The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-13
led at their heads from all sides.
Crowded Into Ball Park.

lied at their heads from all sldes.
Crowded Into Ball Park.
After an hours wait captors and
captured marched to the depot where
another squad on duty had taken
charge of several hundred more men.
| At $3.50 o'clock the prisoners were
lined up two abreast. Thanked by
two thousand armed citizens the
captives were ordered to march down
the railroad tracks toward the base
ball park at Warren, chosen for the
place of assembling the men to be
deported.
Word of the "clean up" had proceed
ed the sheriff and his men and when
the prisoners reached the park the
spectators on the scene set up Jeers.
Citizens Put Into Cars.
For two hours leaders of the l..
w. w. attempted to make themselves
heard above the boots and jeers Of
the crowds. When it seemed as II
the park would hold no more, six adj
ditional squads of prisoners were
packed in and the guards were in
creased. Shortly before noon a spec
ial train of cattle cars rolled up 10
the park, The prisoners were march
ed in single file from the enclosure
I'D the rrInways and on to the cars.
AS each man entered the car, &C
cording to the authorities, ne was
asked If he wanted to go to work or
If he could give the name OF arreiiaole
citizen who would vouch for him.
Those who expressed desire for en-
ployment were held for further IN
vestigation. Several prominent citl-
zens of Bisbee and Lowell who open
ly declared they were in sympathy
with the /. w. w. movement were
forced into the cars with the unkept
crowds. Among these was Wllllam
B. Cleary, an attorney, known
throughout Arizona, who was taken
into custody when the RAID nIsC
started. Cleary was alleged to nave
spoken openly in favor or the l. W.
w. movement. & 50.
The train left at noon. AS 1t de-
partad cheers and jeers were mingled.
During the night hundreds of men
were 'patrolling the streets. Every
male citizen is armed.
-. Sheriff Posts Notice.
Phoenix. Ariz., July 13.-The fol-
lowing proclamation was posted py
the sheriff: 81 have formed a sher-
ifs posse of ], 200, men in Bisbee ana
/, 900 men in Douglas, all loyal Am
ericans for the purpose of arrestlng
on the charges of vagrancy, treason
of Cochise county all those strange
men who have congregated here from
other parts and sections for the pur-
pose of harassing and intimidating
all men who desire to pursue their
daily toll. =
and insults heaped upon the work
! ingmen of this district by so-cahed
strikers who are strange to these
parts, yet who assume to dictate the
manner of the life of the people OF
this district. Appeals to PATRIOTISM
do not move them nor appeals 70
reason. At a. time when our coun-
trv needs her every resource these
strangers persist in keeping from
her the precious metal production OF
this entire district.
YESTERDAY / heard threats to the
effect that homes would be destroy
ed because the heads of families in
sisted upon their rights as Amerl-
cans to work for themselves, their
families and their country.
"Other threats have and are dairy
beine made, Men have been as
sauIfed and brutally beaten and only
Yesterday / heard the mayor of Bis
bee threatened and his request
ignored. a.,
crate such conditions. This is NO
labor trouble. We are sure of that.
but is a. direct attempt to embarrass
the government of the United States.
/ therefore cali upon all loyal Amerl-
cans to aid me in peaceably arrest
ing these disturbers IF National anu
local peace. Lot no shot be nrea
throughout this day unless IN neces-
sary self defense and l hereby give
Of so-called strikers will re held
personally responsible for any in
iurv indicted on any of the deputies
while in the performance of their
duty as deputies of my office, for
whose acts in turn assume full re-