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Show WERE FEW DRAFT EVADERS. Less Than One Per Cent of Americans Ameri-cans Registered Evaded Service. Washington. The war department .disclosed on August 15 that only 173,-Wl 173,-Wl of the 24,000,000 American citizens who registered under the selective draft for military service during the world war could be classified as wilful deserters. This is less than 1 per cent, This announcement was made together to-gether with the publication of' a plan to make public the names of thesa 173,911 men with a view to their apprehension. ap-prehension. To apprehend them the war department ask the co-operation of various stade and local officials, patriotic pa-triotic societies and other agencies, including in-cluding the department of justice. |