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Show Major General Wood Asks 2 Months' Leave WASHINGTON, March 17. Major General Leonard Wood has asked for and was granted two months' lep.vc of absence to conduct his campaign cam-paign for the Republican nomination for president. Majrr General George Bell, Jr., now commanding Camp Grant. III., will act as head of the central departments or tho army with headquarters at Chicago Chi-cago during General Wood's leave of absence, Gtr.eial Wood's leave of absence will begiu on March 20 and consequently will expire eighteen days before the opening of the Republican national convention at Chicago on June S. Fecretary Baker said General Wood would' be permitted to wear civilian clothes during his leave if he so desired de-sired oo |