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Show WOMEN PROVED HEROES. Remained Cool and Courageous Under Un-der Fire of Fanatics. Manila. The courage and coolness under fire of the American women at Davao during the siege of the convent con-vent in which all Americans were gathered during the mutiny of June 6th when a part of the company of PhiHippine constabulary at that post revolted, is the subject of warm praise in a private message received on Monday from Davao, which contains con-tains further details of the affair. After the attack on the barracks, which fell into the hands of the muti neers, all the Americans of the post and sixteen of the natitve constabulary constabu-lary who remained loyal, gathered; in the convent and repulsed the assaults as-saults of the mutineers. The women remained cool and unafraid during the defense of the buiilding and assisted as-sisted the men in every way possible. |