Every time their troops made a stand they were promptly defeated and driven back, but their faltering courage was bolstered up by glorious tidings of wonderful, but wholly imaginary, victories won elsewhere.

It was often reported that many times more Americans had fallen in some insignificant skirmish than were actually killed in the whole war, while generals perished by the dozen and colonels by the thousand.

Our losses on March 27, 1899, in fighting north of Manila, were said to be twenty-eight thousand.

In reality only fifty-six Americans were killed in all northern Luzon during the entire month.
On April 26, 1899, the governor of Iloilo published the following remarkable news items among others:-- "_Pavia_, April 6th, 1899.
"The Liberating Army of the Visayan Islands to the Local Presidents of the towns shown on the margin: "_Towns:_ Santa Barbara, Pavia, Leganes, Zarraga, Dumangas, Batac Viejo, Tuilao, Batac Nuevo, Banate.
* * * * * "Santa Ana taken by Americans burning town our troops advancing to Rosario and Escolta Americans request parley account death General and officers and many soldiers.
* * * * * "At 3 P.M.of the 14th battle at Santolan 500 American prisoners who are to be taken to Malolos.
"At 9.45 P.M.Commissioner Laguna details 6000 more Americans dead and 600 prisoners.
"Otis requests parley, and our representatives being present, he tells them to request peace and conditions, to which they replied that he, and not they, should see to that, so the parley accomplished nothing.
"To-day, Wednesday, a decisive battle will be fought.
"Among the 5000 prisoners there are two generals.

Tomorrow 7.15 Pasig in our power.