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Show ERWiN DERCD0LL GETS 4 YEARS FOR DESERTION NEW york, Aug. 19. Erwln R iBergdoll, of Philadelphia, has been found guilty of desertion from the army by evading the draft and sentenced sen-tenced to four earg hard labor at Fort Leavenworth. II was announced today al Governor's Island. Lieut. Col. C. C Cresson) trial judge advocate, who made the announce menl. said that Rergdnll was also given giv-en a dishonorable discharge from the army and forfeited all pay and flluw unc: s. The court martail reported its find lacs io Major General Bullsrd commander com-mander of the eaStaH department, last Thursday, and they were appro ed today to-day Bergdoll received his sentence calmly, calm-ly, it was stated, and made no comment, com-ment, lie will be taken to Fort Leavenworth Leav-enworth within a few days under heavy guard Erwin and his brother. Grover Cleveland Cleve-land BergdoU, were known aa the "mil llonaire draft dodgers.'' Grover is now sought by the military authorities, having hav-ing escaped from an armed guard at Philadelphia, after being convicted by i ;an army court martial for draft eva- ; slon. After successfully eluding a nationwide nation-wide search by military authorities for many months. Erwin appeared at Governor's Gov-ernor's Island several weeks ago and 'voluntarily surrendered for trial. oo |