The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-06
Citizen Instantly Killed
When He Refuses to
Obey Orders Of Guard.
SEVERAL BANDS OF
RESISTERS LOCALIZED
Seminole Indians Employed
to Track Outlaws in
Mountains.

Oklahoma City, Aug. 5.--The chief
activities OF the Oklahoma draft oh.
Jectors late tonight shifted to Hughes
county, where the latest engagement
between the resisters to service In tho
national army and posses has occurred.
Clashing in the hilly country north
Of the South Canadian river. at q To-
cality called Crossroads Schoolhouse,
HI ranegades left one Of their mem.
bcrs. Ed Slaylock. dead, as they with
drew.
Jack Paige, posseman, was wound
I'd in the leg and first reports had 1t
that he hnd been carried Off by tho
Hhiactols. This later was denied at
IIoldenvilc. Henry Johnson, another
member of the citizens forces, was
shot In the head.
j. T.. Moose of Okemah was shot
and instantly killed n mile north Of
here about midnight while driving q
car toward town. when he disregarded
the order Of a guard line around the
city to halt.
1t was believed that he was igno.
rant of conditions here which caused
citizens to protect their city from
armed objectora TO the selective draft
The country where the fighting oc-
cured In very wild and communication
is only possible by courier,
Many Prisoners Taken.
The situation In Seminole county to-
night virtually remained unchanged.
Nothing has been heard from the pos
ses still out after the recnlcitrants.
! Prisoners questioned by officers at
Sasakwa tonight all appeared anxious
| to tell all they knew In the hope of
escaping prosecution. Their number
| tonight was over tho 200 mark and
they were being sent to the larger
towns for safe Keeping.
Captures OF men members of the
so-called working class union." tho
| Jones family" and other organizations
OF Kindred beliefs have numbered al.
most ECO or this number 30 were
taken today. the largest part OF them
| sending word that they were ready to
| surrender
Federal Officers to Take Hand.
Rumors OF federal or state interyen.
ton with troops which gained credcnce
last night were exploded today. Unit.
cd States District Attorney w. p. Nc
| Sheriff Nichols ut Wewoka In Semi
mole county that representatives OF
the federal marshals office and OF tho
| federal district attorneys office would
| arrive there tomorrow to aid in cap
| turing the malcontents.
Interest tonight centered in what
| reception the posses after the two sun.
posedly remaining strong bands would
receive. A band OF 2s was supposed
to be camped on Salt creek. eight
miles northwest Of here. and another
smaller one was reported about 10
| miles east.
Leaders Taken.
Among the captured objectors are
| four alleged leaders, Nate Harris.
John Spears. Albert Huckleberry and
Jabez Benefited. At least three OF the
leaders. according to prisoners state
| ments, still are at large. With their
capture. officers believe tho uprising
| VIII receive its death blow.
The trailing OF the small groups OF
| ob)ectors was made easy in numerous
cases by the aid of full -blooded In
! diahs. Seminoles for the most part.
! 'Fho followed the tracks unerringly
! md by their ability in woodcraft eff
! f'rfed many captures. The Indians
! 81" li'od the loyal white citizenry
/ ihf"a&hn' the uprising and but very
! f." h'Fe boon found In the ranks Of
| IL" uafcontents.
Believe Strange Things.
| rom statements taken from prison
"rs. it is felt that the uprising had
been timed too early. Dreams of CON
quest, riches and power have been i'm
! planted in the minds Of the ignorant
tenant class by organizers of the diff
ferent organizations until they were
led to believe that show OF force was
a'' that WAS necessary to gain tho
Promised fruits Affidavits in the
| hands of officers tell OF the belief OF
tho tenants that to be drafted into tho
national army was to so to sure death.
Organization Old.
This resistance TO service has been
the binding element holding together
the scattered elements OF the uprising,
However. the discomfort which rem.
dered the movement possible had it,
beginning more than two years aSo. Il
Is said. Shortly after the outbreak Of
the war when cotton prices were Low
and transportation costs high. tenant
cotton farmers asserted that n they
ran out OF food and money they would
get them by force. Since that time axi-
: tators with promises OF wealth ant
: power have worked continuously In u,
vicinity. Finding fertile ground "a