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Show ILL PUBLISH LIST OF DRAFT EVADERS WAR OFFICE TO POST NAMES OF 173,911 SLACKERS DURING WORLD WAR Immedlato Prosecution of Guilty Ones to Be Started Soon After Publication; Publi-cation; Search Will Begin at Onco for Deserters. Washington. The roll of draft do- sorters, who fulled to respond to the draft-call In the Pulled States drtrlng the war Is soon to be posted by the war depariiueiit. It will contain the minio of every American eligible under the iii-iift tiui ....... i. ..i .i I, ' """ rmill'll HIO Cllll. There are 17,'MUl mimes now on the list. The department Is taking pains to nvohl having the name of any inmi listed on the deserieiH roll who does not deserve to have It there. An appeal was Issued August -8 to nil those who served liotiorahly mid who are In doubt as to their slums to communicate at once with the department depart-ment In order that no Injustice bo done. The departijient a'ks state and local officials, patriotic societies mid other slnillnr agencies, Including Hut department depart-ment of Justice, to iii-operate In tho search for Hie deserters. On account of the largo expense which wuuliLre-sult wuuliLre-sult If the usual foe of ?r() for the apprehension ap-prehension of u deserter were paid, tho department has temporarily suspended the payment of the fee, and asks tho public to perforin the work us a patriotic pa-triotic duty. |