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John M. Mathis of Brenham Succeeds J. W.
CUBE WAICH ON TRAITORS
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greatest against the Austrian
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derne their
and papera
W.
A. Brgteld, a mall earner at
FORIMPROVEMENT
OF AUSTIN DAM
City Council Authorizes Employ- Rebel Chieftain Makes Daring
ed drive on the Medeazza height, he
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enst
triene sent huge columns of Infantry
Inc
Med eazsa.
DNCERT.
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now, having Ml
fire was I
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wrecked with the exception of
StBMARIE 1osS RECORD.
Premident
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Under
on
e
dba
Butler of Bosque, Resigned—Five Mem-
bers of Faculty Believed to Be Doomed.
AGITATORS WILL BE
STERNLY HANDLED
OJNAGA, MEXICAN
BORDER TOWN, IS
TAKEN BY VILLA
and
was
Latins Evade Cleverly Laid
Trap, Into Which Teutons
Sought to Lure Them.
OK
atnict
, -Take Precaution to Prevent Any
Demonstration of Disloyalty
on Registration Day.
Austin American Enters .
Fourth Year of Activity
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ham and is known as an original supporter
of the governor.
the
the
left
• young-
ya were:
n. Dema
schoolhouse,
wrecked.
orge-
shter.
Federal Officials Prepare to
Make Wholesale Arrests on
Registration Day.
Gov. Ferguson and His Cabinet
Devoting Their Entire Time
to Great Crisis.
Furious Counter Attacks by
Hunt All Beaten Off With
Heavy Losses.
CYCLONE DESTROYS
MISSOURI VILLAGE;
7 PERSONS DEAD
the
was
40
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Raid Almost Into Texas
Territory,
U. S. OFFICIALS PREPARE
FOR WHOLESALE ARRESTS
pointed Mr. Mathis,
ng lawyer in Bren-
By aouN R. LUNSTORD.
Preparedpeus for war je
ay
ment of Engineer to Inspect,
Plan and Estimate.
high- water mark:
over
n««
Week ended— Tone.
MILITIAMEN SNIPED
IN ST. LOUIS STREET
R
a tar.
April 11.
April 11.
Mar «...
May II..
May 20..
direct question if he had
Mr. Mathis is a lei
port on the etficlency of the *ruc-
ture and Ito probable permanence,
and estimate the coat of changes,
improvementa, betterments and ad-
1600.
Tona
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the wea.
, Of courme. Intaroat centers today in
the meeting of the board of rewente
of the nivereity of Texne to be held
in dalveston and thoueande In Austin
failed to etop the Italians from mak-
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impelled This Nation to
Take Up Anns.
sioren in me ezecutive Aepartmeni
ot the atate of Texas just now, ana
thia doss not have the bitshtentcet.
erence to the meetang of mhe board
of regents of the University of
Texas, which is to be held in Gal-
veston at 10 o'clock Thursday morn-
Nows
• of
In Memorial Day ___
dent Sets Forth Aims and Ide:
direction.
Mow Can a Texan Be a Sincker!.
Remembering these matters of 1.1a-
tort. how can a Texan be a lackerI
. Rech a development is hardly to be
expected, but the wovernor le taxins
no chances and when rouintrationday
dawns every precaution will have
been taken and every provision nade
to see that the loyal sons of this state
respond to the call of their oou yry .
w M did their sires In the days when
the atrurgle was at the very doors of
their homes and not In lands across
make an
men are
tors also
Instead of
Jamiano and
and rave
to hand-
ne Tuh.
of nni-
eitizens
was pa-
SEAPLANE TUMBLES
ONTO AUTOMOBILE IN
ty and only action seems great. Such a time
, in the providence of God, America will once n
Dr. Thompson, ’who is an alien. A great pa CADORNA GAINING GROUND
tition favoring the retention of Dr. Thomp; ---■---
son has been prepared for,presentation and
it is the understanding that he has taken
steps in naturalization which should be suf-
Aright have a selfish and separate liberty, for we now
to come to your assistance and fight upon the fields of
the cause of human liberty. ‘In this thing America al
full fruition of her great purpose.’ ”
set this government up that we might have a selfish and sepafa
liberty, for we are now ready to come to your assistance az
fight out upon the fields' of the world the cause of hmM
liberty.’
“In this thing America attains her full dignity and the fa
fruition of her purpose.
