Show STOTSENBURG WAS NOT CRUEL Cloud Lifted Prom Memory of the Dead Officer Washington June 3The war department de-partment today made public a statement state-ment containing reports received from General Otis at Manila concerning the charges preferred by relatives and friends of the enlisted men of the First Nebraska regiment against the late Colonel John M Stotsenburg who commanded com-manded that regiment when he was killed The charges embraced allegations allega-tions of illtreatment of the men of his command and were accompanied by a resolution of the house of representatives representa-tives of the Nebrasha legislature requiring re-quiring a complete and thorough investigation inves-tigation of the matter General Otis under orders from the war department had the charges investigated in-vestigated and according to the statement state-ment issued today found them groundless ground-less The men and officers of the First Nebraska were enthusiastic in their praise of the late colonel General Otis and General MacAarthur also speak in eulogistic terms of Colonel Col-onel Stotsenburg |