Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-17
aEmDaAL UNDER FIRE con.
cLuDEs 70 VOLUNTARILY RE-
s TIRE FROM SERVICE.
slocKs PLANS TO BRING
ABOUT COURT MARTIAL
President Taft Approves Ainsworth's
Application For Rstirsmsnt-osnsra'
viii Draw $4,000 Yearly Because Of
/ Lena ssrv;es-May Affect Army Bill
General Tssssraphie News.


Warrington. Feb. 1.-THE Aims
worth incident, which for time prom
ised a sensational court martial, was
generally regarded today as closed
with General Ainsworth on the re-
tired list at his own request and the
proposed disciplinary proceedings
against him abandoned by the war de-
partment.. there was little thought that
the former adjutant generals friends
ii, congress would make further issue
OF the matter. General A1nsWorth
asked retirement under the thir.s
wears service, law. having been on 'he
active list thirty-seven years.
The house had been expected TO Or
der an inquiry into the Ainswortn-
Wood controversy but such possi-
bility now is remote.
The Legislative action OF yesteroay
by which the army appropriation p,ii
was amended to provide for consoi-
ida tion OF the several warning bureaus
in the war department was an attetnpe
nv the house to wipe out much OF the
friction that has existed SO ions
phether the senate will agree to tne
consolidation which would MAKE .ne
chief Of stan of the army, now Cen
Leonard Wood. absolutely supreme .
problematical at this time
rhorouah Probe Planned.
r-,.,ds of General Ainsworth in the
nous. of representatives. who resented
the charge that the adjutant general
had been Sureptitiously giving In
1ormat,on 70 the military affairs COM
,ni,tee were planning to institute
.tnrcurh inyestigation into the war
department.. a.
c,ared last night that so far as he was
concerned the officers decision ended
the agitation IN congress.
The, hou0e. however. disclosed It's IN
terert n the controversy by adopting
amendments to the army bill. wnicn
vere passed, providing for the conson-
dation OF the offices OF the adoutan'
general and inspector general Win
eh.t of the chief Of staff. It also ei-
fec,4d consolidation of the supply de-
nartmerts of the army under general
head
rh,e letter was submitted by Sena-
Tor warren to Acting Adjutant Cen
eral Mccain. It passed successlSeiS
thrr the hands of Gen. Leonard WOOD
chief of staff, and Secretary Stimsoh
ons f1nally was submitted to tn pres
idcnt.
president Taft promptly forwarded
tho following note to Mr.. Stimson:
..,ro the Secretary Of war:-Upon his
49,, annlication Mai. Gen. F. c. Aims
worth. the adjutant general, Is nereoy
retired under section 1243. r. s., ana
the proper order may be issued
!. civilian H. TAFT.
Will Draw Good Salary.
Secretary Stimson instructed Gener-
:, wood a. chief Of staff. to issue the
,nacessarv official order. This directed
+hat General Ainsworth was officially
retired .upon his own application" and
instructed him to proceed to his nome
The order closed with the words. the
travel directed is necessary In military
service
AsTa retired officer Of his rank. Cen
eral Ainsworth will draw an annual
salary of $4,000. He will lose MS al
lowance Of approximately $4,000 which
he had while on active duty.
The unexpected turn Of events. which
came late IN the afternoon, put an end
10 the department's preparation Tor the
court martial. Earlier in the day tele-
eranhic. injuries had been made OF
half dozen retired officers Of high rank
II they were prepared to serve, wnlie
instructions had been sent to q line
officer outside Of Washington to report
a. once. presumably to officiate as
fudge. advocate of the court. Judge
Advocate General Crowder also had
heen busily engaged in putting In legal
form the charges against the adjutant
general
3 Ajnsworth Must Testify.
FORMER Adjutant-General Fred G.
Aansworth Of the army who retired
Yesterday was subsoenaed today to ap-
near Monday before the house commit
tee on war department expenditures.
m. anpearance is desired in connec-
tion with hearings into the case OF
Paymaster b. b. Ray, now under In
vastf9at ton, but members of the COM
mittee say the inquiry is likely to be
extended to include the Wood Aims
worth controversy and the entire con-
duct Of the war department.
rhA administration Of army affairs
n the philippines 1t was reported was
70 bo iIlnuired into and many other
matters concerning which General
AinewoYth has q fund Of valuable in
formation. bearing on war department
affairs, which could be brought out in
. general inquiry relating to expendi-
tures and the differences which re-
suited 81 General Ainsworth's retire.
nient.
MAINE HULK TO De INFERRED.
Datslsshtp g De Sunk in ossp Water
Washington, Feb. 17.-Impressive
funeral services for the bodies Of sail
ors recovered from the wreck OF the
ySSe41snNln nGn1nn Snd for the remains