Show 1 army marriages general miles as commanding general of the army has just been called upon to decide on a somewhat delicate question in which military discipline was mixed up with moral and sentimental considerations As is well latown tho army authorities regard a soldier married as a soldier marred especially ally if the soldier is a private and commanding officers have often gone so far as to refuse permission to wed to the men under them recently a chaplain out at fort in montana joined in the lends of matrimony a private stationed there and a young woman who was working as a domestic servant for the family of one of tho officers no permission for tho wedding had been granted and none had been asked next day the post commander reprimanded the chaplain severely de daring that his act was unauthorized and improper the chaplain resented this and appealed to tho adjutant general from whom tho caso went to general miles for final action in rendering his decision general miles says the course of tho clia plain appears to be fully warranted by law and regulations while tho objection to soldiers marrying is well recognized it is not prohibited by law or regulations and the mil gitary authorities are not therefore war ranted in intervening new york times |