“No man can be glad such things have happened aa %
have witnessed in these last fateful years, but perhaps it ma
be permitted to us to be glad that we have an opportunity I
show the principles that we profess tobe living, principles th
live in our hearts, and to have a chance by the pouring out I
our blood and treasure to vindicate the thing which we han
professed.
“For, my friends, the real fruition of life is to do the tM*
we have said we wished to do. There are times when won
pushing on between
the sea in a concert-
th. de-
et Tuen-
Iori Th.
MM
BATES flF 1MESIE
OVERSHADOWALL
ELSE AT CAPITOL
"I do not pity them—I envy them, rather, because the
is a great work for liberty accomplished and we are in Bl
midst of a work unfinished, testing our strength where that
strength already has been tested.
“There is a touch of sorrow, but there is a touch of real
surance also in a day like this, because we know the men <
America have responded to the call of the cause of liberty az
it fills our minds with a perfect assurance that that respon
will come again in equal measure, with equal majesty and wit
a result which will hold the attention of all mankind
.. "When you reflect upon it, these men who died to presef
the Union, died to preserve the instrument which we are no
human°liberty the world-• tne nation espousing the cause I
“In one sense, the great struggle into which we have no
entered is an American struggle because it is in defense i
American honor and American rights, but it is something evs
greater than that; it is a world struggle.
"It is the struggle of men who love liberty everywhere an
in this cause America will show herself greater than ever b
cause she will rise to a greater thing.
For the Freedom of the World.
“We have said in the beginning that we planted this gre
vances. Meanwhile, he parried every
government that men who wished freedom might have a •
of refuge and a place where their hopes could be realised
itablished such a government, having presel
such a government we are saying to all mankind, 'We did
using to serve the world—a free nation espousing the cat
human liberty. In one sense the great struggle into whl<
have now entered is an American struggle, because it is 1
fense of American honor and American rights; but it is i
thing even greater than that—it is a world struggle. It i
Haskell, a witnes before tha grani
jury, was suddenly taken betore
United States Commissloner May this
afternoon and charged with making
threats against tha president. Fed-
eral agents say they have tha back-
bone ot the anti-conscription move-
ment broken. but they will be on
hand June 1 at every point where
trouble la llkely. to make arreste by
th# wholesale.
tha left further north.
Itallans Pinying Careful Game.
With ever a keen eye for the
"psychological element," the Teuton
strategista. It la believed. tigured
the Itallana, having tasted triumph,
would be spurred on by the joy of
victory and their Latin temperament
to drive ahead toward the coveted
tower, of Tieste, regard lose of all
tlanking danger.
It sch were the hopea of hie
foes, Cadorna dimappointed them.
I luring the last twenty-four hours
he proved again he te fully awake
to the pittas aot tor him.
It ■ was made known at the navy
department today that if an agree-
ment ia not reached the govern-
ment will commandeer the yard and
Total. draft the atngr untied men into the
are awaiting with deep concern any
reports that may come from the
iand city, to which journeyed with-
in the last two day. all the member.
If the board Of pegenta, Prentdent
vinson of the unlvsrslty and X large
elegntton of ex-ntudenta and others
>o watch the outcome. That there
Hit be some episoden of unumni 1n-
lerest goes without mayin: that the
boot intereata of the untveruity and
if the state and Ita patriotic hlatory
will be nerved also ia to be expected
beonune the men who are to hot on
is. mnttpr In pontrovermy nil are
of high eharaeter and undisputed
iovaity to fexas Md its boot trnadt-
tiona.
w^r conditiona.
But there are other matters re-
lating to the military organization
and the mobditzation of Texas troop,
that are not directly involved in the
selective draft reziatration. In addition
there la a pomibilts, a remote credit
of the one in Texas. be it sald. to the
loyalty and patrioktsma of the ciu-
Bonahip of thia ztata that thore^may
kgainnt" Erotprocew for
“eute
fedmitted he had not yet had tune
Ito Mv. conhidarduo to the remain-
■ tag bulia on hia daak awaiting 4-
The following Hat of officially
recorded British shipping lomsos
shows a steady decrease in the
totain stne the week engine April
22; when U-boat havoc made Ita
Meat Respect Restricted Zones.
