Kammala wannan jumla: Bayan hidimarsa a Cuba, an tura Smith zuwa 12th Infantry a Philippines a lokacin
Yaƙin Filifin-Amurka. Matsayinsa ya hada da jagorancin kokarin sake kafa gwamnatin farar hula a San Miguel, Bulacan. A lokacin da yake aiki a Philippines, an yaba wa Smith sau biyu don jaruntaka kuma an ba da shawarar gabatarwa ga kyaftin din.