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Show HOPE TO CATCH AGUINALDO. Americans llelieve He Js Trying to Escape Es-cape Froiu Luzon. Washington, Nov. 12. Great interest inter-est is felt in the war department over Aguinaldo's sudden change of base northeastward from Tarlac to ISavom-bong, ISavom-bong, about seventy-five miles distant. There are numerous spellings of the latter place, but the foregoing- is the one generally adhered to on the maps in possession of the war department. The most interesting feature of the new situation is that Aguinaldo has been forced out of the Tagalo country into a region to the north where the Tagalo is not spoken and where the mountains and valleys are filled with Wcgritos and other savage tribes who are hostile to the Tagalos. This is about the most mountainous and inaccessible inac-cessible cart of the island, It is on the headwaters of the Mogot that Aguinaldo is now located. The way is open for him down the long stretcli of the river to Aparri at the mouth of the Cayugan where it flows into tho sea. This is one of the wildest wild-est bu t richest valleys in the island. It is believed the river Cayugan is navigable nav-igable for our Unclad boats 130 miles from its mouth and for canoes much further. It is expected as soon as Aguinaldo shows any disposition to move down the valley toward the China sea that Warships and gunboats will be sent round the northern end of the island to meet him and cut off his escape. If it is his intention to escape from Luzon he would naturally seek Aparri or some northern port but the country around Carabello mountain is such that he could probably stand off the whole American force in a game of hide-and-seek in the hills for the greater great-er part of the coining season. |