Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-26 | Page 1 | 800 Nabbed in Draft Raid by Sheriff

I UD NA NABBED O OIN IN 0 DRAFT A fT I RAID BY f SHERIFF Salt ISalt Lake Pool Halls Combed Pursuant to New Ruling Against Idlers Youths Quizzed S SWOOPING down lOWn on pool poOlrooms rooms soft drink parlors and dance halls the entire sheriffs sheriff's force force Jast last ni night ht in a rai raid of th the he i t roo t. t lt in t i 1 ari b tSOO youn young men of draft ages agea fo for investigation gation as to their status in In the draft and their employment employment- Working under the tho direction of Captain F. F V. V FitzGerald draft drat disbursing disbursing dis dis- bursing agent Co for 1 Utah and under the recent orders from Washington providing pro that cV every evry ry man of or draft age must work or fight the raid last night was the lar largest est of or Its kind over made In Salt Lake City With Hh fort forty youths lodged in the county jail because o the they could not notI give Ive a satisfactory account of oC themselves themselves them them- I I selves this number is promised to be augmented before morning as the raids were continued throughout the I early hours Two trains coming from were met by the ral raiders ers who mixed I with the crowds and let nothing hinder bin hin tier der them In their search search- Youn Young men menI were taken from their women companions com com- when deemed suspicions I Many of those taken in custody Inthe in inthe inthe the pool 1001 rooms stated that the they were 21 1 years year old because of tho the law hut but huttel l later tel when the they found out that they were facing a more serious charge they confessed their true a ages es and were released Members of ot the tho city and county draft boards were present at the city and count county building last Jast night when the first enmeshed in m the raiders' raiders net I camp came straggling stra In At midnight it was estimated that approximately had been investigated in RAIDERS SET OUT The raiders left the sheriffs sheriff's office shortly after 9 o'clock and in squads squad be began an their descent on dance and pool halls coffee houses soft drink parlors parlors par par- lors and loafing places Those who I could not show registration cards and prove e the they had complied with all nil of or orthe the regulations were placed place in automobiles automobiles automobiles auto auto- I mobiles and rushed to tho the sheriffs sheriff's office It was estimated that nearly twice I the number taken In custod custody was wag questioned by tho the officers during during- theraId the raid A stead steady stream of or youths poured Into tho the officers' officers net throughout through through- out the night and officials at the elt city and county building were kept busy investigating their cases FORTY ARE JAILED Fort Forty of the men were locked Inthe In Inthe inthe the count county jail jal because tho they tailed failed to prove Juo the they had complied with the draft regulations and were employed The others were forced to undergo k 11 examination cross b by members of ot the draft boards and were made to give Ive their heir names addresses and further further fur fur- ther thor information about themselves e will viii be kept under uner scrutiny by officials MORE RAIDS I This is ig no not the last JAst raid according to Captain FitzGerald The entire city elty I nod and count county will be combed for slackers slackers slack slack- I ers ers and Idlers who vho are arc not doing their I part to win the war It Is expected j that Utah Is one of the first states to take this move mo in conjunction with the work worle or fight policy recently I Inaugurated In the United States The rhe purpose of ot the raids Is to de determine de- de deI I termine the occupations of ot tho the men suid stud Captain FitzGerald Thud and to as ascertain ascertain as- as I c certain whether or not they arc en engaged engaged en- en I in an any useful occupation Loafers Loafers Loaf Loaf- ers or idlers will not be e tolerated Loat-I Loat and slackers will l be placed under arrest arrest-