New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-04
Federal Agents, $4,000
Strong, Give City and Sub
urbs Greatest Combing
Armories So Crowded
Roundup Is Delayed
Many Deserters and Others
Wanted by Police Taken
Into Custody

twenty-five thousand agents of the
Department Of Justice raided tho
metropolitan district yesterday and
took into custody 10000 suspected
draft cvaders in the greatest Stacker
haul the country has seen. Six hun
dred of those apprchended have been
turned over to the military authorities
and will be Immediately inducted into
service.
So great was the flood. of prisoners
taken TO the 6ath Regiment Armory
that Chief Charles F. De Woody, of
the Department of Justice, found his
army of operatives insufficient to cope
with the situation and called on Gov
crnor Whitman to turn out the State
Guard to assist in the work.
80 In. Manhattan and The Bronx more
than 10000 we're arrested and taken to
the detention headquarters. Of these,
400, according to Chief De Woody, we're
either wilful slackers or deserters
They were sent to the Tombs last night
and will be turned over to the military
day. The plans call for immediate
Federal courts.
Roundup Not Over Yet
In Brooklyn 5000 were sent to the
Esd Regiment Armory, which was used
as detention headquarters for Long
Island. Two hundred Of these failed
to convince the authorities that they
fulfilled their obligations under the Sc
lective service act, and they were held.
In Northern Jersey and Southern
Westchester thousands were taken in
custody, but SO far as could be learned
at late hour last night few will be
held.
The Stacker hunt will be continued
for an indefinite period. The Federal
authorities are anxious to round up all
slackers of the first draft before the
men between eighteen and forty five
register next week.
Chief De Woody said last night that
so far the results had been salts
factory. His agents are being assisted
by the American Protective League
under Chief William Briggs, the police,
the Home Defence League and thou
sands of soldiers from nearby camps
and forts. Admiral Usher, of the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, furnished 1000
arbed sailors to help.
AS the work progressed the armories
were flooded with men from all parts
of the city, who were carried in hun
dreds of motor trucks and other auto
mobiles. Thousands were released by
agents of the Department of Justice
after they had furnished the proper
credentials.
Raid at Coney Island
Federal agents, police and police re-
serves at intervals last night raided
cabarets and motion picture halls at
Coney Island.
At the West End terminal, where
most of the men were collected, and
at the Culver station, police stopped
all youths and made them display their
cards. Those who were unable to do so
were Immediately taken to the West
Eighth Street police station, where
they were held until they could be
transported to the 23d Regiment ar
mory OF four hundred rounded up in
the Coney Island station, 225 were sent
to the armorv.
The first signs Of the raid came at 6
O'Clock yesterday morning. when the
net was cpread about the Pennsylvania
and Grand Central terminals in Man
haitian and the Long Island Railroad
station, in Brooklyn. Every man Of
apparent draft age was forced to pro-
ducc his final classification card or
submit to arrest Thousands of COM
mutcrs were taken in custody AMI
marched under heavy guard to the de-
tention headquarters. 1t was estimated
that at the Grand Central alone more
than 1000 men were arrested.
Every avenue of exit from the city
is under heavy guard and will remain
so for an indefinite period. In add.
ton to the slackers and draft evaders
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