New Britain herald., 1917-02-20

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 He was twice sent for botanical purposes to Alaska. In the second aided him in building canoe. he made alone the perilous trip of 1,- ooo miles down the Yukon river. As He was nearing the end of his jour- hey the boat capsized and he struggled for his life'in the joy water i1e succeeded in saving himself only to De threatened with death from cold and starvation. but fortunately lie came across a missionary outpost. AS 1t was, he nearly died from pneu- monia.
 6. With Cuban Rebels.
 Ills adventurous spirit next led him to Cuba There he enlisted in the in surgent army and served under Gen. erals Gomez and Garcia for eighteen months He soon became commander of Cuban artillery. In leading a cav- airy charge he was wounded in both lungs. His horse was shot, fell upon hlm and crushed his right leg. While ne was endeavoring to crawl to the Cubans party of Spaniards captured him; but his ready wit served him a good turn. Immediately he told them IlldC He was dil Am mer1Can and had joined the Cuban army but had had all he wanted of it, and had come over to the Spaniards. They believed his story and allowed him to leave the island. On reaching the United States he was obliged to go to hospital, where he remained for several months.
 When hostilities with Spain began he offered his services, was commits stoned colonel of the 20th Kansas and sent to the Philippines. He had not been on the other side of the world a great while before reports began to ar rive of his brilliant exploits. In March, 1899, fighting before Malo1os, he found himself with part of his command on one side of the muddy Marilao river and a force of Filipinos on the other side who had a good position and were galling the American troops by their constant fire.
 Calling for volunteers who could swim, Colonel Funston selected twenty men, told them to follow him, and, holding his revolver up, swan the stream. The men put their guns on logs and followed pushing the logs. On the other side the little force charged and captured eighty Filipinos.
 He was the first man to enter Ma lolos after the capture. He was the first American officer to cross the river at Calumpit. In May, 1899, in con- junction with General Macarthur, he dispersed 800 insurgents who were in trenched near Santa Arita. And so it went. He was promoted to the rank of brigadier general of volunteers on May 2. 1899, and in November of that year the Little Hero of Manila and the "Fighting 2Oth" returned home, and his regiment was mustered out. The people of Kansas presented ST. 900 sword to General Funston.
 Returns to Philippines.
 On November 23, 1899, he sailed from San Francisco on his return to the Philippines to continue the fght1 against the insurgents. In April 1900, with detachment of the 34th Volun- teer Infantry, he captured Baler, on the Pacific side of the island of Luzon, little north of Manila. 1
 In March, 1901, General Funston | captured Aguinaldo, the leader of the in the province of Isabella, Island of l 'Luzon. For this he was promoted, on March 30, to the rank of brigadier general in the regular army.
 The capture of the famous Filipino 1 was accomplished by strategy. l Through intercepted correspondence | he learned the strength of Aguinal- 1 dos force, and also that he was await l ing endorsements. He conceived the | idea of arming a number of native | troops to pass off as part of these rein forcements, and thus by craft trap the 1 Filipino chieftain. Letters were forged | in the name of Lucana, one of the Fill ipino generals, telling Aguinaldo that | troops were on their way.
 Aguinaldo was deceived. When Fun ston at the head of his force came 1 within eight miles of Aguinaldo's camp he sent word to the Filipino president | that he should send aid. Aguinaldc supposing them to be his newly arrived troops, went in person with a small bodyguard to meet his friends. Then the deception was abandoned. Fun ston's men fired into the bodyguard of the Filipino leader and made him a prisoner.
 On the return to this country during the following year General Funston found himself popular hero.
 Geeral Funston was not without his decriers. Even his capture of Agui- naldo was attacked by sentimentalists as partaking too much of treachery
 General Funston married Miss Edna