The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1918-12-21
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

For the County OF Eureka, Nevada
Eureka, Nevada
Gentlemen:
| am advised Of a condition of af-
fairs in your body which tends to de-
stroy its efficiency and, in its result.
is as disastrous as any form of Ger
man propaganda by creating dissen-
sion in a body of citizens selected for
their loyalty and discretion. and low
ering it's plane from high patriotism
to neighborhood bickering-a con-
dition unworthy of the loyal citizens
Of Eureka County and necessarily
one that delights the disloyal, if such
there are.
l believe / can put this matter in
its proper, light, hence this commu-
nication.
Several months ago | was advised
by a loyal citizen of Eureka County.
through the Governor of the State,
that certain irregularities had been
perpetrated by a member or mem
bers of the Local Board of Eureka
County. with the intimation that the
District Board for Nevada might be
involved. The information was not
furnished by any member of the
Council of Defense for Eureka Coun-
ty, nor by any officer of that county.
nor by any resident of the town of
Eureka. The Chief Executive of
the State asked me to investigate the
matter and | did so far as to show
conclusively that the District Board
for Nevada was in no way implicated
in any irregularities; and that if ir-
Irregularities had occurred they did
not constitute a violation of any Fed
eral statute or regulation. These
facts | reported to the Governor.
Perhaps two months ago I'received
a letter from the person who made
the original report. repeating the
charge of irregular conduct on the
part of certain members of the Local
Board for Eureka County. This let
ter was sent in duplicate to the Army
Intelligence at Reno. AS a matter
of precaution | went over the ground
again, satisfied myself of the accur-
acy of my first investigation, and
wrote to the Governor stating that
the District Board was not impli-
Gated and that. though it appeared
irregularities might have occurred
they were not offenses under Fed
eral law; that if any proceedings
were had they must be under some
State statute, a matter which was
not within my jurisdiction.
Within a few days after posting
this letter to the Governor / was
called on by Captain E. L. Meyer,
then in charge of the Army lntelli-
gence for Nevada, who asked me re-
garding the time of trains to Eureka,
connections at Palisade. quarters at
Eureka, and other questions showing
he contemplated making such a trip.
Having in mind the duplicate letter
of the informant in the Local Board
matter. / said:
"You will waste your time in going to
Eureka if you are looking up that
Draft Board trouble. I have investi-
gated it at this end and it is not a Fed
aral case"
He then said:
"Well if that's the condition OF affairs
let me see your report and l won't go
but I will have those witnesses ex-
amined up there by local people. Who
are good loyal men who can keep
their mouths shut?"
Having some knowledge of men in
all parts of the State / mentioned,
among others: w. H. Russell, j. B.
Bale, DR.. w. H. Bremen Whose
high standing in Douglas County was
known to mel. and suggested that
the District Attorney of Eureka