Schur had held an appointment before World War I which should have qualified him as a civil servant, but the facts were not allowed to get in the way, and he was 'retired'.
Schur may hawak ng appointment bago World War ko na kung saan ay dapat na magkaroon ng mga kwalipikadong sa kanya bilang isang katulong sibil, ngunit ang katotohanan ay hindi pinahihintulutan sa kumuha sa paraan, at siya ay 'nagretiro'.