Americans Take Moro Fort.

New York Times 100 years ago today, June 13, 1913:
Gen. Pershing's Force Loses Six Killed and Has Twelve Wounded.
    MANILA, June 12.— The intrenchments of the rebellious Moros under the Sultan of Jolo at Bagsag were taken by the American forces to-day after a fierce battle, in which the American casualties were six killed and twelve wounded.
    The killed were two privates of Company M, Eighth United States Infantry; three members of the Fifty-first Company of Scouts, and one member of the Twenty-ninth Company of Scouts. Lieut. Edwin H. Rackley was wounded in the leg.
    The casualties are regarded as few in view of the stubborn resistance which the Moros made to the American advance. The attacking forces had been made up unusually strong as a precaution, there being in addition to the company of regular infantry a troop of cavalry, seven companies of scouts, two companies of constabulary, with a battery of four mountain guns and a machine gun platoon. The main position of the Moros was completely taken. Although there remains one point still occupied in the mountain, the mountain guns will be in a position to shell it easily.

    WASHINGTON, June 12.— Gen. Wood has cabled to Major Gen. Bell, commanding the Philippines Division, for an immediate report upon the operations Brig. Gen. Pershing is conducting against the Moros in the Jolo Archipelago.