El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-13
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MEN ON DESERT.
Put Off Train at Her
manas, They Are Walk
ing Towards Ell Paso.
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county and city authorities are un-
able TO cope with any situation that
may arise. United States troops are
guarding the two railroad BRIDGES
which span the Rio Grande near the
In event the situation becomes
more serious and the horde of strikers
do attempt to enter El PaSo civilian
vigilance committee OF armed citizens
viii be formed. according TO Mr..
Wyatt This Drecaution viii be taken
10 guard against any disturbance Cen
Bell also would have a sufficient
number of troops in the downtown
districts to handle any situation that
may result
No Room Here, says Chief.
Il will not tolerate an T. W. ~. I'm
the city OF III FaSo. said chief b. j.
LahrislIie- Il may have TO use some
extreme means TO set them out Of
here. but I am ready for them and
only waiting for them 10 move This
department is jim constant CoUUuni-
cation with the cities surrounding Ell
faso and any move they make VIII be
known here iu very few minutes
after IL is made
Every freight train is being
watched for small parties of T. " W.
and as fast as they enter the city they
are moved out. and things are made
so interesting for them while they are
here that they are glad TO move About
is Of them were here Thursday night,
but did not liuger longer than from
enc train 90 the next. j have ordered
all my men 10 show no lenieuCy to-
wards any of them"
whistle is Assembly Signal.
All policemen have been notified
that ten blasts Of the fire whistle is
a signal 10 gather 81 the fire station
at once. ana most Of the drivers Of
public service autos on the stands.
have been asked to drive TO the po-
lice station il the alarm is given The
night force Overhauled all the shot
guns al the police station Thursday
night. and the ammunition for the
provost guards was taken out and
made ready TO ISSUE also an extra
pistol for each guard was made ready
Il don't think If the T. w VS. know
now we are getting ready to make
things interesting for them, they viii
come this way said judge Charles
Pollock The station looks like IL
was getting ready for a German raid
army Can Do Nothing
Military officers at Hermauas. n.
H. Je,eEraphed army headquarters
here Friday that the l1Ss J. W. "
aEitstors from Bislees Ariz-. were
stranded at that point and had been
without food and water for SO hours.
Instructions were asked as TO their
disposition Local military authorities
wired that the matter was an entirely
civil tffair and that the military
could take no action either in feeding
or looking after the J. " W
Col Ho-auio g. SicleL commander
of the 18th cavalry at Columbus, has
reported 10 the FL Faso military .
headquarters that the special dep0rt- f.
alton train with the J. W W aEi-
latOrs arrived in Columbus Thursday
and that the occupants were not
allowed 10 liseubark there by the .
civil OfGciaIs OF the city He said
that the military had taken no action. .
IO0 Citizens TO Help Police.
After word had been received by /
the chief of police Friday that the .
T. " VS. were headed toward FL /
Paso, a meeting was held. and 100 I
men. citizens of this city. were asked /
20 serve as extra police officers IN I
case II was necessary TO call upon I
them 70 one except the ones called .
upon TO act. are 10 report at the pO- /
lice station.
All ether citizens are asked not TO .
go TO the station as IL would only add .
confusion TO the posse who IL was
said viii meet the unWelc0me men al /
the city limits where the corporation .
court VIII be moved TO, and sessions /
held on them They VIII there be
given notice TO turn back and helped,
II the occasion demands. Guards .
have been placed all along the rail-
roads and all trains viii be watched
The 100 citizens are not TO take
firearms. as IL is not considered by
the police 20 be a good thing TO have
body Of men with firearms in their
possession ar time like that