Show SERVED 25 YEARS IN ARMY DENIED CITIZENS CITIZEN'S PAPERS PITTSBURG May lay 16 President President Wilson Vilson probably will be appealed to through the war department in the case of Sergeant Xavier Springer U U. U S S. A. A retired of or 2635 Glasgow street whose application for American citi citizenship citizenship citi- citi was declined by United States naturalization authorities here on the ground that he is a German alien C enem enemy fl em y According to the tho statements of oC Sergeant Sergeant Ser Ser- geant ant Springer he was waR born in Germany Germany Ger Ger- many In 1876 1816 and came to America alone when he was 17 years ears old ImI Immediately Im Im- ha- ha mediately upon his arrival here he got I his first papers paper and enlisted as a private vate in tho the United States army Since tHat time ho he has served sef continuously continuous for twenty-five twenty years rears as a soldier and andIs Is credited as a result of ot special and distinguished service with thirty five years years' service He lie states tes that he served I in the time Spanish-American Spanish war in the Cuban Insurrection and in the Philippines Philip Philip- pines havin having been stationed at the tho latter latter lat lat lat- ter tel place five years Supporting his story Sergeant Springer submitted his enlistment and discharge papers all show showing IllS IllS' excellent character and ser ser- vice |