The Sentinel=record., 1918-07-10

Little l+ock. Ark, July 9.-N1ilitary
and civil forces searching for the
draft resisters who are hiding in the
hills of Cleburne county today.
brought out all women and children
from the territory where the men are
hiding, according to dispatches from
Heber Springs tonight.
This is preliminary to a drive that
will be started tomorrow, when an
effort will be made to bring the re-
sisters to bay. 1t is believed that
there are about fourteen men in the
band, all heavily armed. Three arc
deserters from Camp Pike and have
their service rifles with them. They
are said to be led by a Russellite
| preacher.
AT massmeeting at Heber Springs
this morning it was decided that the
pursuit should be in charge OF Cap
tain Terry, commander of the Little
| Rock machine gun company of the
Fourth Arkansas. Lieutenant Colonel
! Leonard Ellis, commander of the
| Fourth Arkansas, will arrive tonight
and Captain Terry decided to await
the arrival OF his superior officer. He
said that If Lieutenant Colonel Ellis
will permit him he will take his men
into the hills after the resisters to-
morrow
1t is believed the band is surround
ed and every avenue of escape is
guarded. Soldiers are occupying the
deserted homes of the resisters.
Amos Sweeten, said to have de-
serted from Camp Pike last Novem-
Der, and to have been a member of
the gang, came to Heber Springs late
last night and surrendered to the
sheriff.
Funeral services for Porter Hazel
wood, 26 years old, driver of the au-
tomobile that first sighted the ban
dts, who was killed during the first
exchange OF shots, were held at Quit
man Monday afternoon.
Hundreds of citizens from Heber
Springs, Pearson and Quitman at
tended the funeral, and as a result
of Stacker" sermon having been
preached by the sister of the dead
man, feeling is running high in the
three towns.
Should old man Atkinson be cap
tured and brought to Heber Springs
there undoubtedly will be riot
trouble.
The scene OF the present man chase
is within a 10-mle radius of Sugar
Loaf Mountain. the Infamous Alps"
that has a half-acre of smooth rock
on top, known as Devils Half-Acrc.
for its past notoriety.
Thirty members OF the Fourth Ar
kansas, under Captain f. A. Terry,
First Lieutenants Hubert Gay and
Charles Il. Taylor and Second Lieu
tenant Robert Prayther, with two
vickers machine guns and 80 Spring.
field rifles. invaded the terror wood
at LIS O'Clock Monday afternoon.
They had been informed that Tom
Atkinson and his gang were barri-
caded in a certain house in the hills.
The house was surrounded and
raided, but the cid man and his gang
had escaped. The soldiers skirmished
through the woods until O'Clock
Monday night and withdrew to Heber
SPRINGS for mess.
Tuesday morning they awaited word
from Adjutant General England as to-
the next move to make. In view OF
the fact that CAPTAIN Terry's crew
is composed Of young and inexperi-
enced men. though game. his action
Tuesday probably will be only TO aid
the civilian posse in securing the
woods.
Civilians as a whole are insisting
on martial law, with the view of hav-
ing more experienced soldiers sent
from Little Rock, who will take
charge of the situation. AS it stands
now Sheriff Jasper Dukes has a poor
following, and the only way to get
men to chase down the outlaws Is