The Detroit times., 1917-06-06
TWO HELD
ON CHARGE
OF TREASON
Eight Others, Nabbed
AS Slackers, Are
Released
REAL ROUNDUP
STARTS FRIDAY

Ten men were arrested Tuesday
night and Wednesday in Detroit
and Highland Park, ohapked with
failing to register on draft day.
Two are held on charges OF trea.
son, and we're taken before the fed.
eral grand jury this afternoon The
other eight were released after they
had signifed their willingness TO
comply with the conscrlption law
The two held are VIM Martin, No
10 Ludden-st.. and Carl Werner, No
III Grand Riverave They were ar
rested In raid made late Tuesday
night on the Workingmen's Educa-
tionsl hall No. 5l4 Gratiot-ave. The
men are Austrians. and they frank
~ told officers that they sooner
would face a firing squad than take
up arms They left Austria. they
said, 10 escape military duty. They
supposed they would not be forced
10 shoulder arms in this country.
they said, and rather than do II they
would remain in tail or be put 10
death
Detrolt's draft day registration
machinery was overwhelmed by
rush OF between $4,000 and 10000
eligibles, and as result City Clerk
Lindsay has decided 70 register men
in hr office IN the city hsll all day
Wednesday and Thursday =
Mr. Lindsay made this decision
after i, became apparent that thous
snds OF men had stood IN line until
the early hours OF the morning, only
to be turned away when the clerks
reaching the end of their powers ot
endurance. were unable 10 work
longer.
Some OF The men came directly
from the booths 10 city clerks office
as late as 3 o'clock in the morning,
asking that they be registered there
Registration was begun Wednesday
before 7 o'clock At o'clock Mr.
Lindsay decided /, would take at
least two DAYS 70 take care OF the
overflow Tabulation- and counting
OF the registrations will be started
Friday morning.
Tho some factories demanded
registration cards for all men within
CONSUMPTION age when they came 70
work Wednesday. the real work OF
singing out the slackers cannot he
started until Friday, because so
many who were willing 20 register
were deprived Of the opportunity
because the government had not
provided adequate machinery
The Ford Motor company, Cadillac
Motor Car company. Michigan Stove
works, and most OF the other large
concerns in Detroit called upon the
21-3l class OF employees to present
their cards.
At noon it vas estimated that
about $50 men had been registered
in. the city hall The council cham
Der was filed with others waiting
In line
The county clerks once also was
crowded with persons from outside
of Detroit who had heen unable to
cot their cards Tuesday Seventy
Russian Poles from Hamtramck APP
piled for their cards. declaring the
rtorm OF early Wednesday morning
Grove them from the booth after
they had waited several hours They
complained because they had been
forced TO lose two days work
Tho 70 precincts were yet to be
heard from. II was estimated Wed
nesday morning in the city clerks
ONCE that Detroits draft day regis
tration would be between $4,000
and 10000 Some OF the booths re-
NAMED open as late as 4 o'clock this
morning. and II is believed that the
registrars. fatkaIed by their long
grind decided to- bring in their re-
turns 10 the city clerk later in the
day
Detroit's estimated registration
exceeds by many thousands the 10
tai expected from this city by the
federal government Specially com
piled census figures fixed Detroits
proportion OF men eligible 70 regis
try az l07. 900
The tabulations, 70 be compiled
Friday, will show the percentages Of
aliens. natural born. and naturalized
citizens II will also show What pro
portion OF registrants claimed ex-
emption
II is estimated that approximate
lv 5000 presented themselves for
conscription In the suburbs. Ham
tramck led the list with about 1000
enrollments. Offices. homes and
public buildings were opened as
registry stations. In HautrarcE.
there was patriotic parade,
school schildrcn. citizens. and mem
hers of tho Thirty-.hi-d regiment.
Michigan National guard. taking
part in the processicr
Estimated regis;retcn from other
parts Of tho county follow
Highland Park. 500 = yandotte,
400; Rlver Rouge, eao s. clair
Heights, 700; Gro - Fo'nts. $50:
Trenton, 800; Eccrse nrl Ford City
2OO racb md Gre $50 ftn so