Report Flatly Contradicted As Ajainst Washington Treaty Manila, Mar, 14.
The publication in Manila in an American morning puper of a story to the effect that Brigadier-General William Mitchell, recently As:
Chief of 1 Army Air S had ted surveys and other: ding the Marivelex Opposite—Corregidor, with a view further tifving Mariveles, ix fatly contradicted by the office of Major-General McRae, the commanding general, The office declares the story to be ously foolish and unfounded, forbidden Army officiate atte that the Jerror arose from a roques made by Major C. A, Mitchell to. the Ad-jurant-General of the Philippine Depariint for statistics of popula tion la the army reservations, which request Governor-General Wood te ed to the Department of the ior of the Philippines for ronly Military. men state that the pubs fication of the canard is unfortunate, as it might lead to an inquiry from the signatories of the Washington treaties,—Reuter's Pacific Service,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.