WASHWNGTON, May It—All per-
bons found withtn rentrteted zones
near government work, after 7 p. m.
on June 1 will be liable to arrest and
detention. The original date for re-
moval was set at June « but At-
torney General Gregory today an-
nounced an extension of three days.
blow to the Julian Alps and
""GALVESTON,, May s0.With the
appoint meat, of John M. Mathis of Brenham
to be a regent, the expectation is that the
board of university regents will get together
Thursday morning and carry out the program
outlined for the Austin conference, but not
executed. It is the expectation tonight that
when the regents meet in the morning they
will give attention, to the great volume of
protests filed and th be filed, but that in the
end five members of the faculty will be re-
■ tired.
It is anticipated, though none of them
have yet come, that there will be a number
of former students here to attend the meet-
ing, which will be executive, of course. To-
• night nothing is known of any protest by
students of the medical branch in favor of
have an opportunity to show the world that she was
serve mankind."
President Wilson was attended by members of his cabi
Mrs. Wilson, becomingly gowned in white serge- with a white'
ture hat, and wearing a corsage bouquet of patriotic colors,
next to Secretary of the Navy Daniela.
President Brief, But Eloquent.
The president’s address in part was:
“The program has conferred an unmerited dignity upon
remarks I ssn going to make by calling them an address,
cause I am not here to deliver an address. I am here me
to show in my official capacity the sympathy of this great a
ernment with the objects of this occasion anti alao to sb
n just a word of the sentiment that is in my own heart.
Any Memorial day of this sort is, of course, a day tou
with sorrowful memory, and yet I, for one- do not see how
can have any thought of pity for the men whose memory
honor today.
tostitute
ths uni-
rhe boys
dan An-
owint the
is of the
of the
partment
he iatest
ntiy ada-
vice. and
i around
overnor Ferguson, Brigadier Gen-
oral John A. Hulan. Adjutant Gen-
oral Henry Hutchings and their alda
and austsiants have beep buyy eey-
erm days with preparations tor tha
registration, Jun. », to response... to
the proclamation of Premdent WU-
M>n. calling for a selective draft of
perkons between the ages of 11 and
50, inclumive, eligibte tor militavy
Xil°tricefs tor tha regtatration ot
eligibles, both tor cities and counties,
all over the state, already have
been chowen, they being. in the
counties, the clerk, county judge,
county aherikt and county phyetetan.
and to the eitis the correepondin
ottletis. AU have been provided
with blanks and complete instruc:
tiona and the work will begin a
week trout today with an earnee-
ness that only can be arouned b
Governor Ferguson responded to a mid-
night telephone call and said that J. W. But-
ler, the Clifton (Bosque county) banker, re-
cently appointed one of the regents, had re-
signed. The governor declined, however, to
confirm that he had appointed John M. Mathis
of Brenham as a regent. "I have nothing to
say,’’ replied the governor when asked the
VOLUME 5, NO. 8
WAR MEASURES
hammering away agains the Ana- L
trtan cuter and right, though not 8
releasing for a moment hie grip on •
their local
This being a holiday at the yarda,
the mtuntion Hemained qulemcet, al-
though throughout the day orniesai
of the company, federal agents and
naval conntruatora were buny with
gains west
of Gorizia. Three times the Aus-
contented himseir with local
*nce“Focuoma-or
igmt""uat pezeuyiolorte
1 Protective league. Which has brought
tPexag into national notice as one
6t. stAtes in which some of thene
““ Deen ux.Ui.hto. the
governor te taking every, oprecaution
to aa. that no deonstraton agatnat
registration shall be made to thu
US; ud he Nas full itormation
"‘Regar to ell the tocalitie.in
z which this league has had members
Mo* of the ldges that were estab-
Thea have been albanded by vol-
untary action of the mu who were
duped through mtareprozentation and
tamehood into joining them. It was
Sch action io a MU# oaM Texag
hamlet that led to the disclosure of
th. extut of the netarlous activity
ot the league agents in this state.
