"THE UNIOX COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT.
THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVk BODY NEEDS IT
fRNAL
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
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VOL.23. No. 52.
MONROE, N.C., TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1917.
$1.50 PER YEAR CASH.
No Resistance to Draft Will
Be Tolerated in This State.
The l"ni.- Name f Xoith Ca....ioii Is they had no additional information
Imler Suspicion, and It AK-Hrs to supply to the agtnts of that
That II AH stuMed Tlmiu;li Tm partmont t h ; t they had not already
Watson tiove.noi- ISiei.eit gathered. They tired the officials
dares That Hie Man WU. in Ibis
Hour ol' IVril Lifts i.e'i- Hani
to shorten tlie X at Ion's Aim Is
Worst Than a Ti ait-' A Mulder-
er.
Opposition to the draft law hai
n l i...ly appar-d in Union county,
but in t!i.-r set lions of the coun
try. Govt. nor Pickett has wired
Sec-vtarj of W.ii liaker m ip 1 1 ut in
him thoi nimbly with th- ! cation,
all 1 1'r.l'ed States fit lit . a.-vc their
ev,-e 0:1 ' rtaii) men -ai l t- he the
I .):. -s c tin- i i v.'i,ie;.t in
S!;ii..
thi-i
T-uii Watson, who s . ms 10 be the known ynnns Chatham t-nunty t'-u-m-i
;-!:s;:.i.i!- and 1 ;.!-r of tit" rprising. er on a clung" of inciting to an ant!
boi!, ;n GeoiiJa and thiouuhoilt the drall utilising in p.:id liea- GobL-tnn
South, is under close Fed lal scrtl- j,y beadim: a iiinveiiio::t to l ai-"1 ' .ivi
tiny. as tht follow iim ttisp.m-li from to he forwarded to Thom.n I' :
Vshiiif.l:in. dated A us. thows: Son. in t-oipia, in-1 hi.-! laKr rl'a?e
-The i'll--Red aetivities of Thomas on .".hmi ImiiuI. liirni.sh-'d I he cliinaT
F. Waison. ;l' Thomson, da., are un- to a a e.e!linp tiiiy in (loldston, nr
iler ilo.-e s-sniiny of the (ieartmeut cording lo inlet li'ation rearhins here
of justice, wlure oftieiuls are seek- tonight.
ing to determine whdh r Hiey can "'i ial tht rpi i-ivtr in Goldst.'-n am!
brinu proeeedings auaitisl him be- (!,;,(, cmimunit.' is serious was ! .a.'-i.'
cause of reeent stateiiunis uiKiu:; 'plain tonii'ht by Thomas Uynuin, a
resistance to the draft in his inaca-, leading eitlzt n and nerehant of
zine. i Collision, who declared that the ma-
"Copies of the publication brought jorily sentiiiient is opposed to the
to the attorney Beneral's attention draft.
contain lists of contributions, vary-1 "y,r. Dynum is nho authority foi
ing from $2 to find from Atlanta, - the- statement that indications art
Chattanooga. Danville, Va.. and nil-, that numerous arrests will follow,
inerous small towns in North Caro- and that further trouble may be ex
lina, Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky p. cted unless efforts already put for
and Georgia, to a fund to be devoted ward to quiet the activity of the
to testing the constitutionality of the populace of the community prove sue
draft law. The subscriptions, in a cessful.
recent number of the publication, "Federal agents are on hand, one
toatled approxibately Limit." 'of thein making the arrest. Citizens
Gov. Hickett has taken cognizance of Goldston angered at the govern
or the situation, and he has acquaint- ment for the draft law and the ar
ed Washington authorities with con-; rest of young Burns went to Sanford
ditions existing in this State. Parker I where he was held and furnished the
11. Anderson, Washington eorres- bail. He has been cited to appear
pondent of the Greensboro News, had for trial in Jonesboro next Thursday,
the following to say about the mat-1 -.hist how large the fund for Wai
ter: I son had grown when the arrest cf
The Xews In Washington. Hums occurred today could not be
"The fair name of North Carolina ; learned. Mr. Bynum and other citl
is uuder suspicion. Its citizenship, zens said that many donations have
either influenced bv German synipa-been made from citizens, some of
thizers or German agents, is accused
before the nation of being unpa
triotic. Some of ita able-bodied men
are charged with attempting to re
sist the draft law.
