Show fajo ajar r Gen Ge n ral Leo L e o n a rd Wood Wo o d Dies Philippines Chief Succumbs After Tumor Operation Vir V- V ir I- I Wik s 4 1 ir LEONARD WOOD Death Occurs in Boston Hospital in Early Morning HAD VARIED CAREER Was Close Friend of Roosevelt BOSTON Aug 7 AP AP Major Major General Leonard Wood governor- governor general of the Philippines died at atthe atthe atthe the Peter Bent Brigham hospital here at a. a m. m today follow following ng ngan an operation at the institution yes yes- General Wood was was was' admitted to the hospital two da days s 's ago for ob observation observation observation ob- ob and yesterday esterday underwent a serious operation according to toa toa toa a bulletin issued late last night by Dr Alexander Lambert of New York S TUMOR OPERATION Dr Lamberts Lambert's bulletin although falling failing to o state the exact nature of ot the operation indicated Indicate it was wa-s for fora a recurrence of or a tumor which was removed remo b by Dr Harvey CushIng Gushing 17 years ears ago The growth at the time of the first operation was Avas found to have Involved the bone of the skull the statement said and recurrence of the trouble was anticipated General Wood was operated on for fot fora fota a hernia in Manila last January and came east for fol treatment as s soon on as he jie e felt conditions In the Islands justified his absence Dr Lambert added lidded Mrs Wood accompanied her hel hus husband and to this city but went into seclusion soon as-soon oon General Wood as- as as aJ n J went Wept to the hospital Beyond the bare announcement of ol the generals general's death and the time Ume hospital authorities declined de further further fur fur- ther Information pending a a. a statement statement state- state ment f ff from m the h including Dr Cushing Gushing or fr from m the tha governor generals aide Major Reed The spectacular rise o of Major Majol General Leonard Wood from an ob obscure obscure ob ob- post In the medical to toa toa toa a commanding rank in the combatant coni corn com balant branch of the United States Stares army was one of the outstanding features of ot American military an an- an nals Appointed an assistant surgeon surgeon sur sur- geon several years prior to the tho Spanish-American Spanish war war Wood rose roseto roseto roseto to the foremost t ran rank of American generals his active duty Jn nA j in the governor generalship of tit the Philippine islands after he ha had l served four years jears as chief of the general genera staff start of the army the topmost topmost topmost top top- most military command While his rapid promotion ascribed largely ely to his close friendship friendship friend friend- ship Theodore Roosevelt was the subject of frequent criticism In military circles General Woods Wood's service was recognized throughout the establishment as of the highest type His first official commendation commenda commenda- t ton tion on for gallantry came came during hostilities hos hs- with the Apache Indians fn rn 1885 when he was ghen given the Congressional Congressional Con Con- gressional Medal of ot Honor for fol bravery bravet and his work through throughout ut bt the World orld war limited as it was as from the generals general's standpoint won him the Distin Distinguished Service Medal l for especially meritorious and conspicuous service The placing of a medical officer in command of a troops a prerogative prerogative tive Uve jealously guarded by line officers of or of was was a a. departure so exceptional exceptional exceptional in the military establishment that It has since been prohibited by army regulations but that General Wood justified the trust and proved his value a as a part of the he fighting fIghting- arm Is conceded by many 0 ot of the highest military authorities and was shown even more conclusively by bv his unusual rise to the peak of the profession General Wood was born in Win Chester New Hampshire October 9 Continued on page 5 PHILIPPINES CHIEf CHIEi SUCCUMBS AFTER I TUMOR OPERATION Continued from page 1 1960 1360 the son of ot Charles Jewett and Caroline E E. Hagar Wood His pre- pre education w was s obtained atthe at atthe at atthe the Pierce academy Middleboro Mass following which h he attended Harvard university and was wa's graduated graduated graduated from the medical school in 1884 For Kor a year Ear thereafter he acted as house surgeon at the Boston City hospital and then began the general general general gen gen- eral practice of ot medicine in that city but the lure of adventure ad af aftermath at- at of oC his intensive stud study Induced Induced in induced In- In him to Join the thc army as an anas as assistant contract surgeon in June 1885 The fortunes of oC war cast his lot Slot with General Miles in n Arizona where he served until 1801 1841 