Tombstone epitaph., 1918-04-07
sTE,hFELp IS NOW IN
ARMY THEORETICALLY


TUCSON. April 5.-Harold Stein
field is in the United States army.
according to Provost Marshal Gen.
eral Crowder yesterday. yet, his ap-
peal is before Presiden, Wilson. also
according to General Crowder. The
war department directs. however.
that the'order to S,einfeld to proceed
to camp be deferred for the present.
according to General Crowder.
The effect Of this order is to va
cate orders TO report TO camp here
tofore issued by the local board" &C.
coriing 10 General Crowder.
No order was ever issued to Stein
fela TO proceed to camp. according
% me records of the local board.
Steinfeld was ordese: to report TO
the local board at tucson for en-
trainment and failed to do so.
The communication from General
Crowder was telegrapaeo TO Adjutant
General Harris at Phoenix. under
date Of April /. 1t was forwarded
by mail to the local board, arriving
yesterday. The telegram follows,
in full:
cro~der's Latest Orders
Adjutant General. Phoenix. No.
D-50. The record in the case of
Aa-cla. S.ein!eld. local board. Tue
son. is before the president on ap-
peal My telegram No. BITS under
date OF March rs ordered stay of
induction of registrant into the mill
tary service pending further orders.
1t appears that prior TO the receipt
of this telegram the order of induc-
ton OF the local board had issued.
Conceding the validity OF this order
OF induction. the registrant became
thereby soldier in the service of
the United States and passes under
the control OF the war department.
The war department. directs that or
ders to proceed to camp be deferred
for the present. The effect Of this
ordr is TO vacate orders to report to
camp heretofore issued by the local
board. Acknowledge receipt.
"CRowDER.
After considering the telegram the
local board yesterday decided that
ii could take no action. Careful
readin gof the telegram indicated
that Steinfeld is a private soldier in
the United States army who is now
appealing over the heads of his SD
periors for discharge from the
army.
Since no order had been received
from the secretary OF war, through
official channels, the reference to
the wishes of the var department in
the matter were not regarded as
clear. The form adopted by General
Crowder to convey the wishes of the
war department is unusual in that
it departs from official reference
through which any such order or de-
sire can be checked back to its source.
So far as the local board is con-
cerned il was the opinion that the
board had placed :teinfeld in the
army. that General Crowder had YER
flied the accuracy Of It's procedure;
that General Crowder further declar-
ed Steinfeld was in the army. There
fore. being in the army. he is at the
disposal Of the war department and
the army. He may be sent to the
front in France. to camp in the Uni
ted States. or appointed to an army
position in Washington To get out
Of the army Steinfeld must be dis
charged oficially. Never having or
dered him to camp. the local board
cannot rescind such an order at the
request Of General Crowder or the
war department. 1t can only report
with his induction papers that he
had committed q military onense in
not appearing for induction, and was.
according to the regulations, subject
to characterization as q deserter.
This characterixation can be made
only by Adjutant General Mccain,
based upon the report OF the local
board as to his failure to appear
here when called.