"Tho fnn-Pnnnriint of the DailV I
News made a careful canvass of the , en." Fathers of the youths are par
bases for these charges today. He j ticipating. he said. Mr. Bynum stat
went to the war department and to ed that it had been reported that
thP rtnartnient of instlce. Preceed- many citizens were arming theni-
ing him to the latter department were
Senator Overman and Representa
tives Doughton and Weaver. Sena
tor Overman took the initiative In
the reports circulated about an up
ri.tnir nvninot the draft law In hlsitance from the scene of the uprising,
state and at once communicated all
the facts dn his possession to the law j
department of the government
"He told the officials in charge
about the incendiary speeches that
had been made In North Carolina by
those bent upon discouraging enlist
ments in the army of the United
States. He was assured that agents
of the department of justice had been
apprised of the efforts on the part
ol those anti-draft sympathizers and
were working in conjunction with the
tate authorities to bring the offend-!
ers to Justice. Senator Overman was
further Informed that in every in-
stant-e in which any North lino-
linian, subject to the draft law, tried
to evade it through unlnir methods,
he would be summarily enlisted in
the army without exception and no;
matter what waivers or excuses he
might ii .sent to the board of appeals,
arguiiieiits along this line would have
110 t fleet.
"Following the sensational reports
from No.-ih Carolina ubout efforts at
intimidation against th" tltafl law.
Provost Cein-ral Mac-bal Crowd'T
hnrii- l to th - tleiiartint nt of j.isil.-c
tod :v. pttui-d :ili I'aetJ and ti'-'.ir,os
and t-'t'i e'! rifoits I'm-m his aio fts
in tin- si. !.' conlaini'i'-. exact emit.i
tiotn us they o.Nist at tie' i-n-si lit iilue.
Sl ow dor Says Xoi Scrlo;
"General Crowdor p ported to the , t , ,-, but It i i hot shot enough f.-r
departiiu lit ol ju lice that he was o;.- .,yi,.idy who iiiiuht wUh s.mu u!
timistic about the conditions in Norl.i terance that would tit the doctor's
Carolina and tint tl ey were not -o s'ali.d.u: up, -cell. 'We are in
seiiou-t as the public hail be n mad" :, ,, ;,th gi.-.ppl'e with the enemy,' tie
to bt lieve. I!e we nt over In tven . ,.v, nl0r f; vSi '.,,1 (jlt. 1;,an who i.i
detail the woi k of his department. to
. . , . .i... .i...,r
hunt out the offenders of the draft
law and to bring them under the
terms of the federal statues. The
facta which General Crowder present
ed lo the department of Justice today
left no t'oubt in the minds of thus?
officials that the reports coming to tl) hnow f1P registrants a way to es
Washington about the sensational fapPi p,aVe 'sounded depts of infamy
demonstrations in the state were hen tofore unknown. I d- not
greatly exaggerated.
"But, Tearful that further trouou i Cnrnlinii by word or tbed. If thpi
might be impending and that the p0We-r in state or fedeial law tn
state authorities would be unable to prevent it.'"
cope with the situation. Coventor) o KesaMletl s Seiloiis.
Bickett today wired the secretary of .
war to b3 prepared to send troops in-1 W ar.hington. Aug. 5.-The P.ovost
to North Carolina In order to insure ; Marshal General Crowds and tne de
a full quota of the Ptatf's rcpresenta- t'tirtment of Justice are keeping cleso
tive men who have been railed wponi'atch on draft condition? in North
to serve their flag under th draft Carolina. The only notable deyrlop
law. Governor Bickett did not act mt nt of the last two days was the i.i
betause of anv fear of the state an-! format ion from Governor Bickett.
