Show GEN FUNSTON SUDDENLY CALLED TO washington denver colo march 7 brigadier general frederick funston commanding tho department of the colorado U S A has received unexpected orders calling him to washington for a conference with the assistant sec y of war sanger yo reason was given for the sudden summons the general will leave today for washington accompanied by his personal aide aleut mitchell the orders caused a revolution in general he was instructed to assume command of the department of the columbia embracing washington oregon idaho and the whole of alaska succeeding general bandall Ean dall who saila for alie philippines on april 1 ilia arderi were to reach vancouver washington the de apartment part ment headquarter not later than march logli and he had arranged to leave denver for the pacific coast today general bunston yu to discuss the new order or tb make any comment on alic change of it is believed however that the war department view extensive plans for the handling of troops in alaska in connection with the impending dif fic illies over the abakan boundary question |