Show f CEN DI Story of low how the War Department Never Found I ft Out i iiII 1 oe S Coul Could It Gel Star sear tine z to Them I Iri ri g Washington March appeal appears J that hat Uen Oen Wheeler did tender tener his resli resignation nation from Crom the United States arm army S last taU tall 1 it was 1 dated November Jt at LUzon and was not cabled S S but care came by the slow pres process ot of the i imAi mAi snails j f Moreover It did not come directly to tine the war var department but went to the White House where It ha has been repos i since ls its arrival In The War department officials blye have just learned or of tt IL iJ Tine The generals Generas resignation was fa not no ac r prompt promptly by the out i ot of for Cor the officer Instead r lie be Was ordered to report to the war tie de at Washington His 1 lon lion will 1 be accepted here and d th the ef effect tot ot of this Iclon action will 1 be to allow the f officer hi his and exp expenses to Washington The resignation reads lS as follows I Island bland of et Luzon the Phi Phil Philippines I November IS 8 1 S T Do the tho Executive anllo Sir The insurgent government Is virtually Is I a t U gUhe In the northern his cabinet anti and con congress are scattered The ot of the Filipino congress Is here and from what he Bs says I 1 It ItI will I be impossible for Cor this to er ever ronn reconvene The various ot of the insurgent ent generals are rucJ reduced to mere mer skeletons and ny fly before us so Calt fast that 1 It Is almost almot impossible to get within gun rn range I therefore rel respectfully lully tender my resignation as an In the volun volunteer oun teer to forces s or of the States States r I Iery re ery e rJ tul S S JOSEPH WHEELER I J U S V |