Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-11-15
YATES ON LOOKOUT FOR FOL
OF UNITED sTATEs-WILIr
SHOW MERCY TO NONE.
ORDERS FROM COVERN0
Alexander Instructs Peace Officers
Procure Evidence and Then Arrest
Kaiser's Aides.

Sheriff Lafe Yates is on the looko
for pro-Germans in Idaho connt
several persons in the county are know
to have made remarks derogatory to Z
united States and the sheriff's off
is at work to procure absolute pro
against these persons. Arrests are
peeted to follow, and clemency will
shown none.
Sheriff Yates has been in Lewist,
attending meeting of north Idal
sheriffs, called by Governor Alexand.
The governor, in addressing the sheriff,
told them to spare no means in rom
ing up pro-Germans in north Idaho.
BE sure you have the evidence
said the governor, "and then po AZ
them.' Governor Alexander authori
ed the peace Officers to employ as mar
deputies as is necessary to control Il.
pro-German situation, and to pual
property from destruction. Especial
were the officers warned to prote
stores of wheat and other products tn;
German agents might destroy.
Unemployed to be Arrested.
The Idaho county sheriff has receiy,
orders to check up the unemployed
the county and to determine reaso,
why every able-bodied men is not /,
work. Habitual idlers will be arrests
as vagrants and treated as enemies
their country
Authorization to peace officers 1
arrest idlers has been received fro
the state council of defense at Bots
acting on the recommendations of II
legal committee, of which James Il. All
SHE, formerly of GrangeviEe, is chat
man. The legal committees repoj
reads:
Your legal committee, appointed 1
examine the statutes and report upo
the practical legal means which may
invoked to require slaekers, idle, ind,
lent, vagrant and unemployed person
in the various communities in Idaho 4
labor and engage in useful emplo,
ment and occupations and to do the
part as patriotic citizens should dc /
helping to produce, harvest and saw
crops and aid in the support of tn
soldiers i'll the service, do hereby r,
port and recommend as follows; on
Idaho Law on vagrancy.
Section 720S of the Revised Code
OF Idaho authorizes the arrest and in
prlsonment o. any person who has tn
ability to work and will not do so an
who Is 50 without visible means of Ii,
ing, - and - every person who roam
about from place to place without an
lawful business, - and " every idl
person - etc.
"Under the provisions of the for,
StDtItpS h. =, L.
to work and refuses to work when wor
If Offered him and has no business c
occupation or income may and should b
taken into custody by the peace officer
and dealt with under the law -
Three Slackers Sentenced,
Slackers in north Idaho are beiu
rounded up and dealt with by the feo
eral authorities. Three young men Q
Orofino have just been sentenced b
Judge DIETRICH of the federal court a
Moscow to terms of sixty days each i
the county Jail at Lewiston for failur
to register last June for the selectiv
draft. In addition they are subject I
service in the army at expiration 3
the Jail sentences. The men sentence
for failure to register are King Moor
Leland Moore and Ingwald Berg.
In announcing Judgment, Jude
DIETRICH stated he would impose igi
penalty as he felt that the young me
had been influenced by others an
therefore had not acted by personal in
pulse or intuition.
Atty. f. +. Hofstede of Orofino W;
convicted in the federal court at Mo
COW Saturday on charge of violatiI
the espionage law by inducing your
men not to register for the draft.