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Show NO MORE TROOPS FOR THLBORDER Such Is the Declaration of x General Wood, Head of Army. WASHINGTON, March it. Secretary of War tXcklnaon. upon his return to the United Ststee from an Inapectloa of the Panama canal, will review the "maneuvers "maneu-vers division" of troops now mobilising at San Antonio. i The sec.-etary It Is expected, will return re-turn by way of New York, coma to Wsahlnatr.n to clear up mattera accumulated accumu-lated during hte absence and then pro-ceed pro-ceed to Texas. After Secretery Dickinson has com-pleied com-pleied lilo In.i.ecttnn. Malor General leo-nard leo-nard Wood, chief of atari, will go to Kan Antonio. General Wood today denlsd that the war dspsrtmenr had ordered or con tern plated ordering more troope to the south. This statement was msde because of Persistent rumors that another division of 0,000 men was about to be asaemblsd on the border. It is the Intention of the wsr department, depart-ment, It devslnnsd today, lo change from time to time the general officers now In command of I he tropa In order that ths whole staff of offU-ers of the army may be given an cpportunlty to asst. ma field command of Urge ln4l. uf soldiers. Alter alMiut twu inoniha' aervlre, It Is the prcaent idea oi" il c oepartment to re-1lv re-1lv Major Uencr.! Carter ss command , er, aaniKtilriR sonic other mnjor aiteral to command. Likewise the briMailler generals commanding the units of the division di-vision and) tha troops at tlnlveston and Ban Ilegft will be relieved by others. The officers of the orgstitied mllftls will be sttached to the officers of the rag-iilar army of euat grade for purpose esj.iieSUMgiiiSj, ... - . .. . . MThe inaiieuvrs division." It Is iald si the war dt-partrnent. will be maintained in the south until well Into Ihs summer. |