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Show LITTLE CHANCE FOR PROMOTION IN ARMY Few Vacancies Will Be Open in Near Future for Enlisted Men to Get Commissions. V - . NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-Department headquarters of the United States army throughout the country are ia receipt by every mall nowadays ef applications from enlisted men who desire to be examined as to their, fitness to become commissioned commis-sioned officers In the regular establishment. establish-ment. Despite the great number of applicants, ap-plicants, it is said that there will be very lew vacancies to be filled after the present pres-ent claw t West Point graduates. For this reason It appears that many of the nen. should they be successful, will have to wait considerable length, of time before be-fore receiving the appointments thst they have studied so hard and long to attain. |