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Show Bravery of Marines at Samar Commended Major L. W. T. Waller of the marine corps has cabled Rear-Admiral Rodgers at Manila a full and detailed account of the recent attack by the men of his command upon the rebel stronghold at Sojoton, near Basey, island of Samar. Three insurgent camps were destroyed, forty bamboo cannon were captured, and much rice and other stores were destroyed. The rebel stronghold was almost impregnable. im-pregnable. The trails leading to it were lined with poisoned spears sticking stick-ing from the ground and were filled with hidden pitfalls. . Major Waller's command attacked the enemy unexpectedly. unex-pectedly. To do this they had to scale a cliff 200 feet high. This they climbed barefooted, over bamboo ladders. At the top they found boulders ready to precipitate upon an attacking party. |