Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 April 1902 — Page 1

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RENSSELAER. IND.. THURSDAY, APRIL 3. 1902.

FROM THE PHILIPPINES.

Lieutenant Clltton Writes of Doings of Uncle Sam’s Soldier Boys. In The Field, Salcbdro, Samar, ,P. 1., Feb. 6, 1902.—Since I last wrote yon I have been In action service and am in a position to give you some facts in regard to the peaceableness of the Philippine Islands, Samar in partionlar. I will start with Oct., 1901, at the time I was stationed at Ormoo Leyte, P. I. Leyte is quiet beside Samar, and only two different bands are at large and giving trouble to our troops there. One band, under the command of an officer from Samar working around and through the mountains of Ormoc, the other under Maj. Kapili, working in the southern end of Leyte. At Ormoc in October and up to Nov. 30th I was the only lieutenant at the post, therefore I got command of all the hikes that went out. On one of these hikes I was lucky enough to capture one “Capt. Leon Valus” and one Lieutenant “Jaun Varais.” Capt Leon I sent in to Ormoc and with Jaun Varais, known as Wa Wong, kept on through swamps, rivers and forests up into the mountains, where the Mrntranza or “Machine shops” of Maj. Alas Alas’ were supposed to be. I was out in the mountains three days with fifteen American soldiers and fifteen native scouts, looking for Alas Alas’ quarters and his machine shops and was on my way in, as our natives were gone and we were two days from Ormoo, when I captureJ an old native and by methods of my own made him give me information that at first he knew nothing about. Using the native as a guide we found the machine shops in an hour’s time. We had hiked all around it and within two hundred yards of Alas Alas’ quarter. I got five good riflos, one good shot gun and three good cannon from the shops. Also good vices, sledge hammers, pinchers, sulphur, salt peter, gas pipe a lot of brass and about 50 pounds of lead, which with the shops and one large house we destroyed. Lieut. Wa Wang, who would not give me any information whatever, said while we were destroying the place “mucho malo” (very bad). From here we went to Maj. Alas Alas’ quarters hut only found a few papers and household stuff hid in the brush. We started back to Ormoc and at night camped at Coob, Wa Wang’s headquarters. About 7:30 P. M. and while the men were talking and some sleeping we were attacked by about forty rifles from the heavy bush and grass back of our camp. The fight lasted about 10 minutes and when it was over I was loser “one Lieutenant Wa Wang.” He had made good his escape and afterwards sent in word to me thanking me for the way I had treated him the three days he wss my prisoner and telling me it was a put up job to get him away from me, that the bunch of Insurrectos had followed me for two days waiting for a chance. Another time, after hiking all night to -surprise the quarters of another Lieutenant of Insurgents we arrived at 5 o’clock in the morning to find him just gone. While our men were laying around the house and on the ground sleeping and resting twelve Insurrectos with rifles ran in on us and one ran up within 10 feet of Lieutenant Hendryx and pointed his rifle at him. I took a snap shot at him and got him through the neck. I emptied my revolver at the others, who turned and ran as soon as they saw their leader fall. The only shots fired were from my revolver and from the six shots we got three rifles, three gas pipe cannon and two hombres (natives). It all happend and was over in about one minnte. The last four times I was out from Armoc we were ambushed. Once they fired on ns from not Over 30 yards and ran. They only bit one man and he was only scratched. This was all play to what I found on Samar. To jump from Ormoo to Malitboy, a town on the Southern end of Leyte and under Kapilis rule. Here I and my scouts worked with Co. “I,” 11th Inf., under command of Lieutenant Machlin. We made a few hikes and got word that the Insurrecto officers wanted to meet ns and fix terms to come in and present. To make a long story short we met them, two captains and two lieutenants. Had them to stay with us over Christmas and had their promise to come in and present as soon as they coaid get their men together. Next day Lientenant Machlin and I were ordered to have oar companies ready to go to Samar at onee. Two days later we were aboard and on onr way to Hainan Samar, a town on the Southern

