Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-12-08

4 comDed from the total NUMBER EepOIt-
ed as draft deSerters I'm order that
they might be published to the country
and vigorous steps could be taken 20
/ apprehend such men and TO fully in
veStigate such cases on their merits,
and n the Investigation shows that the
men were guilty OF willful evasion OF
military service bring them TO trial.
May Receive Discharge.
If. after full investigation. II Is not
believed that the Offense of willful de-
sertion can be proved against any
man, yet he did fail TO report for mills
tary service as ordered. due to neglect
or fault on his part. the war depart
ment policy is to give him discharge
stating that "this man failed TO repar.
for duty until posted as a draft de
scrter and until after the signing OF
the armistice. and performed no mill
tary service whatsoever in the war
with Germany"
Unless the government gives such 4
man a discharge the man is liable 20
be re-arrested as draft dcSerter and
the government be put 10 the trouble
and expense of rehandling his case.
though Il had been decided as the re-
suit OF its first investigation not 10
bring him 10 trial.
Pending publication OF the list OF de-
serters, any man who may be charged
with draft deSertion aud who wishes
10 avoid the humiliation Of arrest hy
police officials and removed 10 camp.
may voluntarily surrender at the near
est army camp. post. or station. In
order that his case may be inveStigat-
ed and his status u definitely fixed.
ANY man who has his case finally dis
posed of prior 10 the time the cOnsOli-
dated list of draft deserters Is 20 be
published will have his name removed
from such list. so that IL viii cOntein
only the names of men whose cases
have not yet been disposed Of.
The second group OF $4,000 men
classified as not properly chargeable
with desertion are in general not TO
have their names published TO the
country with q view TO their appre-
hcnsion and trial.
Liay Have No Inaugural Dali.
Unofficial word that resident-elect
Harding and Mrs. Harding may not
sanction the holding Of an inaugural
hail and that the President elect
may not favor an inaugural parade
has depressed the national capital
population. These features Of an
Inauguration Of new President
mean much 20 the people of Wash
Ington, who have never fully for
given Woodrow Wilson FOR killing"
I the ball I'm 1913. Mr.. Wilson intimated
that one reason tor his request that
the ball be omitted was the indirect
expense caused 10 the government
I (some $4,000 was the estimated
actual cost through loss Of services OF
employees of the pension bureau) /;
and he also Informed the committee.
/ OF which William Corcoran Eustis was
| chairman. that "these balls have
/ ceased TO be necessary TO the enjoy
ment of the visitors"
IL was SuSpecteu IN washington.
however. that the real reason was the
dislike OF display on the part Of both
/ Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. for Mr. Wilson
I had made substantially the same Ie-
quest regarding his inauguration as
governor OF New Jersey. and that had
been made a strictly formal state func-
\ ton.
II was the first Impulse of the cl.i-
zens OF the District 10 60 ahead and
give the bali regardless of Mr. Wilson's
wishes. but wiser counsets prevailed,
and OF course the affair was called on.
The Taft inaugural ball had been the
most elaborate and brilliant affair Of
/ its kind up 10 that time aud the
/ chrOnlclers OF the day say that gems
and jewelry worth close 10 Si0.o00O0
were worn on the floor ot The great
pension building while the costumes
were estimated TO have cost many ul.l-