In the field of active operations against the Apaches and a aso so as commander of oC an Infantry detachment and a scoutIng scoutIng scout- scout Ing party with the famous s Lawton expedition against Geronimo In in Arizona New Mexico l xIco and below the border ROOSEVELT'S FRIEND As a r result sult of the close friendship that sprang up between himself and Theodore Roosevelt then assistant secretary of ot the navy it was General General General Gen Gen- eral Wood who was chosen to corn com command com command mand the world famous rough roughriders roughriders roughriders riders of ot the Spanish American war recruited by Roosevelt from Irom anion among the and cowboys cowboys cowboys cow cow- boys of the plain states In this outfit Roos Roosevelt velt contented himself with the subordinate rank of ot lieutenant lieu lieu- lieutenant tenant co colonel Ion e 1 The brilliant Of the r regiment at SanJuan San SanJUan SanJUan JUan Hill and Las Guasimas were weli a accomplished d with the energetic soldier doctor as the actual directing directIng directIng direct- direct Ing read head serving as a n colonel of or volunteers His promotion in July 1898 to to the r rank l' Brigadier of or adler Gener Gen- Gen er lof the U. U S. S Volunteers was the direct result of this' this gallant com Com- mand Upon the surrender at Santiago So of ot the Spanish forces General Wood was made military gOV governor lnOr of the city city- later b becoming civil governor with the rank of Major General an tIn finally lly assuming command or ot the entire island as s military gov governor In this difficult p position He lie continued continued continued con con- to show the same cool clearheaded clearheaded clearheaded clear clear- headed Judicial ability that had marked his Ms leadership In the past with the result that he soon persuaded per per- sU Busied ded th the natives native to accept CC pl such sanitary and anti other conditions as h hS e saw sate fit tit to impose ose and at the same sam e time r retained the friendship of all aU an factions an considered d nothing short hort of ot marveloUs und under unde r the circumstances stanc s. s His Jurisdiction over Cuba ended In 19 1802 1902 2 when he turned the government n over over to Ith e I first Cuban president WAS SPECIAL ENVOY From rom 1901 1301 until 1906 during which he was again promoted this time to the rank of ot major general In the r regular gular establishment Cenera General Genral Gen Gen- era eral Wood was busy straightening out Cuban affairs affair serving as governor governor gov gay of Moro province in ih h th the 1 Philippines Phil and later attending European European European Euro Euro- army maneuvers as as' as official observer of th the United d Stat 5 Froin From 1908 to 1910 he commanded the eastern astern department and in the latter year was wag sent to Argentina as see see- special cial dial envoy of or the government Subsequently when 1 Ellhu Elihu Root noot was secretary bf bt f war and undertook the creation of an army general staff he hp ct depended larg largely l upon the tM advice and theories s worked out by General Wood When hen the law w wan Waif enacted creating the staff Wood became the list first t chief and thug thus set setin setin in motion th the machinery ry upon which th the government placed Its re reliance reliance re- re liance lance In the war preparations of oC 1917 Pr Previous to and also In the fife early days of ot the European war General Wood repeatedly risked censure from the war department nt because of his untiring efforts to promote national defense and pret preparedness measures s in the eastern department which he then commanded It was as his personal influence nce along that resulted In the establishment of civilian training ramps camps at Gettysburg Gettys Gettys- b burg and th the Presidio in I 13 1913 and again due to his efforts that both camps blossomed out in to the Plattsburg Plattsburg Platts Plaits burg Idea of ot civilian military trainIng trainIng training train- train Ing In 1917 General Wood had t the satisfaction he of ot seeing more th than n men trained under th theories first applied at his civilian n camps and he also accepted th the responsibility of establishing l some ome thirty divisional camp sites throughout through through- out the country countr COMMANDED By his own s selection General l Wood was assigned d to train and comm command nd the ninth Eighty division then stationed ned at Camp Funston whereupon uJ n he threw himself Into the task with all all' th the the energy anu ami Enthusiasm that had marked marl his Well-rounded Well army career et While he might mIght- readily have ha expected as senior officer of the army to be given command of ot the forces sent to France if it he f felt lt any chagrin at the tM selection of