Show GUARDSMEN SUBJECT TO ENfORCED SERVICE ore More Than 10 Enrolled Members 11 Who Dodged Call Liable to Pun Washington ton 11 Dec 13 Today Today President President dent Wilson lIson proved approved the action nf of un nn army court martial In sentencing I. I Lewis I Io O 0 Gardner of ot th the New ew Mexico militia L tc III dishonorable discharge and a year In prison 1 at hard J labor for tor failure to obey oboy time the federal call for tor border duty dUlY last Juno June but Lut remitted the prison sentence sentence sentence sen sen- tence because tho the case had been pressed as ns a tf-sL tf War ar department officials regard tho the decision as ns Important because of ot the warning It gives to more moru than enrolled membory of the national guard who have IHL not appeared for tor federal service ser ser- service vice Gardner was wn enrolled as a member of ot Company D B B. B First Infantry New Net Mexico national guard He lie was one ono of ot ofa a n considerable number who refused to toba tobe tobe be ba mu mustered Into the federal service but hut the tho others changed their minds when courts martial martinI were ordered and Joined their companies ra rather ther than face trial Major Blanton of or tho the Judge advocate generals general's t n rals ral's department was wnM especially assigned to carry on the prosy prosecution cution before a court composed of ot both bolh regular and national guard officers officers of of- or- or the time latter front from the tho accused soldiers soldier's soldiers soldier's sol sol sol- diers dier's own re regiment hen When the tho case caso came camo up for tor approval al Secretary Sc Baker Daker took tho the position that Gar Gardner ner W was teas 8 not aware of or the tho gravity of or his offense and nod an as the purpose c of ot the proceedings h had d been Leen served by the convIction recommended that the prison son lion sentence be bo remitted |