Show FIERCE HOHI F HAD I WITH MOROS I ON MINDANAO ISLE I Americans Capture Ten Forts and a Sultan I TWO AMERICANS ARE KILLED Seven Others of Pershings i Force Wounded One Hundred nnd Fifteen Moros Were Killed Thirteen Wounded and Sixty Made Prisoners J Manila May 7 Captain Pershings column has defeated the Sultan of Amparuganosas strong force of Moros In he Taraca countryon the east shore of Lake Lanao Island of Mindanao Minda-nao The Americans captured ten forts One hundred and fifteen Moros were killed 13 wounded and 60 were made prisoners The Moros captured Included the Sultan Two Americans were killed and 7 were wounded POSITIONS STRONG ONES The ten forts constituted eerious and strong positions on tho banks of the Taraca river and from them the Mo ros vigorously I resisted Captain Per Hhlngs advance Tho American troops attacked the forts Monday and captured cap-tured eight of them without suffering any losses though the thirtysix obsolete obso-lete cannon mounted on the fortifica I tions were served with time best of the enemys ability CAPTURED BY ASSAULT Tho garrison of the ninth fort resisted re-sisted fiercely and Captain Perahlng ordered the fort to be shelled and cup turned by assault which was done Lieutenants Shaw and Grade leading two companies of the Twentyseventh Infantry and a dclacjiment oC cavalry surrounded tho tenth fort where the Sultan had sought refuge and It surrendered sur-rendered Tuesday The forts have been dismantled Captain Pershlng moved north Tuesday Tues-day to complete tho exploration of the lake I GUNBOAT IS RAISED Tho Spanish gunboat Velasco sunk by the ships of Admiral Dewey off Ca vlte has been raised Her hull Is not Injured but bur upper works show the effect of the American shells I |