end 6f the Island. From here Lieutehant Machlin was to go to Quipapundan, a burnt town, up the ohast about 20 miles and inland $ about 5 miles. Lieutenant Hendrix and myself were to go to Salcedito, another burpttown, 12 miles inland t from'Quinan and take station with a Company of Philippine scoutß. Lieutenant Machlin went by boat to the heath opposite his town and in landing; was fired upon and had three men wounded. These he sent to Taclobain. He stayed there three days an|l was fired upon all the time from t|ie mountains. He then returned ijo Quinan with his men but was unAble to get inland with provisions. ( In the meantime Lieutenant Hendryi and I with 40 scouts started to hike to Salcedro to look over the ground and pick out a camp. We got about two miles from town, when we were fired upon. No one was hurt, so we kept on over a trail that was filled with man traps, Bpears, etc., and in places had to cut our way through. We finally got to Salcedro, nothing left now but some poles standing where used to be fine houses. As we all got into the main street and into the opening we were fired upon from three different directions from surrounding hills. We soon run them off. Had three soouts wounded. Staid on a hill top all night and went back to Quinan next day. Were fired upon twice in going in and the bolo men would cry to ns from the hills to come up and fight them. December 18th, we left Quinan with 30 Americans, 52 scouts and 31 days’ rations to take station at Salcedro. We were there three days in building a camp. During this time we were fired upon several times, but as we were some distance from the hills they did us no harm. A day or two later Lieutenant Machlin came to Salcedro and staid over night. Next morning left to go back to Quinan. About 300 yards from camp he was attacked and had his bands full, as he was down in the opening and the Insurrectos were up on the hills. I took a detachment and flanked them before they would leave their position. We had one man shot through the head and killed another. Got his hand shot off. Do not know how many Insurrectos were killed. In the last few days I have been out two or three times on one hike. 1 killed eleven, or my men did, rather. They were ugly looking devils, with hate stamped upon their faces and a big bolo in their bands. Another time I run onto one of their camps and destroyed it, along with a lot of hogs, pigs and chickens we took for our own use. Our camp consists of tents, not enough for the men, and they all leak. It rains three days out of four and we are wet all the time. To-day the mud is shoe top deep. We got word yesterday from Quinan that two companies of the 19th Infantry were ordered here to take station. Also that Lukban was coming south with his army and intended to eat dinner in Quinan before l„ong. I suppose he will stop for lunch at Salcedro on the way into Quinan, as he will have to come through here. A gun boat will be here today or tomorrow to stay. The coast is about a half a mile from us. Above us not very far is Balangiga, where 00. 0. were butchered up, and from where Maj. Walar last month left with a detachment of marines. He got lost in the mountains and after 12 or 14 days, he, with nine men, got back to camp. The main column were still lost and were starving when the Major and the nine men left them to look for a trail and for food. He oould not find the column again, and after several days wandering staggered into camp nearly dead. Parties were out looking for his men, but could not find them. A few days ago one man staggered into a camp not far from Basay and fell exhausted and nearly dead. After he came to he told them all the men were back on the trail starving and nnable to go farther. A party left at once to bring them in and a sorry plight they found. They found the men scattered out for mites, some crawling on their hands and the others dragging themselves by their hands and eating grass and anything they could reach, no clothes and feet and legs swollen. Ten of them were dead—starved to death. Others have died since, too far gone to recover. Last week, back of ns in the mountains, two officers and three privates were shot and killed. At Quinapundan six hours hike from Saloedro, three more marines were killed. The other day while out a short wav from camp one of onr men, while making coffee, was shot through the front of his shirt, burning his stomach; a close call. Such are the conditions now in the peaceable Philippines. These devils will be your friends for months

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to get a good ohanoe to kill you or to lead you into>a trap. At present we are sending out patrols every day. Have not enough men to go out and stay two or three days at a time. As soon as the companies of the 19th come here we will be able to scour the country. No one is considered a friend here and on hikes everything is killed and all houses and anything to eat found is destroyed. Hogs, pigs, beef, chickens, crops, houses, and even men, boys and women, if they get in the way, are destroyed.

Lieut. 38 00. Phii. Scouts.

Forty cars of lumber

bought since December, 1901. That’s our record. Come out and see ns and we’ll convince you that we have the largest stock ever in this city, and that we are doing some business. Donnelly Lumber 00.

Wants to Help Others.

\ “I had stomach trouble all my life,” says Edw. Mehler, proprietor of the Union Bottling Works, Erie, Pa., “and tried all kinds of remedies, went to several doctors and spent considerable money trying to get a moment’s peace. Finally I read of Kodol Dyspepsia Care and have been taking it to my great satisfaction. I never found its eqnal for stomach trouble and gladly recommend it in hope that I may help other sufferers.” Kodol Dyspepsia Onre cures all stomach troubles. You don’t have to diet. Kodol Dyspepsia Oure digests whet you eat. A F. Long.

O. Q. CLIFTON,

Usefulness of Lemons.

If yoa have a throbbing headache, slice a lemon and rub the bits over the brow, and the pain will soon go sway. If your hair is falling out, rub slioes o. lemon thoroughly into the roote and over the scalp, washing the head afterward with warm soft water. Squeeze lemon tuice into milk, rub the mixture over the faoe and neck every night and you will reloice in the fresh glow of your complexion. Mix lemon juice and glycerine, rub your hands with it at night, and if you are not too nervous, wear large old gloves, and you will wonder at their dazzling whiteness. If you have a wart or a vexatious corn, rub lemon juioe on with untiring zeal, and bid deflanoe to mosquitoes with the touch of your little yellow Mend. A cup of tea is always improved by slices of fresh lemon, and we all know how a well mixed lemon squash can revive the weary stomach. If you go on a water voyage, you must certain* ly take it with you, for pure lemon juice will rout all giddiness and seasickness.

Money to Loan.

Private funds to loan on farms, city property for 5 years or longer at a low rate of interest with privilege of making partial payments. Also money to loan on personal, second mortgage and chattel security. No delay. Call or write. Aoomplete set of abstract books.

JAMES H. CHAPMAN.

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