Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-06

Walsenburg. Colorado. May "A
request by John McGregor for a
continuance of the truce agreement
reached last night to enable the
strikers to remove their dead from
the surrounding hills and care for
their wounded, was granted by the
militia authorities shortly before
noon today. McGregor and other
strike leaders refused to give out
information as to their losses in
yesterdays battle and none of the
militia or local authorities had en-
plored the hills along the three
miles of battle front.
From a reliable source it was in
timated that the strikers lost at
least a score in Yesterdays engage
wounded would exceed that num-
Der. Doubt was expressed whether
a complete list of strikers casual
ties ever would be secured as it was
agreed that many of the wounded
and some Of the lead probably
We're removed from the more ac-
cessible parts of the field during
the night.
A revised list of the known dead
I'm the fighting at the Walsen mine,
prepared today was as follows:
MAJOR p. p. LESTER, killed
Wednesday.
HENRY FLOYD, citizen, killed
Tuesday night, while riding a mo-
torcycle.
GEORGE BOOK. striker, killed
early Tuesday in Walsenburg.
italian striker. knows as DOM
mick. killed Wednesday.
No official confirmation could be
mad as to the strikers casualties.
Trinidad, Colo, May 2.-Prelimi.
haries of peace in the southern Colo.
RADIO strike zone We're arranged toda,
IN a conference between Maj. w. j
Holbrook, commanding the secons
squadron, Fifth United States cavalr,
and John Brown, Armendo P%elizarri
William Diamond and Frank L. Miner
for the strikers.
At the conclusion of the conference.
Major Holbrook issued a formal state.
ment in which he expressed hope thai
the disorders were at an end. TIE
strikers conferees said they had agreed
to cooperate with the regulars in re.
storing peace. They declared tina,
there had been a general understanding
that they would not permit their mer
to bear arms in public or in the ten
colonies. They said, however. that the
subject of delivering up arms to the
United States troops had not beer
preached.
Violent Acts to Cease.
The statement issued by Major Hol.
brook follows:
Major Holbrook met Diamond
Brown, Pelizarri n Miner in confer.
cnce or the subject of the existing
conditions in Las Animas county. 1t i.
ference satisfactory conditions have
been established and teat acts of vic
lence will at once cease in said county
The conferees of the strikers ex.
pressed themselves as willing to uss
all the influence in their power to.
ward bringing about a normal cond.
ton
of Captain G. c. Smith was to go t.
Walsenburg today. The main body O
troops established a lamp at the
fairgrounds. No announcement wa.
made regarding the sending of regular:
to Ludlow. nor regarding the relation:
between the regulars and the militia.
Federal soldiers who reached Ere.
charge of the district today. The sec
ond squadron of the Fifth cavalr!
reached Trinidad in a drenching rail
and remained in the cars while Mai
w. A. Holbrook busted himself in ar
ranging a camping ground. Severa
hundred citizens welcomed the soldier!
at the station. while at the San Rafae
camp strikers continued their accus
toned occupations and diversions.
One Of Major Holbrook's first act.
"a the issuance of a statement urg
ing "all law abiding citizens to care
fully read the presidents proclama
ton and comply with the provisions
The proclamation referring to tn,
conditions in the Colorado strike dis
t,riofc coS1. ct ln horohu oil ,oo
sons engaged or connected with sal,
domestic violence and obstruction O
the laws to dispense and retire peace.
ably to their respective abodes on O
before the Both day of April"
May Lay Down Arms.
The parleys between Col. Edwar,
Verdeckburg and strike leaders a
Walsenburg continued until long afte
midnight and at 10 o'clock today n,
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