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Show TO USE FOUR ARMIES- viaonous campaion planned FOR PHILIPPINES. Arte Offleers llavaHoxae.telit Oeheme ta Ilia Head of lha War llepartment to tlUlraet and lleatray la. sargent Forvas. Washington, Aug 33 Tha maps of the Phlllpplnca. and especially of that portion of the Island of I.uioo north and aouth of Manila, which have been prepared for the use of Secretary Hoot, may assume a more Important part In the coming campaign than haa been given II heretofore Vet tary Uoot has not only ascertained where the United States Iroopa nre located and has them nicely n arked off on tho map, hut he liar also taken Into consideration such Info.mnllon aaiun bcnblatncd relative to lha imputation of the adjacent coun trr.thc klod of people and their dlsposl- I lion toward the United (stales. The aecietary has been studying the lines of transportation nnd learning what he ' can of II o geography of the country I II It believed that more than one army ran operate to advantage In tho Philippines, and the suggestion has j been wade by some army nfllccra that an nrmy should start from different points and operate In such a manner as to distract and destroy the 1 lllplno forces. At present tho United Stales fonta do not occupy the line of railway rail-way half way to Llnga)rn,un the gulf of the tamo name It haa been auggeatcd that If ono force viere lo start from Llngayen and move foulh at tho same lima that another an-other were moving north, there would be a vi ry great probability of soon ae curing the entire railway for tho use of the army, and the Inaurgenla would ' be separated Into divisions east and west by tlio railroad, aa they are now j divided Into northern and southern I bands. Ilelwecn Aligclraand Llngayen ' IsTarlsc, a town of considerable sire and situated In a province where the natives ore told not to be unfriendly to the Uulted Htiitia If this province abould be occupied It might be of gnat, advantage to lha gotrruiuf oL While these, are merely suggestion.. it ssay lie that when Hie army In the Philippines consist of to.000 men, In I stead uf about VO.Ooo ur 33,000, It will I bapoMlble to have four ormorearmlcs I operating instead of two, aa during the i last campaign. , |