Putnam patriot., 1921-08-26
NAME u COUNTY
MEN AS DESERTERS
Official OF Local Draft Board
Says None Has Been Lo-
Gated
Claims Most of Men We're Transient.
Or Foreigner.


According TO an announcement
made Thursday at headquarters. First
Corps Area. Boston, Major General
Clarence X. Edwards commanding, 22
men who registered for the draft with
Local Board for Division l6. Wind
ham County. are elassed as deserters.
as they failed to report when ordered
TO camp Without doubt the failure
of at least some of the men on the
list to report when called out could
be satisfactorily explained 20 the war
department If the facts were known.
An official Of the local draft board
said Thursday afternoon that every
effort has been made to locate the
men on the list, but that absolutely no
trace of any Of them has been found.
+ Practically al 1.-The men on the list, he
said. were transients, mill hands, rail
road lahorcrs engaged in construction
work, etc, who were within the
boards territory at the time they reg
istered They left after registering
and have not been heard from since.
\ number of the men on the list are
eolored Others are Albanians, and
natives Of foreign countries, and II is
said were not subject to draft,
In several cases two signatures were
written on the questionnaires. as will
be noticed in the list printed below.
Henry W. I.acombe, of Danielson,
who is on the list as deserter, disap
peared nearly FIVE years ago. and al
though every effort has been made by
his family to locate him, no trace Of
his whereabouts has been found. IL
is thought that he is dead. Another
man on the list. Winthrop III. Cole
man, who gave his address as New
ark. n. j., stated his occupation as
travelling salesman when he regis
tered. He has not been seen or heard
of since the day he registered.
The list announced by hcadquart-
ers, First Corps Area, Thursday after
noon. is ~ follows:
i7i-kernal Asian, Goodyear, Kill
lingly. Conn.
i2s5-william Baidortt. Railroad.
Putnam, Conn.
s62-George Carter, X. r. Board
ing House, Putnam. Conn.
arg Winthrop H. Coleman. Me
chanicsville. Conn; 81 E. Park ST..
Newark. N. J.
Maurice James Pagan, 81
Franklin street. City. Putnam, Conn.
953-Geo. Fred Giguere. IL Dyer,
Danielson. Conn; George Fred Gil
guere.
380-wm, Hansley, Railroad, Put
nam. Conn; Willie Hansley.
Gs2 Charles HAYES, r r. Board
ing House.
William Hoyle, Quiuehaug,
Conn. William.
105l-S elifn Ibrahim. No. Grosyen-
ordale, Conn; Selim Abraham.
Henry W. Laeombe. Water.
Danielson. Conn.
ssl-Clarenee j. Marsh. DayYille,
killingly. Conn; Clarence |. Marsh.
l40O-Frank Matusievy. Putnam.
X. ID. No |, Conn; Frank Moraus-
cruy; Frank Matusuovy; Frank Matur
ivocy.
47s-Geo. A. Mcmillan. ll5 Main,
Danielson. Conn; Geo. A. Mcnlion.
lis Morne; George A. Moulian
George Mulian.
394-Zyfer Negip. No, Grosvenor
dale, Conn. Zyfer Ngip, North Gros-
venordale. Conn.
1O93-Musa Memet. North eros
venordale, Conn. Musa Memet; Men
sa Menet
i44O-Hesin Regni. No. Grosvenor-
dale. Conn; Hesin Rejip; Nesim.
77l-Irving Planta. killingly,
Goodyear. Conn; Irving Plonte. Good
year. Killingly. Conn.
s60-Kazemes Senkewiez, Me
chanicsville, Conn; kazimesz Senke-
wisz.
Is4s-Dan Sharp. X. X. Boarding
House. Putnam. Conn; Dan Shorp.
l2sO-Joan Storfer (Stilul, No.
Grosyenor, Conn; John; Isan Horgu !;
Jean Storju. North Grosvenordale,
Conn.
500-Tung Yung. Redwood So.
Danielson, Conn.
The statement says;
The men whose names appear and
who were under the Jurisdiction Of
the local board named, were, accord
ing 10 the public draft records, CLASH
fed and reported by the draft author
tiles a. deserters from the military
service Of the United States. Actual
expenses not to exceed $50, 10 In
clude reimbursement for the amount
actually expended but not TO include
allowance for services, will be paid
to any civil officer or other citizen for
the apprehension and delivery to mill
itary control Of any one Of them. IL
any one Of them is apprehended he
should be delivered at, and reimburse
ment for the actual expenses incurred
by the arresting officer should be
claimed at, the nearest Army post,
camp or station.
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