Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-17
CHANCE FOR IOWA MEN ON
IDLE LISTS TO TAKE
SEA VOYAGE.
SIX DESTRoYERS TO
VISIT EUROPEAN WATERS
To Sail From Philadelphia On Nov.
6-Secretary Daniels Hoping Iowa
Will Be Literally Represented
War Departm emit Not to Publish
Lists of War Saekers.
tBy E. G. Dougherty.l

washington, Aug. NAVAL res
ervations in Iowa and other states
are being appealed to by the navy
department to accept active service
Tor short periods in order to enable
the sea forces of the nation to dis
pate fuil crews on the fiotilla of de-
stfoyers which are to leave for the
mediterranean in November. Six
destroyers, With the cruiser ST.
Louis as the mother ship, are to be
sent on a cruise in European waters,
and the shortage of commissioned
personnel in the regular navy is so
great that the navy department has
nit upon the plan of providing re-
servists with this opportunity of
seeing some of the country and at the
same time do another. patriotic SER
vice to the nation.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels
pointed out that this proposed
European cruise will doubtless APP
peal to many naval reservists who
desire to retain aftiliation with the
naval forces of the country, and he is
hopeful that a large per centage Of
the Iowa boys who are on the reserve
lists will see their way clear to join
the crews which will comprese the
complement of the destroyer flotilla
which sails for the Mediterranean
from Phila lelphia Nov. 6.
The cal! just issued by the navy
n anu ,ff,1 m hn let aSly re
for 10000 men, preferably those who
have had actual sea duty. and who
desire to again taste the air of the
sea" for short periods. The call to
duty is wholly voluntary and no
reservist is in any way bound to
respond. The consent of the re-
servistS to return to active duty Will
enable the navy department to re-
tain the present commissioned per-
sonnet in their assignments with the
Atlantic and Pacific fleets.
Under the law naval reservists are
required to put in two months In
every enrolment of four years at
sea for the purpose of maintaining
efficiency. The present call gives the
opportunity to these reservists to not
only comply With the law, but to en-
Joy a'.yacations at sea- in SO doing.
MI reservists intending to enlist for
the cruise will have the privilege of
specifying whether they desire to re-
main on active duty for the period
of two months or up to eighteen
months and their wishes will be re-
spected as to the length of time they
desire to serve.
Naval reservists under the law
are paid 81 a month as q retainer
fee until their period of enrolment
has expired. The Circular appeal
points out that the minimum active
service required shall be two months
during eachsterm of enrolment. The
act of, congress approved June 4.
1920 provides that this retainer shall
not be paid unless the active duty
of two months is given.
Not to Publish Stacker Lists.
Iowa american Legion members
and other patriotic citizens who
hoped that the war department.
would fulfill its promise to publish
broadcast the list Of names
Of men no failed to respond
to the call of their draft boards, and
became thereby draft deserters.
slackers or evaders. are doomed to
disappointment. Secretary of War
Baker has ruled that these lists of
so-called evaders will not be pub
lished in the towns where they regis
tered, but instead the various
agencies of the government con-
cerned with apprehending military
offenders will engage in a nation
wide search for the draft dodgers.
Mr.. Baker ruled that many of the
10000 so-called dodgers may have
died since the draft days and others
may have corrected their standing
with their draft boards. He declared
that he did not desire to cause any
innocent registrants the annoyance
that would be occasioned by publica-
ton of their names in their COM
munities.