The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-07
Government Takes Hand in
Riots Which Have Ter
rOrized Oklahoma.
BELIEVE RESISTANCE
BACKBONE is BROKEN
Promises of Great Wealth
and Power Made Dupes
Ignorant Tenants.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
oklahoma City, Okla, Aug. 6--The
death penalty has been demanded by
federal officers against leaders of the
anti-draft uprisings which have thrown
residents of central Oklahoma into
turmoil for the last four days. Their
action has been declared by United
States District Attorney w. p McGin-
mis- to constitute treason. Hearings
will be started tomorrow at McAlcster
before Federal Commissioner r. w.
McMllcn.
The entrance of government agents
into the case with warrants against
terrorists was believed to have broken
the back of the nrotcst against serv-
ice in the new national army.
Osed Tenants as Oupes.
According to government officials a
state OF unrest has prevailed through
out the affected districts for moro
than two years This was realized
by leaders of the agitating factions.
the working class union. the Jones
family" and allied organizations.
The disgruntled inhabitants. virtu-
ally all of the poor tenant farmer class,
readily became the tools of unprin-
cipled leaders. A dream OF power
was declared to have been presented
before them which colored with prom
ises Of riches and ease completely
turned their heads against law and
order.
speoiai Grand Jury Session.
Tonight the iails in the affected
counties were almost cleared of their
inmates, virtually all heirg transported
to the state penitentiarv end county
jail at McAlester. Authorities be.
lieved special session OF the federal
grand jury would be called to take nc.
tion on the warrants.
Posses still were searching for re.
sisters, Isolated bands were giving
some trouble. but absence of reports
from the searchers during the dev ap.
parently bore out the supposition that
further clashes had been averted.
Confiscate Dynamite.
A car halc full Of dynamite was con-
fiseated today by deputy sheriffs
northeast of Sasakwa, In Seminole
county. The explosive was confls.
Gated as it was being run on a siding.
Clashes between the bands OF re-
sisters and posses have cost three
lives, two of the malcontents falling
before the fire OF the citizens forces
and one innocent man being killed
when he evidently misunderstood an
order to halt. Numerous Injuries
have occurred.
indians Valuable Guides.
The chase through the almost i'm
passahle foothills Of scrub oak and
thicket was rendered picturesque by
the aid given tho posses by full blood
Seminole and Creek guides. These
proved of Invaluable assistance In
following trails and throughout the
| entire uprising the loyalty of the In
dians never was questioned.
Sheriff Turner at Holdenville to-
night reported that prisoners still were
| being hauled in. William Mccucn,
one of his men. he said. had been
| slightly hurt In a skirmish noar
Wctumka, between citizens and OBJ
| icctors. AT the same hour the situa-
| ton In the Sasakwa district was be-
coming much calmer and officers
throughout the section said they had
things we'll in hand.
| Think Spirit Broken.
| The surrender this afternoon at
| Sasakwa of Henry Maxwell one OF
the leaders in the Friendship district,
who officers thought, would fight des-
perately to resist capture, convinced
authorities that the spirit of the OBJ
jectors Is thoroughly broken.
| Among a quantity of literature and
| correspondence found by Sheriff Tur-
ner at Holdonyil'e late today, were Cir
| cular letters from tho state officers OF
the Working Class union at Daven-
port okla, indicating the strength OF
| the organization might be as high al
| high as $4,000. Officers were inclined
| to believe this number much too high
| for oklahoma alone.
| Most of the letters appealed for H.
| nancial aid.