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Show Favors Sites for Army Maneuvers. WASHINGTON, April IS. Secretary Taft has addressed a lettor to Senator Proctor of tho Sonato Military commltteo urging tho purchase ot the four great camp sites at a cost of several million dollars, which aro to bo used for Joint maneuvers and drills by the regular army and tho militia. The Secretary explains that ho withdraws his disapproval of tho original project, wherein tho, sites were named, in tho Interest of tho speedy acquisition ac-quisition of the lands. This was tho point upon which he took Issuo with tho general gen-eral staff. |