Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 111, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1899 — RESUME WAR ON FILIPINOS. [ARTICLE]

RESUME WAR ON FILIPINOS.

Lawtoii and Grant with Strong Armies Clear Trenches at Imus. The attacks of the Filipino insurgents on the American troops in Cavite province, in which one officer and a private have been killed and eleven privates wounded, had their sequel Tuesday when Gen. Grant moved out from Imus tqward Baeoor. Gen. Lawton drove the insurgents up the Imus road and crossed the river. Meanwhile three companies of the Fourth infantry advanced from an opposite direction on Imus and soon the island between Baeoor and Imus and the river banks was clear of rebels. The enemy fell back on San Francisco de Maiabon and Cavite Viejo. One American officer and a private were wounded. The scene of the operations described above to in Cavite province, between Bacoor and Imus. Baeoor is on the shore of Manila bay, southeast and across Bacoor bay from Cavite. Imus is about eight miles directly south of Baeoor. Cavite Viejo lies at the bottom of Baeoor bay, south of Qfcvite. San Francisco de Malabon to about eight miles south of Cavite Viejo and the same distance west of Imus. The rebels who have been annoying Gen. Grant’s forces came from the west end of Cavite province and from south of Imus. They have plainly been trying to break through the American line from Imus to Baeoor, so as to get into the country directly south of Manila and toward Laguna de Bay. The central part of Cavite province is cut'up by the affluents of the Zapote, Baeoor and Canar- , chite rivers, all of which fall into Manila bay east of the Cavite peninsula. The “island” spoken of is formed by the Baeoor river apd a branch of fta main affluent, the Tibagar, which rise in the country between Perezdasmarinas and Laguna de Bay and unite about threemiles south of Baeoor. ? V When the Americans advanced into Cavite province the rebels made their stand at the Zapote river, were routed, and fled south and west. The Americans then advanced through Baeoor and San Nicolas and Imus to Perezdasmarinas. The last place was soon abandoned on account of the ewampy nature of the country. The Americans did not attempt to take possession of the west end of Cavite province, and the rebels have retained posts at Novaleta, four miles southwest of Cavite Viejo, and at other points further west and south. The Americans also, cleared the rebel vessels off of Laguna de Bay and have occupied Calamba, at its southwestern corner. ,