Show DEFENSE OF THE ARMY TRANSPORT SERVICE foreign nations have desired to get our transport plans soldiers well cared for on the 1 washington nov 7 the annual report of general M I 1 ludington quartermaster general is a review of the work done by his department duding the year the most interesting feature h what hd has to say of the transport service in view of the desire in some quarters to dispose of them lie says that the ships are fitted up in the best possible shape for the transportation of and that representatives of foreign nations have asked for the pans of the fittings with a view of improving their transports tian sports alie report continues nearly every ship sailing from manila had on board about sick who were provided with cary attention and comfort in the transport hospitals that would be found in any well regulated hospital ashore of the many thousands of persons who have been transported on the vessels of the agniv transport service since ua inception not one life lias been MP by reason of any fault in the fittings or accommodations upon the army transports in view of this excellent record and of the experience of alic department in its futile efforts to secure suitable for tho transport of the armies during the war with flain and the further fact that when withdrawn from active the transports cannot be advantageously disposed of by sale I 1 am firmly convinced that even though circumstances should permit the withdrawal of alie transports from regular line service to the philippine islands it would be biao policy to retain a icat number of transports BR part of the equipment of the army to be economically cared for and kept in faudi condition as toi be promptly available for adv emergency which may arise ic quiring alio franf on the ocean W ajr witness an overcoat on 1898 and said he was c diu not own one at that time then mr black read the abstract from cornitha testimony at the last trial us during the 11 and winter of I 1 wore the I 1 have got there indicating chair in the rear ot court 11 II is a hown h own overcoat I 1 did not wear a white hut at aiR jast year cornish said it was 3 when sullivans office when mr ivask referred to ahn of the lae trial he daid that Corni ali llian placed the hour ot his visit nt at before 4 howard by the prose mid he was sitting near sira in bourl yesterday and saw two men indicate naish to her as soon BS cornine cobit room ami the said Is au witness alo al o paid A man with arav hair said to thata cornish she replied Is it later a young man cornish and again she said ir that tle prosecution ution ex gov black called mrs she denied that any such occurrence as adams described biad talan tal cn place mr black called lier husband abid he alo al o said adams was wron he raid ho heard more than two vears ago all hii wife had testified but had not reported the information authorities as he did not take any in it he lie reported it to the doctor neither ride had anything further to present and justice lambert dismissed the jury initia monday t cu |