New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-22
Prominent Business Men
Barred From Offices by
the New Decree
Vainly Plead
With Marshal
Even German Residents of
Riverside Drive May
Be Ousted

With the realization tina. every
,v,ilable Federal force, military and
,ivil is TO be spplied TO the enforce
usnt Of the restrictions put on en-
.my aliens by President Wilson in his
recent proclamation, dismay seized
Ioeal German circles yesterday.
Prominent business men with offices
- the barred zones, men who con-
elusively proved their excellent com
msreial associations and took friends
with them to uphold them as good
fellows" visited the Office of Thomas
D. Mccarthy, United States Marshal
IN. the throes os apprehension.
AZ am the president of such and
sueh company, with Offices on West
Street" or Il am the head of the So
snd-so concern in the Whitehall
Building." they variously announced.
SYou are not going to put me out?'
aAre YOU a German" invariably
asked the Marshal, and. on being an
swered in the affirmative, as invariably
replied. "You must vacate.'
Pleas of Aliens in Vain
Pleas that the pleaders were resi-
dents Of long standing and established
integrity. that they would be ruined
financially, that they owned property
in the restricted areas which required
their presence, or that numerous en-
ployes depended upon them for their
livelihood, were met by the Marshal
with the reiterated dictum-"Show
citizenship papers or get out!
But citizenship, they said, was a
state they had fully expected to at
tain. but had neglected to acquire in
the stress Of business. One man who
owns siy saloons in the South Street
district said he had been in New York
for more than twenty years-that an
amy Of Americans would vouch for
ajr-but that he had never been
usteralized. He will be unable 70
visit his places Of business until after
lhs war.
Hundreds Of Germans living between
East Fif-y-fourth Street and East
Eighty sixth Street on Avenue A ano
Tsst End Avenue will be called upon
10 yacate their homes. Even German
residents Of Riverside Drive Will be
Ousted il they occupy houses or apart
ments within 100 yards OF the water
front.
The Presidents order is clear sal.
Marshal Mccarthy These people Wi"
have 10 20 unless Washington sane
tons some exceptions. | believe GER
tain exceptions TO be advisable, but
an prepared 20 carry out the order as
It is now"
Police Asked to Aid
Arthur Woods, Police Commissioner
YESTERDAY was requested by United
State Attorney General Gregory u
give the cooperation of the Police De-
partrnent 20 the work of registering
alien enemies. Marshal Mccarthy yes.
terday had not received Instructions
concerning the manner in which the
registration is 20 be accomplished.
Army officers, acting under instruc-
tiOns Of Major General Eli d. Hoyle
commanding the Department Of the
East. continued yesterday the task Of
preparing plans for the distribution OF
troops along the waterfrOnts of Ne"
York. Brooklyn, New Jersey and Staten
Island.
The only enemy alien sent 70 Ellis
Island Yesterday was william Hoch-
strsss, a German reservist, who was ar
rested BY detectives Of Inspector Tun-
rey's bomb squad and found 20 possess
photographic negatives OF various
bridges. government reservations and
Publications Hochstrasse, questioned
for two hours by Assistant United
State Attorney John {. Knox. refused
70 give any information concerning his
aetigItles In the Enited States.