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Show GRIM-FACED MEN AFTERTRAIT0R8 SASAKWA, Okla., Aug. 4. Straggling Strag-gling squads of grim-fa'ced possemen from Hughes, Seminole and Pontotoc counties early today wore concentrated concentrat-ed at Rock Springs crossing on the Little river for a final council before continuing the hunt for armed bands of objectors to the selective draft scattered through tho adjacent country. coun-try. Spreading terror among the peaceful, peace-ful, law-abiding rural inhabitants and impressing Innocent men into their ranks, tho objectors have found hiding hid-ing places In the timbered hills and fields of growing corn and cotton. Possemen declared it will take several sev-eral days and possibly a week before the hunt is terminated. Widespread Scheme Affidavits sworn to by men impressed im-pressed into the objectors' rank6, who afterwards escaped, gave evidence that the plot to withstand service in tho national army was widespread but poorly organized. It was said the machinations ma-chinations Included plans to burn and dynamite bridges, demoralize traffic in general and to rob and plunder whenever tho opportunity offered. Officers and posse members have been warned not to eat food or drink at unfriendly farm houses. Women and chlldron left behind by the recalcitrants recal-citrants were said by officers to havo beon Instructed to poison the food and drink of any visitor who cannot give a prearranged signal. Captains of tho outlaw bands wear red ribbons across their breasts. Estimates of tho number of mon enrolled en-rolled in tho objectors' ranks varied. The popular belief, however, was that they number between 500 and 600. Two arrests had been made early this morning. A youth giving the namo of Jabez Benefield. brother of an alleged captain of the "southern" district, dis-trict, and a man giving the name of J. D. Manealey, about 60 years old, are In. the hands of a posse. |