Show OPERATIONS IN LUZON War Department Advised by Otis of Movements Washington Jan 22Gen Otis informs In-forms time War department of the recent re-cent nillItary operations In the Philippines I Philip-pines In the following dispatch Manila Jan 21Mnj Johnson commanding com-manding battalion Fortysixth infantry Wheatons brigade reports from Lem cry ISth and 20lh Instant drove enemy through Batayang eastward morning ISth capturing seventeen rifles one field piece few hours later through Calacal captured four prisoners four horses and equipment six rifles killed three insurgents advanced touard Lemery that afternoon captured enemys outpost three men six horses advanced on Lemery 5 oclock p m enemy strongly intrenched sent by navy gunboat to Batangas for assistance assist-ance when three companies Mulrs battalion bat-talion Thirtyeighth sent to Taal Insurgent In-surgent headquarters Johnson drove enemy through Lemery on Taal Avhere he attacked southern portion of city and Mulr northern portion enemy dispersed dis-persed retreating In many directions Johnsons casualties one killed one seriously se-riously and two slightly wounded four field pieces and quantity rifles cap tured This movement of Johnsons ably conducted and Important In results re-sults enemy reported In large force and heavily intrenched at and near Santa Cru Laguna de Bay Schwan swing log his troops on that point his left at town of Bay few miles east Calamba his right consisting of cavalry at right of Tayabas OTIS |