an officer l' l so much his Junior in the service as General Per Pershing it was waR not r reflected tl In his work at Camp lunston Funston Pursuant to a war department order order or pr- der General Gener l Wood along with other th r division commanders was sent to tol l France rance on onan an n inspection tour of or the battlefront and and AS it titer Liter l happened happened hap hap- happened this was wan his only dIr direct ct view v of the World war although h h hs his s division division divi divi- sion slon r reached ached France and piu Jn In the fighting before th the armistice was signed d Th The general l himself narrowly escaped d death ath while on his inspection tour through the bursting of a large caliber l' l gun Un which discharged prem through the breech and nd killed several several several sev sev- eral officers standing n near ar It General General General Gen Gen- eral Wood was teas slightly Injured but carried d oUt his hia order to r return turn home hom whore where h he t testified before betor a a. s senate nate committee as to th the urgent nt need of rushing troops overseas While his friends were exerting all aU the pressure at their command to have the Services of General Wood utilized d In France he was called upon to undergo an an army m medical examination which despite his 58 years h he passed success sUccess- fully tully He was then order ordered d ba back k to u Camp Funston and when orders arrived that moved his division to the east ast coast for or embarkation Gen General ral Wood himself was dh directed by Secretary of ot otVar War Var Baker to proceed proceed pro pru- to Washington where ho the was informed that he was not to command command command com com- mand the division when It went overseas While Wood partisans n congress and throughout the country were making milking the claim that he was being unfairly treated the general was given permission by the war department depart depart- m ment ent to lay his ease tase before President dent Wilson Just what occurred during this visit to the White House has never been disclosed but it was generally understood at the time flue that the officer merely made the president a further pl pledge dge of loyalty in whatever er post poet he ml might ht b be called upon to fill flU At his request reque however however however how how- ever the orders were changed chang to permit his return to Camp Funston for tor the purpose of organizing a new division and his application for tor oversea servIce was placed in n the tho hands of the chief of staff After Arter Hardings Harding's election the problem of or the Philippines presented present present- ed itself again for tor solution and H it was w as to General Wood that the pres res i ident dent turned for for- help In the meantime meantime mean mean- time however the officer had been honored in striking fashion When hen the trustees of the University of ot Penns Pennsylvania offered him the post of provost ot of that institution and he decided to accept His decision meant either that he must resign from the army or defer his acceptance acceptance acceptance accept accept- ance until he was eligible for re retirement retirement re- re and after r much 1 delibera lion tion he decided upon the latter ll course This meant a It delay of several months and during the interval l he was Induced with the acquiescence of th the university authorities to accept accept accept ac ac- ac- ac the post of gOV governor general of the Philippines for one year yeat General lien Gen era eral Wood found much to Jo do in th the islands however and announced shortly after atter his arrival th there re that his work worle could not be completed be before before be- be fore the beginning of 1923 at tit th the earliest Again the indulgence of ot the university of officials was sought and a t L further extension of ot his leave from the school was granted grant grant- ed ext extending until such time tone a aS his insular d duties could be concluded con con- cl chided ded RAPID CITY S D. D p. p Au Aug 6 I AP President President Coolidge had had re retired when the news reached the summer El summer White House Hause tonight that Leonard Wood was dead He will be informed in informed informed in- in formed in th morning While the summer summer capital was gri grieved ved fh the he news did not came come nila as nil asa asa a a surprise It was seen plainly 11 when Mr Wood visited here a few tew w weeks eles ago that he was WM a very ery sick man That That his death will C cause cause US any radical change of ot the Washington policy in the Philippines was re regarded regarded re re- g as unlikely since Sir fir CoolIdge Coolidge Cool- Cool idge fogs gen generally rally had been in accord ecord with the governor g generals general's admin admIn- I |