Show gen miles en route I 1 to washington washington june 6 secretary boot today stated that miles had not been summoned to washington the general it is said ft now en route from fort eiley kansas point in response to nn invitation to attend the centennial next week y chicago june 6 general miles reached hero today ami left for washington ditc itc said to 1 I have been ordered to washington I 1 am not going to the exercises at west point lie added that he preferred not to discuss his reasons jor going to washing ton other than that lie had been ordered to do so washington june C the statement attributed to general miles in chicago to the effect that lie was called to washington va exhibited to every officer of the war who could possibly have handled an order to gen miles and by each and all of them was positively denied it is staled eliat no person connected with the administration has sent any order to gen miles since his departure depar tuie on his present trip nor lias the war department communicated with him the intimation is eliat any recall as referred to by gen miles must have conie from some of his per bonal fri endsor from his family j |