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Show ' IHHHHH MANY ARE INJURED JBBBB IN PANAMA jBBBB Wounded Soldiers Removed ts Ar.con BBBBBJ Hospital; Both Slues , H Are 1BBBBBJ Panama, Feb. It. A en In- pPBBBI vcstlgatlon by tho l'anaman jkdlco iBBBB nnd tho American mllitar ni'hnri- BBBB ties revca a that only one Pnnamnu BBBJ was killed In U"i rioting BBBJ hero early today, but four luisons BBBI were dangerously wounded nnd it l jBBBfl believed- thatr tho total number of BBBJ wounded will reach forty-live. BBBJ This list of casualties resulted from BBBJ nn encounter between Paunman po- BBBJ lice, American sbldloa nnd Pnnnman t-VBBfl nnd American civilians In Cocoa BBBJ Groc, known us tho tenderloin ills- BBBBl trlct. Twenty-seven cf tho wounded BBBBl woru taken to Santa Thomas and BBBJ Ancou hospitals. Among these were ' BBBJ four, who It Is roported, may dlo. BBB Other wounded persons wero sent to iffBBI their BBBBI A Joint Inquiry was ho'd at tlio "VB Instanco of tho Amorlcan minister, 'BBI William J. Prlco, Brig. Gen. Clar- iVbBBI euco H. Edwurds, commnndor of the jBBBB canal zono forces, Secretary ot For- BBBB olgn Affairs Le Fovro and tho chief iVH ' ot pollco and established that both l'V factions apparently wero equally cul '-Vl 1 pable, a'.though tho Panama police IPbBB used their ilrcnrms only after the 'IVH civlllaiia had started Hhootlng. The 'IVI soldiers were total'y unarmed until jBBB ! thoy rnldcd nearby shooting galleries iBBB and obtained three small rifles. 'BBBJ Tho appearanco of General Ed- BBBJ wards on tho scene of tho rioting had ,'BBBJ nquletlng effect nnd ho ordered the JH soldiers removed from tho district. BBI About foity soldiers wo o nrrosted BBBJ and confined hi tho Panama Jail, but ;BBfl later wero released nt tho request BBBJ ot Minister l'rl-o nnd Gencrnl I'M- BBJ wards nnd taken to tho various BBJ camps for Bnto'keoplug. 'iVH |