| Show ITO TO ABANDON MILITARY general wood declare declares that seer tary of war intend intends to abolish at least four paste in northwest washington at least four anil and pos sibly elx six military posts in the north went west are to be abolished inthe in the near future by order of the act set of war was asserted monday by general leonard chief of 0 staff before the house committee on expenditures in the war department the posts to be abandon abandoned d are the smaller one ones and the present invests ration gation exempts brigade and regimen tal and recruiting stations W this Is tho the first step in the policy leading ultimately to the concentration of the army in a fow low large poco located on lines convenient for quick mobilization while the order Is expected during tho the present pre ent summer the abandonment of bete will not occur until troops are to bo be moved to panama and hawaii all when eight or ten regiment regimen tu are sent to panama and hawaii they la 11 will be taken ae as far as possible blo from the posts to be abandoned and the secretary 0 of war will ask congress for permission to sell melt I 1 the ground and AW GEN NLEONARD GE LEONARD H WOOD buildings boise idaho and fort meade south dakota are said to be two tio of the posts stated for abandon merit ment in addition to fort assiniboine mont |
