Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-17
WILL INDICT MEN WHO
CORNER EDlBlEST0
PUT PRICE UP
Up TO GRAND Jury.
INVESTIGATIONS WILL BE CON
QUOTED IN CHICAGO AND 9TH.
Err LARGER CITIES AS MEANS
OF PREVENTING MISTAKES OF
OTHER WARS.

Many in Ottawa between the ages
of q and 80. will be free from draft
into the army. according to announce.
ment Of exemptions made known It;
Washington by the war Departments;
Employees of the j T.. Porter Co. King
Il Hamilton factory and KnoWlca
foundry viii probably be without the
pale of conScrption" as workers ii,
metal, machines. implements and
Conveyances.
Then there will be an exemption
for employees of the Federal Plate
glass factory FOR being employed in
the making o. glass, except table and
decorative ware and bottles for beer,
wine. spirits and aerated water"
Men engaged in those latte liaee
must report for service in case their
name are drawn
Chicago Retort and Fhebrick help
ers will be excluded from he draft
because they are maNinG friedrich
There is no exceptions for trades only
in cases where the buildings are be.
ing constructed under government
contracts. All employees OF the vast
number OF silica and foundry sand
companies alonA the Illinois Valley
Will BIO permitted to stay at home If
they want 10. Tic same courtcy is
extended coal miners, including the
men working in the small mines along
the south hluf Employees OF the
Ghcnt Motor Company because they
,lc engaged In turning ou4 motor ye-
hiclos. Fire clay Miners are others
who will not be fcgcod To serve in the
army against their wills.
The police, tiremen, employees of
electrical generating stations. gas and
water works employees are others
whom the draft law viii ignore. En-.
ployos OF the county asylum can al
so eyadc CONSUMPTION If they see fit
to use their positions to escape ser.
ice Men employees in the coal trade,
wholesale and retail distribution, can
! claim exemption. This would include
men working in all Ottawa yards
Then the farmer in all his lines of
endeavor, is free to stand upon his
constitutional rights" and refuse to
be drafted.
As the list now stands the draft in
Ottawa will be confined largely TO
clerks, tradesmen Ct various kinds,
steno9laphers. lawyers and news
paper men. No exemption is made
for workers in the Pioneer and Twin
Bluffs plants unless those concerns
quit making fire. prooiing building ma
terial and turn their energies of the.l
plants to the mining and manufacture
of fire clay materials.
The CONSUMPTION law has not. as
yet, been finally acted upon by Con
gress, but the army officials arc
counting on its enactment, and arr
making advance preparations. The
supplies which have been received by
Sheriff Davis are to be held unde
seal until released by message from
Washington. This message, +. is OK
pected, will come by wire just as so0i
as the conscripton law Is SIGNED b,
the President.
The date of registration will b.
fixed by the government, II will ~
flashed over the country just as 500
as the law Is effective, ana all Of tn
states have reported they are read
for action.
When Sheriff Davis has been not
fed, he will make arrangements 10
taxing the registration and will repoi
tc Gov. Lowden they are ready. Sim
lar reports, 1t is expected, will com
from all the other counties in tn
state, and with these reports in han
Gov. Lowden will report that lllinoi
Is ready.
To Announce Date.
When all The states have reporte
The REGISTRATION date will he announ
ed and all forces turnout the countl
will be instructed to act promptly.
is expected the registration date WI
be lot far enough ahead to give o
p0ltunity for all necessary pubilcit
SO that every man caught by the dra
win have full knowledge Of his dnl
As the law now stands, all men b
tween The ares Of g and % year
inclusive. must sign the rcglstratit
cards when the date for that servi
~ announced. This means thai IN,
who have reached their 2lst blrlhda
and who have not attained their 81
birthday, must register.
The registration will probably
carried on in The several votl
places in the county, under townsh