Show N I IS TC CLEARED P i I Proceedings e Against gai st the Gen Gell General eral al Are le pis l l 4 ACT HELD SHOT TWO NATIVES W HILB I I THEY TRIED TO KILL SCOUTS i t Small Engagements Continue to Take ake Place Dally Daily in NO Northern hern Luzon I Town of P l nag on is I Filipinos s Aye e Found Pound to toBe toBe I Be Near Ne r Starvation c t Manila May 27 investigation of the charge against General Funston of having ny executed two natives In the of Zam bales has resulted in Ipa int discontinuance of the proceedings It n developed the fact that General Funston F ton caught the natives in the act o murdering bound scouts his action c in view of the circumstances being regarded regard as justifiable Scouting small engagements and the time capture of arms and anti prisoners continue daily in Northern Luzon Last operations by the Ninth Twelfth Tw Thir Tl ir and Thirty sixth regiments resulted in the killing of of the enemy the taking of prisoners and the capture re of 00 rifles and a quantity of ammunition I Colonel Edward E B Gardin companies of the regi regiment regiment i ment and bluejacket the gunboat 1 Helena landed at g is island Island land under the nem s lire fire routed the time insurgents and after an engagement lasting half an hour occupied the tho th town without casualties The insurgent nt with twenty officers and 3 50 0 men mep surrendered surrendered surrendered dered on May 20 giving g up a hundred rifles The islanders were found f suffer suffering suffering suffering I ing from lack Jack of f food owing to the blockade and the American Am authorities are endeavoring in to t relieve them |