Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-12
SHOW REGISTRATION
CARDS OR CO TO JAIL
Police Begin General Round Up by
Requesting Young Men to In
hibit Credentials.
HOLLAND PROVES INNOCENCE
Telegram Shows That lie Registered
Mt Erie, Pa.-H. ID. Carr Is Held
for Federal Grand Jury-Pete
Mason Placed Under Arrest.

Utilizing the telegraph to advantage.
z. l.. Holland. Of Grecnville. S. c., ar
rested yesterday morning on suspicion
OF being violator Of tho sclective
draft act. proved that he had duly reg
fstercd at Erie. Pa. but had not yet
received his certificate. y. +. Butler,
arrested at the same time. asked that
the authorities at Carbonate. Pa. be
asked to prove that he had registered
reply had not been received late last
night
Holland and Butler, both young men
OF good appearance. were arrested on
Saturday night By Patroman r. l..
Dunnivant. Theytwere turned over to
the Federal authorities yesterday
morning. when Marshal John G.. Saun-
ders sent the kilograms for them.
The Inauguration Of the campaign by
the Police Department to round up all
draft cligibles who failed TO register
last Tuesday yesterday resulted in two
arrests both by officers WORKING on,
of Second Precinct Station.
Pete Mason. thirty, an Italian. liv-
ing at Second and Marshall Streets.
was taken into custody by Sergeant
Samuels and Patrolman n Settles
when he was unable to produce his
registration card.
SAYS HE WAS TOLD
NEED NOT REGISTER
According TO the police, Mason stat
ed that he was informed al the Mayors
Office it would not be necessary for
him to register as his thirty-first birth
day Will be in July. Mason also stat
cd that he was not in Richmond on
q r T. cd
missioner Flcgenhcimer visited the
Second Station early last night and
allowed Mason bond in the sum Of
$500 for his appearance before the com
missioner for preliminary hearing on
June 10.
When John Roland. colorcd. aged
t~enty-one years. was unable TO show
registration card to Patrolman II. l..
Berry and Sergeant Waymack he was
lodged in Second Precinct Station
Roland will be turned over TO the
United States authorities this morn
ing and viii be given preliminary hear
ing on June II. Roland is from CO.
lumbia, Va.
Both arrests came as the result OF
Chief Werner's Instructions to his men
to comb the city thoroughly for all
draft eligibles who failed to present
themselves for registration.
Police officers Will use their own
discretion in asking that these cards
be shown. and Chief Werner Is ask
ing universal cooperation in carry
Ing out this duty.
SHOULD CARRY CARDS
ON PERSON At ALL TINES
AS Chief Werner points out, there
VIII be no occasion for anyone SO ac-
costed to take any umbrage at the
officers request In this connection,
too, he emphasizes the need for all
who have registered TO carry the cards
on their person at all umes In the
event that the holders OF the cards
exhibit the cards. they will be given
time to satisfy the officer that they
have actually registered.
Police officers will make a speciality
OF visiting various haunts of the youth
OF the city, and In this way Chief wer-
ner believes that fairly accurate line
Will be secured on all those who have
failed TO register.
II. D. Carr. 500 South Pine Street.
who was arrested for failure TO reg
lister. was the first man TO be formal
ly arraiEned before United States Com
missioner Melvin Flegenheimer. The
preliminary hearing was held yester-
day afternoon. when Carr was sent on
to the Federal grand jury. Wolfgang
Berger Bavarian. charged with nom
registration. will be arraigned this
morning.
During the Carr hearing. Samuel
Hudgins. OF 2l9 South Pine Street. ,es-
tined that he had heard Carr say that
he wished he were in the German army
and that II he were he would blow
Virginia UP. Carr made no reply TO
either accusation. although he said that
so far as he knew he had no German
ancestors.
No reports of arrests elsewhere in
the state have been made to the CEN
trail registration authorities here Po-
lice officials have been notified. how
ever. that the time for leniency has
past. and general roundup will soon
result.