| Show REBELLION DOWN DOWNIN IN THE PHILIPPINES Gen Otis Reports that Organized c tion No Longer Exists on the Island of Luzon American Troops Pursuing Robber Important Centers In tile the North have Been Driven Into the Mountains and Americans following folIoing Them Closely No Concentrated Force of Rebels North of In III Cavite Will Ghe Up Spanish Prisoners Making Over Released in the Past Month Gel Otis Gives Cheerful Report of the lie Situation Washington Dec aThe war nr lie do has hns received the tho following cablegram from Gen Oen Otis Oils descriptive ot of the mill mIlitary tor situation In Luzon Maniha DIc 1 12 In pro province vince the insurgents have hare been seat roat and driven east to the mountains Our casualtIes In that section In the thelast thelast last few tew days were svera ten The Th Insurgent casualties In killed rounded and pris aggregate Considerable In urgent property with records arms anti ammunition has hils been captured Our troops are now In the mountains In The insurgents have hae been driven from 1111 hay and the marines now occupy n a naval station there Our column moving west from Is Isnow Isnow now on the west coast of Luzon It has hils been fn supplied It enO encountered little A column is II now mo nor Ins ing w west at anI and south from along the coast cout There Is III no concen Insurgent force of Importance In Luzon north of Manila Luzon will not offer orter any serious rests lance tance Troops are cooperating In that Section Organized rebellion no longer exists and our troops are actively pursuing robber bands bandl All important and threatened ecu cen ot of population In the north have been occupIed OTIS Washington Dec war do de has hus received the following dispatch Manila Dec thousand ad Spanish h prisoners secured In northern Luzon making over Oer reo re released leased within It a month seven hundred now tn In route from Vigan and trans tran transPorts Ports ill be sent for tor remainder OTIS Ors |
