Show I 1 NEWS CONFIRMED GILMORE AND COMRADES HAVE BEEN RESCUED washington jan 6 official conform atton has come from both gen and admiral watson of the first reports of the release of the american prisoners who have been held by the filipinos for many months and thero is no longer any doubt that aleut cilmore Ril more of tho yorktown Is among them gen otis dispatch reads as follow ss manila jan G the prisoners now en route from vigan arrive tonight and a list of them vill be telegraphed tomorrow aleut gilmore is among the number signed OTIS that of admiral catsonis Wa as tol manila jan 5 colonels hare and howse have recaptured all of the american prisoners including gilmore now at vigan WATSON the sweeping statements made in the dispatches to the effect that all of the american prisoners have been released lias aroused a hope that in the list will appear the names of some of the officers and privates of the army who are set down on the army rolls as missing prominent among the missing army officers was maj charles M rockefeller of the ninth infantry this officer advanced beyond the lines the fierce fighting early last summer he disappeared completely aud no trace of his baay was ever found it is gathered from gen Otis dispatch that the released men were sent by boat across lingayen gulf to bagu dixan at the northern extremity of tho railroad and about a days journey from manila |