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Show TEN DRAFT EVADERS ARE HELD IN THE CITY JAIL There are ten men now being held at the city Jail as draft evaders, and some of them havp been found to have even evaded the registration last year il f the men are being held for the federal olncials and will be given hearings before the United States commissioner Some will be held for trial as deserters Detective A. B. Jensen, who has been ery active In rounding up tho slackers, states that he finds a good deal of trouble among the Mexicans, who profess not to know the require ments of the law. Ho says that when the campaign against the draft ovad-era ovad-era began, there was a tendency on the pair of tho federal ofilclals to be lenient len-ient with the Mexicans because of Mippr-e,i Ignorance. Detective Jensen Baj that opinion concerning the ig? borance of the Mexicans with regard to our laws has changed, lUni tho men aii behoved to understand fully what they are required to do. He states that hcroaftcr all Mexicans apprehended will have to givo a good account of themselves and, if they have not com-I'll., com-I'll., I with the requirements of the draft, they will be charged with desertion deser-tion from tho army. |