The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-07

Expressing 5hmeseIves as more than
Pleased Win service ia the Naval Bat
TALON 0C the DIstric, National Guard.
tEirty Dur OF forty OF the --proba-
TONERS who took the two weeks
cruise 8n the United States reserve
shlp ozarlS were today Officially taken
iE-1 tile Organization 0y Captain STR h.
lar-
The remaining ten including four
7f the seven VINO deserted" at An
0uroiis. have been rejected by the re-
crlit-u= officer because Of physical
uultu=Ss-
This announcement was made TO-DAY
Is Commander StraIt0u on board Che
snip as she lay AT anchor 81 her Sew
eCtl street wharf. as a potent refuta-
ticn Of Jhe tales Of horror. iU-treat-
l-r1t. and poor food which some OF
tae seven -deserters told after their
LFTJy y-IEree-Iaile walk TO washington.
Denrite decision mas not been reached
rl naval battalion officials rs &c The
exact course Of action that VIII be Brr-
sued -n reE1Ed 10 two Of the seven -da-
serters- Two OF them. Allen Lloyd
and g. A. Kenny. she only ones who had
been regularly enlisted, win proba Siv
be given cuurt-martiaI IN the immedi-
Ete future Lloyd has not vet reported
ship &c IS uuoffeiaUy aHnounced that
action i'm his case may be drastic
COHsideTate To Kenny.
Toward Kenny. however, the naval
battalion authorities are inclined to Je
IeujeuL Kenny reported when the ehIN
doClled yesterday. told the officers ne
realized a mistake had been made. more
through spirit Of fun than anything
else. and that he wanted court-nar-
fiai So ne could take his medicine -Hya
"a man Kenny has done little or no
JaIlziu= since ne returned TO Washing
ton via The railroad ties from Aunapo-
lis and says the stories told by some
of the other .'deserters'- were not only
uvenlrawn tales, but that they had been
vastly exaggerated Since he reported
TO his ship less than ten days after
Jumping, IL is not thought his pun
E ishmenU viii Re more than the minimum
for such a comparatively petty OffeuSs
as wing shore liberty His man
E iE attitude when the ship reached port
the stafl- VIII count greatly in his favor
E with the COurJ-nartial board.
James Mcfarland, n Hibbs. r H
.ernon- Robert NIilstead. and r
. Walker, the others who took French
+ leave" at Annapolis, said Captain STRAIT
ION today are uot wanted in the bat
ail the clothing which belongs 20 the
. Government they VIII be requested TO
make their s1sence notable wherever
the ship IS az anchor
3 The charge that the round robin
+ protesting against the stories told by
The 'deSerterS and commencing the
officers of tile battalion had been cir
culatsd ONLY among members Of certain
portions cf the ships creu as reported
. su q morning paper, was declared to be
without foundation
( No Names Solicited
( In Eivins the men permission TO
+ make uD the round robin. said Cap
T tain Stratton today. Il expressly for
hade the erisinators Of the ,lan to
+ solicit signatures. IT was then sug-
/ eested that copy be placed on the
+ balletin Board and those who wished 10
SIGN il could go TO the man -gho had il.
/ This I agreed to. and every -s.r1c SIGN
ed to- II was done at the sisner's in
iIiaLiVp and pleasure
As 10 the alleged absence Of rpnOrfs
{ from me ] would like TO explain that
/ every report expected from Tie was
made Furthermore, 7 saw TO 20 that
3 General Harrics was kept informed as
T Ear as possible Of every plan I reporfed
. to Capt J. NJ Bowyer. superintendent
OF the Naval Academy AZ Annapolis. aS
se0n as wc doeked there re7,e- ;ed
F go Rear Admiral Marshall. commandant
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