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in his handling of the men of his battery ; not only at the time they committe d
the offense but the evening before ; that the lack of discipline in his battery ,
which he must have known, should have indicated to him the necessity for abso-
lute justice .and the exercise of wise discretion in the handling of the situation s
that arose ;- and that he has been woefully lacking in some of the qualities hi s
superiors have a right to expect of all officers, and especially one who has ha d
the advantage he has had .
WM . S. GRAVES ,
Colonel, General Staff, Secretary .

EXHIBIT 9 .
OFFICE OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL,
December 11, 1917 .
Restoration to duty of Pvts. Clarence Maheu, Calvin Kunselman, Ralph K .
Green, Wilfred Night, John J . Poryanda, Frank J. Adalnik, John Van D e
Vooren, Andrew J . Brown, Roger Graves, Rupert P . Orndorff.
The COMMANDING OFFICER UNITED STATES DISCIPLINARY BARRACKS ,
Fort Leavenworth, Kans.
1. Upon the review in this office of the cases against the above-named men, i t
was held that they had been improperly convicted of the offense charged . The
Secretary of War has directed that these men upon their written applicatio n
therefor, be restored to duty as promptly as possible to complete their enlistment.
2. Will you please, therefore, inform them of this fact and direct each of them '
should he so desire to make written application for restoration to duty and for-
ward same through proper channels for the action of the Secretary of War .
E . H . CROWDER,
Judge Advocate General .
DECEMBER 22, 1917 .
The COMMANDING OFFICER UNITED STATES DISCIPLINARY BARRACKS ,
Fort Leavenworth, Kans .
Refer to my letter of December 11 in which you were requested to inform the
men therein named that upon their written application to that effect they woul d
be restored to duty . Please advise me by wire as to present status of this matter.
E . H. CROWDER,
Judge Advocate General .
OFFICIAL :
Major, Judge Advocate.

[Telegram . ]
FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANS . ,
December 23, 1917 .
JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL,
Washington :
Written applications for restoration to duty of men named in your lette r
December 11 mailed Adjutant General December 17 .
RICE .

[War Department telegramOfficial business .]

WASHINGTON, December 27, 1917.
COMMANDANT UNITED STATES DISCIPLINARY BARRACKS ,
Fort Leavenworth, Kans . :
Reference my telegram December 22 and letter December 11, Adjutant Gen -
eral's Office advises applications of men in question received and approved .
Kindly advise me by wire when they are restored .
CROWDER,
Judge Advocate General .
Official :
E . G. DAVIS,
Major, Judge Advocate: