Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-01
War Department Says Men
Will Not Be Compelled to
Answer Questions.
PRESENT REASON
IF CALLED UPON
Department Of Justics Bending Every
Effort to QuelI Anti .Conseription
Asitation-.Many Cases Being Re-
portsd-Twslve in Jail at Kansas
City - Senate Committee Hearing
War Tax Protests.

w
days more before draft registration
day, the department of justice planned
today to exert every energy to quell
anti-conscription agitation, which al
ready has resulted in number of ar
rests in various cities.
Department of justice officials say
many persons have responded 20 their
request that cases of opposition to the
draft regulations are reported. These
cases are referred for investigation to
United States attorneys or marshals,
who have instructions to make arrests
promptly
The war department announced that
no man registering would be required
to answer the question of whether he
claims exemption. 1t will be sufficient
to present his claim II called before
board Of exemption later.
Warns Against Leaving.
President Wilson. in a proclamation
issued today, warns all persons SEEK
ing to avoid resissratie by leaving the
country that they expose themselves to
prosecution and military service even
tually in spite of their efforts to avoid
It. The proclamation says:
q II. Woodrow Wilson, president Of the
United States of America, do hereby
eane w;lrning that all perAoiss subject.
to registra ton who Withdraw from
the jurisdiction OF the United States
expose themselves upon return to the
jurisdiction of the United States to
prosecution for evasion of such regis
tration."
I Officials at seaports and along Unit
ed States boundaries have orders to de-
tain men seeking to leave the country
to avoid registration and the war de-
partmenta;s considering means OF en-
rolling Americans living abroad.
War Tax Bill Protests Heard.
( The senate finance committee today
heard protests oon its revision Of the
house war tax bill.
Senator Broussard, Of Louisiana,
protested against the decision to levy
q consumption tax of a half cent
pound on sugar. Altho some senator's
thought the tax would be imposed only
on imported sugar, Chairman Simmons
sdiu tHdt tiiS ii'ShN'VN ~
have the tax apply on all sugar do
mestic or imported.
A new tax Of rs per cent per primary
horsepower developed from public wa
ters was suggested to the committee
by Senator Bankhead OF Alabama, who
estimated it would raise 31,50O.00O this
year. and as much more as hydro cleo
trio development proceeds.
Another change recommended by
Senator Kellogg. was to exempt from
taxation incomes received by corpora
tions from other corporations.
Food Bill Vote Delayed.
Passage by the senate Of the admin
istration's first food bill probably Will
not result before tomorrow night.
Final action was delayed today by the
presentation Of number Of amend
ments.
Resumfng consideration Of the bill
which provides for q food survey and
stimulation Of production the senate
today took up for discussion Senator
F1etcher's amendment to permit the
secretary Of commerce to promote
wider use Of fish to meet the food
stringency.
Work Of perfecting the bill to au-
thorxe food administration and price
fixing. second Of the gov ernment meas
ures, was continued today by the house
agricultural committees.