Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-05
EVADERS 0F DRAFT
 FACE COURT MARITAL
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prehend deserters if it is necessary to use such force.
 Demonstrations against local boards are simply futile strokes in the air. All records necessary to such op. eratiops are on file at headquarters and at the national capital. and since local boards have no occasion to use any force in simply offering a benefi- cial opportunity to registered persons there is no field for resistance. If resistance is attempted later when the army seeks to apprehend deserters. it will instantly encounter troops of the federal government"
 In practice. under General Crow der's construction of the law. regis tered men who do not appear for ex- animation will be posted to the dis. trict boards as selected for military service as soon as the five-day period allowed them to put in an appearance after they have been summoned has elapsed. Two days more will elapse after their names reach the district board to await appeal action by the individual. They then will be posted to the adjutant general of the state as selected to fill the quotas of their dis trict.
 Must Obey Orders.
 Orders for the mobilization of the selected men will be given some time during the present month. If the re- sister fails to obey that law he will be set down as absent without leave and the machinery will be set in motion to bring him in. When it i sclear that | he is wilfully absenting himself with no intention of reporting to the army, charge of desertion will be placed against him. From that time on. any civil officer who arrests him will earn reward of $50. If found guilty by court-martial of desertion, the resister may be sentenced and only the presi- dent can save him from punishment.
 General Crowder believes that the resisters in Oklahoma and elsewhere are acting under delusion, fostered probably by agitators, that they are conducting political campaign against the draft, whereas the time for that passed when the registration was completed. The government takes no interest in their proceedings now un- less they fail to report to their com panies when called. There is no ques- tion involved of civil court or local juries. Thirteen army officers will pass on the cases of the men when they are brought to book, and the armed strength of the nation is avail able to bring them to book.
 To Prosecute Agtators.
 As to these who are aiding or abet- ting the resisters, the situation is diff terent. While the government will make no effort to prosecute men who do not obey the summons of the local selection boards or attempt to enforce their attendance in any way until they have passed into the military status, 1t will use every energy to stamp out disorders designed to prevent the ex- ecution of the laws. Such a step, however, would not be taken until the governors asked for military forces to restore order
 General Crowder also took action to- day to reduce the number of applica- tions for exemption, which news re ports indicated are being filed. In 2 telegram to all governors he directed that local boards be instructed to fur nish to newspapers hereafter, from day to. day, names of all registered men who apply for exemption, the grounds asserted to support such claim and the action taken by the board. | In cases of discharge for physical dis