Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-13

Nearly twelve hundred persons, de-
ported from Bsbee today, arrived
here about o'clock tonight. f. y.
King. division superintendent of the
I'll Paso & Southwestern railway, was
in charge and was arrested by the To-
cal authorities for bringing In the de-
por:ees Local authorities refused 10
permit the men to be unloaded here
BISBEE, Ariz.. July 2.-More than
100 alleged Industrial workers oil
the World depopted from Bisbee to-
day are aboard "a cattle cars tonight
speeding toward New Mexico. Their
announced destination is Colum pus'
The men were driven from the city
by deputy shcriffs and about Two
thousand armed men. members OF an
organization known as the cillZehs
protective league" Two men were
killed.
A strike was called here by the
metal workers branch OF the l, W. W.
about two weeks ago. Since then ac-
cording to officials scores Of strange
men have been in Bishee. These men
are alleged to have prevented miners
from returning to work. Plans Tor
the roundup" of alleged undesir-
ables were made at midnight py
Harry c. Wheeler, sheriff OF Cochise
county. within two hours the sheriiI
- ,-Lad-Seuutized Loo men and ordered
them 10 report at various poIii'o Ut
o'clock this morning.
When the bands of citizens as
semblcd those who were not alreauy
armed were given rifles and reviewers
with instructions to use them only Ill
solfdefense.
Until the last I. w. w. is run out
was the watchword passed 10 the
WAITING men.
Caught I'm Early Morning RAID
At $3.50 o'clock special newspaper
editions containing proclamation py
Sheriff Wheeler ordering women nnu
children to keep off the streets during
the day and instructing deputies TO
arrest disturbers of the peace we're
distributed.
simultaneously five bands OF armed
citizens suddenly appeared. some
hurried from alleys, others from
storerc oms and some sprang from low
roofs of business" buildings. All
marched to the center OF the town.
EVERY strange man on the streets
was challenged.
Mine I'1ckttS fhsTCStV's
Fifty pickets at the entrance TO the
Copper Queen mines In front OF III.
most office were arrested when -
armed citizens rushed from the lobpy
of the post office and surrounded
them. Four squads of citizens com
ing from different parts or the CITY
reached the center of the town at the
same time. Each band was marching
with seveal hundred prisoners. AS
each man was detained he was quickly
searched for weapons. AS the pr;5-
oners marched along the streets hun
dreds of rifles were leveled at their
heads from all sides.
After an hours wait taptors and
: captives marched to the depot. wnerc
another squad on duty had taken
charge of several hundred more men
AT $50 o'clock the prisoners were
lined up two abreast. F'lanked by
two hundred heavily armed citizens,
the captives were ordered to march
down the railroad tracks toward War
rem. At Lowell, suburb. about three
hundred more alleged l. w. WIS
were merged into the procession.
Baseball Park Deportation Camp.
The baseball park at Warren was
chosen for the place. of assembling
the men to be depohed Word of
the cleanup had preceded the
sheriff and his men and when the
nrIsoners reached the park, the hun
dreds OF spectators on the scene set
up jeers.
when the prisoners were inside the
enclosure half the armed bands formed
n guard around the park while the
other half started systematic search
of the entire district for the men who
we're identified with the |. w. w. or
who could not account for their pres
ence in a satisfactory manner.
IOadcd Into Cattle Cars.
Shortly before soon a special train
of cattle cars rolled up to the park.
The prisoners were marched in single
file from the enclosure up the rum
ways and onto the cars. As each man
entered the car. according to the au-
thorities. he was asked II he wanted
TO 60 to work or II he could give the
name of reliable citizen who would
youch for him. Those who expressed
desire for employment were held for
further investigation.
Several prominent citizens OF Bisbee
and Lowell who openly declared they
were in sympathy with the 1. w. w.
movement were forced into the cars
with the unkempt crowds. Among
these was William h. Cleary, an at
torney. widely known thru Arizona,
who was taken into custody when the
raid first started. Cleary was alleged
, to have spoken openly in favor of the
l. w. w. movement.
All afternoon the citizens continued
questioning everyone on the streets.
Tonight hundreds of men are patrol
ling the streets. Every male citizen
is armed, some with shotguns and 9TH
ers with revolvers and rifles.