Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-08-08
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not be published. Gen. Crowder's
telegram follows:


telegram follows:
The names Of all registered men
are OH list arranged in the order in
which they will be called for military
service. Wherever any registered
person imposes upon a local board
and improperly secures certificate
or exemption or discharge he ad-
vances the time Of call of all other
uncalled persons on the list.
FOR this reason every registered
person and, to some extent, every
person In the community Is more or
less directly interested in seeing that
the true facts are brought to the at
tentlon OF the government. For every
local board person has been desig-
mated who will receive information
of such cases and take appeals to the
district board or inform the local
board.
For this reason the public is enti-
tied to know the grounds upon which
claims for exemption or discharge are
being asked by registered men.
Local boards should, therefore,
DE instructed Immediately to make
available to the press from day to
day the names Of persons claiming
exemption or discharge, the ground
on which such claims are based, and
In general the number of cases that
are being disposed Of by the boards
from day to day. This instruction
does not apply, Of course, to dis
charges on the ground of physical
disqualification"
Tom Watson Et Al.
Washington, Aug. 4.-Persons re-
sisting the draft law, whether in
Oklahoma, or elsewhere, will be
sought out, run down and brought
before the proper authorities, no
matter at what cost, Department of
Justice officials have announced.
Provost Marshal Gen. Crowder and
Assistant Attorney Gen. Fits held a
lengthy conference as to the steps
necessary to check anti-draft agita-
tors in North Carolina, Georgia, Ok
lahoma and other localities.
May Use u. s. Troops.
Federal troops may be sent into
Oklahoma and other States to uuell
anti-draft demonstrations. This was
discussed at to.days conference and
a decision Is expected within twenty
four hours.
Officials believe it is hardly likely
they will be sent unless it is appar-
ent. civil authorities are unable to
cope with the situation. They in
tend to deal quickly and severely
with all who spread dissention.
Eye OH Tom Watson.
The alleged activities of Thos. e.
Watson are under close scrutiny.
oop1es OF his magazine contain a list
or contributors from many Southern
cities to fund to test the constitu-
tlonality Of the law. Subscriptions in
recent number totalled thousand
dollars.
Will Ask Extreme Penalty.
Oklahoma City, Aug. 6.-Without
waiting for a conclusion of the
States campaign against organized
resistance to the selective draft in
Central oklahoma, the United States
government to-day moved to punish
the zoo men under arrest in connec-
tion with armed opposition to mill
tary service. Warrants charging
treason were served on the prisoners.
who were taken to the penitentiary
at McAlester or the Jail at Muskogee,
to await trial, at which United States
District Attorney w. P. McGinnis will
ask That the death penalty be i'm
posed.
Announcement that extreme num-
ishment would be asked was expected
to aid materially in bringing to terms
the few resisters still sheltered in the
Mills. Posses in three Counties
Seminole, Hughes and Pottawatomie
reported tonight that isolated
groups refused to surrender, but that
they apparently were discoura ged
and seeking to avoid encounter.
Still After the Leader,
Except for the fact that several ag-
itators, regarded as leaders in the
disturbances and dangerous to re-
main at large, are among those main
tanning show of resistance, the au-
thorit1es would be inclined to let the
Dands break up, confident that the
less important members could be ar
rested later.
Determination Of the possemen to
run down all of the leaders was
strengthened to-day by confscation
of half freight car of dynamite
found on siding in Seminole county.
An investigation Is being made to es-
taDlish ownership. The car was un-
clashes between the resisters and
posses have cost three lives and num-
erous injuries. Two objectors to the
draft have been killed and traveller
was shot when he failed to heed
posses warning to halt.
May Bring Out Causes.
Developments of the causes of the
outbreak and Of the forces behind It
are expected in preliminary hearings
tomorrow when the men in custody
are arraigned before the U. 8. COM
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