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Show Wholesale Poisoning of Soldiers In the Philippines. Manila. Eloven deaths havo occurred oc-curred and thirteen men aro seriously Hi at Kelthloy camp, Mlndnnao Island, ns a result of tho men of tho Eighteenth Eigh-teenth Infantry drinking Cnlumblc ncld, a vegetable compound extract from the calumba root. An official Investigation Is now being mado by tho mllltnry authorities, but no dotntls havo been given out. Tho boverago, It Is learned, wns served as "Vino," n nntlva drink, nt a rosort near tho camp, on December 15. Tho last doath occurred on December 17. |