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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1898
Page
1
Special dispatch reports plan for the American army to disembark at Guantanamo Bay and west of Santiago, with about 10 60 troops landing on the east side to seize the harbor works. Cuban patriots to aid, rails and supplies noted, with Shafter and Rabia leading operations.
A dispatch outlines Shafter's plan to seize Santiago first, then move troops by transport to Port de Banes and Gibara. Holguin would fall after Gibara, with about 2,000 troops to occupy the Santiago province section and 3,000 to advance toward Nuevitas and Puerto Principe.
Special cable report from Mole St Nicholas details Captain Huke of the Ravensdale alleging two large Spanish ships hide near Cuba as American blockade efforts intensify. He claims to have coal and access, mocks the US Navy, and predicts further Cuban capital losses as Spanish and American forces clash along the coast.
From Our Ships does not dare to sail to Manila to attack Admiral Dewey. The latest move of Spain shows her colonies have been left to their fate in San.
Manila dispatch reports Spanish forces shrinking under Dewey’s pressure while insurgents gain ground. Cadiz fleet sails toward Cadiz or Mallorca as Cuba and Puerto Rico battles intensify. Insurgents capture Malabon and Caloocan as the U S prepares a Puerto Rico invasion with 20 000 troops under Shafter.
Kingston dispatch reports Corregidor Island operations bogged by awaiting U S troops. Spanish artillery stampeded toward Manila, while Cuba hunger compels rapid provisioning to Santiago de Cuba and Guantanamo with 3.5 million rations ready for transport to the interior.
A Spanish summary from Havana June 17 describes the June 16 bombardment of Santiago de Cuba by U S forces including four battleships and cruisers. The attack damaged Morro Castle and La Zocapa guns, while Spanish forces faced starvation and retreat as insurgents press near Passig River.
Dispatch from off Santiago de Cuba reports transports with American troops for Rear Admiral Sampson have not yet arrived and are expected tomorrow. The landing point is not fixed but likely to be west of Santiago de Cuba.
Madrid cable reports from June 17 that the Santiago de Cuba governor describes yesterday bombardment in which Americans fired 1,000 shots and several Spanish shells struck enemy vessels. Three killed and twenty one wounded, including two officers, while the Spanish squadron was not damaged.
Paris edition of Figaro reports a sensational claim about a single toxpyre rocket linking a special dispatch to a commercial Tribune in June. The story is presented with strong credulity and cites a foreign source.
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