The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-17

 IS RETIRED l
GENERAL STRIPPED OF OFFICE ENDS CONTROVERSY BY RE.
 CUESTlNG SUCH ACTION
Following This Action the House Makes Some important Amend. ments to the Army Appropria-
 ton Sill Which Passed.

Washington Feb. l6 Adiutant Gen. eral Fred C. Ainsworth. who was re- lieyed of his office on charges as somed to be those of conduct preiu diciai to good order and discipline, today was ptUCFr on the retired list on his own application This pre. cludes the possibility of conrtmar- tias President Taft approved Gen eral Answorth's applicatiet4 -Aecause of the officers .31 years of service
 Friends Of General Ainsworth in tile house who resented the charge that the adjutant general had been sur reputiously giving information 10 the military affairs committee, were plan. ming to institute a thoroneh lnyesti. gatiou of the war department
 Chairman Hay, Of the committee. declared tonight that so far as me was concerned. the officers retirement ended the agitation in congress
 The house. however, disclosed its interest in the controversy by adopt ing amendments to the army bill providing for the consolidation of the offices of the adiutaT gFrFral and inspector general with that of the chief of staff Ii also effected con solidation of the supply department of the army under a general head.
 Mutual friends are said to have prevailed upon General Ainsworth to take the a9nrse he di0 His communi. cation was carried to the4war. depart ment by Senator Warren Of Wyom. ing. chairman of the Senate -------r4-lt tee on approprlatic0s, but formerly chairman of the senate military af. fairs committee II was dated today, addressed to the acting adjutant gen. eral of the army and said that after more than 37 years continuous ser vice as a commissioned officer of the army. T don't desire, in any cir. cumstances. to longer retain inc po- sitlon now hold on the active list of the army
 The letter concluded with i request for retirement
 Senator Warren submitted the let. ter to Acting Adiutant General Me. Cain. It was passed through military channels to Secretary stmson, who sent it to the president.
 President Taft promptly directed that the necessity official order be issued
 As a retired officer of his rank, GenefaI Ainsworth will draw an am nual salary of S67000 He will lose his allowance of approximately s200o which he had while on active duty
 The voluntary application for retire ment by General Ainsworth quashes any charges against him
 The unexpected turn of events which came late in the afternoon put an end 10 the departments prepara. ton for the cowtnartial Earlier ia the day teleeraphie inquiries had been made of a half dozen retired of ficers of high rank if they were pre-. pared to serve while instructions had been sent 10 a line officer outside Of Washington to report at once, pre- sumably to offieiate as judge adyo- cate of the court Judge Advocate General Crowder also had been busiIy engaged in putting in legal form the charges against ttAe aAjHtant genera,
 There was much surprise and some consternation among General Aims worth's friends and adherents when word of his voluntary retirement reached the house Unofficlally plans had been made 10 inquire into the methods of the war department through he medium of a cc1gression. al inquiry and these were nullilied Many expressed disappointment at the officers actions.
 @Im -sorry the general took thai course" said Chairman Hay Of the military affairs committee. But bis action. it would seem to me ends the matter.
 General Ainsworth tonight would discuss neither his action nor his plans Other officers of the army conAeg ted with the suspension incl dent declined to discuss it.
 With the ayowed intention Of put ting an end to friction that for years has existed between the officers of the line and those of the staff, the