America's war for humanity related in story and picture, embracing a complete history of Cuba's struggle for liberty, and the glorious heroism of America's soldiers and sailors . left could be heard the crack of therifles of Colonel Woods men, and the regular, deeper-toned volley firing ofthe Spaniards. Over there the American losses were the greatest. Colonel Woods men,with an advance guard well out in front and two Cuban guides before them,but apparently with no flankers, went squarely into the trap set for them bythe Spaniards, and only the unfaltering courage of the men in the face of afir
America's war for humanity related in story and picture, embracing a complete history of Cuba's struggle for liberty, and the glorious heroism of America's soldiers and sailors . left could be heard the crack of therifles of Colonel Woods men, and the regular, deeper-toned volley firing ofthe Spaniards. Over there the American losses were the greatest. Colonel Woods men,with an advance guard well out in front and two Cuban guides before them,but apparently with no flankers, went squarely into the trap set for them bythe Spaniards, and only the unfaltering courage of the men in the face of afire that would make even a veteran quail prevented what might easily havebeen a disaster. As it was, Troop L, the advance guard, under the unfortunate CaptainCapron, was almost surrounded, and but for the reinforcement hurriedly sentforward, every man would probably have been killed or wounded. There must have been nearly 1500 Spaniards in front and to the sidesof us, said Colonel Roosevelt. They held the ridges with rifle-pits andmachine guns, and hid a body of men in ambush in the thick jungle at thesides of the road over which we were advancing. Our advance guard struck. 500 AMERICAS WAR FOR HUMANITY. the men in ambush and drove them out. But they lost Captain Capron,Lieutenant Thomas, and about fifteen men killed or wounded. The Spanish firing was accurate—so accurate, indeed, that it surprisedme; and their firing was fearfully heavy. But I want to say a word for our men, continued Colonel Roosevelt:Every officer and man did his duty up to the handle. Not a man flinched. At this point another officer takes up the thread of the story and fills inan important omission left by Colonel Roosevelt. When the firing began, Colonel Roosevelt took the right wing, withTroops G and K of the Rough Riders, uuder Captains Llewelyn and Jenkins,and moved to the support of Captain Capron, who was getting it hard. At the same time Colonel Wood and Major Brodie took the left wing andadvanced i
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