Show MABTHUBS ADVICES Iris I-ris Report to War Department of the Disaster Washington June 23Thc War department de-partment has received the following cablegram front Gen MacArthur at Manila dated today A detachment of four officers and 100 men of the Fortieth volunteer Infantry Capt Midler commanding left Cagayan June lath on rcconnolssance up the CaSa I Ca-Sa an rh crln the morning and were ambushed by Insurgents Inn strong position Fifty men sent to reinforce them from Cagayan Could not take position and troops withdrew to coast port Our loss losshLLLED KILLED Company HRobert H Colea John H Uaywodd Fred Holloway John T Pelhom Frank Salisbury Company M Corp Jesse G Moody Michael J McQulrlc WOUNDED Company ICapt Walter Elliott slight Company HCapt Thomas Sillier In thigh alight Jeff Efllg moderate James WJeffreys alight Roy Wheaton I on moderate George Hollarlf Blight Murley H Hillips soverej John W Smith severe Company M Edwin E JVHIlMns severe se-vere Company K George W Wells severe se-vere Lex M Kanters moderate MISSING Company H SergL William North cross Fully detailed report nol received MAC ARTHUR OFFICIALS PERPLEXED Gen MacArthurs report adds somewhat some-what to the perplexity of the War department de-partment In providing soldiers for China as this was another evidence that Gen MacArthur needed a consid tenable t-enable force to garrisonand protect the litany outlying posts I |