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Show M' A J O K-ti K N E K A L LEONARD WOOD. I who was slightly injured in accidental explosion on the j l'rench front. hfl ', f ' : , ' v :, l i ,; .1 . ' ""- : Lieut.-Col. Kilbourne and Maj. Joyce Injured; Five French Soldiers Killed. By Intermit .o;ial N(w? t'-rvicc WASHINGTON. Jan. . Ma jor-Gen-ei-al Leonard Wood was wounded today to-day in Fr.ir.ce. He was the victim cf an accidental explosion. One arm wa.a 5iichtly injured, Anno;:n:emer.: of the accident was made tonight by the secretary sec-retary of war. Lhe utenant-Colo-.eT Claries K. K.l-bourr.e K.l-bourr.e n::d Major Ke r .n Joyce ah-o were injured. Colonel K.hourne ie-ceived ie-ceived a wound in the eye and Major Joyce's arm was hurt. Five FTenoh soldier? were Killed out-rig out-rig hL Secretary Baker has cabled General Per-hLr.g for full details. The laconic ditpjteh from the American commander contained no'hirp more than a bare announcement an-nouncement of the a --'cider, t. The war department statement follows: fol-lows: "A cable di.fpat'-h from the headquarters headquar-ters of General Perhinz, Just received, stated that an accidental explosion, v-cj v-cj trine todav. killed five French soldier and injured Major-Genera! Ixrvnard Wood slightly in t :e arm. Lieutenant-Colonel Charles K. Kiibourr.e in the eve and Major Ma-jor Kenyon A. Joyce in the arm."' G.ieml Wocii has been in France for c-.me '.im. T're information ohtainel :'mm arm." authorities (a:d th.i t General U"ocd. with other officer?-, had por.e to F'riince to study rondit:ons for pos: b!c ?en i-:e vi'h the American exr editionarj force?. In published speeches Major General Wood fre-iuenily a.-ail'-d the governn;ent. He was called i:rvn for an explanation of his action in permitting Coionel Kose-velt Kose-velt to criticize th-j government in a speech to t he men at Plat ts our?. Shortly tV.reaf' er h-- dej-art mcnt of the east, of which Ger.ernl ""'x-1 as in command, was divided in:o t'r.ree -ei:-:ior:?, the department of the the de part nu-nt of the nort !ia -,t and the department de-partment of the southeast. General Wood was removed from t c u;n:aud of the most important of the military d-psrt -ments and frnt routh. He aFsumd command of the department of the southeast", south-east", with hcadq'jarterr at Charleston, St:lf equFiitly he wa? rlic-"e.I of command com-mand of ihi? d- par tmeT't Mis tiansrcr then 'ds to Camp 1'unston. Kansa. Lieut nant-Colone! Kilbourne Ih chief of staff of General Wood"p oivir-ion. F'e i has been detailed to duty on the Eeneral Ftaff in War-hiii gt on for two periods, it i was Ftated at the war department. His: I emergencv address, as recister. d her'', is I Mrs. C F. Kilbourne, wife. Fort FJlcy, , Kansas. ! Ia;or Joyce also is a member of Gen-: Gen-: eral A'ood'a ftaff. It wa said hre to-i to-i night. Ills emergency addree s is Mrs. K. A. Jovcp. wife. IS outh Fir?t strret. ; WhoeMng. v. Va. |