Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-01
J, J. AND 6. A. F|NCK
ACCUSED OF EvAD|NG
MILITARY SERVICE
Wilmington Youths, and Brothers,
Who Were Called in the
Draft in 1918.
ARRESTED LAST NIGHT

After a search of owe two years, George
a. Finck. aged 25 wears, and his brother,
Jacob j. Finck. %. who are alleged to have
deserted from the military service IN the
spring of 1918 by failing to report for
cntrainment for Camp Dix. were appre-
hended in Philadelphia yesterday after
noon, through the instrumentaltv of
Detective James &. Riley of the local
Police Department They were brought
10 this city late last night. The Civil and
Federal authorities have been making
strenuous efforts to locate the two men
during the time they were missing.
Several weeks ago fresh clues were re-
ceved and it was by following these that
the authorities were enabled TO make the
arrests yesterday afternoon.
The two men were kept at the police
station over night, and this morning we're
taken 10 Fort du Pont by Sergeant Wilmer
Hahn and Special Officer David 7. Gray,
who turned them over to tho army authori-
ties, who will try the cases.
The arrest of these two men is the first
made in this State for alleged evasion of
the draft, and it IS expected 10 arouse
much interest, for at the time Of the
alleged failure of these men to report for
entertainment there was much comment.
The two men lived at 232 Parrish street,
this city. George was stenOgrapher and
jacob an upholsterer. Jacob was called
IN March. 1918. and George was called IN
May, 1918. Both. the authorities said
today, reported to local Board No. 3, be-
fore which they had been registered, ut
the 2i-hour period set before cntrainment,
nut Mt the time Of entrainmcnt they bad
disappeared. according to the police.
The local board authorities at once
took the matter up with the office Of the
acknowledgement in Washington. y. G.
Adjutant General l. Pusey Wickersham
communicated with the government au-
ihorities in Washington and IN October
received word from the adlutant- general
pf the army that the men should be ap-
pretended and turned over 70 the govern
ment authorities for prosecution.
DEATH or FRANK WALSH.
According to report. the alternate Of
one Of the two men was killed in France.
This man. Frank J. Walsh. 100 West
sixth street, il IS reported was an alter
nate with the contingent with which
Finck was to go and upon the failure OF
Finck to report. he went IN his place.
Walsh was afterwards assigned To duty IN
the 18th Division. 312th Infantry, which
was trained at Camp Dix. He was killed
at Grand Pre-. in the Afeuse- Argoune Of
fensive. in the summer of 1918
The authorities at Fort du Pont said
today that the cases of the two men will
be thoroughly investigated. following
which the commanding officer, Colonel
Archibald Campbell. will make his recon-
mendatlons. which il IS expected will call
for a general court martial The convcn-
ing Of the court martial will not he long
DELAYED, as il will be held as soon as pos
slble
II is not possible to determine definitely
locally whether Walsh was really the
alternate Of one OF the two prisoners, rs
these records have all been sent to Wash
npton. II is probable however that his
information will be brought out AT the
court martial Of the two men, when II Is
leld
The letter from the adiutant general Of
the army TO General Nickersham stated
that If the two men should be found they
should be taken to the nearest govern
ment post for prosecution.
General Nlckersham, who is also q
member of the Board Of Police Commits
sioners. praised highly the work OF the
local police department IN this case, saving
that il was only the clever ingenuity dis
PLAYED by some of the men that resulted
IN the important arrests beng made.
According 10 TIE oIl4Cla4 ItcoiuS, III
formation was obtained that the men had
been transferring real estate and 1t was
through this that the authorities were able
TO eventually locate them. They are said
to have been living and working In Phil
adelphia recently.
According to report, the two Fincks
are said 10 have been in South America
Tor some time, and 1t is reported that let
Iers TO people in this citv were received
Irom them from that part of the world