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Show GENERAL WOOD'S PLAN TO INCREASE INTEREST IN ARMY Proposes Novel Scheme for Special Enlistments for Six Months. WASHINGTON, June S. To popularise popu-larise th army, to interest a class of persona who heretofore hava bea at- traded only to tha commieeioaed grade, and to extend th benedta of military training, is the pnrpoe of General Wood, ehicf of ataff, ia proposing pro-posing to congress a novel scheme for six months' enlistments. It is his belief that many high school boys nnd graduate of colleges may be enticed by the promise of a short taste of military life to enlist for that period who wonld not core to abandon the business careers they have mapped oat, aa would be the case ia a five-year term. Youngsters of high intelligence should essily be able to ground themeelve in th military practices in aix months had work and the benefit to be derived de-rived from the setting up drills aad regular habita of life at a formative period would tend to physical develop ment. With thee reasons in mind General Wood is urging public discussion of the subject, with the expectation of pressing press-ing the legislation upon congress at the regular session next winter. |