Show LATEST TELEwRAHS b Adjutant Gen Drums Report Washington Adjutant General Drum has submitted his annual report re-port He states that the state militia have steadily improved in discipline soldierly bearing and knowledge He recommends the retirement on full pay of men who have faithfully served thirty five years and an amendment to the statute authorizing author-izing the President to drop from the army for desertion any officer absent from duty three months without leave so as to include officers on the retired list within the meaning of the law The last recommendation has a hearing on the Nickerson caseIn case-In order to reduce the number of desertions it is proposed that the term of service be fixed at three years instead of five It is suggested sug-gested that increased pay for reenlisting > re-enlisting be made to depend upon immediate reenlistment in the same regiment and that the man reenlisting re-enlisting be granted a furlough of one two or three months according to the number of terms hehad already al-ready served A bioiontbjy settlement settle-ment of clothing accounts is recommended recom-mended and the statement made in this connection that the government lost 870000 last year in clothing was overdrawn by deserters The military mili-tary prison at Ft Leavenworth mentioned as a successful institution institu-tion under excellent management and its governor is recommended for promotion with increased pay Notwithstanding the great efforts to fill the army to its authorized strength it still lacks 2149 men of the full quota 11 a |