Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1909 — WOMEN EXPOSED TO REBELS’ FIRE [ARTICLE]

WOMEN EXPOSED TO REBELS’ FIRE

With Men In Convent That Filipinos Attacked. HELPED WORK OF DEFENSE Mutinous Members of Islands' Constabulary Force Still at Liberty In the Mountains—-Governor of Province Wounded In the Engagement WitKthe Insurrectionists—Moros to Join In Pursuit of the Treacherous Visayans. Manila, June 15. —The courage and coolness under fire American women at Davao during the siege of the convent in which Americans were gathered during the mutiny when a part of the company of Philippine constabulary revolted, is the subject of warm praise in a private message received from Davao which contains further details of the affair. After the attack on the barracks, which fell into the hands of the mutineers, all Americans of the post and sixteen of the native constabulary who remained loyal' gathered in the convent and resisted the assaults of the mutineers. The women remained cool and assisted the men in every way possible. Captain Allen Walker of the Philippine scouts, governor of Davao province, was wounded during the attack. The pursuit of the twenty-three mutineers, who retired to the mountains, has commenced. The mutineers are of the Visayan tribe and two companies of Moro constabulary will join the pursuit later.