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Show 00 ONLY THOSE FIT ARE TO. REMAIN IN THE SERVICE WASHINGTON, Jan. IS Replying to complaints of Governor Edge of New Jersey, relative to the transferring transfer-ring and dismissing of New Jersey national na-tional guard officers of the Twenty -ninth division, Secretary Baker, in a letter last night, says no discrimination discrimina-tion has been made" against guard officers. of-ficers. The purpose of the department, depart-ment, Mr. Baker said, is to send abroad only officers who are fit physically physi-cally and professionally to lead American Ameri-can troops and the tests are being applied ap-plied with equal severity to officers of the regular army,' national army and the reserves. In reply to Mr. Baker, Governor Edge expressed satisfaction with the secretary's explanation. |