Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-01-22 | Page 4 | Ertle is Classed as "Alien Enemy"

I ERTLE IS CLASSED AS HALlEN ENEMY 1 By Special News Service I AVIs Jan 22 The The Interest in interest interest In- In terest of boxing patrons wilt will center for forthe forthe forthe the immediate Cl future turo on the ring activities activities activities ties of Johnny Ertle beca because se man many believe believe believe be be- lieve he is the most dangerous chall challenger challenger chal chal- l lenger nger for Cor the championship that that Herman Her man will be called upon to face Ertle is a splendid little fellow de deservi deserving deserving de- de servi serving g of success and he will have man many staunch supporters even though the government has officially placed him In Ina ina a class that is designated as alien enemy v. v For the district board of St. St Paul Minn has so ruled in Ertle's case even though the little follow folio is heart and soul soulin soulin soulin in sympathy with the United States Official ruling on this tills point came Canle Just the other da day I Ertle's ErtIs father now a no resident of Minnesota Minnesota Minne Minne- sota is not a a. naturalized citizen and Johnn Johnny therefore Is an alien In fillIng filling filling fill fill- ing out his questionnaire Johnny made madeno no effort to escape military service on the tile score that he lie was wal not a citizen but buthe buthe buthe he expressed a willingness to do his bit This privilege was denied him how how- ever eyer He cannot enter the service until he takes out his naturalization papers and he Intends to do this at once In striking contrast to Ertle's Ertis willingness willing willing- ness flees to help out his adopted country is the stand tal taken en by Champion Pete lete Herman Herman Her Iter- man alan a native nativo born American Herman squirmed and pleaded to escape the draft using first the pretext that his parents were dependent upon him and when he was successful on this point he 1151 hastened to marry so that he would have an additional alibi behind which to dodge lodge Herman has been lashed by the press and condemned by the fans for or his tactics tactics tac tac- tac tics and it is a certainty that he will have very few loyal supporters here here- after Even his own townspeople have hav turned against him AV When hen he appears there in l February to defend his title against Ertle the tile laster laJter will wilt have the well wishes of or the patrons and anti the champion champion champion cham cham- pion will be mighty uncomfortable under the tongue lashings he ho is sure to re re- re Hunting is b belter In Canada this tills seaon season sea sea- son Ion on than It has been for manY years larR