The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-10-12
MAJ. GIN. LEONARD WOOD
RETIRES AFTER 30 YEARS
SERVICE IN L. y. ARMY

Washington, Oct. 5.-Major Gener-
al Leonard Wood retired to-day from
active srvice in the army to accept
appointment as governor general oe
the Philippine Islands. thus termi-
ra'irg voluntarily more than thirty
six years of distinguished military
life. His retirement w2s caused by
insistence of administration onicials
that lie accept the new post and the
refusal OF congress to permit him to
do so while continuing his active ar
my status.
In announcing the generals re-
tirement, Secretary Weeks said he
soon would select vice governor for
tie islands and expected immediate
ly to commission General Wood to
duty as governo--rcneral. He an
noun ced also that nominations
would he forwarded to congress
without delay promoting Brig. Cen.
, Charles J. Bailey. commanding the
Second Coast artillery district, TO fill
the vacancy caused by General
! Woods retirement.
General Wood began his army ca
recc rs contract surgeon in June,
1885, Immediately entering service
with troops in the Apache campaign
IN Arizona and Northern Mexico. As
, commander of an infantry detach-
ment in that campaign he was COM
mendcd 'for gallant and hazardous
service, courage and energy" and
la.er was awarded the Congressional
! Medal of Honor. the highest COM
pliment the nation has to give, for
distinguished conduct in the Apache
fighting.
Commanded Rough Riders
! When the Indians were paciiied
and their leader Geronimo TAKEN,
the surgeon dropped the fighting
weapons, temporarily and again re-
turned to the practice of medicine
and surgery at army Headquarters
in Arizona. He continued in army
medical service until 1898. but
when the Span!shAmerican war
was declared in that year he re-en-
i tered combat ranks. organized and
commanded the First United States
cavalry Trough Riders) aad later
was transferred to command the Sec
ond brigade, cavalry division. in the
/ Cuban campaign. in which activity
he entered the fight at Las Cuia-i-
= mas and San Juan. Santiago.
: When the Spanish forces sur
3 rendered, the general was appointed
1 military governor of Santiago, conf
mander OF tic department o. SANTA
go and civil governor Of that PROV
ince and military governor OF the
Island OF Cuba. lie turned the gov
ernment of the island over to tuom-
as L. Palma, FIRST president of the
, republic OF Cuba, in 1902 and re-
, turned to the United States,
About year later he was order
ed to proceed to the Philippines as
commander of the department of
Mindinao. He also served as civil
governor of the Moro province and
in other administrative work until
1908.
Record in World War
His record in the World war with
his assignment 10 select for the war
department the sites OF the great /
majority of the training camps for ,
national guard and national army
troops in the southeastern depart !
ment which he then commanded. !
Later he was assigned to Camp
Funston, Kansas. to organize the
Eighty-ninth division. With other
divisional officers he went on pre-
paratory inspection trip to France /
while the American army was in the
making and was injured there by
the bursting Of French gun.
On his return to the United States
General Wood completed the train
ing of the Eighty-ninth for battle.
but got no chance to serve with it
abroad as he was relieved on the
even of embarkation, rrecipitating
controversy that ragged in the press
for months, even during General
NOod's cannaipn for tho nuhIican