thorities to take care of the situa- i saying the troubles were confined to
tion. but rather to prevent any fur- a coup!-' of townships,
t'.cr unfavorable comment beine! Additional information indicates
spread broadcast against the nunc of slii'tt tlistui bances ia Chatham and
the state, tending ti show th" feeling Davidson counties,
engendered there against the defend-' The members of congress today df
ers of the nation. (dared they had rectived no inforina-
"Both Representatives Weaver nd 1 tion on the subject. They believed
pougbton, who called at the depart-j there was no widespread disturbance,
nent of Justice todav, stated that ( Senator Overman and Ucpresenta-
that they veal! d everytii'ti-; in;
ihcir popwe; to co-operate uilh
ttvoi in . ::t in 'i (he r-fft-nde!
against lit ...alt la .' in th ir Mate
to tonus ;'Pd that !t:i titer demon -Ua-tion
on I ne part cf Gorman -'tiipa-t'ii
rs w old be hli-lt-. d out."
Alio-1 in Ciia'ltitu County.
In C!,:itiiiun county a yoanv; a.an
hue betll ::i-ested l-y re'.cipl au
thorities fjv soliiit'.ie subscriptions
for Tcin Watson to tight the drtifi
with The fulb. ing Saturday i!i:-
pateii f roi i Durham i-lis lH- st-ny:
' Ari'v-t cf Frank Hums, a well-
whom are leaders In the community.
"Mr. Bynum declared tonight that
opponents of the draft were making
many ugly remarks regarding It. One
man. according to Mr. Bynum, said
that he would "die before being tak
selves to make effective protest
against the fulfilment of the draft
lea W.
"MaJ. H. A. London, of Tittsboro,
Chatham county, who lives some dis
was unwilling to believe tonight that
It would prove serious. He declared
that the matter should not be digni
fled with publication."
The lUleiitii View
The Raleigh view of the "upris
ing" was reflected in Sunday's
Greensboro News by Tom Bost, who
stated
"Raleigh people looking daily for
official cognizance of the recent
speech of Dr. H. Q. Alexander In
.Salisbury have not been rewarded,
but Governor Bickelt s letter today
' to Solicitor Walter D. Siler and
siierld Leon Lane, of Chatham cnun-
ty relating to the resistance of tho
i draft in that county is quite broad
.enough to embraie the doctor if he
com! a gubernatorial hu?.
"Governor Bickett had received
f.nn, Solicitor Siler and Sheriff Lane
a joint letter indicating a rebellion
i:i.e!'i')iyo. rhvi-e ;i! ti.-tal.i luoi t'.-arit ( in wood
thai soit ehody was riti.-ing a ftintl teji.t. -s. Ti;
defend the selected from en' ', i n
s-'i vi -e in the nt my. The tv .o ni'iieei -
I a leai that a s'-iio'ts siria-
lion would Prow out of this an
n -,e!l
e- Hoc !" I M ii. lies a lett- r v. hie
would relit ct mole "seriou- Iron d
than any llr t i ,iy be stated by an;.
. !
bodv in Chilt'lilo ft l Irewhero.
"Not th-. r mou st tet'ereiH-e to
nr.j t bine t;a ea!il' l i Dr. AliM'toiM
is tn n'ale.i tl In lioviiltor l'i:-' ' '.-,
t:,js pr-i ibum hour lifts voice or hand
1 . ...... .
to wer ken tac nation s will or short
en its arm. is a traitor to his country
anil n friend to its foes. He is mere
than a traitor, he Is a murderer.'
"The governor declares that the
m-n w no promts? lor love oi money
propose to tolerate treason in North
lives Weaver. bb. Small. Dough
ton and Robinson state that tl.iy
have confidence in the law-abiding
nature of the pteple. They hold
strong faith that the state authoii?:.
will cope with the situation satisti--torily.
l iule S;ii;i Takes ll.iml in Kffoif !
ruiiioh aoii Iia:i lteitei-s.
