Show CHARGES ofell TREATMENT brought col found groundless jaine 3 the war department part ment made public a statement ning reports of officers at manila concerning the charges preferred by relatives and friends of the enlisted men of the first nebraska volunteers against the late colonel john M who commanded the regiment when he was killed the charges contain allegations of ill treatment of men of his command and were accompanied by resolutions of the house of representatives of the nebraska legislature requesting a complete and thorough investigation of the matter gen under orders from the war department had the charges investigated and according to the statement issued today found them groundless the men and officers of the first nebraska regiment were enthusiastic in their praise of the late colonel gens and macarthur also spoke in eulogistic terms of colonel berg |