New-York tribune., 1918-09-05

al! men IN the district to provide them
selVej with proper credentials. Among
those arrested yesterday were hun
drcds who had failed to fill out their
questionnaires. They were turned
over to the local boards.
Coney Island Invaded
Squads Of Stacker hunters invaded
Coney Island and rounded up 1000
men. All incoming trains were board
ed and the suspects forced into the
!ast cars and removed when the trains
reached the Culver station. This &C.
ton was taken to prevent any delay in
traffic.
freak show on Surf Avenue came
IN for some attention from the raiders
All there, including the midget, who
are Of draft age. had their cards in
frames on exhibition. The restaurants
and cafes were also visited.
The feature Of the drive in Brook
lyn was the good judgment used by the
operatives in bringing in only men OF
draft age. Less than 200 men over or
below the age were brought to the
armory, and these were given immedi.
ate release, with instructions to regis
ter on September II.
No accurate figures are yet availa
BILE concerning the number Of men ar
rested since the drive started Chief
De Woody and William Briggs, director
Of the American Protective League
authorized by the Federal government
for several days.
One man arrested by Mr.. McCarver
of the Department OF justice, in Brook
lyn said he did not register for the
draft hocItco ho 81
with a broken leg in June, 1917. ant
he did not consider himself fit. The
man was taken in, however, by Nc
Carver, and was later discovered lead
ing the race of prisoners to supper
His leg is doing nicely, and will be
given good try-out at Camp Uptor
this week.
Agent GILES, who had charge of the
information station, was swamped. The
Brownsville folk just tried to borrow
everything he had from his fountain
pen to his official badge. One volun-
teer asked for the loan of his badge
to arrest a fellow in Liberty Avenue
who turned ont to be business rival
This volunteer failed 20 report for ser
vice when called in May.
Much Less Confusion
Much less confusion was noticeable
yesterday in handling the thousand.
of men from Manhattan and The Bron,
at the 69th Regiment armory, where
they were taken for examination, thar
on the preceding day. Although it was
estimated by Superintendent De Woody
that men were being brought into the
armory at the rate of 800 an hour, ne
man.. unless he was found to be {
s.ncker, was detained more than two
hours.
OF the 278 men taken to the Tomb:
on the first night of the drive, wht
were brought back to the armory yes
terday, all, or nearly ALL had what the!
believed to be perfectly good excuses
Interviews with several Of then
brought out the following walls:
81 had a fight with my wife and lef
her and my two children. My boarl
then put me in Class I. I made vi
with my wife, and my board agreed t
put me back in a deferred class, bu
didn't do it," said one.
And another: "I just got in from
Cuba. My card is at my home ii
Indiana. | telegraphed home, bu
haven't got an answer" Two other
said they registered, but never had re
ceived questionnaires TO fill out an,
made no effort to get them.
"Please help me get out of Ne1
York." he beseeched. He was taken t
the police station and given a pas
showing he was under age.
Uproar at Station
An uproar occurred at the STATIC
when the incoming automobiles bega
bringing in old men. An investigatio
was started to learn who had take
them in custody, but no clew was oh
tanned until an indignant group Q
civilians rushed into the station drag
ging and pushing a prisoner.
The prisoner turned out to be a ma,
who, although not in uniform, had bee.
put to work rounding up slackers afte
he had produced card purporting t.
show he was member Of the militar,
police. According to his captors, tn
man had staggered out of saloon ant
tried to arrest an old man as Stacker
He was locked up.
Yes, that's the fellow that got me,
wheezed an old man as he hobbled ou
OF the station shaking his fist at tn
offender, and his beard fairly bristlin
with indignation.
A case of rapid-fre work by Ere,
Haggerson, assistant superintendent o
the Department of Justice, which re
suited in the apprehension of a de
serter from Camp Upton, was reporte.