Show WHEELER NOT IGNORED Wa War Department Says Ee Xe Was Wa as Act Acting Ac Acting ing Under Unde General Gener MacArthur Dallas Dala Tex Tex TeL llarch Marh 18 M B Davis DavIa who who iio served with wih General Wheeler In Inthe inthe inthe the confederate army recently wrote wrate to I Ithe the war department concerning the he re reports reports I ports port that hat General ral Otis Oti had iad d intention intentionally intentionally ally aly ignored mentioning General Gene l Wheeler in his reports concerning the i fighting in the Philippines Mr lIr Davis today received a long lang reply rep from John JohnA John JohnA A A Johnston assistant adjutant gen general genel general eral el in which he says It I has ha not been bela usual for General I Otis to cable to to this department the particular service of individual officers I unless they the were operating independently independently enty General Wheelers Wheelers brigade was as attached to to General MacArthurs di division division vision General MacArthur was w the I commander and all al operations in which this brigade participated so far as a the department has ha been advised were per personally I conducted by General MacAr MacArthur MacA MacArthur thur iu I The ThO letter leter then names engagements I in four faur campaigns from Sept Set 9 to Nov Nav I 11 ii 1 in which General Wheelers brigade was vas wa In action and concludes No o official reports of these the e engage engagements engagements ments meats In which tho the special perform performance performance ance of brigade commanders are likely to have been mentioned have as yet et been received r at this t s department |