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Miles Report Details Atrocities in Philippine Campaign
Public release of Gen Miles’s report cites harsh treatment and torture of Filipinos by U.S. forces. Accounts include water torture, deaths by burnings, and killings linked to scouts under Lt Hennessey and Lt Caulfield. Sec. Root notes confidentiality, with Gen Davis offering commentary and possible discharges for implicated volunteers.
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