The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-01
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Federal and the State Officials
Arrest Many AgitatOrs in
] Kansas Oil Fields.
HEADQUARTERS TENT RAIDED
Much Literature of Anti-War Propa-
aanda Seized at Auausta-SeV-
eraI Leaders Were Captured.

with the cooperation of Kansas state
and local officials, began recently the
greatest roundup of l. w w. agitators
in the history Of the Middle West.
It is probable that 5000 arrests, per-
haps more, will be made in the Kan
sas oil fields unless a general exodus
of the disturbers should begin. Gov
eminent, state and local officials are
determined to rid the state Of them.
The largest raid reported was at
Augusta, where twenty-five were ar
rested. A tent, headquarters of the
organization, was raided, and much
literature of anti-war propaganda was
seized. Several leaders are in the
number being held.
Many other arrests were made by
local and state officials in the Augusta
and Eldorado oil district, which has
been the hotbed of the agitation. Dis
turbers in other parts of the state,
where they have not congregated in
: such large numbers, will be rounded
up also. Reports to federal officials
indicate everywhere citizens are CO.
operating in the big drive, but no Of
fetal reports Of arrest have been re-
ceived except from Augusta.
Every, man arrested will be made to
show he did not evade draft registra-
ton. Five secret service men from
Kansas City are assisting, and more
raids of smaller 1. w. w. headquarters
in the oil districts are expected. State
and local officials are arresting the
agitators on Vagrancy charges.
Those who can show that they are
not l. w. w. will be released. Those
who cannot show they have any bust
ness in the oil fields will be handled
by the local officials or the state.
Those who are found to be dangerous
citizens Will be prosecuted by the gov
eminent.
To Unite Trade Section.-Believing
the Chamber of Commerce idea would
work to the advantage of a large ter
ritory as well as to a city, the ex-
tension committee Of the young mems
division of the Chamber of Commerce
of Kansas City is fostering an Inter
Community League composed of COM
mercial representatives of the princi-
pal cities of Missouri, Kansas and Ok
lahoma. The first convention of the
proposed body will be in Kansas City,
December 5th, at which time bylaws
and plans for the final organization
will be worked out. representatives
are expected to attend from 128 coun-
ties in the three states.
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For Soldiers Smokes-A fund of
$1,000 to buy Christmas smokes for
soldiers in France has been raised by
the men who work on the roads and
in the drainage district at Camp Fun
ston.
Died Before Cake Arrfved.-A few
moments after soldier boys mother
had mailed him a cake and Christmas
presents at McCracken, recently, a
telegram was received by the mother
that her son, Fay Burch, had been
killed in the trenches while fighting
with the Canadian forces. The boys
last letter to his mother said: Bake
me cake and send me some tobacco.
[ want something from home" Young
Burch had been with the Canadians a
year.
x x x
Jumped Into WeII.-Mrs Lean Bis
by, 81 years old, committed suicide at
her home near Wells, ten miles east
Of Minneapolis, the other night by
jumping into a 45-foot well.
Falling Rock Kills Mlner.-Mariano
Arcuri, an Italian miner, 25 years old, |
was killed in a fall of rock in mine |
No. 10 of the Wear Coal Company, |
near Pittsburg. His neck was broken. |
10 =
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Bar Soldiers From TroIIeys.
An army order has been issued for.
bidding the members of the Eighty
ninth Division of the national army |
stationed at Camp Funston from rid |
ing interurban cars between Manhat- |
tan and Junction City. This order was
made by the medical staff as precau-
ton against the spread among the sol
diers of spinal meningitis.
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Federal Aid for Road. A. Won
ders, engineer for the Department of
Agriculture in Missouri and Nebraska.
and State Engineer Gerhart were in
Barton County making trips over the
Santa Fe Trail and taking notes for
federal aid
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Rob HoIcomb State Rank.-The Hol-
comb State Bank was held up by three
men who came and left in a motor car
the other morning. The sheriff and
posse were in hot pursuit The cash
Ter, John Shener, was locked in the
vault
4 x X
Hogs in Motor Cars. B. Cramer.
Wellsville stock buyer. sent three
motor truck loads of hogs to the Kan
sas City market recently, fifty miles
away. This is the first lot of hogs to
be marketed from this territory in this
manner. Car shortage is the cause.
\
Stop Movies" IN Churches.-A year
ago the churches joined hands to vote
down an ordinance granting Sunday
picture rights to the movies" at WITCH
ita, but the churches displayed Bible
pictures. Now the churches have been
notified that an 0rdipo1,o