Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-18

boards for such serious work.
A city-wide roundup of alleged slackeri
and suspects resulted in the arrest of TWEEN
ty-six men by the police today.
Many proved that they were under thC
selective service age over the age limit
and were subsequently discharged. A
great many who claimed 20 be outside the
limit were unable to prove their assertions
on account of failure to obtain birth certih-
Gates Further investigation will be made
In such cases before definite charges are
made.
Among those arrested were seven sailors
of the draft age. Several of these claimed
they were at sea at the time Of registering
and had not kept in touch with the law
on the subject When II was learned that
their excuses were based on fact they were
permitted to register this afternoon at CITY
Hall
Those who are found guilty of violating
the law wilfuly will be speedily prosecuted.
The following were arrested
Edward Stokes. negro. twenty-five years, 5O3
South Twelfth street; sailor. ,,-- 400 e,,,,,
willie N: Morgan twenty-ohe years ~ Sou'h
RIekss Slawicy, twenty. seven years. GIG Ger
mantown avenue. Cannot speak English and did
Alta Oun, twenty four years, 422 South Sec
William Ripple, twenty-five years. las North
a EdWard r''J. j. Flynn, twenty-elght, years. 1858
Dittmnn Feared
Sion II he took time to register on June ..
Austin Athanatus, twenty-eght years. 3Os
oaskill street, sailor.
John Mattson, twenty-five years, i22 or 1876
South American street. seaman. ,,o .,-
John CoTrano' thirty yeaTsI' ioIo SCUM
Ward refused 70 TTesist.cr him; ,o,s c,u.
Martin J. ward, twenty four years, as Fox
him. He registered today on learning differ
scohdi Anoao, thirty years l124 Carpenter
street: could not find his passport.
Oscar Nelson thirty years. 800 Race street;
Nicholas Tichenoff. twenty-five years; Russian
Salvatore Casugo. twenty-five years, 1920
Keystone street did not know he had TO register
Cross Koizita, twenty-nine years, 324 Gas
XIII street; sailor ...,. s,., ,.,., ,ooo ,.,.,-
sessinF avenue did not hear Of registration day.
Kazlnn Gildenski, twenty-nine years, Fifty
eighth and Walnut streets; an actor only here
Louis Brown. twenty-seyen. years old. 1852
North Fifty-seventh street. tried to enlist. but
was refused because Of impediment Of speech;
RelnhSrt street, sick on, registration day,
William Allen negro twenty-one years old
wniie Kuhn: twenty-nine years. l4oo South
Green street, third officer of the Sun, of the sun
John Y. McBreen, twenty-sevcn years. 1902
John L. l.. FOss, twenty-four years Norwegian.
Louis B9rbiori, twenty-five years, Italian. Did
stanisau TOboiski, twsniy.nine years Rus
John cowdsu NV {wsny:twS 5G years. E5''G32i G332i East
the United States Marine Corps discharged TO- to,
Jacob. Johannsen twenty-seven years old
S38 Spruce street. sailor.
Fred With. twentyeght years old Norwe-
Gustav Hansen, twenty-five years old 33G
William J. Lombert. twenty-eight years old,
from the TRd Regiment G P on e
DSrrle anderson negro, twsnty-nin years OLD
Angelo Alilentl twcnty-one years old, SIS
not sure he was old enough but has learned
Georgs zanekis. twenty-five years Old, Ga
William bennett twenty.nine years. negro
not hear OF registration law.
Wladslaw krsdek ,twgnty.hye years. 39S
t not know he had to register W ''''"'' VIZ
George Daviso; thirty years; Austrian. lie
not register because he had no help on his farm
Christian Spretzer, "internationalst and
world citizen" was saved from jail today
because his wife changed her mind after he
had been arrested for refusal to register
for army draft.
He neglected to register June g. Ar
rested yesterday he was willing to register,
but his wife, Frances, handsome young
woman, accompanied him TO the Front and
Master streets police station and told him
not to register. Today, after Spreitzer had
been held in $4,000 bail by United States
Commi issioner Long, Mrs. Spreitzer con-
suited her lawyer and the result was that
Spreltzer was taken to City Han to register.
This afternoon he was held under $4,000
bail for court, He was allowed to sign his
own bond. In holding Sprietzer. Commits
sioner Long said he wished il understood
that in allowing Sprietzer TO sign his own
bond he was not setting precedent but
had only done 80 because OF his good repu-
tation.
II am against war" said Spreitzer who
is twenty-five years old and lives at 1919
Germantown avenue. Il am honest when
1 say It would make me deathly sick to
have to shoulder a gun. / am against all
kaisers, big, little and intermediate. 1 am
against capitalists and everything that pre-
vents the people Of the earth coming into
their just birthright"
Another man, turned over to the Depart
ment of Justice by the police for failure TO
register, is being held for investigation. lie
street. He said he was thirty-three years
old and therefore exempt from registration.
but the police assert that he is tYenty-elght
years old. Eight other men are being held
for the arrival Of their registration certih-
Gates from out-of-town. More than 100
men spent the night in cells because they
forgot TO carry the indispensable receipts
The roundup In earnest Of slackers who
failed to register for army draft June
began today, when the services OF the 1000
members of the Home Defense Reserve
Corps were enlisted In the house toulouse
hunt being made by tie police
The city's ffty-one draft boards were
completed this afternoon when the followin.
board was named for the southern division
Of the Thirty-third ward John W. Morti-
mer, 1924 Il street; Horace Rooner, 3O32
Kensington avenue, and Dr. Edward g.
Kotteamp. 632 East Indiana avenue
The old members, who represent the
northern division Of the Thirty-thlrd Wara
are DR. II. p. Keech,' $50 East Allegheny
avenue Edward II. Weber 1901 North
second street, and Dr. r. j. Swoboda, i4s
East Allegheny avenue.