Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-06-03
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SPREAD FALSE RUmoRS
The following from Washington
under date OF May IS is OF interest:
Espionage act amendment approved
May Sixteenth. Changed section
three to read whoever, when the
United States Is at war shall wilful-
ly make or convey false reports or
false statements with intent to in.
terfere with the operation or success
OF the military or naval forces OF the
United States, or to promote the sue
cess OF its enemies. or shall wilfully
make or convey false reports or false
statements. or say or do anything.
except by way OF bonafide and not
disloyal advice. to an Investor or in
vestors with intent TO obstruct the
sale by the United States OF bonds or
other securities OF the United States.
or the making OF loans by or to the
United States. and, whoever, when
the United States is at war. shall
wilfully cause or attempt to cause
or incite or attempt TO incite insuh-
ordination. disloyAlty. mutiny. or re-
fusAl OF duty in the military or naval
forces OF the United States. or shall
wilfully obstruct or attempt to OBJ
struct the recruiting or enlistment ser.
vice OF the United States and whoev-
er. when the United States Is at war.
shall wiifully utter. print. write or
publish any disloyai. profane. sour
rilous or abusive language about the
form Of government OF the United
States. or the military or naval fore.
es Of the United States. or the flag
of the United States. or the uniform
OF the army or navy OF the United
States, or any language intended to
bring the form Of government OF the
United States. or the constitution OF
the United States. or the flag OF the
United States. or the uniform OF the
army or navy Of the United States
into contempt, scorn or contumely
or disrepute, or shall wilfully utter,
print, write. or publish any language
intended to incite. provoke or en-.
courage resistance to the United
States. or to promote the cause OF
It's enemies. or shall wiifully display
the flag OF any foreign enemy, or
shall wilfully. by utterance. writing.
printing, publication, or language
spoken. urge. incite or advocate any
curtailment OF production in this
country of anything or things, pro
duce or products. necessary or essen
tiRl to the prosecution of the war ir
which the United States may be en-
gagged. with intent by such curtail
ment TO cripple or hinder the United
States In the prosecution OF the war
and whoever shall wilfuliy advocate
teach. defend or suggest the doInl
OF any OF the acts or things In thi
section enumerated. and whoeve
shall. by word. or act, support o
favor the cause OF any country wit
which the United States is at war o
by word or act oppose the cause @
the United States therein, shall
punished by a fine OF not more tina
ten thousand dollars, or imprisol
ment for not moro than twenty year
, or both. provided that any employe
or official of the United States go
d eminent. who commits any dlsloy
!. act or uttters any unpatriotic or dI
Z loyal language. or who. is an sbusI,
2 and violent manner. crlticizes u
army or navy or the flag of the UNI
ed States, shall be at once dismisst
from the service. Any such emplo
ee shall be dismissed by the head
the department In which the OF
ployeo may be engaged and any sue
official shall DO. dismissed by the a
thority having power to appoint
succesBor 10 the dismissed official
STANDARD.