Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-09-14
'WObbL|ES''
GREAT
RECEPTION IN
B|SBEE TOWN
Several Bunches of Deported
Men Attempt to Return
And Are Met by Officers.
More Are Expected Today.

Another chapter in local and /. w.
w. history was written yesterday
when Sheriff Harry Wheeler ana mis-
deputies met thirty-four men from the
refugee camp at Columbus. The men
arrived on the morning train and a
large crowd awaited them. The sher-
if handled them with quickness and
dispatch. and there was no disorder.
Examination Made
Seating them on the porch Of a
nearby building. Wheeler conducted 4
personal examination of each man.
and then classed him in one of three
groups. In the first, he placed the
married men and the men with prop
erty in this district These tojaled
six-among them being j. B. Camp
bell, who told the sheriff that he was
ashamed of being an Ameriacn.' a
remark which he may soon regret
Campbell vigorously denied having
any connection whatever with the
|. w. W. although Miles Merrill. pres.
ident of the Loyalty League of Amer
lea, has his enrolment number in that
organization.
Eight in Draft
Eight of the men made up a group
which must appear before the exemp-
ton board at Tombstone on Saturday.
None of them are subject to draft,
however One of their number. Vase
KOvocNvich Ehen told tg Wheeler 20
go to Tombstone on that day. replied:
there?"
mo. Vaso." the sheriff said with a
smile; but If you aren't there Satur-
day I'll get a car and take after you
For Personal Effects
The remainder of the men had
neither families or interests here. and
they said that they had come back
merely to gather their personal ef-
fects and then to leave again. These
were taken TO the familiar ball PARK
in Warren. where they were kept
pending the arrival of a number OF
deputies from Bisbee. The original
plan was to have two deputies ac-
company each man throughout the day
and see that he left on the night
train. However. as noon approached
and none of the expected deputies
put in an appearance. Sheriff Wheeler
disposed of them in small sections
the largest of which was a party OF
nine under the supervision of five
deputies. All these men. when ques-
toned daring ther stay at the park,
complained bitterly of the food which
had been given them at Columbus.
Embree. they said. had left the camp
the night before. but no one knew
where he had gone. The sheriff asked
if any of them wanted to join the
army. but none volunteered. I'm join
if you WILL" he said to one young
fellow. but the latter didn't seem In
a sufficiently patriotic mood.
Family Men Home
The six men with families were per-
mitted to go to their homes. while
the other group of eight were held
in custody. They will probably be
kept in Jail until tomorrow. when
Wheeler will take them to Tomb,
stone to appear before the exemption
board.
The thirty-fOur made up a motley
crew: Americans. Irishmen. Russians.
Serbians and representatives of a
number of other nationalities being
among those present" About half
of them admitted their membership
TO the |. w. W.
Many Rumors
Many rumors were afiOat last night
concerning the "wobbly" movement on
Bisbee. II is known that over 100
boarded a special freight at Columbus
yesterday afternoon, but when the
train reached Hachita the crew ap-
pealed to the soldiers stationed there
and these men were all put of. 1t
is probable that many of them caught
the ''Drummers' Special last night
and will arrive in Osborn about 10
O'Clock this morning. Many more,
doubtless took the same train at
Columbus.
Tickets From Columbus
Yesterday twenty-five tickets were
sold there to men from the refugee
camp. some of them reading TO Bis
bee. others to Hachita and to Doug