Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-05-12 | Page 1 | Dismissed from Uncle Sam's Army

Dismissed From Uncle Sam's Amy President Roosevelt Has Approved Finding of Court-Martial in Cnse of Lieut. Mills. LEAVENWORTH, Kan., May 11, Col. Duncan, commanding olllcer at .Fort Leavenworth, is in receipt of a telegram from the War department de-partment stating that President Roosevelt Roose-velt has approved the sentence dismissing dis-missing First Lieut. Frederick W. Mills of the Seventh infantry from tho army. Lieut. Mills, whoso home is in Albany, N. Y., has been under arrest In the hospital hos-pital here since December S, soon after Ills return from the Philippines. He is now at liberty. Mills was tried by courtmartlal on three charges, duplicating his pay account, ac-count, making falso ofricial statements and- refusing to pay bills he owed merchants. mer-chants. In addition he was reported for neglect and found deficient in 'the final examination while attending the staff college as a student officer here last year. He was allowed to join his regiment regi-ment after his college term ended, but engaged In a controversy with Col. Miner as to his conduct while a student officer. He wa9 ordered to return from the Philippines to face a courtmartlal when the additional charge of duplicating duplicat-ing hls'pay check turned up.