THE PHILLIPINES
[press association! (Received April 27 at 915 a.m.) j - Manila, April 26. Further fierce fighting has taken place at Calumpit, on Luzon Island. The Filipinos, after losing heavily, were driven from their entrenchments and fled to the hills. i Eight Americans were killed. (Received, April 28, at 1.2.50 a.m.) Six thousand Americans engaged the bulk of Aguinal'do's army at Calumpit. The Americans shelled tne enemy's trenches, forded the, river, apd advanced in extended line, steadily firing continuous volleys into the. trenches. 1 ' ' x ; . The Filipinos used two guns with modern . shrapnel but had the wrong range. Severity Filipinos were killed..
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West Coast Times, Issue 11278, 28 April 1899, Page 2
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