Lawton Calls for More Troops and Guerrilla Tactics
Dispatch from Manila reports General Lawton says 100,000 troops are needed to pacify the Philippine islands. He notes difficulties fighting guerrillas in the hot country and explains evacuation of captured territory. Also: Hancock sails for Manila with Twenty first infantry and Nero begins cable survey from Honolulu toward Manila.
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Paite
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Malolos
Otis
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Nero
Mare Island
Coas Ratory
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Schwan
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Luzon
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We Have 70 000 Arms and 230 000 Troops in the Philippines
A Hong Kong letter reports Dr Gallican Apacible and Dr Santos leading the Hong Kong Filipino junta. They claim 70,000 stands of arms and 230,000 troops, confident disease will counter Western attack as they harass advancing forces. They cite youth and education of leaders and say they will strike and retreat.
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Gallican Apacible
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Spain
Smallpox Cases Spread in East and Missouri River Rising
Paducah Kentucky reports ten smallpox cases with many patients arriving from the south. Brooklyn Illinois quarantines to prevent spread as no landings are allowed. In South Dakota the Missouri River continues to rise causing evacuations at Fort Pierre. In West Virginia L C Matthews kills his 2 year old daughter then takes his own life.
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