Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-01-08 | Page 2 | This Alsatian Won't Die for Liberty, Claim

THIS ALSATIAN I WONT WON'T DIE FOR LIBERTY CLAIM Native of Subject Province Is Sent to Internment Camp as Slacker Draft hoard board No 4 claims to have found a simon pure slacker in Frank Messenger who will t today da bo be interned in Fort Douglas as an nn alien aHen enemy Messenger is technically fL a citizen of or Germany Actually ho is a n. citizen of ono of tho the smaller governments that the allied nations are ar fighting to free from Gorman tyranny He himself Is Isa a Q sufferer from that tyranny for tor he ho cannot speak ono one word of ot his native lan language French because German Germant t tyranny ranny forbade Its use and he knows only the language of the invader Yet draft officials sa say he be will not fight tIght e expresses presses contempt for the tho obJects objects objects ob ob- ob- ob at stake and even wants Germany Germany Ger Ger- many to win Messenger Is IR a native of Alsace- Alsace Lorraine a French province conquered b by the Germans in th the Prussian Franco war warS His parents were French He Ho defied the authority of ot tho the draft board became a n fugitive when sought and was finally arrested Sunday b by Leon Bone Bont special agent o of ot the de department department de- de of justice Other r D Delinquent Hold With Messenger two other othor de delinquents delinquents de- de were gathered ed In by hy Bone and taken before draft board Xo No 0 4 I yesterday Their names were withheld withheld withheld with with- held RS as it seemed that Ignorance and other circumstances rather than a de desire desire do- do sire to evade ado tn military 11 It a 1 duty had re resulted resulted re- re suIted in their failure to an answer the calls of or the draft boards These men will be bo forwarded ed to a mobilization camp One is registered with an Ohio draft dratt board and the other belongs in inA A Arizona ri zo n a. a Capt A. A J. J Mechin acting adjutant general yester yesterday be began an sending out deserter cards to men who arc are cla classed as delinquents Two hundred and twenty of ot these those cards were mailed yesterday ordering the ad addressees addressees addressees ad- ad to appear before the adjutant general for examination Will VIII Send end Out 1000 It Is expected that 1000 slackers will be ca called before tho the week weak Is done lone All have failed to return their ques ques- Tho The notice reads reads- I You have o been registered under the selective service law and have been given gl all due and lawful notice to I present to your our local Ideal board an any reason why you should not be presently Inducted in inducted In- In ducted Into the military service of the In-I In United States You have hav failed to I present an any such r reason ason You are I therefore directed to report by ly mail maU telegraph or in person at your our own j I expense to this office for tor instructions not 11 later Inter ter than 5 C p p. p m. m on the of I January Januar 1918 Unless upon your our so reporting to this office orders rescinding the present present present pres pres- I ent order are Issued then from and after the date date specified you ou shall be bein bein in the military service of the the- United the United I States