The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-01
Officers Raid Propaganda Quar-
ters at Columbus, O., and
Arrest Three.
CHICAGO CONSPIRACY CENTER
Government Rushes Plans to Indct
Plotters-Agitators Active in Fac
tory District Where Thou
sands Are Employed.


charges of treason were lodged against
three of the five men arrested in Ohio,
charged with conspiracy to hinder the
enforcement of the Selective draft law.
The men accused are: Ammon Henne-
sy, teamster; Harry E. Townsley, a
printer, whose shop was raided yester-
day afternoon; Cecil W. Bailey, a dye
worker. The three men reside in Co
lumbus. They were held in $4,000
bail for hearing Saturday.
Columbus, O., June IA gigantic
propaganda plot, with national head
quarters in this city, organized to in
ouce young men of military age all
over the United States to refrain from
registering for conscription next Tues
day has been uncovered by state and
government secret service agents, ac-
cording to announcement made by Gov.
James M. Cox.
Details of the plot, which was said
to have extended into many states. be-
came known when United States mar
shals raided print shop and office at
1111a South High street, where prac-
tically ell of the propaganda literature
was printed and distributed 1t was
stated that the plot appeared to be
well financed and we'll organized
Three Men Are Arrested.
Three men already are under arrest
In this city in connection with the plot
and 1t was said that further arrests
would be made both here and in other
cities Of Ohio and the middle West at
once. It was said that the men al
ready under arrest here would be ar
raigned on charges Of treason.
Harry e. Townsley, alleged to be
the proprietor of the print shop, was
arrested in the raid
Earlier In the day Ammon Hennacy.
a graduate of Ohio state university.
and Albert Valnisper, a car builder,
were placed under arrest for disturb
ing anti-conscription literature.
Oppose Draft In Seattle.
Seattle, Wash, June 1.-The Seat
tie Labor council, with which vfrtu-
ally all the labor unions in Seattle are
affiliated, is on record as indorsing res
olutions adopted by the Carpenters
union, opposing the selective draft law
To lndict Eight at Chicago.
Chicago, June Indictments will
be asked within the next few days
against eight persons held by govern
nent authorities for plotting against
the army draft, it was said at the
federal building Members of District
Attorney Clyne's staff were busy ex-
amining evidence to determine in what
cases indictments can be backed up In
the courts by testimony.
Emma Goldman announced in New
York that one of the most important
groups of the No Conscription league,
which is planning an organized cam
paign of $4,000 members against the
draft, would work in this city The
No Conscription leagues propaganda is
to be directed from the larger cities in
all parts of the country. Emma Gold
man said.
Several large factories on the West
side have been the scenes of especially
vigorous activities by the antidraft
agit2tOrs. 1t is the intention Of the
department of justice to make a thor
ough investigation of all the shops
where considerable number of men
is employed. One of the practices Of
the agitators is said to be to paste no.
ticeS over the time clocks, asking the
workmen not to register and assuring
them they will be defended if arrest
ed
University Students Held.
New York, June 1.-Federal agents
took action here against an alleged
conspiracy to defeat selective draft
registration in New York.
Three students-twO youths from
Columbia university and young wom-
an. a senior at Barnard college-were
arrested and held by a United States
commissioner for examination tomor-
row. Bond for each was fixed at ST.
500 and was furnished by DR.. II. w. L..
Dana of Columbia university.
The defendants are Owen Cattell,
son of James McKeen Cattell of Gar
rison, N. Y, noted psychologist and a
professor at Columbia; c. e. Phillips
of Columbia, and Miss Eleanor Will
son Parker, who viii be graduated in
June from Barnard.