| Show AMERICANS AMERICANS INVEST WEST BACOLOD BAC LOD April Arl 11 The Investment of ot o Island Iland of lt if Mindanao which was captured by b Capt I forges forces after n I a tIght fight In which hl h a n hundred hundred Moros Moron vete killed klell occupied three days The Thu final assault assaul vas was made at ut noun nun Wed Wednesday Desperate fighting took place Inside the forts Seven Seen cannon canlon were vore captured and ald am 11 1 Americans not noL thre as aa previously cabled were wounded a afew afe ae few fe e of ot them seriously serious It I Is la probable that all al the tho Americans Americana wilt whit wi recover The Tho column approached Bacolod early arly earlyon on oi Monday and found new forts which had hal been a year under construction construction on fly 11 lug ing battle flags naSs The Moros did dil not wait walt to be attacked but fired ned a I volley oley which wounded two to Americans Capt Penning then decided to bombard the tho fortifications and ald and ald Oatt Gat i leys heys batteries took up positions and shelled the forts and works until Wed Wednesday Wednesday i morning the Infantry and cay cavalry aIry alry supporting the attack atack Many of ot the Mores Moros left lef the forts on Monday and aud Tuesday nights and escaped In InThe boats The assault on Wednesday W lnell was wa cai ol aie fully ful prepared The column curried iu warda bamboo bridge on which oil all the th troops crossed the lie moat under fire tre and afterward scaled the walls wails wals The fhe fight fighting lag ing InA Inside the tho forts was as most desper desperate ate Sixty dead Moros were found be beIde beside side ride the walls wails wals and 40 were killed hilled In the trenches The whereabouts of ot the hue sultan of or no nn Is not known knon Ho lic le Is believed to have escaped Monday night Davis viI reached North Lanao Lanno yesterday He lie le Is In com corn communication with Capt Pershing and has forwarded supplies to which Is the destination of column OEN JEN DAVIS ACCOUNT Washington April 11 Gen Davis has cabled the following report of ot CUP Capt attack upon the Moro Mow fort fortt at t I April 11 1 April Apri 11 11 of oC my I orders ordez Oders based ased on the tIme recommendation of Gen Con Oel Sumner Capt Jphn J 1 Penning Pershing started last Monday for exploration of ot the tho coast const of ot Lake Lanao He lie le visited many dattos per invitation The he Moros have hae defied us since we reached the lake and have hae kept war Hags flying over their forts torts which were reported the strongest on the lake He lie vented efforts were made to Induce the sultan sulan to come to Camp Cump Vicars for tor a 1 friendly talk lalk but he never hover lever came When Copt Capt Pershing approached the fort last la t Monday Monda he was fired upon and two men tn were ere severely wounded There was vas nothing left lef but bUL to overcome the resistance The place was very strong Surrounded liy by y a ditch 30 feet teet deep l cp The first attack drove the defenders out of ot the exterior trench On April Apri S 8 tho the fort was assaulted and the dl h crossed un tin under under der dec lire lre over a bamboo bidge made by bythe ly lythe bythe the troops The walls of the fort tort were scaled the Moros defending desperately By lj D 2 p m III 11 our ps wore yore In full ful poa jus iu lel Many of ne he Moros Iro were WelO killed list aL of or casualties Eleven Wounded seven senn canon four nd Ind ninny many lan other captured arms Pre Pro Previous Previous ious study stud of oC the situation careful preparation and disposition accounts for tho small smal loss to our troops so ably commanded by Capt Perching Pershing He lie has hns moved forward to complete his lila exploration tion ton and Uld visit the his objective objective tive point being I have hae for forwarded or warded supplies from rein Pan tal near tha thu outlet to the lake I spent allent last night there The work on the lan road Is In good goo condition and ald progressing fa favorably In a month wagons will wi be ll beable able to reach rench from frol rota there Am Mn m leaving for Jole tonight Signed DAVIS |
