| Show BOYS r IN BLUE L SLAINo i I I Twenty American Soldiers r Part of Garrison at Catubig Island of Samar i t < V < S i Are Killed Force of Thirty Men Attacked by Seven Hundred FilipinosFive Days Fight FollowsAmericans Had Their Fortress Burned Over Their Meads the Walls Remaining They Fought Against Odds Killing 200 FilipinosTen Men Rescued I Manila May 2Tho American gar rlson of Catublg Island of Samar consisting con-sisting of thirty men belonging to th e Fortythird regiment has been attacked at-tacked by rebels Tent pf the Americans were killed Tho remainder were rescued I ATTACKED HY LARGE FORCE The Americans were quartered In tho Catublg church which the enemy numbering several hundred men surrounded and fiercely attacked THEIR FORT RESS FIRED The Americans fought for two days and then the rebels managed to ignite the roof of the church and It burned away and finally fell upon those Inside the edifice WALLS REMAI NED INTACT The walls remained Intact howeve r + and were used as a shelter by tho besieged Americans for three days lo tiger the enemy attacking the building on all sides at once TWO HUNDRED EBELS KILLED The Americans continued firing from the windows and doors of the church s and did good execution among the hill pinos It Is estimated that over 200 of the latter were killed many dead bodies having been removed from the scene of the fighting t FIVE DAY S FIGHT After five days resistance by the Americans a Lieutenant and eight men arrived from Laoan and engaged the b esiegcrs who thereupon retired SAVED FROM ANNIHILATION The fortunate arrival of these rein forccments prevented the annihilation s of the American force intrenched In th c church who had repeatedly declined to surrender when ordered ALMOST EXHAUSTED The ten survivors were without food and had little ammunition and were exhausted when relieved This light hns encouraged the Fill pin6s who are now acting In an aggressive ag-gressive manner and threatening that section of the coast particularly the town of Catarma whence the garrison will probably be withdrawn to Laoan |