Oklahoma City, Okla., Aug. fi
Without wa-tins for a conclusiei "!'
the stat--'; i-.-.a-palgn r.gain.-t or-;.r-
- s-.. i.m.i.- v- i.i pvim-'. ....... t,l,
in central (Oklahoma, the Uui'-.l(,,Vn l-e
Mates co-i'.:-;ent t-il y movo.t
nunis'.i the ;'i-ii !: , n tin i'-r aiif -t
1 1
ul
' ' :
fcnnrrtlon :l'i ar::'e.l opposite :; t
r.;i!it::iy --:!ce. VVa-:.i!its cha-j :
t-.-j-is.--i w. i-. s-ivt 1 on (he pi !.-;. .
v.li.i v.- i- -!-:-n lii - ptni'.ei t:
at McAb-:'.! jail at Mus'.vo
to await ti;.:i ..t wMieh United
District A't-v r. -j .McOinnis v. ;i! ;..
that tin- .; ;-.ih pn:'ly l? im;i-. v 4.
nnonnee-1 nj that txtreru '
isnment would he .-..-'? -i was cxp.-. ;
: aid matei ially in hringins to t---ilie
t'.-w resi.;ters still shvlte .1 . i
hill. I'o-sos in th!e enuutioe- :
i.ole. Hushes and l'otinwatomi
ported tonitht that isolated
retused to sunnuier. imt that !'
apparently were dN-ouragct! ;
sicking to avt.id an encounter.
Determin; 'i n of t':-- possttiu n t
run down nil cf tli-. leadeis w.i
stivnctht a- tl tn-in,- h- cinti-ication oft
half a freight car of t.yn-.' itte whu li
had been run on a si iing southeast
of Sasakwa in Seminole county. An
investigation is being made to estab
lish owerfhip. The car was unac
companied.
Clashes between the resisters and
posses have cost three lives and nu
merous injuries. Two objectors to
the draft have been killed ar.d a
traveler was shot when he failed to
heed a posse's warning to halt.
Development of the causes cf the
outbreak and of the forces behind ii.
is expected in preliniinaiy heariir-s.
when the men in custody are rr-
rnigned before a United States com
missioner at McAlester.
DIIAFT WOTS IX OKLAHOMA
Fights Have Taken Place Bet ween
Possfn ami (Mlicers and the Law
llifiikt'i-s.
Oklahoma, City, Okla., Aug. 5.
Alter a day of comparitive quiet in
the several counties of central Okla
homa which for two days1 had been
the scene of anti-draft demonstra
tions the situation again assumed a
grave aspect tonight as a result of a
reported clash between a band of
malcontents and a posse near Holden-
ville in which one of the objectors to
the draft law was said to have been
killed and two of the posse wounded.
One of the wounded possemen is said
to have been carried off by the out
laws. Rumors of possible federal inter
vention with troops which gained
credence last night were exploded to
day. United States District Attor
ney McGinnis at Muskogee tonight in
formed Sheriff Nichols of Seminole
county, that representatives of the
federal marshal's office and of t the
federal district attorney's office
would arrive there tomorrow to aid
in capturing and prosecuting thre
negades. Leaders of the posse today learned
from sources regarded as authentic
that two bands still are in the field.
Posses will endeavor to disperse them
tomorrow. Three of the men who
took an active part in investigating
th:- upiisings, which ncctiiti.tig to
prisoneis takui were expect-:l to as
sume large proportions, stiil .ire said
to be at large.
Th- trailing or the small y tips of
iihjei loi s has been made e:t y tor the
misses in numerous rests bv i lie ai l
of full-blood Indians, S' mil
the in. i-t tu'i-t. -vho t -I In .
s for
th-''
i 1 : -;
ea ,
1 the
h t!l
h.-.-i
tti'i ks ii'ie
ini'ly r.ml by th-
lilt rfflft-'l! !i:
Irtii.ins have ;
local whit"- ci'i.'.'
apt iriiU' a:i i
.'I u
!'e;i;i-l in the ';in;- i.; i H'O'i-iti
t--:!ts. .
Fl"lt:l stateliie-t s ta -u ; 1 ' ' '
oners the u i.i.iioi ia e v. r,
tuin!ei tii.it th'- up. : :. '"'.' -
tieied tO'j ea:l;.. Ate ;- th i
,v:.i Is of t titfis t. 11 e, i ,-(.-, r :
I.- lo f of the tenants thai i ' rat:- j I
-..1 into th- national . i') rio.
lo sine death.
