The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-12
DISCHARGE 2l ! MILITIAMEN t0F . PARK CITY UNITS
Refusal to Take Federal Oath Results in Dropping
 t of Many Soldiers.

Ewenty-one members of the local roWpapias of the Coast Artillery Corps who refused to take the Federal oath have been discharged for the benefit of the service. Orders issued yesterday, from the adjutant-generaps Nofice show an unusually large num- bcr of discharges in the Coast Artil- 1ery Corps and the Tenth Militia Field Artillery fof this same reason. Fifty six men in the various artillery com panies are discharged for the benefit of the service for refusing to take the Federal oath. A few wefe discharged < fors snon-residence.
 The Bridgeport men discharged for refusal to take the Federal oath are:
 Second Company-Benefit of the service: Musician e. Ernest Morse, Cook James B. Capron and Privates George w! Mills, Graham Casserly, Edward J. Martin and Fredereck J.
 Fourth Company-Beneft of the service: Privates John Mccarthy, Charles chire and John soledi.
 Eleventh CoppanyLPrivates An drew " Dugas, William Hayes. Nell vile Hobson, Stephen P. Hudak. Ralph Luciano, stephen Popaditch, Leonard Grasso, Harold Hobson, John Hrasce, Peter J. Kasper, John Popaditch and Charles o. Ware.
 A number of the Bridgeport men discharged from the service are night workers whose employment will not pef1nit of their attending drills. Sergt Albert O. Hermann of the Eleventh company, who is not men toned above, is one of these. He is an inspector at the Remington Arms U. M. c. Co. factory. He has served 15 years in the Eleventh company, enlisting when that organization was Company K, Fourth infantry. He wears the 10-year state service medal, Coast Artillery service medals and models fpr sharpshooting and rifle practice for every year of his service. He is first class gunner in the Coast Artillery and has been top sergeant of his company for years. Sergeant Hermann, like many others who have spent years in the militia, is at last obliged to resign because of pri- vate business.
 Others discharged by orders of the adJutant generals orders are:
 Tenth Militia Field Artillery
 Battery A-Private Earl B. Noble, non-residence; Battery B, Private John Gainey non-residence; Battery c. Sergeant Walter O. B! Toole. Cor poral Jesse L. Moss, Jr., Private Ed win F. Aiken, Jr.. and Private Mar shall s. House, all non-residence.
 Coast Artillery Corps.
 2 First Company-Beneft of the ser vice: Privates Willis c. Babcock, Jr., William o. Beebe, Charles w. Cole, William Frederick Gray, Stephen Peter Lawsky. Edward Petchark, Richard T. Barry, Ralph o. Bump, Williams H. Daniels. Delbert Hatfield, Clarence B. Lewis, Frederick A. Saun- ders.
 Fifth Company - Non-residence: Corporal John J. Magner; benefit of the service, Privates Jason H. Kings ley. George Pillar. Charles HI. Gevers. Clarence F. Lefhngwell, Sidney G. Vars.
 { Sixth Company-Beneht of the ser vice: Musician Martin Balas and Pri- yates James W. Duffy Stephen Sherry, Thomas F. Donneily, William J. Haase and Frederick A. Whaiey.
 Ninth Company-Benef1t of the service: Privates James Boucher, Harry S., Carlson, John Frederick and Charles A. Kipphut,
 Tenth Company-BeHefit of the service; Corporal William A. sizer and Privates James c, Spellman, James N. Dorar and Walter Williams.
 Thirteehth CemRaHy-Benefit of the