Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-08-04 | Page 18 | Urge Motorist to Apprehend slacker Tramps

Urge Motorist To Apprehend Slacker Tramps WASHINGTON Aug AtiS' 3 TIo Will war department points out that automobilists especially ally those making long lonE trIps that tal take them a away n from their accustomed neighborhoods neighborhoods neigh neigh- neigh neigh- can cnn perform a patriotic service by assisting In the apprehensIon apprehension hension of ot slackers and draft evad evad- ers era An official of ot the d department discussing this opportunity afforded afford afford- ed cd to motorists to do something for Cor their country said Tourists throughout America during the tho lie season of or 1318 1918 will do o I much god od for fOl their countr country If It thc they will appoint them themselves el Investigators Investigators investigators gators and learn the Identity of that I class of ot tourists known In Inthe inthe the tho past few years cars as automobile tramps For some years now It has been the custom of ot men tr traveling through the tho countr country mostly young joung men but sometimes older men men to bog beg rides rIdes' of or accommodating motorIsts motorists mo mo- with scats seats to spare The brake rod blind bUnd baggage and side door pullman have ha given ghen way to more enJo enjoyable ablo methods of travel and motorists have o carried the ordinarily given to bumming their way b by railroads r many an enjoyable enjoyable enjoy enjoy- able rl ride o. o But Dut times have changed and there are slackers to bo ho watched for Youn Young men have hae kept awa away from the draft mid auld from rightful service to their country countr by chanIng changIng changing chang chan ing their residence frequently They havo have sou sought ht a haven on farms and the tho tiller of ot tho soil hard beset for help has not been securing a few days of ot labor from lom the tho wayfarer wIthout without without with wIth- out asking for his registration card or perhaps Insisting on knowing more about his new help help- er or Motorists can be of ot great as assIstance assistance assistance as- as In bringing these slackers slack slack- ers era to book bool