Texansaro 10921 and they will ap-
peir for rectotration No true Texan
ever yet an chirked hie duty or
failed to wupport ble country. None
that la familiar with the history o
thia etale and the republic from
which it aprung ever will fall-
alone ot all the misterhood that
makea up the United States has had
the flag of an independent repubule
at her magthead. she alone ha*
the right of eminent domain within
Rhe iite of the state, and the
Ereatent benenits ahe now emjoys are
Uom tor which the foundation was
laid by the father, of the republic
of Tesu, who. While fighting azainat
the tyranny of Mexico and dofud-
ing their homes ana lives again*
the Indiana tailed not to provide
for the public tree nchool nyatem
wo now enjoy, for the groat capitol
building, tor the building ot raH-
road, urwo desert and prairies
then known only to the. wanderine
tribe of Indians the buffalo, an-
telope and bands ot renegde de-
perEoen Th. croat univeraity of
which the slate le justly proud stoo
wu prSVide for nearly 1M yeara
SCO by men who, coming here frori
other state, ana finding that the
conditiona rmfronting them required
rather s strong arm and s stsady
nerve thsn the arts ot the drawins
l m Md soft conversation, never-
uelss brought their tazents and ac-
lishment with them, ana aP-
ting the value of education,
rported in the first constitution
the republic of Texns directons
the establishment ot s univer:
•I of ths firat elsse Md eel apart
a vast portion of ths public domain
tor the carrying into effect of thee
seem empi
come and.
of men who love liberty everywhere, and in this
America will show herself greater than ever because she wi
to a greater thing. We have said in the beginning th
planted this great government that men who wished fn
might have a refuge and a place where their hope cot
realized, and now, having established such a government,-k
vindicated the powers of such a government, we are saying
mankind we did not set this government up .in order tE
front between
the left.
Report has it that General von
Ludendortt, the wizara of the Ger
man military machine, whose chief
of staff he is has been counseling
the Austrlan high command. The
tactics employed by Hoetzendortt
appear to bear this out Ths
atratezgy pursued by the Austrians
to the same the Germans followed
last year to Volhynia. where Brue-
loft cut deep into their southern
^htt^ nan*
mobility of the center st Kovel Md
Adriatic. Their advance
edled, end especially murt recom-
mend what should be done to give
the dem the greatest practicable
atability Md safety He must re-
AUSTIN, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING,
t the as-
alled th.
t st Gal-
n, rning
Severs!
wUl be
All bona
toed and
1 conven-
s expect-
h will be
Jaya
lion I. to
AinM op-
the atate
e all II-
nens and
mone th.
The con-
ballroom
wing, protecting the approaches to
Trieste. Against the Austrian cen-
tor, around Gorizia, and the right.
In th. Julian Alps good program
waa alao made, but the Austrian
Unas, on the whois held firm. On
these two fronts the duel monarchy',
troop, have been counter attacking
ceaselessly with wild fury. Their
left, on the Carso, has yielded un-
der Cadorna's hammer strokes un-
til it now roots upon the formid-
able five-mile Medeazza range.
A headlong Italian dash againat
Md across this range would cleat*
the road to Triest.. But before the
Austrian center and right have been
thrown back such a dash would
be sutcide.
Cadorna, clearly perceiving the
menace at the SBedeazza trap, to
WITH NEW MAN ON BOARD
U. OF T. REGENTS GA THER A T
GAL VESTON;HEADS TO FALL
ST. LOUIS, MO.. May M.—Three
milttamen were fired on by unknown
persons while they were standing un.
der s street electric light st Virat
street end Baugh avenue. • district
inhabited by both whites and negroes
at 1145 o'clock this morning. They
were uninjured..
Ths mintiamen ran to ths house
from which ths shots era belleved to
have been fired and mw a man run
through the beck yard end out into
the alley. They fired meveral shots
st him.
The firing of the ehots attracted
numerous other soldler y*atikned in
the neighborhood Md they joined n
the chase a police reintercoment
Also was sent to the scene The por-i
ton who fired the Mots emoabeu. lit
(
cc} AA I
ev-
(
against the new Italian lnes on the
dominating Hill 602. "They failed
completely" myo the Rome war of-
fice report. From Iha Cueco moun-
tain to the Vodice the Austriane.
big gun. played a continuous hall
of sheUs upon the Italian lines
Down on the Carso the Austrians
also tried a counter attack. It was
snuffed out by the Italian fire. It
new mill
EL PAsO. Texas May 30.—Pancho
Villa entered the Mexican town of
ojinaga, just across ths border from
Presidio. Texas a few hours after
ojinage’a capture by his forces, and
is within gun range of United States
troop, tn Presialo.
This intormation was received by
customs officials here tonight It
was partly confirmed by official Mex-
ican reports, stating that Villa en-
gaged Carranza forces at Lomu la Pass
fifteen miles south of ojinaga, yes-
terday, and by a message from Pre-
sidle, saying that the bandit leader
had been seen in the outskirts of
Ojinaga.
