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Show FA THER OF ARMY A THLETICS" pt. Koehler Convicted for Dlsre-1 spect to Superiors. Washington. Cnpt. L. M. Koehler, tho Fourth United States cavalry tho Philippines, seems to hnvo got nself Into troublo by his -disregard army etiquette In his zeal to pro- lo for thecomfort of his men. Ho 3 been found guilty by court-marls of making "vexatious" charges "cAPT. L. M. KOEHLER. iund Guilty of Making "Vexatious" Charges Against Superiors.) Inst MnJ. Hugh L. Scott nnd of ig disrespectful lnngiuigo toward . Qon. Leonard Wood, lio troublo is tho outgrowth of a uto botweon MnJ. Scott and Capt. hlor previous to tho fight ut mt Dnjo last March. Maj. Scott in command. 'lion tho Fourth cavalry troops : their station nt this placo thoro o poor accommodations for tho Hcd men and hnrsos. Cnpt. Kooh-requested Kooh-requested an Improvement in tho of bettor quarters for his men, when MnJ. Scott paid no atton-to atton-to thlB Capt. Koohlor sent n com-lcatlon com-lcatlon through mllltnry channels glng him with neglect nnd with nttondlng to his duties us a com-. com-. ding ofllcor. aj. den, Wood ordered Capt. Iilor court-martialed for dlaro-t dlaro-t to MaJ. Scott. The court-martial d Capt. Koohloi'u charges against t wero unnecessary and voxn-i, voxn-i, but did not say they wore (inter (in-ter tho finding of tho court-mar-had been approved Qon. Wood mended Cnpt. Knohlor, whore-the whore-the captain appealed from the mand to tho Bocretary of war In doing ho sent a strong letter Sgh tho military channels, In i ho accused Oen. Wood of proju-and proju-and of trying to shlnld Maj. . It Is for this letter that Capt. j Koehler underwent his second court-martial, court-martial, which has just convicted him. IIo will lose Bovcrnl numbers In I grades. Capt. Koehler Is from Milwaukee. Ho began tho prnctlco of gymnastics when ho wns nine years old. and was tho world's all-around gymnaBt nnd athlete when, in 1885, President Arthur Ar-thur appointed him Bwordmastor at the West Point mllltnry academy. Ho for years was head coach of the football foot-ball team at West Point, and Is known as the "Fathor of Athletics In tho Army." |