| Show HALT WAS disastrous I 1 americans failed to take advantage at manila 1 NO PROVISION FOR ADVANCE I 1 had gen otis otia followed up the flying rebels disorganized ns ats they after the unexpected advance made upon them february ath the question of supremacy in islands would have been settled then this the view by j I 1 a correspondent I 1 manila march C 4 or of itile the alsoc assoc I 1 lie d press per transport trans arlenn Ar lonn to 1 san francisco april GI 63 although Alth pugh the rupture between the and native forces at 2 manila lanila i lie a a d exactly one month ago today I 1 the conquest of the latter by tho former hns has ions icing been conceded a w cassity can scarcely arcely Bc bo be said to have commenced as yet had the American Amerl cani tc been in a position to follow up their advantage and keep right after the flying flynne labels disorganized st as they were by that lint unexpected advance thre there li 14 no doubt that the question of would ila have ve been settled by tills this time ones and for lit all ahn time unfortunately 1 abely however W laige go art armies such nuch us as that of if the ilia eighth corps corpa are arc inot nit self milf ling unit und as no pro slon had been mailo made for sudi aai h un till anler valley As aa aroet on the night of debill sty ali it became esaly to call a halt at tile alio vry outset of what plain ased to lie be itt leall sweep to vict uly while ahll chis nua mas unavoidable it waa nas dia disastrous tn ili many waya alist be 1 0 the moment that hilt halt was waa mado 1 ill the a moral off c act et OL oe their clist defeat fit ab from the minds minda or of tile iho wince I 1 it guvo guve them timo time both belli to r from their fi flight ight und and to lo excuses for their to u avoid it becony it tin all N leilh their leaders m ere quick to take of to play upon tile feelings of the majority mid and enlist tho the of thousands thou sanda abs had carefully care fully ic le trained from joining lite bubblo in heir ill demands third it att icsey the to lally their scattered foicey said and aner after concentrating them in various to infuse now new blood into the ranks II 11 USI TACTICS ay As soon boon ua as it dawned upon them that bli americans americana more arc still blell on the afen d fc n alve ind and tie no fill advance v as aa to be retired fedr cd tho the rebels again us tile adapting the ranie bubb backing tactics ll li hid had proved 0 so successful acca hist their old enemy tle alic spaniards at that these were almost il inist hari since they almost brought on oil IL a trash advance on oil tho the part of those u horn they N ate intended to intimidate after the iho battle of Calo however iann tell thu tho american Amo rican line was yo 0 long and thin that any general advance became inexpedient tho the rebels kiddo il discovery chich thair plind plaus slid and them till re rc lj eoLl co Lo uraiL this was mas that their rifles had a rank range to tile those of the alio majot ity of the Ain eilean Nic weapons apons thereafter their vate fully out of range of the cairned cai by the volunteer ii gimenes lit in front of them but man mail veined tilled a constant and more or besst lee effective file from trees clumps of bamboo rocks or other natural pu prints in to of vantage both by day and night GALLING SITUATION A more galling situation than that in bilth IN his h tho the ami am rican troops hi hie a been placed for the past few weeks it would be to imagine Con constantly polled ut at by an all unseen foe set et unable to silence hla his life fire except upon such laic let a as ahen hen the country news ordered cleared eared tl and then compelled to rew e to their at oil ginal lines after hav inc done it the hie wunder wonder tn Is that ilia men A wore ore kept in check at all yet they were so not net because they were ao 90 thoroughly disciplined no as to accept unwelcome ciders uncomplainingly ing but because they nete ocic buoyed with the hope that whim hen their feln forcen lents aheady frn en toute loule ut ui I 1 lived ived it a general advance would lie be trade niad and then their turn would come that thai time Is near at hand but whether or not his task beaole ilia the eager americans anu i loana alrtle will bo be so HO soun soon its iia they anticipate I 1 pate in IB an upon open question lun TIP SWA SWAMP N AND FIGHTING if tho the entire rebel force could bo be coir coi ruled aled lit in any one section or of I 1 the be wand the burk urk of if subduing it would hit 1 vory very simple and soon accomplished ill saied without doubt do but on the island of luzon lazon weli alone a well equipped miny of 0 over r men luik halt only mu ceded in clearing the country within A athin u bahus or live miles from manila avilla bl so far fait and no onu one knol anoa 9 with any leg roe of oc 1 wh what at ahe e I 1 Is ahead it ii la its or certain bo weer that tile the further they 1 1 11 1 th ey into the ot of ihfe ill intel lor 1 the I 1 gi kietter eater mill be the disadvantage to the I 1 bite troops tio since swamp and jungle lighting ate aio tho the strong points of tho the natives native it la Is also what Is 18 to lit be dune done must munt lit bf accomplished belore the rainy season lacause apart fiant tins tile consideration of tho the health of the troops most of f the ali country Is absolutely impassable front from may to octoba r 1 FACU i among tile the to lie bo faced lit that of oc the force to bo be encountered so far as can call be A lie label army aich ha hemmed the althin th ill con coffins confins fins or if the city uy for so HO lont long consisted of if men one third of oc hom beat vicie ic armed ani iLd most ot of these vere acro of 0 couise comiso tit Taga logs who are th 0 of th taw jf if a as is claimed Ini lai mcd med teiei e tire ot of these yet to ill meet under cli mid tori ton ill ille the koblein abbell confronted at khartoum Khar as it a simple one compared mith alth that th t vilh levton ittu ton lias has to face on oil his cilval aneval of course there are tilben