Untied Mateo custom, authorities
elossd the port of Prendio tonight to
prevent the VIHinas from sending Into
the United States 000 head of cattle.
Villa hoped to obtain funds for ths
purchase of more munitions through
the Bale of the cattle.
Villa agents here received reports
that over 1*** VII list as commanded
by Jone Tnes Salazer, Lula Monteya.
Martin Lopes and Juan Aranda, en-
tered Ojinaga late today to co-op-
erate with Villa Md Gen. "Chico"
Cano, who directed the attack on the
city. Villa, they said, plans to sound
out the attitude of the United states
government toward hia forces oy oc-
cupying a town directly opposite one
in which American troops are quar-
tered.
Only nitty men at the arranza gar-
rimon of 500 in Ojinaga have been ac-
counted for. It ta feared that the
Vilintas elaugh tered thone who re-
fused to snlirt under villa’s banner.
Among the Carranza wounded reach-
ing Posidio waa Capt, Pedro Arnelas.
The Carranza garrison had been re-
cently reinforced by troupe frpm Chi-
huahua City.
STREET OF Bl
BUFFALO, N. Y. May 'll
droatrplane dropped Oh SB
bile ia s crowded street he
ST. LOUIS. Mo.. May 10 —Seven
people were killed Md twenty-two or
more injured in a tornado thia after-
noon which almost demolishea ths
mining town of Mineral Point. Mo.,
according to advices from De Soto,
fifteen miles away, where sticks Md
other debris from ths shattered build-
ings st Mineral Point were showered
in the strsets.
A relief train was sent from De
Soto Md returnod with twenty-two
injured, who were pieced to an emer-
gency hospital st ths Young Men's
Chrtotlsn association. Three of the
badly injured died on the relief train
en route.
An Iron Mountain paeoenger train
had just reached the depot at Min-
eral Point when the storm broke
there. Hundreds of pamsengers ran
from the coaches and took refuge in
the station building, which was
promptly demolished while several
coaches of the train were torn from
the rails Md ovsrturnsd. Ths en-
gine, howevsr. remained upright on
ths track. Many of tboss who had
taken refuge in the depot were se-
riously injured.
Practically every building In Mineral
Point, which has 300 population, was
Special to The American.
DALLAS, Texas, May 10 —The fed-
eral grand jury to working twelve
hours a day investigating conspiracy
esses agatnat the government grow-
ing out of the opposition to conscrip-
tion of the Farmers Md Laborers
Erotecuixehmociaton: Scores at vol-
uotary getnemses are journeying mlles
to testity and many local lodges are
FATHER AND sok FOUND
DEAD IN OIL TANK
HENRIETTA, Texas May 10—The
bedtea at W. J. Robertson, ago 52,
and hle son Hemp, age 11, were found
thin morning to n gasoHae storage
tank near the Mlaoouri. Kansas A
Texas depot They had been mimaire
since Monday.
The older Robertson was agent for
s.rhaimi.smpeye"n mra
Austin American today celebrates the third anniversary
of its first issue and enters upon its fourth year. Its achieve-
ments during the three years of publication have been un-
usual, its growth has been steady and it has gained in
influence as it has won the commendation of the people of
Austin and of the people in every part of Txas.
The news service of Austin American has been un-
paralleled and the paper has established a standard which
other newspapers have been obliged to follow. Austin
American goes into all the homes. It aims to publish all
the news while it is news and to keep its readers informed
on current events throughout the world.
Austin American has established a new mark of excel-
lence among newspapers of Texas and the record it has made
is a constant incentive to maintain its splendid reputation
and high standard of its popularity among all readers.
i naming
mother
asas City
in KB
It* men
LONDON. May ««.—A tasctnating
game of hide Md seek etratogy ha
begun on the Austro-Itallan front.
General Cadorna, chief commanda
of the Itallan armies, and Conrad
von . Hoetzendortt, the Austrtan
chief, are the players, , Trteste te the
etoke.
For three weeks the Itallana have
amashed forward along the a5-mile
ment te
la Jupe
will be
ing the
Ita ful-
The Identified dead are:
THOMAS LEM ASTON. 40. con-
ductor, Iron Mountain railroad.
GUB BONK.
Baby of Mr. and Mra. Fragk Goff.
Lemaston was orushed to death be-
neath the rutna of the depot at Min-
eral Point, where he had taken rot.
uge.
