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Show KANSANS TIRE 0FF1ST0N Doubt Bis Swimming Bag Bag River. Expunge Story Exploit From History Which Has Been Adopted by Schools. Action Brings Statement From Fun-ston Fun-ston in Which He Makes As-tonlshing As-tonlshing Admission. T OPERA, Kan, May 21. Pupils Pu-pils of the Kansas high schools will not longer be taught that It was for swimming the Bag Bag river in tho Philippines and in the face of a hot fire from the enemy I that Gen. Frederick Funston was promoted pro-moted from Colonel of volunteers to be a Brigadier-General In tho regular army. A sub-committee of the State Book commission has ordered the account of tho Incident expunged front the history, which has been readopted for use In the high schools for live years. When Gen. Funston was promoted to the place he now holds his commission declared in explicit terms that his promotion , was earned by his action ln swimming the Bag Bag In the face of a severe lire from the enemy. ""We will give credit to ' the private,' Trembly While, to "whom it belongs." said Commissioner McCray. a member of, ,the sub-committee. Tho misstatement misstate-ment that Gen. Funston ever swam the river will be dropped now whllo there are men living ln the State that know it is not true. |