| Show has discouraged tho filth illinois washington july 28 it is reported from Chicka magua that because the fifth illinois regiment was turned back from the porto alcan expedition many men had deserted the morals of the regiment bad been destroyed and the fault to secure active service had been charged to the secret efforts of colonel culver to keep it from coin to the front it is said at the war department that as a matter of fact the colonel has been the victim of circumstances over ov er which be had no control when the fifth illinois bad been ordered to porto rico a of indiana people awaited upon the president and presented the fact that although there were three indiana regiments fully equipped and ready for service none bad been ordered to the front it happened that of three illinois regiments available two bad been sent forward in advance of the fifth eo that the department felt obliged in order to avoid a char ae ot discrimination to substitute one of the indiana regiments for this particular illinois regiment with this order col culver bad to do and did not even know that it was in contemplation |
