The New York herald., 1921-06-15
new SLACKER LIST
SHOWS 5 VETERANS
OF 105 Names Reported by
Two Boards Here Few Can
Be Located.

or los names reported by Draft
Boards l5e and 70 for Manhattan and
Brooklyn among the Governments lat
est Stacker lists, investigation revealed
that at least five were declared to have
ceived no answer to his QUESTIONABLE.
or the remainder. thirty-four had
moved and sixty-three were unknown.
This is attributed to the fact that many
OF the addresses given were hotels and
boarding houses. and in some instances
buildings that had been torn down to
make way for business structures.
Edward West. 1870 West Thirtieth
street, enlisted in the Fifteenth Infantry,
New York National Guard, in Novem-
Der, 1917, which served in France as
the 36sth, and was honorably discharged
in July, 1919. when the regiment re-
turned. accarding TO John II. Dorsey,
1anitor at that address. Dorsey said
that West was winner of the Croix
de Guerre and defended him vigorously
when told that he had been enumerated
in yesterdays list.
Tracy Thompson. 80 West Thirtieth
street, was also said by Dorsey to have
enlisted in either the Fifteenth Infan-
try or the Ninth Cavalry. and to have
been discharged after the close of the
war. Dorsey declared that Thompson
was anxious 70 so and had expressed his
desire 10 get in line. He was also
listed yesterday
Eugene l.. Grubbs. 1874 West Thirty
fourth street, was declared by several
young men in the neighborhood 70 have
enlisted in the United States Engineer
Corps and to have been stationed In
Panama during the war. He was dis
charged in the fall of 1919. they de-
in
Neral occasions.
George Ahearn Isl West Thirty-third
street. was declared to have been a
member of the Twenty-third Infantry,
Second Division. and as such partici-
pated in several engagements in France
A tenant at the West Thirty-third street
address said that she thought ne had
been wounded. but she did not know the
extent of his injuries.
Norbert Carolin. 100 East Thirty
fourth street. Manhat ttan. was believed
to have been Private Carolin of the
Seventy-first Regiment Signal Corps.
who served with 1t throughout the war
and was honorably discharged. The ad-
dress of the Seventy-irst Regiment
Armory was given on the Stacker list
and inquiry developed among men found
there
Ernest Meadows. 1913 Madison avenue,
who was listed as a Stacker on yester-
days list proved 20 be Capt. Ernest
Meadows of the Red Cross who went
to italy in 1917 and served on the
Italian. Serbian and French fronts, ac-
cording 20 papers shown last night. He
was decorated in Serbia and Italy
John G. Hess, Jr., Of 24S Humboldt
street. Brooklyn. was stationed in the
Philippines as secretary of the Manila
Electrical Company when the war broke
out and forwarded his QUESTIONABLE to
the Brooklyn board. he declared last
night When informed that it had not
been received. he sent another. but the
armistice was signed before it arrived,
Mr. Hess said.
James Hart. 1877 West Thirty-first
rtreet, Manhattan. was said to have
been exempted for reason of physical
disability. according to members OF his
family. His brother Harry, served in
the Twenty Division during the
war.
John King, 55 Stagg street. Brooklyn
declared last night that he had received
deferred classification because he was
married. His was another name Off
cialfy posted on the list.