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Show WAR OFFICE TO I POST SLACKER NAMES iH "" " "" 'iiiiifl WASHINGTON, Aug. D The. roll M of draft deserters, who fa'fled'to re-; M spond to tho draft. call In the Unit- 'H ed States during the war. Is soon to , j bo posted by tho war department. It Pl will contain the nnmo of every Am- tiiH erlcan eligible under' tho draft who laH cvndcd the call. iH There nro 17.2911 names nowo, i'iifl tho list. iH Tho department is taking pains to ''i.,LiH avoid having the name of any ran jH listed on tho deserters' roll who does jH not descrvo to havo It there. iil An appeal was iBStiod yesterday to ijH all those who served honorably and iliiifl who aro In doubt as to their stalun :H ! to communicate at once with tho do- Hiiiifl partment In order that no tnjustico pl be H The announcement said: 'H "Tho war department Is most nnx- uH ioua not to place upon nny man H who screvd his country honorably ''iLifl tho humiliation of having his nnmo IjJ nppear ns.n slnckcr, and Tor that HnLifl reason Is seeking tho widest publl- qiiH city or tho fact that n list of 'do- 'fiH Bertrrs' will be published, nnd that i tho men whoso names nppear on that MLil llrt will bo arrested and brought to iH trial before a military' coiirt. ' IH "Any man, therefore, who Is not positive that his record with his lo- ' cal board was complete In ovcrydo-,,; 'iiifl tutl Hhould nt once .avail himself of,' 'H this opportunity to clear his record PH and nvold tho .probablo publication jPH of his name as a deserter. 'LILa "Onco tho list of desorters Is post- Jil ed, every means nt the disposal of jPPH tho army will be brought Into play jH to bring about the arrest and trial of tho guilty., itiH The tremendous publlo sentiment ! lH eJIbsssssssI ngalnBt slacker will cauBO tho , JJH whereabautH of niost of them to bo ' liil revealed and It Is not expected that jH any guilty man will escape" jSTn 'H The department asks citato and lo-' j'vH ; fjL ?HWM, patriotic jjocletl.es anf Ypfl other Blmllar agencies, including the 'il department of Justice to cooperate in ;H the search (or the. deserters On ae- ijl count of the largo expense whlJ" biH would result If the usual fee or 5fl lkjkjl for the apprehension of a desprtef Tiiil were paid, the department has iem- ijkkl porarlly suspended the payment of (H the fee and asks tho public to per- A'!iiiiiH form the work as a patriotic duty. r 'pH |