New-York tribune., 1918-06-26
Second Exodus of 7,343 to
Go This Month Leave for
Spartanburg
Honors for Italians
Aliens, Swayed by Patriotism,
Offering Themselves Volun-
tarily in Glass IA

While 25 per cent of the class OF
1918 draft registrants were receiving
their questionnaires yesterday the
rapidly shrinking Glass la was being
drained to the extent of 1893 other
sturdy young New Workers, who en-
trained for Camp Wadsworth, Spartan
burg, S. c. The departing National
Army men constituted the second in
stalment of the June exodus, which
BEGAN on Monday and ends tomorrow.
The city's contribution for the month
will total 7,343 men.
OF the thousands VINO crowded the
Liberty and Cortlandt Street ferry
houses, and who, somehow, managed to
cross to the trainsheds, there we're
scarcely handful who betrayed any
emotion but that of the JOY of giving
precedent of "sending them away with
q smile" was followed out to the letter.
For once "hyphenated Americans"
basked in favorable light. The hy-
phenates we're Italian Americans from
Board No. 80, at 1913 Prince Street.
They departed for camp through a
series of parades, speeches, gifts and
eulogies. From their pockets newspa-
pers protruded, with the headlines
cCAeduills I!c AIdilhA IIluH1pH. 1tAAy
banners, lining the streets, waved them
an ItalianAmerican band, lightened
their steps. OF the 243 men sent from
Board 80 two-t thirds were Italian-Amer-
leans.
Brief farewell services were held in
Public Schools q and 38. AS the pro-
cession swept gayly by Engine Com
panies 80, 13 and the firemen lined
up in front Of the building and stood at
salute.
From the top Of a green bus fife and
drum corps, composed OF registrants
from Board 100, blared goodby to the
city as the contingent. crowded in the
bus, rolled on toward the ferry.
The Bronx gave 100 men from Board
8, 161st Street and St. AIMS Avenue.
They paraded through the streets of
the district and departed for the Penn
sylvania ferry on motor trucks.
Captain Asch, Of Mr. Conboy's staff,
announced yesterday that the first 25
per cent Of the questionnaires for the
new registrants have been mailed. By
Friday, he said, all the new registrants
will be in possession of the question
naires. They must be returned within
seven days.
The classification, according to Cap
tain Asch, will be done as speedily as
possible, being finished in about two
weeks. The men will be ready for suf-
fixing the respective groups in three
weeks, he said.
Fired by patriotic addresses and ap-
peals by local board officials. thou
sands of aliens in New York City are
waving deferred classification and are
being placed in Class Ia, it became
known yesterday.
%Sov.
out, on December IS, friendly aliens
in Glass la. Others were placed in
Class 5-E, with their chances of being
called. therefore, quite remote.
According to Captain Asch, whole
sale change Of heart has been evinced
gan inviting the H1iens with no de-
pendents 20 patriotic meetings held at
the local boards. The results have
been amazing, Captain -Asch declared.
Hundreds of the men of the contlngents
departing for camp this week were
safely-as far as danger from the war
was oncerned-ensconced IN Class
5-E until they decided otherwise.
"The conscience of some of these
men who had enjoyed the privileges
and freedom of this country seemed to
trouble them" said Captain Asch.
"After addresses by draft board Off.
cials, night after night, scores would
asked to oe certified for call.
"They have bolstered up the now
slender and dwindling Glass IA and
Promise to continue to pour from Class
5-E to la.
~ would estimate that at least one
hundred from each board in the city
there are eighty-nine boards have
presented themselves for reclasslf1ca'
ticn"