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Ada Weekly News August 9, 1917

A FALSE ALARM

Sheriff Roach and some deputies of Ofuskee county arrived at Francis late in
the afternoon. Some one phoned him from Sasakwa that the officers were in
close quarters, being virtually surrounded by the mob and help was needed at
once. He promptly called in the sheriff's office at Ada and repeated the
message. That the organization affected in the afternoon was very much alive
was demonstrated in a very few minutes. The news traveled with the speed of
the wind and before an hour had lapsed 100 or more had left in autos which
were freely given by their owners. Every man who could get a gun was eager to
go and had the sheriff not come in when he did many more cars would have been
on the road. However there was a feeling of intense relief when the sheriff
made his appearance, although hundreds of Ada citizens would have risked
their last drop of blood to rescue the party had they been needed.

When the rumor of the surrounding of the officers reached Ada, Allen was
called up and the response for aid was instantaneous, the rush of citizens
being as ready as those from Ada. The same also occurred at Franks, a number
of men leaving church and hurrying to Francis.

SHOOTING AT STONEWALL

It was reported from Stonewall late in the afternoon that trouble near Jesse
was looked for during the night, as it was reported that a hundred or more of
the secret anti-draft organization had assembled and were preparing to make a
raid during the night. However, steps were taken promptly to forestall any
outbreak.

During the night Deputy Nehut of Stonewall and a posse, who were guarding a
road southeast of that place in the edge of Coal county, encountered a band
and the latter at once opened fire on the officers. Some thirty of the forty
shots were exchanged but no casualties were reported.

BRIDGE BURNED IN SEMINOLE

That the raiders are still ready to do all damage possible when the danger of
being caught is not too great, was evidenced by the burning of the Katy
bridge on Salt Creek, between Konawa and Maud during the night necessitating
detouring trains via the Frisco today. An attempt is also reported to burn
the Katy bridge over the Canadian at Tyrola.

NAMES OF CAPTURED MEN

The following men composed the bunch of prisoners brought in by Sheriff
Duncan: Joe Neely, Alfred Gooden, J. Hogue, A.L. Spangler, Bruce Clark,
Luther Hogue, A.J. Polk, Neely Adams, Sam Spray, Alva Neely. All, except one
are within draft age. It is reported that all contend that they were not
members of the rebel band, but were forced in and taken prisoner. This
afternoon Sheriff Duncan put them through a grilling, but the result is not
known.

SASAKWA THREATENED

For the past few days threats had been heard against the town of Sasakwa, it
being said that the anti-draft organization was going to raid and plunder the
town. Little attention was paid to the threats at the time, but since the
late disturbances the citizens are exercising all possible vigilance against
any depredations and are prepared to give a warm reception to any attackers.

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