Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-08-13
GEN. MILES Is OUT.
End Of a Long and Brilliant
Military Career.
Having Reached the Age Limit Of 81
Years the Commander of the = rIny
Rctircs from Active Service
His Farewell Address.

Washington, Aug. S.-Lieut. Gen.
Nelson \. Miles, commanding the
army, retires from active service at
noon today, having reached the age
limit of GA years.
The following order will be issued
today by Adj. Gen. Corbin: The re
tirement from active service by the
president, August s. 1903, of Lieut..
Gen. Nelson \. Miles, United States
army by operation of law, under the
provisions of the act OF congress APP
proved June 30, 1882, Is announced.
Lieut.. Gen. Miles will proceed to his
home. The travel enioined is neces-
sary for the public service
Several other orders resulting from
the retirement of Gen. Miles have
been issued, one assigning Lieut.. Gen.
Young to the command of the army
until August -, when he will assume
the duties of chief oil staff; another
assigning Mai. Gen. Corbin as presi-
dent of the soldiers home board, an
other Brig Gen. Gillespie as preSi-
dent of the board on ordnance and
fortitication. and still another assign
ing Lieut.. Gen. Young as a member
of the Sherman statue commission.
Cen Miles has issued the following
address on the occasion of his retire
ment from active service:
General orders No. 116.
"ln accordance with the provisions
of the act of congress of June 80,
1SS2, the undersigned will retire from
active service August s, 1908.
I'm reIinquishing the command of
the army of the United States, to
which he was assigned by the presi-
dent October ?. 1895, he hereby ac-
knowledges his aprreciation of the
fidelity manifested by the officers and
soldiers during the past eyentful
years.
ITO those who were his compan-
ions and associates during one of the
greatest of all wars he takes pleasure
in expressing his qualification that
they have lived through the trials
and dangers of long service to wit
ness the results of their fortitude,
heroism and unselfish devotion to the
welfare of their country. They have
also in a most commendable manner
eXempIified to the younger genera
tion of soldiers those principles of
discipline and patriotism which make
the army the protector and defend
er, and never the menace of the ma
tion and its liberties.
"The time and occasion are con-
sidered opportune for expressing to
the army a few thoughts concerning
its past and that which may affect its
future welfare. 1t $ from the best
impressions and influences of the
past that most desirable results may
be realized in the future.
"Unswerving devotion to our gov
ernment and the principles upon
which it WIS established and has been
maintained - essential to the eff
ficiency of the national forces and
especially is this so in a democratic
government where the individual, in
order to he a perfect soldier, must
first be true citizen. The boast that
every soldier of a great nation car
Tied marshafs baton in his KNAPP
sack is i'm a higher sense more than
equaled in significance by the fact
that every American soldier person
ifies sovereign citizenship and may by
his own conduct eXemplify impartial
Justice to those who have never eX-
perienced il and the results of the
highest liberty to those who have
been strangers to it, thereby aiding
to secure for his country a moral
influence not otherwise attainable.
IAN honorable activity and life for
the army must exist within the we'll
defined lines of patriotism, unfair
nished honor, sterling integrity, i'm
martial Justice obedience to riphtfuI
authority and inceSSant warfare
against armed enemies. Always to
maintain truth, honor and justice re-
quires the highest moral courage and
is equally as important as fortitude
in battle. Drill, discipline and in
struction are but preparatory for the
perfection and efficiency of an army.
"The events of recent years have
placed upon the army q new oblga-
ton and an opportunity for a broader
eXemplification of its country's prin-
ciples. The United States army is
now brought into daily communica-
ton with millions of people to whom
its individual members of every grade
are the eXponents of American civil
ization. A serious duty and great
honor are now presented to every Of
ficer and soldier, namely, to eXempli-
fy to those with whom he comes in
contact our country's principles of
equal and exact Justice. immunity
from violence and equality before the
law"
Gave $1,000 Hail.
New York, Aug. S.-Maurce Run
kle. who was Jointly indicted by the