Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 February 1911 — “Under the Stars and Stripes” [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

“Under the Stars and Stripes”

Under the rays of a blistering sun lay the long thin line of khaki-clad American soldiers. Silently they hugged they ground; an occasional muffled report from the hills', and the soft drone of a spent bullet, being the only sounds to interrupt the peace of a perfect tropical day. Suddenly a bugle, far in the distance, sounds tlie “advance”—pie brown line seems transformed, it becomes filled with action, the men, motionless a few monments before, spring to their feet and begin picking their way over the uneven ground As they approach the position heid by the insurrectos a gap occasionally appears in the line, but it is quickly filled without any demonstration of feeling, almost mechanically. The volleys from 811 vestre's band of renegade constabulary become more regular as the boys in khaki cover the intervening ground, but flo answer comes from the muzzles of the Sprlngflelds. Again the bugle speaks, this time for the “halt,” and then repeats its clear notes with

the command “commence firing”— eager hands turn the s&fety locks, adjust the sights, and before the echq of the bugle’s clarion notes has died away, other short, sharp, decisive echoes announce to the traitorous Tagalogs that play time has ceased and actual business begun. Thee with a yell and a wild rush the boys charge and soon the shrieking, disordered horde of brown devils are streaking for safety in the rice paddy —and the fight is over. » This exciting battle in tbe rice paddy, the escape from the old Juan Be Dios fort, Sllvestre's final retribution and many other thrilling dramatic features will be seen in Hoskyn's great Filipino war drama. “Under the Stars and Stripes,” to be for the benefit of Co. M, at Ellis opera house, Wednesday, February Bth. A magnificent cast has been secured to support the author, Geo. H. Hoskyn, and a fine chorus of young women will sing the Interpolated musical numbers. Tickets are now on sale by the members of Cp. M.