Altlto.uh ohji ct;OU to ' ' e
pi r,t s to be the iiindinf. !,.' i
't
tl
outlaw bands, tin ewe
known ps the "v. o; king b
' tlie J'l.nes family," anil
calling ilier.nv.dves "I. W W
1 10'!--
:-n."
in .-a
have
inflamed the natives into a il 'am el
revolution. Using the !!!- i i'P
heaval. it is said, as an ev.. t'tf
organiz-f, who have be t. Holding
meetings in secluded places in th?
woods for the la t two mev.'h-. ac
r?r.Hnir to federal investipitto: .-. have
pain'eil such a picture ot th-- wealth,
ease and power before the lit"' ' igno
rant inhabitants that they ! ve be
coiee their williiiL- foll iw-i--.
Tlie capture of "Bur' Matn-aKyj
early to.iay by Che Parney J n.co, a
Seminole Indian, presented a f-.emoe-ous
feature to tho grit.i lt:.i';o nlntrs
ef the last few days. Vareab-y. dress
ed as p. woman, accompanied 'y two
women members of his family, was
disooveied en the r-ind to Sa-akwa by
the Seinino Suspicious cf th-1 coarse
timbre of Manealey's voire I.e hovd
his rifle Into liis i ibs so violently that
his benret was knock'-d off. tiUclo
inj; a buid head. Marching his pris-on-r
to town anil failing to find a
place in the jail Fixico plated a log
'baiii around his neck and fa-tenitig
him to a post stood guaid om-i htm
until relieved.
It sometimes happens that a man
ia married to his boss.
nit; c::ovn v.n xo mfit-
IXfi T( I'KOTF.sT draft
I'l-olestei--. TtMik X- At I inn an.i
Speaker ApjM jmv! .i I'ivm-iiI Tiicir
'it-u An-ifiity I'.uker Wn lt--ieM"l
t" Sje.-i. i i lU balf i f
and l; !;t-ifd I . .:i-nl T.i!- in
Sl'JWMMl of f ioM-i lllllelll's IN.t.i
Once a c.ii n-porter wu., ::: '
write up a ii arriage. He : . ..- l
i to the t.iict and alter ban- -:u-
s.ini-- ti'-K- ,tnd iurr!' g in r. ,j
ii
. juu-pt- - n hit.'
c uld have his .- .i
.vi-Mirt reedy. H replied 1
h ii net tl ; o wed iiil- bet
i '. . :.' ii. -'lis in i -, d'tlt .
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out in I-''! t-a;
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;the i
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ft tint
b .' i. k a i
tni. Ii is i.e- hlu-l
I .iat
i.i Union c. i'.::ry v i'! t
i.ist thi ui my iii..;'
Mil.l
dm Inx
degree of Unstcu pn v.ai".!
l.e morning a:; c;"Viis t.tth
ui in gioups evident'v ,ili-
leieit ;.
ii.-v-ly uv.i.Ulr.-' t. i-.-e wh.it wo'iM
hitpivn. It v.,.-, known that the Ut.il
ed .Si.U'-.i district attorney, Mr. W. I'.
Hummer,' hud telegraphed l" (t. that
he had ec;usted United S:;L;e.-, dep
uty mar.-bills to be on hand to s.'e if
any one overstepped tie- law ;,n; to
get a !in? oa the real state ot ;h nps.
And early Saturday laornini: it v..s
known that tl .se marshals w. : here,
several of tiic-in , headed by M.ushnl
Williams, who lias been ussijrned to
ven.V (if loi.k-iny :i 1 1 , i- sl:ii'k'.'i
Citizens win were interested in
seeing t hat Union county should not
be lead into violation of lite law
counceled an abandonment of the
liietting wherever they could catch
up with any one who seemed to be
iiil-tested in promoting the meeting.
