Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1902 — SOLDIERS CUT TO PIECES. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SOLDIERS CUT TO PIECES.

Five Americans in Luzon Are Massacred by Ludroncs. The bodies of the sergeant, two corporals and two privates of the Fifth cavalry who were captured on May 30 by ladrones at Binangonan, Itizal province. Luzon, have been recovered. The men were Sergteant Stewart, Corporals Block'

and Finnegan, and Privates Davis and Carr. Most of the bodies had been hewn limb from limb, and it was found impossible to reeognixe four of the dead men. A number of arrests in the matter have been made and nine men have been absolutely identified as belonging to the baud of ladrones which captured the Ameri-' cans. The identified men include two members of the police force of Teresa, Morong province. Strong re-enforeemonts have been ordered to pound the ladrones until they are exterminated. Maj. L. W. T. Waller must explain the Interview he gave to newspapers in San Francisco criticising his superiors. Secretary Moody has telegraphed to the major asking him to report at once as to the correctness of the interviews. Unless he can enter explicit denial he is likely to be severely reprimanded, if not court martialed. President Roosevelt is ■aid to feel strongly on the subject. Maj. Waller whs quoted as saying that the revolution in the Philippines could not be quelled unless the severest measures were inken; that he never questioned Gen. Smith’s orders except in one instance, which he declined to stat<». He ■was further quoted as sayiug: “I left Samar a howling wilderness. They tried to make it that for us, but we made it a howling wilderness for them. 1 objected to being court martialed. It wasn’t done at my pleasure. I wns not consulted in the matter; I was simply court martialed.” Then followed this statement to which the President and Secretary Moody took particular exception: "I know who caused that court martial; 1 know who brought it forward; I know who wns at the back of it all, and Washington knows as much.” ,

“Brave minds, howe’er at war, are secret friends Their generous discord with the battle ends; In peace thpy wonder whence dissensions rose. And ask how souls so like could e’er be foes.” •• Ohio State Journal.