Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-16

members of the l. W. W. is growing,
according to w. D. Haywood, general
secretary and treasurer of that organi-
zation. He stated he had received tele-
grams from all parts of the country
indorsing a general strike in retalia-
ton for the 1ynching of Frank Little
at Butte, Mont.
The law committee of the Illinois
state council of defense has made pub
lie it's report on the coal situation, in
which it recommended that the state
of Illinois seize the coal mines if the
operators refuse to reduce prices.
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Four men from various parts of
Connecticut who failed to register on
June for the selective draft were
found guilty of violation of the act
in the federal court at Hartford and
were sentenced to Jail from one to six
months.
The strike of miners in the Gogebic
Range in Michigan has been called off
and all strikers urged to return to
work. The strike committee voted
this action unanimously. None of the
strikers demands was granted.
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The Sinclair Oil and Gas Company
has advanced the price of mid-conti-
nent crude oil fifteen cents, making
the price in this field s1-85. 1t is the
first advance since January IL.
Southwest
The predicted strike of the carmen
of the Kansas City Street Railway
Company began on schedule time. The
street railway company succeeded in
starting cars on most of the important
lines. These were operated in most
cases by picked crews of men of
known loyalty to the company.
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All work in the several grain ele-
vators in and about Kansas City was
stopped recently when $50 grain hand
lers walked out pending settlement of
their demands for a minimum wage
of As cents an hour and an eight-hour
working day.
The death penalty has been de-
manded by federal officials against
the leaders of the anti-draft uprisings,
which have thrown the counties of
central Oklahoma into turmoil for four
days. Their action has been declared
by United States District Attorney
W. P. McGinnis to constitute treason.
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The Loyalty League of America has
been organized in Arizona with an
avowed purpose to "exterminate the
1. W. VS. Its first object is to con-
solidate the loyalty leagues in mining
camps, later to extend the league to
all parts of the country. Headquar-
tiers will be at Bisbee, Ariz.
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Captures of the anti-draft resisters,
members of the so-called Working
Glass Union the Jones Family" and
other organizations of kindred beliefs,
have numbered 1913, according to the
best count available at Sasakwa, in
Seminole county, Ok, the base of
operations of the various posses.
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Frederick Wide of London and as
sociates have purchased a Texas site
on which they will build large plant
for the manufacture of absorbent cot
ton. All of its output will be shipped
to England
Two thousand or more determined
citizens met at Ada, Ok, in mass
| meeting to perfect an organization to
give battle to the draft violators who
| are threatening death and destruction
| throughout Pontotoc county. A COM
| mittee of fourteen was appointed to
| act with the authorities.
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John Y. Baskin, a native of San An
! tonic, Tex, a personal friend of Fran
| cisco Villa and one of the few Ameri-
| cans who could go to Villas camp, is
| dead at Ell Paso, Tex, of heart trouble.
| Baskin, 40 years old, was one of the
| best known custom brokers on the
| Mexican border.
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Foreign
Germany's press is decidedly luke
| warm in it's welcome to the new occu-
| pants of the ministerial bench, and