.Much after the hour of twelve, when
mnst people had come to the conclu
sion that nothing would materialize,
and when a crowd of curious people
had assembled in the court room,
stum- one r iH- sted Mr. J. J. Parkei
to make a ?; nvli, which he did, say
ing that there would be no meeting
anil advising t ver; body to be patriot
ic and forget it. After Mr. Parkei
had concluded Mr. 11. A. Mcltorie,
one of the members of the committee
appointed by the meeting at Pleasant
Hill school house in Uoo.se Creek
township, where the matter originat
ed, got up and stated that the meet
ing had been called off for the pres
ent because L'x-Governor Blease, the
invited speaker, could not be present,
and that if a meeting should be held
at a later date it would be at a time
set by Mr. Please. Everybody pres
ent took this to mean that there
would be no meeting. In conversa
tion afterwards Mr. McRorle said
that it had been the intention of the
promoters to merely meet in a lawful
manner and discuss the proposed leg
islation by representative Mason of
Illinois providing that only volun
teers be sent to Fiance. All who
have discussed the matter with The
Journal stated that their intention
was not to iolate the law in any way.
The upshot of the matter seems to
be that Tom Watson's harangues hP.d
got a number of people in Goose
Creek son,- what excit- d and they pto
posed to express themselves, not
l;ii.nvi-i!T teach about the seriousness
of what ile.v were about to g-t into.
Ti" t! in. hail taken on the air ot
cons ojiii-iii-e- silupiv because Watson,
who i in a state of almost rein Minn,
ar ! t.'ole 1:1 ase. vho is makiiit;
tl-
iei- the Presiii- i ol l'';e
ill an l!-M, :!','! a !
ailed -'t,
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i.e :l end proh-
aidy eeieii it ' n i.i t ,'i.ii'e:bin vJu-'li
the did to'l '',.'Vi- in mind v o-'il ! ii
started. Mr. Pari -: said, in p. r!
Mr. Pat kt r's Sp. ei It.
"1 am giad to !.e able to i--i-.o ince
that thoie will be no iio eiiu hc,e t-i-day
to oppon' the tli att bill passed by
con.uress. Uiiion county lias always
ben a county that has done its foil
atllotie tlutv. In the war between
the states not only did North Caro
lina send into the service (if the Con
federacy more men than she had vot
ers, but old Union county shared in
the most glorious deeds in the con
flict; and I am especially glad that
the people of Union county are ne.t
to engage in a meeting which will
cast a reflection upon their patriot
ism. "You all know where I stand poli
tically. I have never been afraid to
stand up and say what I think to be
tight. I was opposed to the preset;
Pr??ident of the United States; but
be has been elected and our country
Is now ewaeed in the greatest war
tint hr nor come to it; and I think
U is th duty of all patriotic cidxens ronling to a caoie rfceiveu nere 10
iti rt and loyally behind the President thy by agents 0f the line. Captr.in
las he chesen leader of our peoplo. Goulandris and Lis crew of 35 men
And I want every man here to un- were picked up and landed at a Brit-
: dcretund that I am standing square-
ly behintl the Preid-nt and whob
heartei'ly l-hind the peiicits f the
goterniiieat.
"T u:,nt to say furth. niinn that I
thi-ik litis war is the most lirbt-iiiis
w.i' mat my people h.te ever i
!...i'.- : -i;.. -a. All that Ai.ieiica holds
d -r, ah U'v.' Ai'ifiicn tii!iza'ion
ta:. ! )l. 'lelubles ill l'.e bahuice-
; ' !.. I tie lines .r Kiliupe. T'-
-i.!' i ' brought home to us I -I
nd and Fi.ua hold i.t
-: tin- mo.-i p;,v.ei iut
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niu-t tie one
policies ol li
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re
cannot i'll lead. Th.-
atle-', and whether
.1 le.-di : meet our
t!i-
proval or not. we must give (hem out
whole-hearted suppoit. A house di
vided against itself cannot .stand; and
no country can be successful in war
where the politics of the goveinnttiit
are hampered by opposition and criti
cism. "With respect to the policies of the
government which have been criti
cised, I want to say that in my opin
ion the draft is the taire.-t system of
raising an army that could have been
devised. It means that every man
has his chance; it means that every
man does his full duty in the seivice
of bis country. It means, no matter
how lich you are, your riches will
not excuse you from the service. It
means, no matter how poor you are.
