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Show EXCULPATES. MARINE8 IN HAITI Nayal Court Says Men Did Dangerous Duty With Great Credit. Washington. The nayal court of Inquiry which Investigated the conduct con-duct of tho, marines in Haiti reported to Secretary Daniels, on -December 18 that there "hud been no proper grounds" for tho statement by Rrlgn-dier Rrlgn-dier General George Harnett, former commqudaut.of the marine corps, thnt the forco had been guilty of practically Indiscriminate killing of Haitians. After a careful survoy, the court, presided over by Rear Admiral Henry T. Mayo, found General Harnett's (barges were "111 considered, regulable regul-able and thoroughly unwarranted reflections" re-flections" oil the work of the marine corps In Haiti,, adding Unit the corps had performed difficult, dangerous and dellcato duty worthy of the highest loinmemlatlon. |