When the Goff home collapsed the
email child wax blown againat another
building Md killed by the eollislon.
Goff and his wife are among the to-
verely injured who were taken to
DeSoto.
Among the injurea at DeSoto te the
mother of nve churen, three of
whom are eeverely hurt The moth
in Helping Free Mankind From Tyranny, )
tion’s Head Declares We Are Merely
Carrying Out Purposes for Which
This Government Was Founded.
’ -------------
WASHINGTON, May SO.— America is fighting this wag
cause she does not believe in a “selfish and separate liberty”
herself. This is the way President Wilson interpreted the ■
of America in- hia memorial day address delivered at Arlins
National cemetery this afternoon.
The president spoke less than ten minutes. In one stri
paragraph the head of the nation summarized the war spirt
this nation, different from that of any other nation that 4
engaged in war.
"When you reflect upon it, these men who died tb prem
the union died to preserve the instrument which we nowi
within a very short time, accord-
ing to Mayor Wooldridge, one of the
eminent civil engineer* In the United
States, one espectally versed in the
construction of dams arroos nay-
gable streama, will be employed by
the city of AnoUn to inspect the
Austin dam and prepare plans and
specifications for Ito permanent Im-
provement. So contidently did the
mayor speak that It might be In-
ferred he has already begun negotia-
tions with the engineer to be em-
ployed. but he did not indicate who
It might be.
The mayor’s confidence was based
primarily on ths adoption by the
city council Wednesday, by unant-
mens vets, of a resolution ottered
by him, providing for employment
at much M engineer Contrary to
expectations, ths citizens’ advisory
committee, of which — C. Qoeth
to chalrmM. or any member of ths
committee, was included on the com-
mittoe to select the engineer, but
the melection to left to the mayor
and Commimioner Bartholomew.
Work to Be Required
The resolution makes no mention
of whet shall be paid, but it la re-
quired that the engineer shall poa.
sees high character Md exceptional
ability add experience in the work
required, and such a man would
naturally be expected to command
adequate remuneratjon. He is to
examine the dam foundation and
work carefully Md critically, to as-
certain what defects. If any, axtot.
Md report how they may be rem-
kof the
Hero of
ualy to.
nove for
as mMl-
the Ro-
approve
WASHINGTON, May *0—Federal
agents tomorrow will begin n gen-
eral round up of nil anti-registra-
lion agitators in the country.
Hundreds of arrests are expected
within the next two days. It was
indicated at the department of jus-
ties tonight. Throughout the after-
noon Md evening reports had been
coming into the department from
nil parts of the country at inflam-
matory speeches by agitators again*
the draft. These cart-tail orators
Md curbstone exhorters will have
an opportunity to reflect upon their
words on the inside of cells within
the next few days, government or-
fieials declared tonight.
Complete text of every public
speech inciting the public again*
regt*ration will be in the hands of
the department of justice by tomor-
row. Realising agitators would
seize on Decoration day to about
down the law in parka, on street
corners Md from soap boxes, the
department sent to every agent' In
the country instructions to have
stenographic reports made of all
such speeches. These will be uned
for court records in prosecuting the
cases.
"Theee reports will be gone over
carefully and arrests will be made
later in nil Instances in which the
utterances of the speakers are cal-
culated to discourage registration or
to Influence Individuals Into at-
tempting to evade the provislons of
the law,” the department announiced.
The department knows where to
place its finger on these public agi-
tators at My moment, nnd la de-
termined to deal with them handily.
More important, though. Ie the In-
formation obtained today that the
federal officials also have traced
down most" of the secret headquar-
tore of the anti-registration and anti-
conscription propaganda Md are
prepared to make raids Md arrests
the moment it to deemed advisable.
A chart In the department of Jus-
tice shows the location of every
one of these depots of traitorous
literature so far discovered. The lo-
cal agents of the department, as-
rioted by the local police, are keep-
ing a clone watch on all these "un-
derground stations," it is said, and
are prepared to move the moment
Washington gives the word.
A great part of this information
to said to have been obtained by
postal inspectors, who traced down
ths plot headquarters Md propa-
ganda tactores through the mail
sent out.
The government te preparing to
deal with a stern hand with all dto-
turbances. The flret case will be
that of the Newport News Ship-
building Md Dry Dock company,
where a strike of machinisti threat-
ens a large part of the batuieahip
program
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