no more will be required of you than
will bo required of the richest citi
zen. "Some have opposed the sending of
troops to Kurope, but it is a thous
and times better that this war be
fought in Kurope than that it be
fought in America. It is bad, of
course, that any soldier should die-
but the great horror of war is the de
struction of homes, the violation of
women, the murder of little children;
and as long a,s the war is fought in
Kurope our country will be spared
these awful calamities.
"It has been said that the draft
system is unconstitutional and that
it is unconstitutional to send sold
diers to Fiance. I answer that
there is absolutely no doubt as to the
constitutionality of these measures.
The constitution gives to Congress
the power to declare war. It gives to
Congress the power to raise arimes.
And Congress is the judge as to how
these powers conferred upon it are
to be exercised. This has been held
by our Supreme Court times without
uuinber. Kvery lawyer with a suffi
cient U'gal knowledge to have a li
cense to practice law knows that the
war legislation of Congress is with
In the powers delegated to Congress
by the constitution.
"I know that the agitation against
the diafl is due to misinformation on
the part of some of cur people. I
know that many good citizens have
been deceived by the false statements
contained in literature which has
been placed in their hands. And I
know, too. that when they undi r
st.i.'.'l the matter and are made co;i
vereint with the situation, they will
! be th. la-' people ill the v. o. ld to
it".ke r-t i . ' ; i which will oli.ee a blot
ti; name and lame ol on:
'I.I IN. C. .1. Ill'ilswcil.
io: of Th" .b uii-al.
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tie ii- 'i ,i .-' -ion. but iba v. as a. 1 1 -
."ito ;' hl'.Vo i .'CUlM o itilliier.ee
an? ore ;om regisf. l in-:. 1 atlvis.-d
my boy. end ail ether.', to carry out
'he law to its full-d tueail'li::.
The meeting h 'ld at Pleasant Hill
lasi v.t-ok disunited me, and 1 with
drew my support right then from the
movement. The speaker made a poll
'tioal talk, and I interrupted him to
tell him so. I also stated at that
meeting that I would not have any
thing mote to do with the movement.
I have written Gov. Bickett a let
ter, assuring him of my support in
carrying out the law. I never for a
moment had a thought of resisting,
or aiding, in resisting the law. It
was my purpose all ;.i mg to merely
register a protest to that feature of
the draft law which sends our boys
to Fraiice without their permission.
-C. J. Brasweii.
Greek Steamer Sunk by Gcnnuti Sub
iiiiuine. New Yoik. Aug. fi. The Greek
steamship Charil.is Tricoupis. a ves
sel of 2,4". ton gioss retlster. own
ed by the National Meam .Navigation
jroinpy. Ltd., of Greece, was sunk
July 13 by a Gennan submarine, ac-
Isa port by an American destroyer,
I
Jl I iiSt. TAKI.S A II XI
l o i:Jl s: M i l ATIOX
He H.tx t lei k or Court to Collet t All
iieroiui.it-iHtation Mailt Ity (.laidl
.liiiie-, mid Instructs Him to I'lf-st-iit
liit-iii o i lie CoiiiiiijsviniitM-M.
At the Spetiul ti im of court held
Ion- in M.sj, Juiige Webb ordered
inin i -u!t it. W. l.e: .ntond to ra-1-oit
io t't.- ih-xt Juiige niio held
. ii.it !. a- ,ts io viniiier or u-jt th
,,:!ii ,-, .;
l0m ,.,.,
: i.i!,t. had caiiieil
i.:; (li-iatiolis ol the grated
1 i j tipai.kig tile toutt
1 s.tai i iml. ..teil at that
1 j r 1 1
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Win n li
fiiiliivi iti i: in del :
i grand jtity i.i.i!.- its re-
. ii t in ol i- in i. Lie I'out t
t '!. i k io i.t ,i il. ne
i i..:..s lei ins .,; i :), t ( ov-
i-
vnng several years, lo a-i eiiain w hat
,i,i vi.. a- iir.ii.il jtnies in:'! reported
jV.it n r-i.a: d to tin- coiMit. .ii nf tho
l'n'1'1 hOUM- alld li p.;, I S lie, e.-.siiy tO
le mad-- thereon.
