The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-19
four PARAMOUNT
MEN JAILED BY
u. 5. MARSHAL
Three Accused of Failing to
Register, and Fourth of
Threatening President
PLACE ONE UNDER
BONDS OF $4,000
"Only Fooling," :" He Tells
Authorities-Strict En-
forcement Assured

Three arrests for alleged evasion Of
the selective draft and one for uttering
threats against the president and
other officials, were made by United
States Deputy Marshal Cameron at
Paramount, Richland county, Monday.
Arraigned before United States
Commissioner William c. Green in
Fargo Monday evening, William J..
Haley, e. A. Campbell and l.. M.
Kaufman, farmers residing near Fair
mount, charged with failure to comply
with the registration regulations pre-
scribed by the president under au-
thority Of the act of Congress ap-
proved May Is, 1917, waived examina-
ton and were bound over to the fed
eral grand jury. Bail was fixed by the
commissioner at $500, which they
furnished. The defendants say they
are past military age, the burden of
proof resting with the government to
prove they are not.
Robert Henning, also Of Fairmount,
waived examination and was bound
over to the federal grand jury when
arraigned before United States Com
missioner w. c.. Green this morning,
chafkec with making threats against
the president and other officials. Hem
ming, who is section foreman on the
court that he was "only fooling."I
Bonds were fixed at $4,000 which he
furnished. He Is about IS years old.
Put End to Sedition.
sThese seditious statements must be-
stopped" declared United States Dis
trict Attorney M. A. Hildreth this
morning, who swore to the warrants
for the arrest of the four on informa-
ton furnished his Office by RichRnd
county officials
United States Marshal Stephen j.
Doyle stated that approximately 40
warrants charging failure to register
have been served by deputies and that
the percentage Of non-registration is,
there are q few cases scattered over
the state of people who were of mill
tary age and did not register.
cas- fast as the cases are reported
in to this Office from the district attor-
ney, the parties viii be arrested forth
with" stated the marshal. IF any
one thinks that the government isn't
going to follow up things and bring in
every single Stacker they are mistaken
we will continue to make ar
rests as fast as the warrants are
turned over to us to be served and un-
til the work is completed.
Two Register This Morning.
AT the ONCE OF the Cass county
auditor il was learned that two had
registered this morning. They were
Albert Stevens, 7S Front street, who
was in Glacier National park on regisA
tration day and could not reach the
proper officials. The other person was
David L. Friedman, q Fargo account
ant, whose card had been mailed to
County Auditor Tucker, but because
OF an insufficient street address and
name. did not reach the Fargo Office
In time. Both men were registered by
mail. To date no advices have reach |
ed either of the three members of the
board regarding the pass
Ing OF the days Of grace fixed by the
as a liberal means of get
ting all to register. The Cass county
auditor wili continue to register all
who present themselves until Official
orders are received.