Republican farmer., 1920-06-18
GENERAL WOOD
 HAS FINE RECORD
Did Excellent Work in Cuba.
 As It's Governor.

and administrator: b. Winchester, N. H. Oct 1880. He was graduated at the Harvard Medical School in 1882, and in 1885 became a contract surgeon in the United States army. In 1886, as first lieutenant and assistant surgeon, he served in the campaign. against Geronimo and was awarded medal of honor for his services. In 1898, when the war with Spain be- gan, he received authority to raise and was commissioned as colonel of the first volunteer cavalry, commonly Known as the Rough Riders Theo- dore Roosevelt was Heutenanr-coIoneI or this regiment and succeeded to it's command on General Woods promo ton. Colonel Wood commanded the regiment al Las Guasirnas and the second cavalry brigade consisting of the first volunteer cavalry (Rough Riders) and the First and Tenth reg ular regiments of cavalry at San Juan Hill. On 8 July, 1898, he was, ! on the recomm endation of his su- ! periors, appointed brigadier-general of volunteers for services at San Juan
 and Las Guasimas. On the sur render of the city of Santiago, he was appointed governor of the captured city and later, on the relief of Gen eral LaWton, he was made governor or all the captured territory embrac- ing the eastern portion of Cuba, in- Guiding the province of Puerto Prin- clpe and Santiago. On 2 Dec, 1898, he was appointed a major-general of volunteers in recognition of his ser vices as governor of the captured ter ritory. On 13 April 1899, he was mustered out as major-genera1 of volunteers and reappointed on the same day as brigadier-general of volunteers and continued in this grade until Dec, 1899, when he was again appointed as major-generaI of volunteers and designated to relieve Ma1.-Gen John R. Brooke as military governor of Cuba. General Wood continued in this capacity until it's transfer as an organized republic to | the duly elected Cuban government through it's representative, Thomas Estrada Palma, the duly elected president
 During this period of reorganization school laws were written, sanitary regulations were enforced through
 out the island, laws of public works and charities were revised and re- written, an entirely new railroad law was prepared and put in force and most extensive judicial reforms ac-
 compllshed. Especially great attention was given to sanitation, schools ana courts. It was under General Woods
 supervision that Mai. Walter Reed and his assistants, Drs. Carroll and Lazear of the medical department conducted the great work which led to the discovery of the means Of transmitting yellow fever and conse- quently to it's control. The death l rate of the island was greatly reduced
 and the system of public education established proved to be admirable
 
 was appointed a brigadier-genera1 or the regular army. During his in cum bency of the office of military governor of Cuba, the post-offfce cases occurred which led to the indictment and trial and conviction of Rathbone and others and incidentally, through their friends, resulted in an effort to defeat General Woods confirmation as maJor-general. He was, how ever, confirmed by an overwhelming
 majority, Aug, 1903. In the fall Of 1902 he was one of the represen- tatives of the United States govern ment at the Imperial German ma noeuvres. In March, 1903, at his
 own request, he was detailed for duty in the Philippine Islands and contin- ued in foreign service until Novem- per- lsoS While there, he was in command of the Department of Min danou and the first civil governor of
 the newly organized Moro province, which included the Mohammedan section of the Philippine Islands Alter numerous campaigns he was successful in quelling the organized opposition to occupation by the Unit ca states. He later received the as signment of commanding general of the Philippine division, which posi-
 tion he held until relieved from duty On, r, ,ic United States, he was assigned to the command of the Eastern Depart ment, which command he exercised until his detail as chief of staff. United States army, 22 April, 191O In the same year, he was designated special Ambassador of the United States to the Argentine Republic, on the occasion of the celebration of the Tooth anniversary of that countr-ys ] independence. Upon completion of his duties as chief of staff (1914), he was reassigned to the command of the Eastern Department, which he
 held until 1917, when he was ap- pointed in command of the south
 eastern department, a subdivision of
 his old command Tn 1908 General
 Wood comm enced vigorous work on
 preparedness and pushed it through
 the length and breadth of the land
 on all possible occasions. The work
 was advanced with increasing vigor
 from year to year and reached it's
 climax in 1913, with the establish
 n1ent of the training camps of Platts-
 burgh. While in command of the
 Southeastern Department, General Wood selected 12 of the National
 army cantonmehts for the training of
 the National army.
 While at Camp Funston, General
 Wood organized and trained the ssth
 division and later on the 10th regu-
 lar division, with number of p1o-
 neer regim ents and special organiza-
 tions. He was sent overseas on a
 tour of observation, was quite ser1-
 ously wounded, was in a French mili-
 tary hospital for some weeks and re-
 turned to the front and completed
 his tour. of observation. When the
 s9th division was ordered to the front
 General Wood accompanied it to the
 sea and was there relieved and sent
 back to Camp Funston, where he or
 ganized and trained the 10th regular
 division and was in command of it