The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-29
BY ]. Il. FuRAY.

(Staf Correspondent United PreSS.)
DENVER, Colo, April 29.-The
federal invasion" OF the coal strike
district OF southern Colorado began
duty today. Troops Z and ii, OF
the Twelfth cavalry, commanded by
Maj. Mcclure, reached Denver from
Fort d, A. Russell at daylight and
continued on TO Canon City, where
they will make their headquarters in
the pacification OF that section. They
constitute the advaace guard or the
regular soldiers. The second squad
ron OF the Fifth cavalry left Fort
Leavenworth Kansas, early today,
with orders TO rush TO Trinidad.
Mai William II. Holbrook, COM
manding the detachment, will be in
entire command OF the regulars, with
headquarters at Ludlow or Trinidad.
Meanwhile, except in Walsenburg,
comparative quiet reigns, The news
that President Wilson had sent the
cavalry was received with great JOY
everywhere. and even before the de-
tails of his order had come, mine
guards and armed strikers in both
the southern and northern coal fields
began TO cease the firing which, up
TO that time, had continued without
ceasing for hours.
Details OF the lighting In both fields
began TO filter In today. AT Walsen-
burg, In the southern field, fighting
was still In progress at an early hour
| today. Except for a lull OF two hours
| late yesterday. after news OF the
sending of federal troops reached
! there. the firing has continud for SO
hours Last reports gave the known
male dead at two and the known wom-
en- dead al half dozen" II is Inn
possible 10 get accurate details, now
ever, and II is feared this casualty
! list may be increased.
Militia men at Walsenburg deny
they participated In the early rsAi-
ling yesterday, except ia . pertGnc-
itory way, but last midnight thsy we1.
! into action in force Their Ee,6 rteces
shelled the strikers position o. E..sSe
west OF the town, bat fAiie1 - T>-t
1.-The men. Freely exposing Jst tmSsiVSs.
the Greeks Bulgariars &nt otner tc--
eign miners steadily replied - the
soldiers and refused 20 ABANDON their
trenches. Guards IN the Robinson
and Walsen mines are also particlpat.
ing actively
Al Louisville and Lafayette. in the
northern field. q temporary truce was
! established last night after six strik-
ers had been seriously wounded. two
lprohahlr fatally. Two hours after the
orders 10 United States troops were
issued. Gen. John c. Chase, adjutant.
general OF the Colorado militia,
reached Louisville with 100 state sol
diers. They fred two volleys over
the town and took possession OF the
Uecla mine and nearby property. The
mills surrounding the place were also
occupied and preparations completed
10 nut down any further outbreak.
Strikers say the lighting for the
possession OF the Hecla mine yester-
day was fierce. IL IS estimated at
I least ZUUUU shots were nred, aud
nearly every house I'm Louisville was
riddled or bears some other marks OF
, the encounter.
-Four hundred armed strikers. ocs
lcupying a big irrigation ditch. poured
bullets for hours into the Hecla mine
where 100 guards and deputies we're
located After noon the guards turned
water into the ditch in an effort TO
drive the strikers out. The ruse
failed. as the assailants held their
ground and stood in water 10 their
arm pits and contInned 10 IRE. II
was because OF the exposure In this
ditch 10 the guards fire thar most OF
the casualties occurred.
John McLennan and John Lawson.
strike leaders. reached Louisville
late In the afternoon, and persuaded
the strikers 10 lay down their arms.