Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-07
WRESTLE OVER
Stacker PROBLEM
Camp Dix Officials Awaiting
Orders From Washington
About Raid Men.

Camp Dix, Wrghtstown, \. j.. Sep. Z.
A policy of "hands off until instric-
tions are received from Washington has
been adopted by Camp Dix officials IN
dealing with the large details OF alleged
slackers arrested by Department of jus
tice agents in North Jersey cities and
rushed here for induction into service.
Approximately 80 men have been sent
To this post under guard, and all day
headquarters offices have been flooded
with requests from friends, inquiries
from politicians and entratics from
families OF many Of the men. who claim
they have in no way violated the draft
laws.
Under whose orders the details were
sent 10 Camp Dix no official here could
SAY The draft rules say specifically that
only a draft board can order man sent
10 camp for induction into service, but
many of the men in the details declare
they were never allowed TO appear be
fore draft boards, but were hustled TO
camp by Department of Justice agents
None of the details had the papers which
the law says must accompany every
recruit sent to camp. Several of the men
now in the detention camp have Their
registration cards showing that, while
they were listed IN Class IA, they were
Emergency Fleet classification or other
exemption but they claim agents refused
to recognize the exemptions granted ana
hustled them into line with other real
slackers While officers here will not be
quoted Il Is evident from the records that
directors of the raids have erred seriously
IN several cases There Is nothing 10
show bv what authority some of the prs
oners are held
While federal officials are straghteD
ing out the muddle, the mastering office
has assigned the prisoners for quarters
and ratIuns in detention camps. white
men to the 18th Battlion aud Negro'@
10 the 18th Battalion The details show
the oddest assortment of human GLASSES
ever received here \ few wear evening
clothes in which they were dressed for
Sos.ial engagements when the raids began
The majority are IN business or laboring
clothes one Italian With pair ot
uomcn's shoes strung about his meek
said he left his wife at home baretooted
vhilc he took her only shoes to the cob
bier lie was caught IN the dragnet vhiie
on his errand
LIMITED SERVICE aEN ARRIVE
Likely to bc denied tho opportunity
of winning glory on foreign battiehelds
but willing 70 serve to the limit Of the't
ability TO back up the fighting units
and to relieve every able-bodied man for
duty AZ the front Pennsylvania frst
limited service men called into service
reached Camp Dix Yesterday TO begin
training for their new duties. ScvcraI
hundred Philadclphians composed the
first details 10 arrive, reaching the can
tnnment shortly before noon The second
Philadelphia detachment came in at 4 80
O'Clock this afternoon, quotas from other
countries arriving until midnight.
The system Of receiving the limited
service men is practically the same at
followed for regular quotas, except that
in tho physical examination the examn-
ing surgeons specifies on the candidate :
records those occupations which he is
physically capable Of performing 4 re
crtit with fat feet. for instance that
would untt him for member Of train
ing cardrc might be first-clsss clerk
Occupational experience, IN army IN
stances. will decide the duties 10 which
these recruits will nc assigned in military
life