The sun., 1918-09-05
STACKER RAIDS
ON WHITE WAY
NET HUNDREDS
Broadway Hotels, Theatre
Entrances and Cabarets
Combed Repeatedly.
10 ARMED MEN TO BLOCK
Many Draft Dodgers Found
Are From Out, Of Town,
Says De Woody.
10 ARMED MEN TO BLOCK

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Rroadwav In IN. hota, and th.o,r. z,n.
was the .cene ~ last n,vbt.s cont,n,a. =.
zion q, the arsp dod.sr m.n hurt Tn
the afternoon IN. r.cstracr crova AZ
Belmont Park was raided and two
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nor vsr. ths ~,,s.,. or a,ner. oue.t,oned,
Nv o ocIock ,ast night nearly a thor-
.arS man had h.en taken IN the West
ror,v-ssy.n,b s,ree, no,,ce station from
~. proadwav district abovs Forty-sec-
,na strsst The maior,tv Of them ware
shIs to ret credentials. but automobiles
and Trucks manned BY sailors we're
steadily conveying to the sixty-ninth
Regiment Armory suspects Of whom ful :
ther proof was demanded by tho De-
partment of Justice.
Great crowds watched the roundup,
and hero and there a spectator was
pIucked ont Of them and compelled to be-
ror,. a nrincinal in the performance he
mad been rleefui;y watching. 4-
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An assortment Of large stzsd- soldiers
sailors. police reserves ana American
Protective Leaguers. accompanied py
police detectives. swarmed UP and down
Broadway.
Crowds in hotel and theatre loooies
we're searched and taxicabs, touring
cars and street cars were held up: In
few doubtful cases of registered men
who had neglected to provide themselves
with classif fcation cards the men were
seized and sent to the West Thirtieth
street police station for examination by
Capt John C. Hammond of the American
Protective League, who maintained
headquarters there. number were
sent to the armory for final disposition.
DIR. S. w. Wexler Of the Twenty-third
Precinct police reserves picked up
James Kelly. no home, in the raid. He
had not registered and evaded the doc
tors questions. He was taken to the
armory and ticketed out last night Tor
the army camp.
Most persons accosted in the street
for cards or information as to their age
were more than willing to furnish both.
Two young men. however. who had been
polishing their insteps on the brass rail
in q restaurant-and bar-all the eve
ming showed a disposition to be trucu-
lent when questioned by two plain
clothes men. Three sailors from the
sunken transport President Lincoln de-
cided the air outside was better for ar
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To carry their decision into effect. With
The debating gentlemen backed up
against a convenient taxicab, one un-
comfortably near the exhaust, their
case was decided-that they go to the
station and talk Il over with the cap
tain .,
7, was a con,mon thing 10 see youne
man walking broadway with their pre-
c,ons hIue repistration cards and white
classification cards pinned to a coat lapel
or sticking out of their hat bands They
had been stopped so often that this made
the weed,np out process easier for both
themselves and the raiders.
Naval Reserye men Filtered through
..h.rst reStaurants iunchrooms c,aa,
, 70,
@ores-eVery"he'e' III iac'' except par
rooms, where their presence Is prohib'
tied. But these latter were attended tc
League. on Times Square soldiers OF