Show GENERAL ANSELL IS Secretary Baker Denies Any Officer Was Punished for fot Testifying Washington March farch 4 No No- No C arm array army officer cor who has appeared before congresSional congressional committees at tho session of or Congress which ended today has ever er been disciplined or e even en n questioned with Ith regard rec-ard to testimony given Riven I en by him Secretary Unk Baker r wrote Representative s Gould Goul of oC Now New York toda today In reply to tc a a. letter from tho the tive tI Inquiring Inquiring- as to tho the truth of oC published pub pub- reports that ihaL Brig BlIS Gen Ansell former acting Judge ad advocate general might ht be bo demoted because of ot statements statements statements state state- ments mn made mado by him before the House military committee on tho the question of ot military Justice While h not stating his Intention with regard 1 t to t General Ansell Mr lr Dal Baker er wrote that ob ob lonely the fact of ot tho the appearance of or any officer r before a committee cannot be permitted to Immobilize immobilize Im Im- mobilize the army b bj disabling the secretary of or war from making certain details that seem to him In lu tho the cst of oC the tho service ser General Ansell 4 is a A. lieutenant colonel In tho the regular establishment and holds his pre present Bent rank only during tho the war emergency Ho lie now Is 15 the ranking of- of ficor and General Crowder leaves lea soon for tor Cuba for tor son service Ice with the tho Cuban government go in an a advisory capacity Secretary Baker Bakel has declined to tc discuss discuss dis dis- cuss reports that Brig Drib Gen Walter Palter A A. Bethel ju Judge gO a advocate 1 of or the tho American American Ameri Amen can expeditionary force had been or ordered ordered ordered or- or dered to Washington ton to act as Judge ad advocate general during during- General Crowders Crowder's Crow Crow- row row- ders der's absence S |