The sun., 1918-09-05

to the Essex Market Court later to
charge young man with having tried
TO punch him in the nose when the
young man8 age was inquired into. The
prisoner was held for examination to-
morrow. Three soldiers waiting for tho
hearing to end went through the court
room and dragged off two suspected Of
draft evasion. Even Bellevue Hospital
was invaded and a dozen apparent draft
elistbles who were about to be dis
charged from the hospital were lugged
to the armory instead.
In many cases kilograms from tho
raid officials to out Of town draft boards
regarding the status Of visitors picked
UP here were answered by Hold per-
son named IL physically At" This
helped to support the official belief that
New York has become n national refuge
for skulkers.
, In Newark 10000 men were accosted
In the Stacker raid yesterday and sss
Melted for the army. or these 1913 were
shipped to Camp Dix and the others
held for transportation to-day.
In Jersey City the Department of
Justice ended Its work for the present
after rounding up $500 men. Of whom
122 were or will be sent to Camp Dix
Tor Induction into the army.
Motorists Nabbed in Bronx.
Three thousand young men who didn't
have their draft cards handy were
caught In the Stacker seine In The Bronx.
Raymond ]. Knoeppel Of the American
Protective League, who commands the
Federal forces at work In The Bronx
and In Manhattan north of 125th street,
had on the Job 500 OF the leagues work.
ers. 200 men Of the Twenty-second In
fantry from Fort Jay. a detachment of
sailors from Pelham Bay. a couple OF
OF Police Reserves and a flying
squadron of motor cars operated by
twenty-five young women OF the Bronx
County Chapter OF the American Red
Cross.
In the main II was automobile trade"
Knoeppel's men went after. Nearly
every machine that traversed Pelham
Parkway. the Bronx Concourse and the
other great motor arteries of the bor-.
ough was stopped.
Thousands BesieEe Cowboys once.
One Of the busiest spots In town yes
terday was the office Of Martin Conboy.
Director Of the Draft for New York city.
in the Hall Of Records. Several thou
sand men Of all ages between Is and SO
besieged the officials and stood for hours
waiting their turn. Every one had some
question or other to ask regarding his
individual case. Many. obviously be-
tween the ages Of 81 and 81, brought
their wives along with them as a sort of
moral support.
Many older men. of whose age there
might have been some doubt called to
n nj 80 kA,r
tration card, and the bureau In the base
ment equipped to issue these also was
kept busy. A great many demanded
sample questionnaires. and as many
more aliens. who apparently had not
read the Presidents proclamation. called
merely to ask IL they must register on
September ~. When told they must most
of them accepted the verdict phlegmat-
ically.
But the question that worried most of
the callers at the Hall of Records con-
cerned how they might prove themselves
to be outside the first draft age and
avoid being picked up as slackers in the
cttywide dragnet that has been spread
for that class. From some source or
other the report became current-origi-
mating possibly at the places OF deten-
tion-to the effect that the authorities
Wouiu ueIIidHu " DlTtn CcrtlUCdt6 IN all
cases Of apparent doubt.
Many VINO called to inquire declared
that they had no birth certificate and
were not sure how they might obtain
one. For their beneit announcement
was made that the production Of a birth
was not mandatory. but only
advisable where one could be fuSnished
Capt. R!egelman in charge of that par
ticular branch Of the work. explained
that the production Of birth certificate
IN every case Of doubt would be impos-
sible. but that person about whose age
there might be doubt should provide
himself with some sort Of evidence of his
age Marriage certificates whereon the
age is not stated will not answer, but
copies of marriage records in
1icatins the age will be accepted. In
other cases insurance papers frequently
Indicate the age of the assured.
Brooklyn and Coney Combed.
The military police agents Of the De-
,artment OF Justice. policemen. sailors
md members Of the American Protective
league began work with a rush In
Brooklyn yesterday. From 7 until s
''clock 1000 young men were taken from
abroad stations. elevated platforms and
'biSct tOi . " tnc ftcBl-
nent Armory. at Bedford avenue and
Pacific street. BY noon between $4,000
md $4,000 men had been corralled.
OF these 100 were shown to be slack
RS. and thirty-three displayed such
'icious resentment that they were ssnt
o the Raymond street Jail. There the
warden declined to accept them. Army
ulcers in charge Of the men were indig-
lant, but marched their charges back to
he armory and placed them under guard.
In the examinations those men who
we're married were given the preference,
md hundreds were released after brief
Stacker hunters boarded every train
hat reached Coney Island last night and
ombed from the visitors between 200
md 800 men who did not produce cards
They were taken to the West Eighth
treet station. where seventy-five eventt-
lily we're held.
As the hunters found a man without
card they hustled him to a separate
ar. and the procession was already
ormed when the trains reached the re-
ort This idea was followed to prevent
rafiic congestion. The majority OF the
men taken who were released proved to
'e under the draft age. Parents and
riends came trooping along with insur- |
nee papers. birth certificates. school
diplomas and other papers. to say moth |
ng OF an occasional family Bible. to pro- |
ure the release Of the young men.
The hunters did not slight tho attrac-
ions at the island and even entered |
he freak show. All the freaks, in
luding the midget. had cards In frames |
lung up for exhibition. both for bust |
Tess and personal reasons. A general |
aid on the restaurants and eating
'laces did not develop many suspects.