Show BROOKE TO TOBE BE RETIRED I General Gner Has Bas Hs Seen Service Serce in Many fany Campaigns Washington July luly 19 A general order has been bee prepared prepare at the war department retiring Major ajor General Generl John John R B R Brooke Broke who will wi reach the age limit Umi of W 64 years on Monday the With Wit the th exception f yer of General Genero Miles Mies General Brooke Broke Is the only officer on the active list of the army who reached the grade prade de of brigadier gen general en eral erl during the he civil civi war wr He had hd a a distinguished military record during the te civil war wr entering as a robin volun volunteer teer captain captin He lie was wa made mae a lieutenant colonel In the te regular army array at the time of the reorganization In 1166 l and nad ad has ha been ben advanced adan In regular order to be major general generl Efforts Efort were made by b his hi friends frends during the te last lat session ot of con congress cn congress gress to have a bill bU pissed passed p allowing him to retire with wit the rank of ot lieutenant gen general generl general eral erl but the bill bi failed General Brooke became beme a major general generala I a year or before the war with Spain Spain When hen hostilities began he be was ordered or reto to corn com command cm mand mana the large lare rendezvous at nt Chicks manga H He He went on the expedition to Porto Porte Rico and after ater the tha peace pece protocol he be was made chairman cran of the te evacuation commission In Cuba Cuia He was then governor general of Cuba holding holdin delS the position until relieved by General Wood Since that time General Brooke has bs ba been n In command com nd of oZ Gee the department Broke of the tIfe ih east wih with ith headquarters be at Gov Gat Governors Gr eror s Island n |