Show Des Deserter es eJ erter ler Confesses Conscience lle e A Ace Accuses c en uses ses Iv Amend The accusations of his own conscience conscience conscience con con- con con- science science were too strong for a Red Lodge Mont deserter from the navy to be resisted He lie has written to Edwin Guthrie in charge harge of recruiting in its this district confessing his wrongdoing and asking how he can best make malt reparation I r deserted from the navy at Bremerton Bremerton Bremerton Brem Brem- erton Wash Vash June 5 1915 the de deserter deserter deserter de- de writes after serving one month and seven days Should I report atthe at atthe atthe the recruiting station n nearest arest this place or the Bremerton navy yard I r would like to be restored to duty if possible If not I am willing to suffer the penalty Guthrie has written to the de deserter deserter deSerter de- de whose name he withholds advising advising advising ad ad- him to report on board ship or orto orto orto to give himself up to the authorities at atthe atthe atthe the navy yard It is not considered likely that he will be given 0 a prison sentence as the policy of the navy de department department department de- de now now is to show leniency t to those deserters who return voluntarily This deserter is advised by Guthrie that he will likely be given disciplinary training in barracks for a afew afew afew few months and then will be sestos d to active duty being given a chance to to- tomake make good and wipe from his record rec rec- I ord the stain of desertion |