Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-06

~ View solely TO hinder and hamper
the government In exercising tbs full
strength ID carrying on the war.
seizure 81 9th ths orgahisasion.s papsfs,
the department Of justice tonight
Kinds itself In possession. Of doou.
ments by the thousand many OF
which will. be submitted to grand juA5
irtes as the basis OF an investigation
to determine whether leaders can be-
prosecuted.
several laws, chiefly the espionage
act, covering the utterance Of treason
able and sediti6tis statements, ana the
food control law. Prosecution Under
the latter law Gould be conducted in
instances where it Wis shown that at
tef4pts were being made, by c%otispfra-
cy OF otherwise, to impede the inter
other commodities controlled BY the
government ana fieeded for the sites
eessfu1 prosecution of the v1af.
A vigorous blow agaifststfie active
ties Of tine Industrial Workers OF the
World throughout the west and north
west was delivered by the government:
The fAias in the west extended
north to washington and east TO Defi-
yer. Among the principal cities in
which they we're conducted ,tp to q
late hour today wsrs Miami, Arizona;
Seattle, Wssh.; spokane, wash: Los
Angeles. Miasoulas Mont: Portland
Salt Lake, Fresno, Cal; Great Falls,
Mont; Everett, Wash.s Butte, Mont;
Denver, Colo.
Fitch Finds In Butts.
In Butte. Mont eight places about
the city were raided. Finlandef
bhall, headquarters Of the Metal. Mine
Workers union, alleged to be an /. w.
w, Organization; q roonaing house ct
$40 East Granite street, said to- be
frequented by I. W. ". leaders and
a taiior shop At asio North Maine
street, managed by John j.. Crowley;
the Curran. roorninE house, 8S2 AZ
North Main street; headquarters Of
the Brotherhood OF Electrical Work
ers and two other roornifig houses.
Federal officials also searched the
home Of Abe Edelstat, proprietor Of
is said, has been under the surveiis
lance Of the federal authorities Tor
some time. His brother wa Killed Iii
the HaymarHet riots In Chicago, years
ago, according to the officials.
A small sized arsenal WIS found in
the headquarters Of the Electrical
workers. The armament consisted
OF eiGAI reVOlver5 ana pistols, several
hiEh-1owered rifles ana considerable
ammunition. In the doorway W. A.
Carte was placed Under arrest ON the
charge Of carrying concealed weapons.
There was no trouble. Or violence,
but hundreds Of men stood 6utsiae the
Finlander hall during the proceedings
and uttered jeering remarks. The
raid was d complete surprise.
The enrolment book Of the Metal
Mine Workers uniefi was found To
consist Of nothing but figures. WHEN
accosted by, U. s. Special Agent
Byrn with the demand to turn ove1
the membership book, Secretary
Peterja is said to have Declared; ',Thai
Is it, The /. w. WI .is prepared f0f
you fellows. Our fell6wB are KNOWN
only by number. You are welcome
to the book but it il ne good to you
At Great Falls, Montana, DEPUTY
United States Marsha19A. a.. Satire
headed q raid upoii /, WV. head:
quarters and three other places ana
all printed matter was conflscated. A
crowd lined the street In front OF the
headquarters while the raid$was il
progress, but no violence was attempt.
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