The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-05
Elphege Lasseigne Re-
ported As Deserter
Reward Offer ed For
MsApprehension j
Proceedings OF The Local
Board AT Their Meeting
October 18th, 1917
OFFICE OF THE LOCAL BOARD,
ST. MARY PARISH, LOUISIANA.
October 4, 1917.

OFFICE OF THE LOCAL BOARD,
ST. MARY PARISH, LOUISIANA.
October 4, 1917.
The Local Board of ST. Mary Par
ish. Louisiana, met this day at the
call of the Chairman. Present,
Charles Pecot, Sheriff, DR.. B. w.
mer, Clerk. All present and waving
notice of CALL
Mr.. Charles Pecot, Chairman, re-
ported to the Board, that Order No.
BAT, Lebous, Oner, Serial No. 1865,
Address, Morgan City, La, had been
posted as an absantee, and had re-
ported to him for immediate mobil-
ization, giving satisfactory account
of his previous non-appearance, due
to his being absent in the swamps,
and receiving no mail.
On motion of Wilbur H. Kramer,
Clerk, seconded by DR.. B. Smith,
Coroner, and unanimously carried, it
was resolved that the explanation Of
fered by .Oner Lebous for failure
to report, be accepted as satisfactory;
that his name be posted on Form
164-A for imm ediate mobilization, to
report at the Court House in Frank
lin, La, Friday, September 2Sth,
1917, for entrainment that day for
Camp Pike, Arkansas.
On motion of Wilbur H. Kramer,
Clerk, seconded by Dr. B. w. Smith,
Coroner, and unanimously carried,
it was resolved that notices be mail
ed on Form 164-C, and that the
names of same, two available white
men in number, be posted by the
Chairman and Clerk, on Form 1874
A. ordering them to report at the
Court House in Franklin, La, Satur-
day morning, October 6, 1917, at 8
A. M, for entrainment that date for
Camp Pike, Arkansas, their names
being, to-wit
Order No. Is, Name, Antoine,
Paul. Serial No. 1455, Address, Fos-
ter, La.
Order No. a74, Name, Osthiemer.
Stirling l., Serial No. 685, Address,
Franklin, La.
The Sheriff reported to the
Board, that he had made diligent
search to locate and produce, !
Order No. 418, Name, Lasseigne,
Elphege, Serial No. 34O4, Address,
Morgan City, La,
and had failed to do so, and as re-
suit of his investigation he was under
the belief and impression that said
Lasseigne had placed himself in the |
position of it being necessary to re-
port him as deserter.
On motion of Wilbur H. Kramer.
Clerk, seconded by DR.. B. w. Smith,
Coroner, and unanimously carried, il
was resolved that the Chairman and
Clerk be given full authority to
post the said Elphege Lasseigne to
the Adjutant General of the United
States, on Form 164-C; and also to
give public notice that the United
States Government had offered a re-
ward of $4,000 to cover the expenses
OF causing his surrender to the Mil
itary authorities.
Wilbur H. Kramer, Clerk to the
Board. receipt Of substantiating af-
fidavit, forwarded by,
Order No. 1O5, Name, Morton.
Joseph, Serial No. 2374, Address,
Morgan City. La,
whose case had been re-opened for
the purpose Of receiving and filing
this affidavit and permitting the !
Board to pass upon its merits, setting
forth the dependency of wife and !
child.
On motion of Wilbur H. Kramer. ]
Clerk, seconded by DR.. B. w. Smith. !
Coroner, and unanimously carried. a !
discharge from military service was
granted to Joseph Morton for a pc !
'iod of one year from date, and l
he Chairman and Clerk were in l
!tructed to certify his name to the l
District Board on Form 147-calling l
he attention of the District Board to l
he fact that his case had been re- l
'pened and party discharged. |
On motion, duly seconded and car l
led, the Board adjourned, subject to l
all Of the Chairman.
CHARLES PECOT, Chairman, l
WILBUR H. KRAMER, Clerk, l
DIR. B. l.. SMITH, Coroner. l