The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-28
ONE POLE KILLED IN
TIM FIGHTING LAST NIGHT

hfhIkf hhtAs u lhlt - ilf ONLY
man known TO have bven killed In the
fighting last night. Book was found
dead today In a stone house on
Se4enth street ia the town of Wal
senburg. About 3 o'clock this morn
ing strikers fired into the walsen
mine from the stone house and
guards on "Watertnuk hin above
the mine, replied II is supposed this
fire killed Rock
Jesse, russell. "a guard reported
| killed, Is alive.
The wounded are.
MISS MAGGIE GREGORY. cous
iu Of the superintendent of the Me-
Nully mine shot through the arm.
MIKE LENZINL % store keeper
/ shot through the stomach. probably
I fatal.
WILL PEET striker. shot through
! the leg,
Shortly before noon the state
troops LETT the Huerfano county court
house and moved out 20 meet the
strikers, who were scattered through
the hills surrounding the town and
the Walsen and McNally mines.
Sheriff JET FAIR said al u 30 that
/ everything was quiet and that the
trouble appeared Ia DE over IT."
said ne was positive that no mine
guards had been killed and that he
knew Of no fatalities among the at
Hackers. except the killing of George
Book.
Rattle Renewed al Walsenburg.
Firing 900 Nalsenburg suddenly be-
gan again late today when "a state
trooper is fired upon while ON the
way To che town from Watson camp.
The shot came from "a house on Sew
/ cuth street near th1 scene Of the
Seventh street riot. which attracted
considerable notice early Ia the his
tory Of the strike.
The militia did not return the shot.
hut minis guards opened fire on the
house and "a brisk exchange lasted
about five minutes The strikers then
ran up "a white flag. 80 attempt wac
made Co take the prisoners. some
~ the guards believed that one strik-
ers was killed in the fusillndc but
this could not be confirmed
VIII Clear nills To-day.
Colonel N~erdeckherg. in command
az the Ludlow military camp, said
there were 100 militiamen near the
N.i-eu min, and that he proposed
Goo drive the strikers n OF tho hills
during the day. The troops al Wal
seuburg have no artillery, he said.
ElEhtN men were sent from Ludlow
last uight They belonged Go Troop
u % 'omptnyH. First regiment
Troop e. came frum Denver last night
stopping az Malscnburg. Colonel
N~erdprkberg said the hrinH hnd
stopped. The strikers, according to
his Information, were about 800
strong and were about 500 yards from
the mine office
Chase Called Ia Nouh.
AZ Ludlow military amp word was
received that General Chase with 100
men VAS preparing To- leave Fremont
county Immediately FOR the northern
Colorado Goa fields. where "a serious
outbreak occurred last night. n was
announced that IA" military authors
ties would invite the United Mine
Workers % have witnesses present
before the military commission which
Is investigating the battle OF Ludlow.
90 fix the blame Tor the killing of
women and children.
Real Battle az Malsen Mine.
The fighting at the W1lsen miro
began last night soon after the Nc
Naily mine had been captured by tho
strikers and its defenders driven out.
The sc~venty-nNC Walsen guards took
their stand on water Tank htll above
tho mine, where the powerful search
light installed by the company was
operated. a heavy fire from the
strikers on surrounding hills was re-
! piled a. vigorously by the guards.
DgrinE the nght AZ Water Tank Hill