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of tho ,hlrr,l aRniufi him Boz ,.r'",ttUn With
tho puLI,ru,p ~ ihit irvi.- lottr. fegafd.
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titgs the iuu,ui,"f emf WHa nud" Today
iu tuc tuuHr,o l...otu f'li 'ci NurnNnn
has up ~ ''d. ruo fe'fHiu"d from 'nltins
ipr puhli,atl'u. i"oat-" "i th" army regulations
NIiyh .priid arm, "h'''- FL" discuss 'h"ir
,uftruyr. Ir. ~ tho new 4.ut"rs. i'n Nun,ng-
tom c'ud mot ~, when ho would V" prepared
tu tnik, bat ono ul the ordnance officials init
ma,oI lhlt II would not 10 lnugaitcr th" return
of the Src'otary uf War.
Mclnnh,lc uu.ct invest CATION has been
,iuR IN IN The War Department with n view
tu tl,,iug hcfot" the secretary of War re-
port showing hat there were many sources
from vhirh cant L"wlS'S letter could have
becn obtained II has been 'hareed that thu
Ordnance Buroiu alone had COPY of the
Irttar. bat this in,o-usatiOn dis loses 'hat
tho copy IN Gen Bulng on's possession was
not the original ~ at first supposed Tho
original IL In the files Of the Adiuiant-,en-
erals Office, and has been through the HANDS
OF several clerks since u was gwen to 6en.
Corbin by Secretary Root for ming From
Gen Corbins ONCE It went to the record room
where 1t was In the poSsessiOn of a clerk for
some time before being properly entered.
Even after IL was entered. there was no special
secrecy observed. and for several days It lay
with other papers ungusrded The ordnance
officers who have looked into the matter de-
clare that there is just ss good reason 10 be;
from the original In the Adjntant-General's
Office as from The bureau Of Ordnance.
s,s are HlhsT iraa 81 sGe oin,
20 the Ordnance BureIu, and IL not TO the hu-
re,n, To come member Of the Board Of ordnancs
letter was published, the board had its meet
ps 40 %k a%9 dscaG w e. IsfrTSnGs Sns 70 Ts ,bs
coast defeues guns. and this statement. together
with the h2ari's action on Cart lswl-'S let
"Thi. shows" an army officer said to-day.
that whoever got the letter was also
given information as to the boards actl9,n1
not have come from the once Of the Adjutant-
General. No one in the Adintant- -General's
Office had the Information The board did
not adjourn until late IN the, aisernoon and
the Information regarding the gun shields
must have come from some %cm,er q the
II was ascertained to-day that the copy cf
Capt Lewis's letter which went 70 Gen Buf;;
nnrs" narEs in o aSs ordnance Bureau and that Cen.
Burlington had confded 70 one Of his Officers
the entire action Of the Board on the letter.
He had also connded 70 the same officer tho
action of the Board Of Ordnance and Fortf-
cation. with reference to tie gun shields Who
this officer il could not be learned. but the IN
vestigation Of the past few days Is said TO show
that Cen Burlington was not the only ordnance
officer possessing full information reRarding
the French gun Rnd the action Of the Board
Of Ordnance and Fortifcations
1t Is said that Gen. Burlington will he fully
able TO establish his personal innocence In con-
nection with tho publication of the letter. The
whole subject will be referred to Secretary Root.
however. early next week, together with a
sp~t ia report from an artillery officer on the
condition OF the coast defence guns ard field
guns Of the army. This report attacks the
Ordnance Bureau very severely, and declares
that 70 far AZ the field guns are concerned
there are but two modern field guns now In use
by the Cpited States. II points out along the
line Of Gen Chaffec's despatch that the modern
field gun mus, have fixed ammunition TO give
II rapidity Of re and must have better brake
arrangements 70 prevent Its recotl.