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Show SEARCH FOR BERGDOLfS AID Legion Is Endeavoring to Find Man Alleged to Have Helped Slacker Reach Germany. The American Legion is searching for the man who is reported to have aided Grnver C. Kergdoll, notorious slacker, in his escape from Canada to Germany, according to Lemuel Bolles, national adjutant of the Legion, who said that t lie Legion is especially concerned con-cerned in that Bergdoll is alleged to have obtained his passport in Winnipeg Winni-peg by using an American Legion button but-ton and the army discharge papers of a Legionnaire. Mr. Holies has appealed to the Department De-partment of Justice to ascertain the facts in the case ami proposes, if the report is true, to see that the man is apprehended, expelled from the Le- i gion and brought to n speedy trial. Bergdoll has been the target of nu- ; merous' attacks of the American Le- : glon. When he "escaped" from prison i a reward of $500 was offered for his I capture and a number of Legion posts in many parts of the country took j similar action to bring about his capture. cap-ture. One post adopted resolutions urging the President to demand the release of the two Americans who tried to recover Bergdoll in Germany. : |