Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-05
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County Men Await Call ia
Defend Nation and Uphold
Community's Record Of
Patriotism.
OFFICIALS EXPECT
NO DIFFICULTIES

Des Molnes, June 4-Appear-
anee of numerous anti-drAft pam.
phlets In oes MoInes today, urging
the resistance Of registration to-
morrow, caused federal agents to
| renew their efforts to learn II anti.
draft meetings are to be held here
tonight, 40 had been run.ored.
The pages Of history sparkle with
/; evidence Of the loyalty of Wapello
county whenever the call for service
has come.
Now the call is here again.
Tomorrow this community's answer
will be written on the registration
rolls
And Wapeilo county's honor will be
100 per cent complete. The obligation
to achieve Is upon 1t. It will not fail.
A DUTY FOR AL.
| Registration is the law of the land
lit can not be evaded for 1t Is sup
ported by all the nations power and
all It's resources for law enforcement.
Tomorrow. 10.000,00 men onetenth
OF the country's population will offer
themselves on democracy's altar. The
obligation Of patriotism which rests
upon every citizen Is as great as
theirs.
WILL BE MARK OF HONOR.
| Registration once performed, will
Be q mark Of honor for each man
whose name is on the rolls.
| 1t will proclaim that he has heard
the first call of duty and has answer
ed, Present" He Is ready to take up
his task without thought Of shirking.
Every good American. especially
those not within the registration re-
4 cuirements, viz realiza 5sis high duty
TO help all young men OF the dOsignat tS
ed ages to understand that now is his
chance, the first In the history OF the
country. to make the day notable ex-
preston Of the power and determin-
alton Of the United States to send its
message so strong to the agents OF
autocracy that they shall not fail to
catch Its meaning at first sight.
PLAYING WITH FIRE.
To seek to evade registration Is
dangerous.
The surest way to be forced into the
army is to fail to register tomorrow.
This is the warning Of the department.
Of justice to the country.
Militant pacdfsts and other draft OBJ
jectors who hoped to avoid military
service by spending year in prison
will be keenly disappointed by the de-
parment's announcement that the
vacant spots In the army are yawnins
for draft evaders.
Every man, within the ages of ~
to 81 who fails to register will be
brought to trial as speedily as possi.
BILE. Government agents prosecuting
the cases will ask that the men con.
victed shall be given short sentences
in some cases only two or three
days.
TURNED OVER TO ARMY.
AS soon as their sentences are serv-
ed in the federal penitentiary at
Leavenworth Kan, they will be turn
ed over to the military authorities at
Fl Leavenworth. three miles away.
There they will be enrolled In tho
army and any further offenses will be
dealt with by courts martial which
can give penalties much more ngor
Gus than those provided by the crimi-
nal law.
q. S. Marshal N. F. Reed. In a con-
ference with Sheriff Cremer. Chief Of
Police Meany and Captain Steller OF
Company G, Third I. N. G., has per-
fected his plans for dealing with any.
one who seeks to evade the law In
this vicinity.
STRIKES INTERFERENCE.
The same penalty applies to any per-
son who will interfere In any way. y
duce, persuade or enforce any ~
between the specified ages from
tering.
Men will be in every section
city. The groups are organixsdS
the flying squads" are In reAdi -
to take charge Of any disturb
which might be created. lf
REGISTRARS READY.
The twenty.seven registrars
their assistants are ready for the
row aud will be on the Job every
ute from I a. m. until p. M whe
last of the 5000 men, Wapelio cor
quota. will have taken their sta,
Auditor Bissell has reGstere
most 500 who expect to be out Of.
tomorrow. Sheriff Cremer has !
100 more who have sent in their
from other places where they ar
living, although they retain
legal residence here. II
G. A. r. URGE PATRIOTS
Cloutman post G. A. r. at its D
ing Saturday afternoon went on
In support OF the registration
young men between 2l and 81
and urged that all coming unt
law register tomorrow Three
bers of Tuttle post were pre-.
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