Bio: Krueger, Leslie – Defies Draft Notice (1918)

Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Krueger, Hewett

---------Source: Neillsville Times (Neillsville, Clark County, Wis.) 04 Jul 1918

Sheriff Hewett was up in the north end of the county last week making a casual effort to locate Leslie Krueger of the town of Longwood. Krueger was drafted into the Army and had been called to go to Camp Grant with the last contingency which went there, but failed to show up on the day set, and has since left for parts unknown. Louis Krueger, a brother of Leslie, beat the draft also by taking French leave, and the authorities are now on the lookout for both boys. Theirs is a very serious and ill-advised act, for the penalty will hold over them until after the war ends and at some time in the future they will pay the penalty for slacking.