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Show Army Deserter Faces Problem, May Have to Hitch Hike Back Dale M. Carlile is a soldier out of luck. He deserted the army at Fort Douglas on January 15, 1937, found it difficult to make a living driving a taxicab at Pocatello, Idaho, surrendered to police there Monday and awaited transpor- tation back to Salt Lake City. But Sergeant-Major Ralph Weeks at Fort Douglas said no transportation transporta-tion would be furnished, which leaves Private Carlile out on what they describe as a limb at Fort Douglas. "Ymi see." said Sergeant-Major Weeks, "young Carlile Is still a private In the United States army. If he goes absent without leave, and then turns himself in expecting transportation, he is what you might call a soldier out of luck. He must find his own way back here. If he doesn't, he becomes a fugitive. If he does, he can again become a private pri-vate in good standing in the United States army." An Associated Press dispatch from Pocatello said Carlile appeared at the police station with his wife, a Pocatello woman, and said they had decided he should surrender himself. Fort Douglas records show that he enlisted at Weiser, Idaho, August 10, 1935. |