Evening journal., 1917-10-20
ASK EN- 1LOYERS TO
HELP TRACK SLACKERS
Local Boards Suggest Max
ing All Employees Produce
Ord, r Numbers
MEN TRANSFERS
MAKE VISIT HOME

The drive by the local exemption
boards to round Up the slackers In
this city has started. There are about
25O men In Wilmington within the
specified age limits for military SER
vice. who have been summoned for ex-
animation and who failed TO appear
and they are either classed as de-
serters now or soon Will be. The
local boards are anxious TO locate all
Oi lnen aud accordingly they have
appealed 10 the employers OF labor
tn oughout the city TO aid In the
roundup.
The boards have combined and sent
a letter to every employer In the city
asking him TO demand OF the men on his
pay roll their order number Just as they
did their serial number. Ii this should
be done tho slackors can be trapped.
The Importance OF getting the slackers
is pointed ont because of the fact that
for every Stacker some other man may
be called TO 90 in his place. 20 that It
becomes a question Of one man per-
haps giving his life in place Of another
who Is, apparently, too cowardly 20
respond TO his country's call in his turn
Members of the local boards were
visited ye5terday by several Of the men
they had sent to Camp INK All these
men are among those selected for trans
fer TO other cantOnments and they were
permitted TO come home 10 say good.
bye 70 their relatives and friends for
IL will be the last chance they will have
TO see them until the war is over. There
was q big crowd Of the young soldier
home for their farewell visit. Many Of
them said they were going 20 Rockford
ILL.,. there TO be assigned to the heavy
artillery or the engineers CORPS. All
the men who have had any railroad ex.
perience wore selected for the engineers.
and they may be on their way to France
within two weeks.
Others OF the men who came homo
are going 10 Atlanta. Ca, and others
10 Admission. They all think they
will be on their way TO the front in
very short time.
Two more cases OF appeals have
been reversed on the District (Sia'e)
Exemption Board by President WI
son. Carmillo Luciano, OF No. 500
Conrad street an erector in the plant
OF the Harlan and Hollingsworth
Corporation. and Harry W. Fisher.
OF Fredcrica, an assistant foreman
in the employ of the DUPONT Powder
Company, are the men involved
Both had appealed for exemption on
Industrial grounds and were refused
by the District Board. They then car
red their cases direct 10 President
I Wilson, who reversed the decision o
the board and both men were ordered
| DISCHARGED.
ClauGa y. Lester. Of New Castle
whose claim was denied by the loca
board succeeded IN having that de
clsion reversed by the District Boar
and he has been discharged.
The following cases were appeale,
90 the District Board by the Provost
Marshal-General from the decision OF
/ the local boards and their decision was
reversed by the District Board and the
mon named stand as certified FOR sorv-
ice: r. J. Zlelnsk. No. 2ii Stroud
street: c. b. Schrappler. No. 800 West
West Fourth street; p. j. Keatlng, No.
1888 Maple street. leander Webb and
William Penneil have been certified
back 10 Local Board No. from the
District Board as soldiers.