The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-05-31
DEAL HARD WITH
PAGANDA
GOVERNMENT DOES NOT PRO.
POSE TO BE INTERPRETED WITH.
HEAVY FINES AND SENTENCES
War Department 10 Prepared to Use
the National Guard II Anti-prop-
uganda Develops Into Roting
at Any Points.


Washington, May 29-The govern
II cnt is prepared to deal sternly with
mon who spread anti-registration or
antidraft propaganda.
Congress also plans to pass before
jar" 6. the espionage bill with the
penalty of $4,000 fines or twenty
years imprisonment for those inter.
fering with recruit work
Tie war department is prepared to
use the National Guards if the propo-
ganda developes rioting at any points.
There is suspicion that German
spies and sympathizers have had a
hand in the trouble. Attorney Greg,
DRY gave warning that already in
Michigan, Texas and Virginia arrests
had already been accepted was d
warning against interfering with the
enforcement of the selective service
law. .....,
Plot Against Draft.
Washington, Man 29-Oficial an
nouncement was made of plot to him
der registration and to resist cOnscrip-
ton by an armed uprising against the
government. Eleven arrests have been
made and nine indictments have al
ready been returned by federal grand
juries.
The conspiracy is declared by the
department of justice to have had its
origin in Texas, where society was
formed several months ago for the Os-
tensible purpose of cooperative buy
ing. The members were required to
take secret oath.
"After the enactment of the selec-
tive draft law" says the departments
announcement, "a strong German infiu-
ence succeeded in inducing the organ
ization to turn Its efforts to combat
ting CONSUMPTION and high-powered
rifles were obtained to intimidate per-
sons subject to registration and the Of
ficials who will be appointed to per-
form the registration"
Roanoke. Va. My 29.-William v.
Mccoy and J. w. Phipps, mountain
GERS of this section, are held in Jail
while federal agents are gathering evil
dence to show they were attempting
to organize mountaineers to resist the
army draft. Evidence gathered by
federal agents is that the two men
gathered about 300 followers, who
signed an oath and made plans to at
tack revenue agents and land owners,
blow up a bank and railway bridge,
and divide the spells of their raid.
Grand jury Is Rusy.
Dallas. Tex, May 29.-The federal
grand jury began investigating with
a view to possible indictments on
charges of treason or conspiracy, the
perations in west Texas of the Farm
ers' and Laborers' Protective associa-
ton, which Is alleged to have opposed
,selective CONSUMPTION.
Scores of members were being
called before the grand jury to tell
what they knew of the associations
activities. Many of the witnesses are
said to have resigned from the Organi-
zation after they learned it's real pur-
pose. ....
Opposes Draft, Arrested.
Shreveport, La, May 29.-Federal
officers here arrested a man who said
his name was A. III. Ford, as he was
speaking to crowd against the draft
law. He said he formerly was gov
eminent employee at Panama.
Seven Arrested at Detroit.
Detroit, Mich, Msy 29.-Nathan L.
WEIGH of Detroit, editor of the Mich
igan Socialist, was arrested by fed
eral officials after copies of Welch's
paper containing anticonscription ar
ticles had been seized. Six other men
have been arrested, charged with cir
culating the paper.
Advise to Resist Draft.
Lynn, Mass, May 29.-The police
began search for persons who dis
tributed number of anticonscrip-
ton posters throughout the business
district. The Objectionable literature
which was pasted on windows and
nailed to billboards and electric light
poles contained such phrases as,
Don't Register, Organize meetings
and resist conscription." The posters
were signed 1.-THE Workers" and dated
Portland, Me-, May, 1917"
Seek to Enjoin Governor.
Kansas City, Mo-, May 29.-An an
nouncement that INDUCTION proceedings
would be asked at once to prevent
Governor Gardner, the election COM
missioners, and Mayor Edwards from
enforcing the draft registration law
here, was made to the commissioners
by officers of the federation for dem
ocratic control"
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