. The chicago Record's war stories : by staff correspondents in the field ; copiously illustrated. ldos Spanish have now been removed to Imus andBolucan, on the south and north shores ofthe bay, respectively. On the west sideof the parade ground are a number of Spanishand native dwelling houses, and the oldchurch of Santa Domingo. This westernfacade of the square marks the line sepa-rating the American soldier quarters fromthe insurgent residences and the businesspart of Cavite. Soldiers are not allowedto pass beyond this line except when on leave. As there are usually 50 or 10
. The chicago Record's war stories : by staff correspondents in the field ; copiously illustrated. ldos Spanish have now been removed to Imus andBolucan, on the south and north shores ofthe bay, respectively. On the west sideof the parade ground are a number of Spanishand native dwelling houses, and the oldchurch of Santa Domingo. This westernfacade of the square marks the line sepa-rating the American soldier quarters fromthe insurgent residences and the businesspart of Cavite. Soldiers are not allowedto pass beyond this line except when on leave. As there are usually 50 or 100 men withliberty leave, nearly every shop in Cavitehas one or two big, rough-looking soldierssitting in it, learning Spanish by ation, and flirting violently with scantily clad,brown-eyed Filipino girls. Out in the parade ground there are drillstwice a day, between 7 and 8 in the morningand 5 and 6 in the evening, weather permit-ting. All drilling and heavy work is sus-pended in the middle of the day on accountof the heat. However, the weather has notbeen disagreeably warm during the last two. **£? j0 COMPARATIVE SIZE OF AMERICAN SOLDIERAND PHILIPPINE INSURGENT. weeks, but the exertion of carrying heavySpringfields and drill accouterments wouldbe very trying on men who are not equippedwith light tropical uniforms. A hundred ormore tents have been put up on one side ofthe parade ground to dry and clear out themust. Everything becomes musty and mil-dewed here in a day or two. and clothesmust be constantly aired to prevent theirspoiling. For several days before the re-moval of the Spanish prisoners these mencould look out of the windows of their prisonand watch the business-like preparations onthe parade ground. Up in the windows ofthe sally port of Fort St. Philip are the 176 THE CHICAGO RECORDS WAR STORIES governor of the Ladrones and some of thehigher officers brought from Guam. Theyare regular spectators of the drills. Gov. Mariana was at one time governorof Cavite province,
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