The Sentinel=record., 1912-01-16
ID
 STOP STRIKES
TROOPS AND ARTILLERY CALLED OUT TO QUELL RIOTS IN
 MILL TOWN.
Foreigners Speaking Forty-fivel Lan- guages Engaged in the Strike Soldiers and Police Make
 Many Charges.

Lawrence, Mass, Jan. 5.-Eight companies of state militia, including one field battery, is holding the mill district of this city under martial law tonight, after day of rioting due 70 the strike of l5,VO0 operatives in the big cotton and woolen mills. : At least 15,oO0 other hands were thrown out of work by the stopping Of machinery and the attack on the mills by the strikers. In one in stance, a company of militia had to charge mob with fixed bayonets. one boy being probably fatally hurt.
 Thirty-five armed rioters were ar rested during the day and a few strik- CTS and mill employees who were de lending the mill gates were treated for bullet wounds.
 A majority of the mills are expect ed to reopen in the morning and the militiamen have been instructed to use drastic measures to prevent rep etition of today's outbreaks.
 Even if the mills reopen, it is ex pected they can run only with re- duced force as the strikers have treb. Jed their strength since the beginning of the strike, Friday Although the strike was originally instituted in pro test of a reduction in pay because or the operation of the new 54-hour law making the working week two hours shorter, the strikers now declare that they will not return without a 15 per cent increase and other concessions, including double pay for overtime work and the abolition of the pre- mium or bonus system.
 This decision of the strikers was made known at conference between strike leaders and members of the city government this evening. As a result of the conference the strikers were granted the use of the city hall for a mass meeting tonight. It was also agreed that the strikers be al- lowed to place pickets about the aE~ breaches to the mills tomorrow with the understanding that any signs of violence on their part will be cause for arrest
 Throughout today there were out breaks in rapid succession, police find. ing the strikers and their sympathiz- CTS particularly hard to deal with be. cause of the many nationalitieg rep. resented. No less than 45 tongues are spoken by employees of the Lawrence mills.
 The opening of the mills at ' o'clock was the signal for the first outbreak, when strikers stormed the gates of the Wood, Washington, Pros peet and other mills. They were re- pulsed by police and mill employees with streams of water, but their tac- ties resulted in the closing of nearly two-thirds of the plants,
 Later there were clashes between strikers and the soldiers and mill of ficials about the Pacific, Atlantic and Arlington, and other mills. in which shots were exchanged and several persons slightly injured. The police fired into the air to frighten the rioters but the fire hose proved more effective.
 Three local militia organizations, two infantry eompenies and a battery of light artillery were called out early when it was seen the police could not cope with the situation.
 Unawed by the show of force, how eyer, the strikers pressed forward, Captain Ranlett ordered his men to fix bayonets and charge In the charge, several persons were injured. Sicilian boy, Dominic Raprasa, be ing so badly hurt that he probably will die.
 Ire milisiamen have be II ordered It sl oot If necessary and at one time Battery C unlimbered it's gun to clear the street
 Police from other cities arrived to  pight to aid the forces already here
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