The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-07
POLICE Will
ARREST men
WHO FAIL TO
MAKE RETURN
Twenty Have Not Returned
Draft Questionaires and
Carr Says They'll All Be
Punished. s...assa.,,...
SEVEN ARE DESERTERS

''Delinquents"-regi tor miU
tary service who have failed to answer
and return their questionnaires to the
selective army board within the allot~
ted seven days-will be rounded up BY,
the Richmond police force. according.
to members OF the army board.
Sheriff Carr. chairman OF the army
board, said Monday that list OF these
men is being prepared by the board
and will be given the police force some
day this week. The men will be sr-
rested and brought before the board to
explain why they violated the regula-
tions.
Where it is shown that any man will
fully failed to answer and return his
questionnaire to the board, he will be
placed in class one and then certified
as a deserter. This violation is pun
ishable by a year in prison.
20 Men Have Failed.
Twenty men, who were among the
first to receive their questionnaires,
have given the board no information
whatever as to their whereabout or the
reason for their failure. They will be
compelled to explain to the board
why they failed. There are many more
men who have failed to observe the
governments regulations, Sheriff Carr
said.
Sheriff Carr made public Monday the
names of seven men, who have been
certified to Washington, as desertsrs
from the army. Desertion Is punish
able by the death penalty or life I'M
pr1sonment, and any person have in
formation as to the whereabouts OF
| the following men are urged to report
| to the army board or police:
The men who are now classed aa
deserters are:
George Mann. s06 South Eleventh
street.
Joseph Frederick, (alien) Pennsyt-
vania railroad camp. Richmond.
Mike Rousos, GIL North A street
John william Bailey. 327 South
Eighth street.
| Percy Hueston. ITO Fort wsyna
avenue.
Robert Cecn Perrine. Boston
Vastly Ladutka (alien) Pennsyi>
vania railroad cs mp, Richmond.
| No Information.
These men, after registering for
service, completely disappeared. No
Information concerning them have
been received by the board.
! William o. Land, who claims Eng
lish, Ind, as his home, but who regis
tered for service here, Sunday WAS
turned over to the military author
/ tiles at Fort BENJAMIN Harrison As q
deserter from the national army.
! Some time ago, Land asked the Rich
mond army board to certify him to an
indianapolis board for examination
when he accepted q position at the
Central Hospital for the Insane He
was in the first group of men selected
here for service.
Leaves Their Employ.
Authorities Of the hospital notified
the board that Land had left their en-
ploy. A few days ago he returned to
the Central hospital where Sheriff
Carr found him.
i Most of the registrants have receiv-
ed their questicnnaires and the mail
ing will be completed soon Men have
seven days to answer the questions set
; forth and return the QUESTIONABLE TO
the board. Failure to do this may re-
suit in the registrant being placed in
Class One, and subject to first call
with single men. and a year in prison
Attorneys Of the city are continuing
to aid registrars in interpreting the
questions They do not do clerical
work however.