The sun., 1918-07-27
STARTS FOR CAMP
MANACLED TO COP
Cheers Turn to Jeers as Rus
sian Brings Up Rear Of
Draft Parade.
MANHATTAN GIVES 1,643
Queens Sends 456 to Upton
and Jersey City 1900 to
Camp Dix.

Policeman Butler OF the West 125th
street station was the most observed
man marching in the parade OF Local
Board 10 yesterday from its head
quarters in West 1880 street, between
sidewalks lined with cheering thousands,
to take the train for a Virginia training
camp.
1t was not because Butler is a fne
figure Of a man, which he is, that he
was the cynosure OF all eyes. Securely
handcuffed to his right wrist was a
young person named Harry /. Maxi
nom of 1923 West Tenth street, and 1t
was the human decoration worn by the
policeman that made him the centre of
attraction.
And OF the 3.7ss drafted men who
went from Manhattan, Queens and Jer-
sey City to fight the countrys battles.
Maximom alone did not share in the en-
thusiastic applause of as big crowd
or series OF crowds. as ever said a fond
farewell to body OF departing SOL
diers. For him there came only jeers.
Keith's Boys Band, in fine lung and
full of pep. blared a pathway for the
parade through Seventh avenue to 10th
street, where a special train waited to
take the boys to the Cortlandt street
ferry. The magic by which the cheers
at the head of the column changed to
boots as the rear passed was a study
for a master of psychology.
For 1t was at the rear that Policeman
Butler and his steel bound prisoner
marched.
Chairman Irwin Kurtz had Maximom
before him before the start In common
with all the other boys he had a button
showing the American flag and the
legend
When my country calls to the colors
I amin Glass L.
Maximom had Just declined to wear
the khaki brassard that marks a
drafted man. He said he was a con-
scientious objector and that the world
could get democracy without fighting
for II.
You have no right TO wear the
American flag IL you will not fight for
II" said the chairman.
BY way OF emphasis. he pulled the
button from the mans coat. Maximom
submitted tamely.
I Will never put on a military uni
FORM" he said.
He eaid he was born in Russia and
was literary person whose chief out
put consisted OF text books for Jewish
schools.
At Chambers street the boys marched
over TO City Hall. where Mayor Hylan
and President Smith OF the Board Of
Aldermen received them. The haplees
Maximom. still being worn as a part of
the personal equipment or impedimenta
OF Policeman Butler, brought up the
rear again. When Butler got him over
to the Pennsylvania Station he turned
the Stacker over to the military authori-
ties and went out and washed his hands
So ended the most interesting feature
OF day that was notable for the de-
parture Of more than enough men to
form a full regiment With bands play
ing and flags whipping 1,643 men from
Manhattan boards went blithely to the
East Thirty-fourth street ferry to take
the trains for Upton. The crowds were
so great at the ferry that fifty police
reserves were used.
On the Queens side 456 more men
Joined the recruits and soon the twelve
car specials were bowling out of the
Long Island City station for the big
camp down the line. The number OF
men leaving at one time. and the size
of the cheering multitude both beat the
records,