The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-24
REAL War ATH0ME
A Sharp Battle Is in Progress
I'm Colorado.
Between Striking Miners and
the State Militia.
STRIKERS take TWO TRAINS
Cavalrymen Turn Their Horses
Loose and Entrench.
Another Troop Executes
Flank Movement.

Trinidad. April 24.-F1ghting between
state troops and armed strikers began
shortly after IL o'clock at Bunker Hill.
a short distance south OF Monson, ac-
cording to reports just received here;
the strikers are reported to have cap
tured two trains. The ,cavalrymen
turned their horses loose and they are
entrenching.
Two field pieces detrained at Monson
are being rushed into action says the
report. General Chase has established
communication with Rouse and has
the location of the attacking party.
Later reports from Rouse say:
At 1885 seventy 0avalrymen at full
Eallop have just passed Rouse with ar
tillery.
The two messages indicate that a
son has executed a flank attack on the
band Of strikers which is said to have
attacked the scouting party.
Nothing More to Do.
Washington, April 24-Secretary
Wilson Of the department Of labor. said
after today's cabinet meeting, at which
the Colorado strike situation was dis
cussed at length, that he did not see
any opportunity for the federal gov
ernment to do more than it already
had to adjust the strike condition.
I'VE have exhausted he said, sour
efforts to reconcile the factions under
the law. We have received kilograms
demanding that federal troops be sent
there but until the governor requests
and we have not heard from him."
Soldiers Into the Hills.
Trinidad, Colorado. April "a
General John Chase, who reached
Wa1senburg with the first train bear
ing troops into strike zone. shortly
after one o'clock this morning, later
abandoned his plan of detraining
there and marching into the strike
zone. With soldiers posted on top of
the box cars the special train Son-
sisting Of eight box cars. one bae-
gage car, ten coaches and a caboose,
moved slowly south at o'clock in
the direction Of the rugged hills near
Munson and Rugby where an armea
force estimated at xone thousand is
believed to be massed waiting to open
an attack.
Provisions are running low among
the strikers and the leaders say if 1t
becomes necessary, in order ito secure
food for the men. they will take food
from company stores at Aguflar and
vicinity. While the fighting was rag
ing at the mines all about Aguilar. no
disturbances Of any sort occurred in
the town. The strikers Of Aguilar
district are believed to have moved
north. in the direction Of Rugby,
where another large body is said to
be stationed in the hills today.
At o'clock the strikers were
reused by the changing of a bell. An
outpost had seen a light which he
supposed to be the headlight of the
engine on the troop train. All prep
arations for an attack had been COM
pleted when 1t was learned that q
mistake had been made. A series of
signal shots in the hills shortly after
o'clock indicated the armed men
have taken up a position over an
area extending from Munson, south
to Rugby station. distance OF over
five miles. At o'clock it was re-
ported that the troop train had halted
near Munson and that the troops were
detraining.
Cavlarymen were said to be scout
ing