I think the lack of my finding him is the way the surname has been recorded as, if I go the other way:

ww1 DRAFT

Name: Charles Vistain
a MACHINE HAND WITH COLUMBIA PARLO.. TRAM COMPANY ON 18TH & ALBERT
SINGLE WITH MOTHER TO SUPPORT
City: Chicago - 2641 ......... street, Chicago
County: Cook
State: Illinois
Birthplace: Illinois;Chicago
Birth Date: 13 Feb 1896
Race: Caucasian (White)
MEDIUM BUILD WITH BROWN EYES & HAIR
No. 799 - 2680
FHL Roll Number: 1493580
DraftBoard: 28