Show talk of f Sha hilr hf flors lr retiring san Francl francisco co july 16 major general shatter trill will hare have reached the age ag limit in about three months and it 1 ia aid said hia his friends are working quietly but none the less energetically to se so cure his retention in the service for a few years longer the friends of the general argue that since the d department of the pacific has become ao 80 ira 1 by reason of the acquisition of the philippines it la Is inadvisable to make a change in its commander just at this time |