Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 106, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1920 — LEONARD WOOD’S LIFE. [ARTICLE]

LEONARD WOOD’S LIFE.

Here is Leonard Wood’s life-out-lined in brief: . Born, October 8, 1880, Winchester, N. H. Lived in boyhood on Cape Cod, Mass. Graduated from Harvard Medical school, -1884. Worked among poor of Boston as hospital doctor. Appointed army surgeon in 1885, served a few days in Boston arid then was transferred to Mexican border on his request “for action.” Fought many months the savage Apaches who harried the border and successfully blocked the approach of civilization. Years later awarded Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Indian warfare- In 1888 he surveyed Arizona under General Miles. Ordered back to active/service on border for a few months. Made staff surgeon in 1889, and stationed at Los Angeles. Married Mips Louise 'A. Condit Smith, niece of Chief Justice Field. Sent to Washington in 1895 as assistant attending surgeon, and served under Cleveland arid McKinley. ’Organized Rough Riders in 1898; made colonel, with Theodore Roosevelt as lieutenant colonel. Lead his troops in first battle as Las Guasimas, June 24, 1898. Entered Santiago July 17, and was promoted for valor to brigadier general. Made, military governor of Santiago July 20th, and turned city from pesthouse to modern municipality. President McKinly appointed him governor general of Cuba in December, 1899. In next three years he brought Cuba out of darkneps and established it as a modern, law-abiding, self-gov-erning nation. Sent by Rooseyelt to Germany in 1902 as military observer. Appointed governor of the savage Moro province in the Philippines, in 1903 by President Roosevelt? Went with his tmen to the front lines, fought fanatic tribesmen, established government and civilization, and in three yearn redeemed another “lost land.” Made commander in chief of „ American forces In Philippines in 1905. In 1908 transferred to United States and made commander of the denartment of the east Sent as special ambassador to Argentine republic. Four years headed American military forces as chief of staff. In 1914 again made commander of the department of the east. Became premier leader in preparedness 4® United States by establishing twining camps in 1914, 1915. arid 1916. Thousands of men trained under his direction to become officers on call. Transferred in 1917 to department of south, request for overseas duty having been ignored. August 26th began training of crack Eightyninth division at CStap Funston, Kansas. Sent to Europe in DeIcember as military observer. Wound--1 ed by bursting gun: three weeks in hospital. Returned and resumed I command, of Eighty-ninth division April 12, 1918. Eighty-ninth went ' overseas; Wood ordered to stay at Funston and start training Tenth division. Foreign officers pronounced Tenth best division ever when it was ready to go overseas just before armistice, November, 1918. Made commander of central department and organized forces to care for returning soldiers thoughout cental states.