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Show HUNGER STRIKER! IS PUT Hpi Benjamin Salman. Federal Conscientious Objector Prisoner Pris-oner Believed Unbalanced WASHINGTON, Aug. S. Benjamin .1 Salman, x general prisoner of the conscientious objector class, who recently re-cently went on a hunger stclke while under confinement .t Fort Douglas, I'tah. arrived today In Washington, and was placed In St. Elisabeth's fed- ii insane asylum for observation. Coincident with Salman's commit-' 1 ment to the asylum, Secretary Baker' received a telegram yesterday frcm ll'crley P. Chrlstenscn. presidential : I nominee of the thlid party, and counsel coun-sel to.- Salman, asking Shut Balmail be Kien Immediate freedom. The war (lepaitment. In announcing Salman's commitment, say Salman was tried originally at Camp DodgcJ , 1c w.i, for desertion, dlxobedh n e ot or- . !der and for distributing literature to' soldiers tending to influence them not I to accept any kind of service In thej j army and tending to Induce Insubordination Insubordi-nation and disloyalty among them Ills 'original senten--e of twenty-five years i vas reduced to five yean In April, 1P19. Since July. 191?, he has been! serving a sentence at Fort Douglas, Ftah ' The group of prisoners confined at 'Fort Douglas r.;te not been required : to do any work, except that connected ith their own upkeep. "In April, Salman .i nnounced In a I letter to the wnr department that he I I mri not Intend HO do any more labor,' even of the kind required f theru In I I onnrction with preparing their nod.: The authorities did not discover that ..Imnn was falling to do his share of iihe work L;ntil about July 14 It seems jthat ano'.her prisoner, whose sentence I expired July 1 2. had been doing Sal-nian's Sal-nian's work .is well as hi6 own. Q'he other prisoners reported that they would not cook food or do luboi for rhls man who refustd to do his shore Salman whs then furnished ins ration daily and was riven the opportunity I I o cook the same If he so desired. He refused to cook h.s own ration and I went on a hunger strike. "Ho was examined each day by the urgeon and after eleven days' strike he was taker, into the hospital for observation ob-servation and treatment, Forcible j feeding was resorted to Palmar, making mak-ing g nominal resistance." |