Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-10
RAFT NIGIBLES
MAY NOT CHOOSE
Rrivilege Of Sc lie 9 in G
Branch Of Service Upon
Enlisting Withdraw,
CROwDER ISSUES ORDER
Grand Jury Resumes Inquiry
# Into Fifth Ward and
Bergdoll Cases

Draft eligibles will no longer be per-
Z IN which they desire to enlist. This
virtually abolishes the privileges hsre-
tofore extended draft registrants to w.
unteer for service and obtain induction
papers from their respective local hc@r's
before being sent into the Na:'o' al
Army
Instructions forbidding the c0'iiuu-
ance of this practice were issued by
Provost Marshal General Crowder and
dispatched to all local boards through
out the country Draft board. members
here interpret the ruling that when men
m the draft are needed for certain po-
sitiens in any arm of the service all
releases must come through the regular
channel-namely. the office of the Pro-
vost Marshal General. instead Of from
commandants o. certain posts or officers
IN certain services.
Many local boards have been in the
habit of releasing men subject to draft
when they desired to enlist by giving
them the necessary induction papers and
stating that the release Of the volunteer
will IN no way affect the operation ot
the board in furnishing its regular quota
on demand.
No action has been taken to stop The
voluntary enlistment in the navy of men
in Glass /. according to information from
Washington.
Jury Resumes Draft Inquiry
The special Federal Grand Jury which
is probing draft conditions in this city
fecunvened again today in the Federal
n-.tt l.Ji of
alleged Irregularities in the Fifth Ward.
Further evidence regarding the Berg
doll case, involving Mrs. Emma Berg
doll charged with assisting her son,
Grover C. Bergdoll, in evadirg the draft,
vii be submitted to the jury.
Agents of the Department of Justice
who are seeking Bergdoll have been
asked to look into the case os Walter
n Bennett, twenty-one years. of Fifty-
fifth and Spruce streets, who essayed to
learn something of the location of
Bergdoll by assuming the role Of detec-
tive.
Bennett was arrested after chase
and held under $500 bail for a further
hearing by Magistrate Harris at the
Thirty second street and Woodland ave
nue. Station on the charge Of iinperson-
ating an officer.
The prisoner said that girl friend
Informed him that one of her acouain-
tances was receiving mail from the
missing speed demon" In order to learn
about the matter and assist the Govern
ment in apprehendng Bergdoll the ANA
teur detective said he obtained badge
and made his appearance at the home
of Miss Margaret Burch, of Fifty-first
and Parrish streets.
Arrest of BerEdoll TRAILER"
The father of the girl listened to the
story of young ''detective." He became
suspicious of the youth. and decided TO
hold him. When he started outdoors
TOR patrolman, Bennett ran out OF the
Mace After a chase of several blocks
he was caught by a. n. Cullom. mem
bff Of the United States shipping board,
4nd H. Cooke, sergeant in the home
defense reserve. -..-
The Grand Jury will listen to evidence
IN several cases today and then adjourn
until the early part of next week. ac-
cording to T. Henry Walnut, assistant
United States Attorney, who is in
charge of the legal proceedings of the
draft Investigation.