The New York herald., 1921-06-01
40 NAMES REMOVED
FROM STACKER LIST
Judge Clears Honor of Brook
lyn Men After He Is Con-
vinced Of Mistakes.

Out oc n total Of fifty-six names re-
ported by local draft boards 1G, IT and
"a FOR The Bronx and Brooklyn on the
Governments latest Stacker list. seven
were IN service, while enc was dead, two
We're exempted and one was In prison a.
the time Of the draft. or the remainder
investigation revealed that there were
eighteen men named on the list who has
moved away from the. addresses given,
twenty-five who were unknown by ten
ants and two at addresses which do no
exist.
Steps taken by the Government In
correcting the roster OF draft eyaders
produced results yesterday when forty
nine men living In Brooklyn and named
as slackers were cleared from ipdict-
ments pending against them by Judge
Chatfield In the United States District
Court Investigation has shown that
some had served overseas. others were
lame and crippled while still others re
celved their questionnaires after the
armistice had been signed.
Fred Peterson, 2211 Belmont avenue.
enlisted fully year before the draft in
the aviation branch OF the army and
served both In this country and In
France during the war. according to
Mrs. Thomas Walkley, with whom he
lived prior to that time. Mrs. Walkley
said that young Peterson was anxious
to serve. and that his ability as ma
chinist soon won him the chevrons Of a
master mechanic in the Ninety-sixth
Aero Squadron overseas. To bear out
her contention .hc exhibited n photo
graph Of Peterson "a full uniform taken
at Boiling Field, Washington, ID. G. He
was listed as u Stacker by local board
II for The Bronx.
Genaro Morano, 203 North Seventh
street, Brooklyn, who was enumerated
among the slackers, produced an honor
able discharge, which showed him to
have served in France as a member OF
Company b. 104th Machine Gun Bat
talon.
John J. Hill, 223o Bathgate avenue,
The Bronx, served In an infantry resf-
ment overseas and was honorably dis
charged with testimonial OF excellent
character. John Bailey. 448h Park
avenue, The Bronx, served In the Prin-
cess Pat Regiment Of the Canadiai
overseas forces, and was discharge
with honor, according to Robert Kelley
friend Of long standing. Kelley sale
last night that Bailey had never re
covered fully from wounds received al
the second battle Of Ypres and Is now
unable to do any heavy work.
William C. Kidd, 4448h Park avenue
The Bronx, was also declared by Kelley
and vouched for by neighbors to have
served as an engineer both at Fort Tot
ten and In France. attached to a rail-
road artillery unit. receiving an honor
able discharge In April. 1913.
Ludwig Bernstein, 795 East 1870
street, The Bronx, according to his sis
.e-. Miss Louise BerS stein. enlisted In the
United States Navy after registering Tor
the draft. He was drowned at the Great
I.akes training station year ago, she
SAYS. while there on special duty from
the Milwaukee recruiting station, where
ne was stationed.
Charles Bent, s71 East 1S1st street
served In the Thirty-eighth Infantry
Regiment overseas, according to his
aunt, Mrs. Anna Reustler at that ao-
dress. She said she feared he had beer
killed. since she had never heard from
him since the time he enlisted. Els
brother Leopold is in the navy.