Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-08-13
Lieutenant General
no Longer Head
Of Army
Reaches Age Limit
Makes Way for
Younger Men
Issues areWeII Word
to His Officers
and Soldiers

Washington, Aug. S.-Lieutenant
General Nelson A. Miles. commanding
the army, will retire from active SER
vice at noon today, having reached the
age limit of GA years. An order to
that effect will be issued today.
Several other orders resulting from
the retirement of General Miles have
been issued, one assigning Lieutenant
General Young to command the army
until August Is, when he will assume
the duties of chief of the staff; another
assigning Major General Corbin as
president of the soldiers home board;
another assigning Brigadier General
Gillespie as president of the board on
ordinance and fortifcation and still
another assigning Lieutenant General
Young as a member of the Sherman
statue commission.
General Miles has issued an address
on the occasion of his retirement. He
acknowledges his appreciation of the
fidelity manifested by officers and sol
diers during the past eventful years"
Continuing, he expresses qualification
NGae of the greatest of all wars have
loved to witness the results of their
fortitude, heroism and unselfish devo-
ton to the welfare of their country
concerning the past and future of the
army. He says:
''Unswerving devotion to our govern
ment and the principles upon which it
~
tanned is essential to the efficiency of
the national forces, and especially is
this so in democratic government
where the individual, in order to be a
perfect soldier, must first be a true
citizen. The boast that every soldier
of the great nation carried marshal's
baton in his knapsack is in higher
sense more than equalled in significance
10y thesfact that every American SOL
/dier persSQifies sovereign citizenship
and may BIZ his own conduct exemplify
impartial jul to those who have
never experisI-ied it, and results of the
highest liberty to those who have been
strangers to it, thereby aiding to Sc
cure for his country a moral influence
not OtherWlSe ODtalnaDle.
During the darkest hour of our his
tory the first commander of the Amer
lean forces demonstrated the grandeur
and nobility of his character by COM
batting the evil influence prevailing in
the army and by manifesting the
strongest confidence and faith in the
ultimate Justice and integrity of his
government. The commanders of the
army succeeding Washington have by
their example, influence. and orders
engendered and maintained the hisQ-
est degree of efficiency, discipline and
patriotism.
'In the discharge of its manifold
duties the army has confronted enc
mics representing every stage of hui.
man development from the highest
civilization to savagery and barbar-
ism. 1t has even been its duty to OBJ
serve in war those chivalric and hui
name principles by which the newt
able horrors are so greatly mitigated
while by its unyielding prosecution of
warfare against armed forces it's valOr
is demonstrated.
"All honorable activity and life for
the army must exist within well de-
fined lines of honor, sterling integrity
impartial Justice obedience to right
full authority, and incessant warfare
against armed enemies. Always to
maintain truth, honor and justice re.
uuires the highest moral courage and
is equally as important as fortitude in
battle.
events of recent years have placed
upon the army a new obligation and
an opportunity for broader exemplifi
cati0n of it's country's principles. The
United States army is now brought in
to daily communication with millions
of people to whom its individual mem
bers of every grade are opponents OF
American civilization. Serious duty
and great honor are now presented TIC
every officer and soldier, namely, to ex
emplify to those with whom he comes
in contact, our country's principles OF
equal and exact justice, and immunity
from violence; equality before the law
and the peaceful use and possession
Of his own. The lieutenant genera
has faith that under all circumstances
the army will maintain its high char
acter and that its future will be as
honorable and glorious as has been Its
history in the past. His earnest sole
itude and best wishes will ever follow
the fortunes of the army"