Show HISACTION EXCUSABLE Secretory Rot Passes on Caso of Lieut Brown Washington Jan Socrolary Root today acted on the t CUBe of Ucul Preston Brown Second Infantry who wns nin tenced by courtmartial lo be dlsniltfso from tho service I appears from the ev dence that Lieut Brown shot 11 nallv Klllplno because ho allowed an America soldier to drown when he mlghl easily have saved him Secretary Root takes the ground that Lleut Browno action in tho mailer acton while not Justifiable wos excusable under un-der all tho circumstances und ho there foro recommends tho ecntcpco of dismissal dismis-sal bo commuted Lieut Brown shall 10AO thlrtvlUo numbers In his prndo and that ho shall forfeit onehalf of his pay for a period of nine months |