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In Montreal, last Wednesday, the raids began. Squads of Mounties and provost officers (military policemen) hunting for Army deserters and draft dodgers swooped about the city in convoys. At dance halls and cabarets they blocked exits, herded all men together, examined their papers.
It was nearly 1:30 a.m. before Drummondville's police thought things had gone far enough and began to disperse the mob. As quickly as they could, the Mounties and constables headed out of town. They took nine suspected draft dodgers or deserters with them. Conscription-hating Drummondvillians had...
THIRD FLEET Reese (Dodgers) ss. Grace (Browns) If. McCosky (Tigers) cf. Fletcher (Braves) Ib. Woodling (Indians) rf. Herman (Dodgers) 2b. May (Phillies) 3b. Smith (Pirates) c. Rigney (White Sox)-p. White (Tigers)p. Trexler (Braves) p.
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