such as ilia llo canos n huso hatred for tho the T Tn agn alosa to 9 might render th alim ui useful allies alt but th quntion ants n t to 0 whether 1 it would be sefe to trust thin thein auh till tile alf arms necess in necessary ury for th ahr pur orv biuso lost tilt the lvie lii naon oll to lanphe 1 by grillo gl illo 1 la 8 ono one that Is not afy to be forgotten in 1 n a hurry burry und thero there la Is grave crave dinece it ingeb lit in such at th ihly Is sta stage go 0 of the proceeding it AGUIN ALDOS ARMY 1 ther 1 ii 14 4 a c chance bance that in thi the event 0 of f a bellous s setback e I 1 back force may show the white feather lit in such lunn bers its as to kr render resist once anco but bill it bi be conceded that tho the have not hotan any such disposition so for far they bolted nl at the ali firbie ian of an advance it Is 1 true but battly pailly because they wie iff 19 dorant ol of the strength of thelle their ON own a position and partly because lr hist in aan L Is 19 to liv from coit to cove t vh hn h n attacked allak cd in this thir can it must be boino boin in muni mand that their only ju in lite alie urt art of warfare was aus alc c ildved rl ved in tile tho bell cheul aint nil 11 spaniards like fought from iliin possible diw ali fuw to bakshes hnis bals liea hes 1 hibit our likous have had bull with ili tile clemy to alb have proved that the latter will not lot stand mund rl hunk flunk but lot they are arc quick to ly iaru ruid and alwo they realize that bolting acres the open is 19 sui eldal under untie tie the chLum stances they will blob ably adopt tile aliu wiser coumbe of oc fighting it out another of the uncertainties la 19 tats ali number r of arms which the 4 post po csak that they oro ore bing at ric quent intel valo from some n source scarcely admits of a doubt but lit what cannot even ho bo conjectured until a days ngo ago there wis was every indication that tho jbf 19 along out our chop w hol front ner tt or using hoine mado hut but now new smokeless ell powder Is 14 ogain bolog used and judging from thoi the enormous quantity ot of ammunition expended ever o ery Y ilvento four hours their supply muhl in us t bv be militated mili mated at AL epry village captured so 0 o fur far ol of rounds i of mauser have bu tel zed but hilll taci la Is no appreciable once lit in tile tho amount d fl aiom sill day to day it must ilso also be uc remembered that hitherto the nimy almy tills lias ileen acting in conjunction till the navy and that dewcy i ships have voy as a hinted in routing the enemy along the shares ot of maella M bay AIU AID FRONT FROM NAVY while the thero r a Is a or on the part or many ma ny soldiers soldier to befit belittle tie 1 tile 1 work done by ilia other branch of tile the service thero there can be b no question as a TO the c erect of tho iho and charley Charls tons ona shells upon tho rebut trenches tren chia both at malate and Caloo CUlo ean this fator factor can call no longer mi a counted upon once the army advances from f the the coust boust and tho the rebels are ro full fully olive alive to thit that fact unless alt all tile tho signs fall then tile the eneany may be exper ted to make a better choming ing from this time on in which event those mho imagine that thai thu campaign v will lit be it a walkover walk malk over for the invaders will probably find that they under estl malted tit alio at native Is live valor it their foolhardy foole ardy and fanalla fanatical ll al leader tra would only see that can bo but one outcome to a with such huch a a notion nation as aa the united un malm jl would bo be welt well but tor for tile tho irs they deliberately shut their eyes to tile truth inith an nna 1 those nho ho know tant iff ni say pay that nothing kirn t of extermination will assure la in the philippines INSTINCTS rs PREVAIL lit in some pomo respects perhaps thia ihla mould bo be a rood thing tor for the other millions iho aiho inhabit the inhuman acs w the may heern that they ihly mo tile the poll enli instigators of the rebellion tham alu iv van call lit bu no n doubt and their I 1 mf bhoj that the instinct of cr the wit hlll predominates arc domino lafa for ini d spite thou their boasted intelli bonee unit binl humans Itar lani 1 in t the he T a g A logs have frequently been bec n seen been to drive their that 14 scared allien into hulf construct ed cd ot at tile tho of their bayon tw i knowing full wl well that tho thoy they y would bp bf shelled out ut argain by the th amerian intilli ir tilli ry immediately again acain out of their faaoi lie ile moana means of oc decaying decoying deco ying mor I 1 ht ir roe toed into in 1 0 the open la Is that lit 01 showing a title flag SHOOTING AT ambulances bupt still they have been guilty repeatedly peat edly of the bj barium of shoo shooting tinz ns volleys nl at hospital ambulances Is both 1 I in tho the open and while avillo returning fr from the front 0 ot I 1 t tho fi iny Y litz ob lead deail Is isan aher r a clinco of f boasted lv if cur troops for strategic strate Kic pur par pum a victory Is 14 heralded all over the lite ion enu ani and according to the stories totaled by tile natty more aau irleand tire arc tiling being killed erry crry day than it bavo a v yet landed on ahe lit in the matter of exah bor or of tho s enemy loss however they tire not alime for our cur on forces art arc nery ery pitie to fill fall into the same sam error in fact to hear thi the men i elating tile the cc axe cuth n they hall had done tho the day rt at supper time onu ono might be led to believe th ahr country wae wa n irh v ich doaa yet with the exception of the tun big alit largest larff ct nuni num br alvr of killed in one day lies has it most uc of va hom ere nion mon al dom don it by t lie call ngo viii ons lite I 1 iver gunboat laruna FL le de bay near san sail pedro recall As aa a matter of fact in nine cages oat jf if ton ihen afen brushes occur our oin oma 00 men mc n havo leavo no opportunity to hunt tor air tile dead and the loss la Is purely a matter of 0 conjecture |
