The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-01

Injunction Ignored Violation of Rights Claimed
LATE BULLETINS
ON COAL STRIKE

WHttS OIL st1te troops moBAlIxeu AT
G'iden tonight were ordered to pro-
ccd Immediately to the coal fields
D Frederick. Colo. They are to en-
tain mt IL o'clock. Troops mobil-
bed at Trinidad will proceed to
fhe southern coal fields tomorrow,
III was announced at the capitol.
Knoxville, Tenn. October 81.
Major General V. NJ. Lewis, il was
announced here tonight. has or
dered three companies of federal
troops to Knoxville to be ready TO
enter the coal fields of East Ten
nessee or eastern Kentucky in event
trouble arises following tho strike
of miners called for Friday mid
night. The men are coming from
Camp Gordon.
Springfield. Ills. October 3t.-Ii-
Iinois soft coal miners who went
on strike late today. were cpcouraE-
cd in circulars prepared tonight ny
Frank Harrington, district miners
president, to pay no attention TO
threats that troops would be used.
Spring field. Hts. October 3t.-Ap-
proximatcly $4,000 soft coal rsincrs
in Illinois had obeycd tho strike
order of their officials by ) o'clock
this afternoon, according to an
pouncemept Mt state miners head
quarters.
Huntington, W. Va, October 81.
-Four hundred soldiers arrived here
from Camp Taylor. KY. at y. m.
for strike duty in the West Nir-
Ind. toIA
not permitted to leave the cars, and
it was said that their dispositions
would not he known until the re-
naindcr OF the battalion now on
the way was here. The second
troop train and supply train ar
rived h~re at -:25 o'clock. Major
Charles l.. coulter. intelligence Of
ficer, said the troops would re-
main in Huntington pending furth-
err order. from Major General Leon
ard Wood. com mandfug the centrnI
department. The men, IL was
stated. would remain in the cars
until such orders had been re-
ceived.
oklahoma City. October I.-~An
order for the Mobilization of The
On iahomn national guard was is
sued tonight by Governor Robert
SONY In connection with the strike
o. oitumi nous coal nsaers ut mid
nissht tonight. Guard officers say
Flrrotors around every nine In the
sfsste Win he patreiieS by troops
wh"H Il see fhpt All ,miner~ re-
1rssis q, vert lsST.- prssf-r- s;s.ss'
ys.sxagsss. s,ysssss.. ~ III y n.
Two Mu~koeees eynpus,ies On nhv-
nsa national guard. received arders
tonight To he read. 10 leave for
mining districts early tomorrow.
shawnee. Okla, October :;f.--Com-
pany {, Oklahoma national gnard.
with headquarters here has been
ordered to mobilize for immediate
entrainment 10 the coal fields Of
Oklahoma.
Bay City. Mich, October 3i.--Op-
~rafions in practically all Michigan
mines have been suspended for the
duration Of the strike when the
day shifts left work this evening,
there being few mInes in the state
working night forces, William
Stevenson. president Of district ~,
announced tonight
WC ~ts<pV nsinGrb ~ INT OsHtEfNN
arc unanimously supporting the
strike order. stevenson declared.
after spendinE the day visiting all
the workings md Interviewing the
men. "They will stick 10 the fin
fsh.- he added.
Atlanta. Ga. October 3t.-Thrce
companies Of United States reg
uIars in readiness for duty in The
coal fields I'm that section. 1t was
announced here today ut the camp.
ORDERS from the troops came from
Major General Lewis, comm andant
OF Camp Gordon. now ON duty In
Camp Gordon. now on duty in
Knoxville in connection with the
street chr strike. Officers mt the
camp here declined to say what
companies would 70 or what time
Saturday they would leave.
Muskogee, Okla. October 81.
Orders were teiegraphrd tonight
from Headquarters OF District No.
Fl. United Mine Workers Of Amer
lea. here calling upon all miners In
Oklahoma. Afknnsas and Texas 10
obey the strike call mt midnight.
Knoxville, Tenn. October ~.
~Any show OF violence will he
promptly met and all vfoIators of
the law Will he vigorously prose-
cuted,, declared Governor Roberts
here tonight, In referring 10 the
coal strike.
at II reereftable.- he said. ssthat
the coal miners Of Tennessee feel
under OBLIGATION TO go out ON
strike IN Obedience 10 an order