Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-22
DRAFT EvADERS
Hunt For Them Is On
In Augusta

City and With Aid Of Local Police
Round Up 15-AI Are Released
Later-Possibiiity of One WIIfuI
Stacker
The Department of Justice with
Clarence d. Mexican of Portland in
barge. started Wednesday evening
throughout the State a round up of
Siackers, by the work of the repre-
sentatires in cooperation with the
police departments of the various
communities. The law says that
every nian within the draft age shall
carry with him the white classifica-
tor card, if he does not have the
sam" he mast so and get it, on b.
v(ul' ed for or be held or put on
parole until appearance before To-
cal boards. This grand round up
throughout Maine was started at
o'clock Wednesday evening and will
continue through until Thursday at
i. Nj. In Augusta the work was
started at $50 Wednesday evening in
order to get in touch with the crowds
attending the moving pictures. Po-
/ ll"emen were stationed at various
places about the city and worked I'M
Ger the direction of the Department of
Justice agent. Pool rooms. hotels,
rublic gathering places. any place
where young men ere liable TO con-
lregate, all were thoroughly gone
over and each man who had appear
ances of being within the draft age
( vas accosted and made to show his
white classification card or be dealt
with accordingly. AS a result of the
securing of the Augusta gathering
places six or seven will be brought
before the Board Thursday.
1t is the opinion of the authorities
that at least one Augusta man is A
/ Willful Stacker, having no card and
having made no effort TO get one,
upon his own acknowledgment
The work in Augusta under he di-
rection Of The department Of justice
agent, tne local police depa rtment
| carrying out the orders, was done in
a quiet and efficient manner and al
| though there was an atm phrta ii
/ excitement prevalent, there wei, no
violent demonstrations. The iu,Ires-
sion was early gained trough the
| courteous work Of the lo'.l p.iice-
men and the suggestions II lie .rntnt
: that all this was being lone il
/ friendly manner, that they did .tot
? want to bother any boys VINO mad
done the work, but did want to get
! at the Stacker
! AS a result of the work in Augusta
/ Wednesday night up to late hour
! about Is had been brought over 10
the police station and questioned.
The larger part Of them were per-
mitted to &C and the remainder of
] them were put on parole for appear
ance on Thursday. so that no one
! was locked up for the night.
The agent who had charge of the
! Augusta work also had charge of the
! work in Hallowell and in Gardiner.
/ Hallowell up to late Wednesday
! night had a clean slate with no draft
I evaders detained and Gardiner hf>l
one The work in this locality. as in
! ether localities throughout the state,
will be continued all day Thursday,
the various manufacturing plants and
other places where men are en-
ployed will be gone into and the
The Portland work includes the in
1estigating of the trains, which
eliminates that part Of the work for
the Augusta district.
Some amusing incidents occur in
connection with the work. One chap
who was conducted to the police sta
ton Wednesday evening had no card
but he did have a roll of bills. He
was permitted to go for the night,
after leaving his roll as security It
it understood that he was allowed
the price of his breakfast, but the re-
mai1der of the roll will remain in the
keeping of the local police depart
ment until further developments. In
many cases men were accosted who
certainly appeared to be below 81
| wears of age but upon removing
their hats they proved their state
ments materially, or perhaps BY lack
OF material in the line of hair that
they we're all Of the As or so years
! ,b,y ri ir,ed