothr IN IH directing the desrov and opt opera cat tlona ions of 0 troops from rom his bead sn art manila explaining exar kalning THE an inquiry mas made ila ia to N hy by eo 60 at large a proportion of 0 the volunteer the advance we were r into it wits answered at the department hat these particular volunteers wore were oot nally I 1 more v titan llian many 1 they have been in if tile the regulars service now nearly a year fine anil in ili that time have seen peen more fighting than any other branch ot of the army they have oyer tho the regulars v nh afi an all advantage advant affo have just junt art arnvell ived in their lino loo ledge nf f jungle fighting acquired ahr through ou gh their long stay at Ilan manali lip then it la IN said qaid to bo be the he pa part rt of oc prudence to maintain a rell ablO men cn strong reserve of 0 tho the most in such FL me movement as that now going on and ami jell gen otla oils in ills hla dispatch dla patch of yesterday ampha emphasized 6 iced tile tho necessity of 0 11 the ae old battle lines our eur rounding ago the city great Greato satisfaction atlef action was expressed at ther taft press report that the american troops had bad captured the railroad leading to Malo loB the insurgent head quartus tho the great danger to aich chich the american america advance has been col ox posed has been the cutting 0 of the line of 0 communication alth ith manila pro venting tho the supplies llen from reaching tit the outposts great difficulty has already been experienced in maintaining th the transport service over the rond road cwg to the grea great I 1 length leneth of the ali american line dut cut vi 0 ith this railroad in its PON poa session the taek will be ba reduced to ully fully I 1 bile he diM cuRY it indora lt it la Is necess riece ry to longer loneer maintain these thesa extreme outposts aut outposts posts |