The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-27
Swarm of Federal Agents Take
Five Hundred Into Gus
tody
MEMBERS OF !. w. w.
AMONG THOSE TAKEN
All Manner of Charges Made.
Including REASONABLE Ac-
tivities, Sedition and just
Being Plain Enemies

New York. Sept, 2s.---Hundreds OF
fe.ectsves and swarm Of federal
agents conducted raids in various
parts Of Greater New York tonight,
and arrested about SEQ alleged alien
enemies and members OF the /. w w.
Over zoo arrested were reported
TO have been made In Manhattan UP
70 midnight.
In BROOKLYN there were 1o7 arrests
Some of the suspects who resisted
arrest were subdued only after being
roughly handled
One. suspected German syur7a-
thlzer, opened Are at the detectives
lie was overpowered.
As fast as she men were arrested
they were brought 70 police headquar-
fers,
Charges varying from REASONABLE
actions. TO being enemies or guilty
of sedition are reported ss being
lodged against the prisoners.
Navy Sug gested Raid
The raids were suggested, It Ia
claimed. by officials of the navy de-
partment This was Interpreted as
Indicating that suspicious were har-
bored against many persons WIN re-
spect to matters connected with the
rayy-vard which the authorities de-
sired kent secret
In order that the utmost secrecy
should he maintained regarding the
rrenosed rsida, which started ST.
simultaneously at 80 o'clock. detectives
were ordered to report from their
borough headquarters There they
were met by federal agents and re-
ceh-cd Instructions
Fffteen @utogrnhiles left roice
headquarters tn Manhattan bearing
piain clothes men and federal agents.
Over Z 90 detectives vera sent out
in Sroaklyn In Long Island CITY
there ware over 50.
rer Some time. acting under In
r--,sc,s@r~ ~ police Comm tssion er
woods. police sral detectives al over
thu ,itv have been quietly ma king
rvfas CT / w. " meetings and OF In
dr9duals who attended the organiza-
tion's meeting
Habits Cataioguied.
f sAisf ~ - ffssr,s.sss IF >Tffsss
rnen were carefully eata7orued and
the reports. after being received by
Commissioner Woods, were turned
over 10 the federal authorities
Street meetings careless puhlca-
siors. meetings in halls. all were made
rnrt % the report given TO the gov
rrnnent
In tonight's raids the favorite
haunts of suspects. previously noted
ry the police were cna1hed bv tho
alert officers Homes were visited
Saloons IN which many were known
suspected OF plotting ~edition over In
nocent appearing card games were
carefuliy searched
Both the police and federal su-
thorities maintaine1 the utmost Sc
Erecy about tr raid.
fsovernment Employees Rounded rp
Several government employees were
ertonr those. rounded up IN the raid
according 10 statement issued at
midnight by Deputy Police Commits
Eioner Guy SculL These included a
foreman IN the navv-yard and a wire
less operator employed on one OF the
German shtps safzed ny the United
States
Tho navy authorities have been
suspicious for some months scull de-
rlnred. regarding the loyalty Of some
nj the ecnrloyes.
Certain actions and words OF the
knen. details OF which were withheld
osd this authorities 60 suspect secret
Manufacture of bombs for an alien
sneny, and a p-o-Ge-vaan propa-
ksnda-
When their suspicious conferred
upon a yard foreman ard n wireless
operator upon q former German ship
how undergoing repairs. together with
IDsveral others. and they became con-
WINGED they had proof to warrant ar
rests. the navy authorities called upon
Tho department OF Justice for ac-
tfon.
After officials Of the department Of
Justice had consulted with police de-
partment officials here. the raids were
planned.
In addition to arresttng between
4G6 and 500 men the detectives and
federal agents seized large num-
Der of documents