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Show Merely a Figurehead, Washington. Secretary Taft has Issued Is-sued an order, tho offoct of which is materially to limit tho oxccutlvo 1111 thorlty ot tho chlof of staff, making him mainly an advisory officer. Tho order thus throws nn added burden of responsibility on Assistant Socrotary Ollvor. In futuro tho chlof ot staff is cmpowerod only to Issuo orders In his own namo to tho general staff corps; othorwlso ho will issuo them "by order of tho secretary of war," through the military secretary, |