The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-08
ARREST 4 IN
WEST VIRGINIA

CHARLESTON. W. Va, June =
The state military headquarters this
afternoon directed the arrest OF four
teen men in the lower end of Wyom-
Ing county who, the county authorities
NJ Mullins reported had refused 70 reg
lister Tuesday. District Attorney VIII
liam G.. BarnhHrt has sent Il deputy
TO Wyoming county with warrants for
tho arrest of the mcn. The will be
brought 10 Charleston. il was said, and
their CASES will Ur Investigated by the
grand jury Of the / esent term Of
court Arrests also have been or.
drrcd TO b" made IN Pocah0ntas coun-
W. the district attorney said.
ROCKFORD. H.. June 7.--Sherin
Gind"rS Of Rockford wired Governor
lowd"D this afternoon asking permits
sion 10 Use state troops for the pur-
pose Of preventing trouble in event Of
disturbances over the arrest OF ]. w.
w. aEitaiors. more than lOh Of whom
ar" in Jail for refusing 10 register
Tuesday.
The governor designated Two com
nancs OF the Illinois National guard
stationed al Rockford TO aid in the
preservation nf peace so long as they
we're needed.
DES MONIES. Iowa. June Plead.
in2 guilty 10 L charge Of "willfully
evadlng registration" John NJ. Jen.
kinS, a farmer residing near here, was
held 10 Tho federal grand jury by
United States Commissioner titzsim-
mons late today and committed 10 Jail
in default of 5000 bonds.
KANSAS CITY. Mo. June FED.
rraI Judge \. ). Van Nalkrnburgh re-
fused today ia rule Immediately on an
application for Il writ of habeaS cor
pus asked by J. r. Showalter, an at
torney, i'll behalf Of seven alleged anti
draft pIntterS held al the county Jail
here. The preliminary hearing Of
those under arrest WAS continued to-
day until juno Ii.
CENTERYlLLE. Iowa, Juno -
Eorty.onr aliens. mostly Italians from
the mining camps near here. were
placed in the county jail for failure 10
register Tuesday. According 10 the
authorities the men. who did not re.
slSl arrest. exhibited an Italian news.
paper containing q statement that for
cign"rS not naluralizcd need not reg
lister.
JERSEY CITY. y. J.. juno The
CuaEEc nI treason fOr alleged utter
anCcS against cnnscription was today
lodged against William Truitt and he
WAS held by the federal authorities
without bail for the grand jury. 1t
was also alleged that Truitt, who is
50 years old. failed 10 register.
Refuse to Register.
FHOENlN, Ari2.. June 1.--After a
conference to-day with the State coun-
Gil Of defense, the leaders of Il Rus
Sian religious colony. all OF whose
members except % refused to register
on Tuesday for the selective draft, de-
Cidrd that the rest would not register,
but would take the punishment pre-
scribcd by the act for refusal. They
said in reply Ia tho explanations OF the
act given by the council of defense
that th"y were aware Of the terms Of
the army act and Of the consequences:
they were aware. TOO. Of their right to
claim exemption as conscientious OBJ
l"ci0rs. and ihry know they would not
b" called upon 10 bear arms. Rul they
said they believed that To go through
The form Of registration would be 10
"Cnndnn"" war. Moreover. III" lead
ers said thai the Holy Ghost" as long
as TWO years ago. had told them there
would be a registration for war. and
had urdnrnd them not 10 register