The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-17
Patriots Who Were
 Listed as Slackers

To the Editor of The Age-Herald: Tn Sundays issue, October T. of The Age-Herald appeared an article to the effect that former members of the Ala | bama national guard were wanted by the federal authorities for failing to respond to the order calling reservists to the colors. In the list appeared the names of Stinson B. Blackman and John B. Mccain of Battery A. I wish to report that both of these men are members of Company K, One Hun dred and Sixty-seventh infantry now pre- pairing for overseas service, that both re- enlisted last June of their own free will and that at the time of the order recall ing all reservists they were already in the service
 Both Sergeant Blackman and Private Mccain are at present on duty with the company. They are both good and effi- cient soldiers and their service has all ways been honest and faithful This is written lest an injustice unwittingly be done them.
 MORTIMER H. JORDAN, Captain One Hundred and Sixty-seventh Infantry.
 Camp Albert L. Mills, New York, Octo- Der 10.
  Have just read in The Age-Herald of October ', 1917, the names of men who were members of Batterys A and c. and have failed to comply with the order of l the President of the United States, which ordered all men on reserve to report to | their respective places on August ,. 1917. Through some neglect or mistake, my name was on the list. l I wish to state to anyone whom 1t might concern that reported to the adjutant's office in Montgomery on Au- gust g, 1917. Was in Tennessee visiting 1 relatives on August 5, and as soon as received orders to report, l lost no time 1 in doing so.
 1 Was put in headquarters troop, First | Alabama cavalry and was transferred ] from that organization to headquarters company One Hundred and Sixty-sev- l enth United States infantry, where l ] have been ever since. | I have never been deserter or stacker | in my life and never will. That's why 1 I would like for the statement in your paper to be corrected. l Everybody in the regiment is feeling 1 jubilant over the prospect of our leaving | for somewhere, can't say where, in the l near future. Wishing you all kinds of luck, remain, sincerely | PRIVATE H. c. HOLMES, 1 Headquarters Company, One Hundred | and Sixty-Seventh U. s. Infantry, Camp l Albert Mills, Hampstead. N. Y To the Editor of The Age-Herald: l I noticed in the columns of your pa- per of October a list of men want ed as deserters from the old Alabama l national guard, principally from the l old Batteries A and c. ] I was not in either of them but somehow my name was listed as de- serter. I was discharged from the service at Nogales, Ariz, about Jan l uary II account of expiration of en- l listment and on August I reported l back to my commanding officer. Capt. Hal F. Halstead of Company B, Second ! infantry and was later on transferred | to this regiment the 167th, formerly l the Fourth Alabama. I was only out on my reserve enlistment. 1 can't see how such mistake could 1 be made, so I wish you would correct !, this through your paper, so my friends in Birmingham won't think I l am really a deserter, and oblige,
 RALPH NOBLE. Co. B. 167th Regiment, Hampstead, 1 N. Y.
 l Camp Mills. Mempstead. N Y, octo- | Der 10.