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Maj . Henry T . Allen ( Source : http :// alchetron . com / Henry-Tureman-Allen-1200932-W )
scouting parties out to Palapag and Pambujan , and discovered the places to be quiet . Moreover , people were beginning to return to town . The president of Mondragon was also in town to present himself to Capt . Dey . Located on the north coast about midway between Catarman and Pambujan , Mondragon had about 5,000 inhabitants then .
Meanwhile , everything was quiet at Catubig , according to Lt . Sweeney who was assigned as detachment commander in the place . Very few people had returned to town . Gilmore suspected that people were out working in the field on weekdays because they were visible on Sundays . So he sent Sweeney to take a patrol to Matuginao via Poponton , and station 10 men at the latter so people would be accustomed to the
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