The sun., 1918-09-05
STACKER RAIDS ON
GREAT WHITE WAY



oiown-in-the- bottle secret service badge
u be one OF the best known operatives
In the service. For time he was In
the escort of President Wilson. He
achieved fame In the service in round
Ing UP the best gang Of counterfeiters
that ever, made n silver dollar. His
name-but 1T cannot be used.
Many men who appeared to be in the
age limit shockinsly disabused any such
Impression by lifting their hats, dis
playing a polished knob that would
mako billiard ball blush with envy.
And they appreciated the compliment.
TOO. One man revealed In this state OF
undress murmured 'Flatterer" and Of
Tered TO buy drinks for the squad that
held him UP. They ruefully declined.
Several women separated from their
escorts. who automatically gained n
military one. made their way to the
police station and became an interested
audience. The women were highly
amused.
Capt Hammond. let most Of the
negligent ones 20 on the promise of
providing themselves with the proper
cards Immediately. But there was one
case that sorely tried him. Had fate.
predestination. retribution or the law
Of compensation combined to play a
1t could not have done better. for the
net brought the man who had poured
hot soup down his back two years ago
At certain prominent club.
With mock severity he asked the
trembling waiter what he thought he
ought to do with him. The Greek could
only stutter. Finally Capt. Hammond
surprised life pack into him by letting
him go on the condition that he return
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card, which he said was at home. Ham,
mond assured him that he had forgiven
but could not forget.
Revisit Cabarets Several Times.
The cabaret restaurants visited in
cluded Rectors. the wallick. the Clar-
idge and Healy's. In these places the
searchers fooled a lot Of persons by re-
turning every hour or SO. when every
body thought the game was of for the
night
As a rule the hunt did not extend
into theatre Hobbies, but the crowds were
sifted as they went In and out. An
expedition into barber shops In the region
Of Sixty-eishth street and Broadway
did not reduce materially the available
supply of the men who cut heads Of
hair at 40 cents per. In one shop,
however. twelve BARRIERS unable to show
registration cards were seized. Several
customers, half shaved. were taken along
with the lather still adjoining part OF
their countenances.
popular eating place In Broadway
near Forty-seventh street yielded a large
Glitch several times in the course of the
evening. Tho Naval Reserves kept COM
ing back to this place and requesting
registration cards just when a new batch
n haA
tables
Several mon were grabbed from the
tops Of Fifth avenue buses. Many mis-
takes were made. such as the detention
OF men obviously over II years old,
put not 80 many 40 on Tuesday A
largo percentage Of those held for ex-
animation At the armory were not will
ful delinquents. but had forgotten to |
carry their credentials.
Belmont Park was raided In the mid !
die Of the afternoon. Tho raiders Inn |
provissd 4 pen in the paddock and thrust |
about 100 men into II. Among those |
questioned but not held was Andrew |
Miller. owner Of Roamer. the champion |
runner. who IL also q steward Of the |
Jockey Club and secretary-treasurer Of
the Saratoga Racing Association. Tho
Governments men played no favorites.
but paid most attention to the stables.
100000 Men Seized Here.
Probably 100000 men have been 'ar-
rested" In New York and the metro
politan district In the two days OF the
raid, but no exact figures are to be OBJ
tained. 1t looks now as II less than
1 per cent of those taken in will prove
70 be draft evaders.
The official announcement Tuesday
night that 200 proved slackers had been
taken to army environments was mis-
take. None was taken on Tuesday and
none had been taken from the Sixty
ninth Regiment Armory, centre OF the
raid for Manhattan and The Bronx, up
to p. VI. yesterday. Fifty-eight. how
ever, were In the guard house ready
to go as soon as final date could be
obtained from the overworked local
boards. Sixty-one others were dest ned
for uniforms II they passed the physical
examination at the armory.
OF the several thousand men in the
armory at IL o'clock last night It was
estimated that not more than 100 were
siackers. About 800 suspects were In
the corral. and Marshal Mccarthy was
preparing to have them housed in police
stations for the night
Supt. De Woody OF the Department Of
Justice said:
1.-THE reason figures are not available
II because there are so many classical
lions OF offenders They do not all go
the same way after being found guilty
Of lodging the draft.
$500 Probably Total Net Catch.
I'VE know definitely that since the
drive began 700 men have been indicted
into service in New Jersey, that 500 are
being indicted in Brooklyn. I estimate
that 1900 men will be sent into the SER
vice or punished by the courts In Man
rattan and The Bronx. We know we
locked UP in the Tombs last night 27S
men without registration cards and ap-
parently unable to produce any. 1t is
safe to say about 80 per cent. Of them
will go into the army. I have figures
showing that $50 have been sent direct
from the armory to camps or local
boards. That makes a total of about
500, and I feel sure that at least 1000
have gone voluntarily to the local
boards"
Mr.. De Woody said that even II the
drag netted 1900 slackers. as he esti-
mated It would. in Manhattan and The
Bronx. the PERCENTAGE here would be
smaller than in other cities.
Not only did the Stacker hunting force
use more discretion In yesterdays comb
ing. but simpliication OF the system
made II possible to dispose OF those who
were caught much more swiftly than on
Tuesday. Instead of having to wait for
at least four hours. and in many cases
. full day, in the clearing house. the
Sixty-ninth Regiment Armory, suspects
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