Show LAWTON AGAIN INACTION troops sweeping the Jung lesto the north of manila along the railroad enemy Rn countered in force but routed in short order retreating leaving the dead on the field of BattIe filipinos between two divisions 0 the amy men prostrated by heat talk of af pf a conspiracy in the united states to aid the filipinos ianella Ian lla april p m gen law ion took the field at daybreak bouay with a column ot troops consisting of th north Dakota regiment two battalions b the third infantry the twenty second infantry two guns of scotts battery three troops ot tho fourth cavalry and gales squadron equipped in light marching order athla dorco started at 5 this morning over the road traversing the country previously cleared by the rebels but subsequently by them it 13 to be presumed that gen lawton b y this movement will outflank the enemy before meeting gen mcarthur north of ches the dakota regiment first encountered the enemy in ardnt of novaliches Nova liches at 8 a m the rebels opened fire on our troops but their fire was silenced ten minutes later the enemy retiring in bad order and the americana ad along the rough roads around ches they were considerably annoyed by the atre of the rebel sharpshooters from the jungle for two hours at 2 in the afternoon the rebels were in full flight leaving many dead on the field and our troops were corn polled to take a brief rest in the shade the heat vas overpowering washington april 22 the var department part ment today received a cablegram from general otis announcing the forming of a new flying column under command of general lawton and the initiation of a new campaign which is expected to result in clearing out the jungle in the north of manila up to the foothills of tho mountains on the northeast and which will sweep e termination of the railroad at balocan Bu locan tho rest of the dispatch was not made public but it la understood to agree closely with the previous telegrams contained in the associated dispatches from SIan lla |