j 'I lie Court litnis that at many dif
jfeicut terms of the court, and for
several e.,.s. tn- trand jurv has
from t iio- io time made recommen
dations with regard to a eweragv
svstem; wilii regaid to the preset ra
tion of certain records now in the
Cletk's of lice, and with regard to the
leaking condition of the court house
and the serious injury being done the
building on account of detective roof
ing. The Court deems it of great Im
portance tlie Hoard of County
Commissioners of Union County to
get me views of t lie diiieicnt grand
juries, as reported in ttteir report
from lime to time for several year
past, to be considered by them along;
with the lepoit of the grand jury
made at tins term. And to this end.
it has had lite assistance of the Clerk
of Court in collecting these reports;
aiid the Clerk is uow ordered to fur
nish the Foard of County C'oiuiuis
sioiiers these repot ts, to be read and
considered by them, and then return
ed to the proper files in his office.
The Court expresses the wish that
the Board of County Commissioners
will look into these matters atlecting
the public welfare, and the preserva
tion of the court house, and the pres
ervation of the records, some of
which are not now protected because
of insufficient filing space in the
vaults. The Court would respectfully
recommend to the Board of County
Commissioners that they obtain such
assistance as they think proper of
some one skilled as an architect, so
as to be able to make the proper re
pairs and changes in the court house,
to meet the public necessities and to
present the building. There are so
many details with regard to the pro
vision of more vaults with regard t
the providing of more rooms; estab
lishing a suitable room for the Jury
to lodge In rooms for water closet
in the basement, and changes wi'ti
regard to those already provided
that it seems to be of the greatest
importance that the Board of County
Commissioners should have the as
sistance of an expert.
The Clerk will furnish the Coun.jr
Commissioners with a ropy of tlies.j
suggestions made by the CoU.it fur
their assistant.
The Clerk is ordered to tn.-ike a re
port to the next criminal term a to:
what action the Hoard of County
I'oiumissioiK'is has taken in tlie 1:1 l
ter. lIOtlT s.WS KUSI WILL
CMMi: OUT ALL KKiHT
Now 1
II. u
Vea-
lit.-, to
Fain W
Alll.-i ii
oho I'i .ddeni. We
uMtte; On Foi t ((
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ih i hat Russia.
Viletton, witl
l ; oa; et u;iu- a
' ' :,: e.-;.li-i'i
hi i aJ'itessi.
i'l't.i'rati.)!! for
t ; the l; ,i!,s.!ari
i f tho rir.tit.sr
t'l't)"!-
v i k
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t ii
ii r
Pielersir.g a
"the K i 1 1 I ;. i in
people, i oll-i:!i '
in.
a
.;tii n
ar.d luliliis o! others, aid with 3
hiih capacity for eli ceii'to and a
noble ideal;, in, lo ading alw ays iD a
better way toward bight r thingn." he
pleaded for deep s input by for tho
nation "which is struggling with the
problems that we have born study
ing for ltn years and have not yet
solved."
Mr. Root said:
"Don't argue about why we are la
the war, but realize that the time ha.i
now come when American liberty.
American justice. American Indepen
dence and freedom is the stake for
which we must fight."
Charles Edward Russell, writer
and sociologist, a member of the mb
slon, said:
"Be of good cheer in regard la
Rusria. If democracy survlcs in fh
world, the people of Russia will
rule?"
Of the task before America, ho
Faid:
"If a loan now says 'my wages be
fore my conn i ry,' or 'my balance
sheet before my country,' or my class
or creed of association before coun
try.' he Is not an American. Ameri
ca Is in peril. No question Is worthy
of question until we settle the qnes
tion of whether democracy ski. 11
live."