Show BRI BRINGING I G THE M MOROS T TO Tf TERMS M Gen Wood Invited Sultan of Tar Taraca aca to Meet feet hint Him but lie ilc Declined HE BECAME VERY HOSTILE American Troops Were Vere Fired On When Marching Along Peace fully Washington April follow ng bulletin was waR posted at l the war depart department department ment meat today Oen Gen Wood Wool reports that he hc Invited the sultan lulan of ot Taraca Tarca to o meet let him at Vi Vicars VIcars 1 cars els on March 31 for tor consultation and amid that the refused to conic come aud nd Instead made mado extensive hostile MAIle preparations ions Marching columns from Mona Mara 11 hut and ami Vicars left lef on the 2nd of or April to Assemble the lie cavalry Tho Tio Vicars column wax tras iOta Into all Il night 10 miles front Vicars VIers path and ol one enlisted man maim was WI wounded The Th col 01 at nt ow he mouth of Tataca river although every U effort was made mallo to accomplish n a peaceful landing two to enlisted men were tlene rc serious seriously ly I wounded would l The combined fords forces tor ll as ns assembled assembled In to the tho valley on tho the fourth of April Apri a n large hurge number of hostile hosto fortified cottas coUns occupied were destroy destroyed ed ett Il from April I to April Api 7 T Tho Time troops then returned to tn their proper stations Newcomb company compon K IC Seventh Infantry infantry try tr and Wampler company D Twenty third Infantry were I re killed Every ery ef effort e effort fort rort was made to bring the Moron Mores to term tennis peacefully but In each Instance our troops were attacked attached before a n shot and anti force was only used when all nil other methods method failed Ild the tho enemy attacked us tili S The two chiefs who vim ho have haxo been at lt the tho bottom bolom of ot the trouble on 01 the tho falt side Ide of ot fOI for two years ears are now In III hiding and they will wiil 11 be ar nr arrested rested It If possible pos Gen Ceo Wide wade Sade to whom Gen Oen Woods report was Wit as made and Ind transmitted It I to time the department deportment adds that the time condi condl conditions conditions tons In II the tho valley aley for the time last three months havo hae been such as ns to ren rca der tier the time above aboe action absolutely pary |