The sun., 1918-09-04
~, 600 CAUGHT IN STACKER
RAID; MANY ARE SET FREE

husband had his blue registration card,
but not his classification card. He said
he had left the white card at homo in
Providence. He made such a good i'm
preston that Chief de woody's men,
after questioning the wife. let him go on
condition that he returned to-day with
the requisite proof.
Charley Herzog. the baseball player.
said last night he was picked up four
times in different parts of the city, but
he was more than 81.
Some folks think I'm an idiot on the
baseball neid." said he. but I certainly
seem popular to-day"
About 500 men were nabbed at the
Pennsylvania station and 1000 at the
Grand Central among the commuters in
the morning rush. The homegoing
crowds got It too, and many man run
ming for a train never got 1t. Instead
he was lucky to get a wooden seat
among those who waited their turn in
the armory Among the men taken to
the armory was one who said he was
secretary to the president of the New
York Central Railroad.
I've been selling Savings Stamps and
doing other patriotic work for the Gov
eminent he said. ~ don't want any
special favor. but Isn't there SOME way
or putting me through quickly? I can
easily prove from my local board that I
have sthe classification card. forgot
and left 1t at home"
NO" was the ruling, "a man of your
standing and sense has no business ig-
noring the rule about carrying cards.
Take your regular place in the line.
please"
Good Harvest in Brooklyn.
In Brooklyn the Stacker crop was plen-
tiful and the harvesters by no means
few. At II 40 A. NJ. 1t was estimated
that 700 had been herded into the Twen-
ty-third Regiment Armory at Atlantic
and Bedford avenues. BY noon the to-
tai had vaulted to 1900. BY night 10000
men had been rounded up.
In the vicinity OF the arinory police
lines were drawn at Pacific street, Bed
ford avenue, Pacific street and Nostrand
avenue. 80 as to keep the intervening
block clear of amused spectators and
agitated relatives. whose sons, brothers
or husbands had been picked up. Each
load OF suspects was greeted with
shouts of "loafers.' BUNS" "slackers,"
from the spectators, who in turn were
"booed' by the anxious relatives At
times the friction between the two OPP
posing elements OF the crowd almost
reached the riot point and the police
had all they could do to prevent vio-
lence. In the excitement women rela-
tives tainted and had to be carried out
OF the crowd.
Young men oil their way to beaches
with fair young wives were taken into
custody upon failure to produce their
cards Many OF them eventually reached
the armory where their fearful wives
remained outside bemoaning the inter-
ruption of a perfectly good holiday.
A conductor was taken off n Fulton
street trolley car at Nostrand avenue
and a military policeman took his place
collecting fares until he was relieved by
a regular employee OF the company.
A man picked up at the Long Island
station pleaded that his card was in the
grip he carried, but that he had left the
key to his bag at home and was in
hurry to catch a train. He was held,
until his wife arrived on the scene with
the key.
Movies Film Some Arrests.
Motion picture operators looking for
effective CLOSE ups" induced United States
Marshal Powers to make a few arrests
III person. i ne MdrSIldl loon one suspect
into custody at tho Federal Building.
and while he was questioning another a
young man forced his way through the
crowd and announced that he had not
registered and wanted to give himself
up.
why didn't you register" he was
asked.
1T didn't think I had to-" was the
reply. Il thought i was exempt got
dandruff. you know, marshal. and l got
it bad"
The marshal decided that the trouble
with the young mans head was not all
on the outside and he was held for n
possible examination into his sanity.
Among those hustled TO the armory
was James Morris Friedlander OF Glen
more avenue, Brooklyn. He was fol-
lowed by fearful mother who carried
with her a birth certificate proving that
James was only IS years old. He was
released.
Among those who assisted In the
roundup were coo policemen. who had
gladly given up their off time to par
ticipate in the Stacker hunt.
In Queens the hunt progressed merrily.
Federal agents with the assistance OF
the police had rounded up 1885 men in
this borough, by s o'clock at night, the
area OF the roundup covering the Seven
teenth and Eighteenth precincts
In one section in the Hunters Point
district, frequented by striking work.
men from the Rosenwasser Bros shoe
factory. which Is handling Government
contracts. twelve men unable to show
registration cards were picked up.
In Long Island City only 80 suspects
had been gathered up to early evening.
In Jamaica the sport was little more
exciting. 62s suspects being picked up.
More than 100 men were garnered into
the Flushing station house in the course
OF the day. Half OF this number were
released and the remainder taken TO the
Brooklyn armory. The work here was
in charge OF Capt. William Easton OF
the American Protective League.
$4,000 Taken in North jersey.
or the more than 5000 men taken into
custody in Jersey City up TO 10 O'Clock
last night only two were found to lie out
and out slackers who admitted failure
to register. Forty others proved to be
delinquents who had been certified for
service but had not reported, They were
classed as deserters. number OF the
remaining suspects We're released upon
production OF the necessary credentials
and the rest were held pending final in
Vestigation. The work was superin-
tended by United States Marshal Thomas
Dun. The Fourth Regiment Armory. at
Bergen avenue and Mercer street, used
as the clearing house for the suspects,
was guarded by the Seventh Battalion,
New Jersey State Militia, under the COM
mand of Major Joseph Norton.
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