Evening journal., 1918-06-10
YOUTHS MUST CARRY
REGISTRATION CARD
Many Lads Found Without
Them; Military Slackers
Also Caught
CITY POLICE WILL
CONTINUE ROUNDUP

In a crusade TO round up all men Of
draft age who did not register, the
police Saturday night gathered in i6C
young men, taking them to the armory
or TO the police station.
Every member OF the police force
was assembled In the police drill room
at the station house at o'clock sat
urday night and given instructions by
Chief Of Police Black. acting under
orders Of Adiutant General Wicker
sham. to begin at once the work Of
rounding up Of slackers and all men
OF military age who are registered but
who do not carry their registration
cards with them.
After receiving these instructions
every member OF the force started out
TO carry out the Instructions, and in
less than an hour scores Of young men
were taken into custody. The ma
iorlty Of mem. had registered them
selves but they did not have their reg
istratlon cards with them at the time
the officers approached them.
They were, therefore, taken 10 the
armory at Twelfth and Orange streets,
where Captain Parker, Of the Regular
Army, who had been detailed here to
assist Adiutant General Wickersham
In such work, took their names. adj
dress and other data In relation to
their registration, after which they
were directed 10 report with their reg
istration cards 10 Police Captain
Kelleher at the police station Sunday
morning. They were all warned that
they must not fail TO do as directed
or they would get themselves into
trouble
Some OF the young men rounded up
admitted that they had failed to regis
ter, or had failed TO return their ques-
tionaire, and in. these cases they were
taken to the police station and locked
up to await action by the government
authorities, they beins considered mil
itary slackers Many OF the police Of
lcers were in civilian clothers and
when they approached the young men
upon the streets, In pool rooms, saloons
and other public places and demanded
10 see the youths registration cards
somf excitement followed, but In most
cases the police did not have any trou-
BILE the young men either showing
their cards or admitting that they had
lef, them at home.
The officers continued their work for
several hours, resulting in several hun
1t Ell young men being rounded up and
taken either 10 the armory or TO the
police station.
Adiutant General Wickersham said
that hereafter every police officer In the
city will be on the lookout FOR young
men who are registered but who fail
10 carry their registration cards with
them at all times
Persons who lost their cards can Sc
cure a duplicate card at their respect
i've boards, and II is advisable 10 secure
the cards as soon as possible 10 avoid
any difficulties.
Twenty OF those who had no cards
10 show when approached by the police
officers and who could not be identified
will be brought before the Board OF
Exemption and dealt with according
to the merits Of each case. Late last
night persons OF draft age who had /
no registration cards or who had the |
blue and not the white card. which is
required 10 be had. were still being
reported TO the police. The number
lf those who had the wrong cards
With them VIII probably increase TO
rs by today, while those who had no
ividence 10 show that they registered :
Il all was nearing %.