Show WHY VARAN fAMf A PRIVATf EXPOSED BAD CONDITION OF I COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT Corporal Claimed He Was Abased For Testifying at A Investigation Investiga-tion and Wanted to BeReduced > In the interesting letter from The Heralds special correspondent at Mania Ma-nia published yesterday it was stated that Corporal Varian the crck gunner of battery A Utah artier who fred the frt shot in the battle of Manila had been reduced to the ranks by his own request No explanation of his request re-quest was given but a prIvate letter sent by one of his comrades furnishes some interesting details I appears that there were mummy complaints concerning con-cerning the food furnished the 1en nnd Corporal Varian with other noncommissioned noncom-missioned officers was called upon to testify at a Investigation His test mony wa quite sensational and revealed reveal-ed a bad state of afar In the commissary commis-sary department Te corporal claimed that for giving thl naglng evidence hewas Insulted and Ibused by some of the ofeer mid In his Indignation he presented thenelet that he be reduced re-duced to the raplcs The facts show lothln to Varans disrdin |