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Show BATTLE NEAR ILOILO. r Flllplnoe Are Itouted ami a Quantity ot Ammunition Captured- New York, March 23. Adlspatch from Hollo, Island of Panay, says: A battalion of the Etbhteoa'th infantry, infan-try, a platoon of the SlxthVartlllery and tho machine gun lottery made a reconnolssance In. the- djcbgi of Man-durrlao Man-durrlao and Santa'IlarWfraPhurtMlay, While they wero returning he Insurgents Insur-gents attacked tho outpoKH on tho right & General Miller was oiiilio sceno early and directed tho operations from Immediately behind tho fig&Ing line. Ho had several narrow escaSea. The lino advanced by Ashes 3000 yards under a hot fire, pouifng in deliberate de-liberate volleys upon thelwsurgents' position, tho artillery malting good practice. Tho engagement wasbrought on by the enemy's persistant attacks upon tho outposts at Jaro bridge. Tho severity cf tho engagement may be judged by tho fact that Hie Eighteenth Eight-eenth rcglmonl alono fited 02,800 rounds. It Is estimated tkaLtho Insurgents, Insur-gents, with their more thai, 000 rifles fired more thnn double 'oi total of ammunition. .M2' The loss to tho AmerlcaBmroopa was one killed and fourteen wowidcd. Tho minimum estimate of thoiinsurgent loss was 200 killed and ,309.' wounded. A largo quantity ot ammunition was captured from tho insurgents. Tho Instructions printed on ; the" captured cases of ammunition wero In German and showed that tho cartridges camo from tho artillery depot at1 Mayencc. It Is suspected that the ammunition and arms have been supplied to tho insurgedts from German and 'Japanese sources and from tho French colonies. |