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Show MOONSHINERS SLAIN IN RAID. Roundup Results In Capture of 203 Others by Federal Agents. Washington. The biggest intensive roundup of illicit whisky distillers ever undertaken by the government has just been completed in southern mountain districts by revenue agents and has resulted in the seizure of 4S6 stills, arrest of 200 moonshiners, killing of live outlaws and two sheriffs and the wounding of a number of other government gov-ernment men and liquor makers. This systematic campaign of raids has been under way eight wee:;s, mainly main-ly in mountains of Tennessee, Alabama, Ala-bama, Georgia, Florida, Nor:h Carolina Caro-lina and South Carolina all drv states but announcement was withheld to avoid giving advance information to moonshiners of the activities of a flying fly-ing squadron of fourteen experienced revenue agents. More than 30.000 gallons of pale moonshine whisky was seized and poured down mountain streams. Over $100,000 worth of illicit copper stills of all sizes and other paraphernalia, automobiles, horses, mules and wagons belonging to the distillers was taken. About 21 ,000 pounds of sugar was confiscated con-fiscated and the most of it given to the Red Cross. |