Show FAVORS EARLY RETIREMENT General Williams Would Have Only Young Officers In the Army Washington his annual report to the secretary of war Brigadier Brig-adier General Constant Wit Hams commanding the department ol the Columbia expresses decided views about the Inexpediency of retaining In the military service officers who by reason of age mental condition or physical almcnts are unable to cu dure the hardiest Held service and Intelligently In-telligently direct troops He would have no captain over the age f t 40 years and he suggests a rigid physical physi-cal mental and technical examination for every officer before he shall be placed in command of a regiment A sorrollary of this project Is a plan for tho compulsory retirement of officers to ensure the accession to high command com-mand of men young enough for active Held work |