The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-08
OKLAHOMANS
RESIST DRAFT
Reign OF Terror is Created in Four
Counties of State-Fighting
is Reported in Progress 26
North of Ada.

Oklahoma City, Aug. 3.-The iTst
clash between any of the various bands
clash between any of the various bands
of organized resisters to the selective
draft, reported massed in advantage
Gus situations in or near half-dozen
small central southern Oklahoma
towns in four counties, and the au-
thorities or posses sent out TO round
them up, was reported late tonight.
At Ada, Deputy Sheriff Purvine of Ok
mulgee county was told that fighting
was in progress % miles north of
there.
Eighty DIRECTORS, said to have been
a remnant of the larger band report
ed encamped at Rock Crossing near
Sahuaka, ran for the hills on the ap-
pearance of Sheriff Duncan Of Pom
totoc county and deputies. Eight pfis-
oners were taken and ii prisoners
they had taken were released.
The reported fighting near Ada fol-
lowed mass meeting of 1000 or
more residents, at which p ans decid
ed on were revealed only to the Off
GERS 1t is presumed they included
many deputized civilians.
While one report tonight indicated
that the band massed on the South
Canadian river and Ea,riously reported
to number from $50 to 400 men, was
the main body, ANGEL carp, adjutant
general OF Oklahoma. declared that
lin reality there was no great gath
ering in one section, as all the towns
from which demonstrations have been
repos I'd are some distance apart.
Tne tjutant general said he thought
the tuation will be we'll in hand by
Ii. ing. Earlier in the night he had
said that national guardsmen vii, be
used only as last resort
Disorders today and tonight were
reported from Saskawa, Holdenyille,
Wewoka, Ada, Allen, Seminole, Lone
Dove. Rock Point, Friendship and va
rious localities in a group of four
counties.
Thousand Men to Attack.
Aside from the clash reported near
Ada. tie greatest possibility FOR
b1oedshed in securing the subsection
Of the rioters seemed to be in Il re-
ported impending attack at dawn on
the gathering at Rock Crossing 1t
was said that 1000 heavily armed
possemen from Seminole, Hughes Pom
totoc, Okmulgee and PottoWatomie
counties planned TO attack at day
break.
A report from the governor, who re-
turned yesterday from the section in
which various hGnGs are operating,
suggested the posse plan and that the
nCssemen be instructed to shoot to
kill"
Under orders from Adjutant Gen
eral carp to give whatever assistance
they can to local officers and posse
men, 20 deputized civilians from Ok
lahoma City, carrying a large guam
1ty of ammunition and arms, left fol-
Wewoka tonight.
Guardsmen will be used as a last
resort, the adjutant general said. but
officers who sent in a cal for help
think they will have enough men to
handle the situation.
Spread Reign of Terror.
Organized bands of negroes, tenant
farmers and Indians whose purpose is
to defeat the selective service law in
Oklahoma, have spread a reign of ter
ror through at least three counties in
the central part of the state, partially
destroyed two bridges, abandoned
their crops, severed wire communica-
ton, plan raids on ranches and stores
and threaten to burn all the bridges
in the district, according to reports
received at the office of Governor Will
liams today.