New-York tribune., 1919-01-14
Martial Law i'm
Buenos Ayres
To Curb Riots
10000 Reserves Summoned
to Colors and Cadets Are
Recalled From Vacation
1000 Agitators Arrested
Prisoners Mostly Russian
Fugitives; Soviet Chief Is
Reported To Be Slain

BUENOS AYRES, Jan. IS (By The
Associated Press).-lt was decided to-
dav bv the President and the Cabinet
TO declare martial law in Buenos Ayres.
The date for the declaration has not
been announced.
Ten thousand reserves have been
summoned to the colors and the mill
,srv cadets have been called from their
vacations.
The total number OF prisoners
taken by the police is now re-
norted to be about 10000. The inter
rogation of Russian prisoners reveals
that nearly all of them were fugitives
from Russia on account of revolution
arv activities there. The prisoners in
clude 200 Catalonians, who fled after
the Barcelona uprising, which termi-
mated with the execution of Professor
Francisco Ferror. in 1909.
Pedro Wald, known as "presdent OF
the Soviet government" is reported to
have died from injuries received while
resisting arrest.
The prisoners, at present con-
fined in military barracks, boast the
Soviet government will be resumed
May /. but government authorities arr
confident that the arrest Of the ring
leaders has put an end to The disturb
ance.
Some of the leaders resisted officers
nd Ia Il
stations.
few of the large stores, in an cf-
fort to inspire confidence. opened their
doors and removed the steel shutters
from the display windows. AS the day
progressed other stores opened, taxi
cabs appeared in the streets for the
first time in several days and a partial
streetcar service was resumed.
Civilian guards. with rifles and
drawn reviewers. patroied the city Sum
day, breaking up crowds and arrestng
suspicious characters.
Patrols of guards were fired upon
several times from buildings during the
day, it being charged that MaXimalists
were guilty. During the evening q ere
pentant MaXimalist' confessed accord
ing to the military authorities, that
there had been a plot to DESTROY the
Plaza Hotel during the night for the
purpose of killing man whose name
up to the present has not been an
nounced. A machine gun company was
sent to the hotel which houses the
families OF several American business
men on missions here
Censored reports from the interior
indicate that the MaXimalist movement
Is spreading to the principal cities,
notably Rosario. whore a general strike
was called Sunday morning. 1t was de-
cided in that city not to defend the
police sub stations, and all archives
and officers were concentrated at the
Central Headquarters.
Attacks on Police Serious
The attacks Thursday night on Po-
lice Headquarters and police stations
were more serious, it is learned, than
was at first admitted. The fighting
began in front of the Congressional
Palace, five blocks from Headquarters.
Meanwhile the roofs of buildings and
the street near by were crowded with
the attacking forces, awaiting the
signal.
Two auto trucks loaded with troops
started for the Congressional Palace,
but were fired on, and the automobiles
returned to headquarters just as the
attacking parties poured in from four
directions, entirely surrounding the
building, which occupies an entire
square.
As an indication of the seriousness
o. the street fighting in Buenos Ayres
friday all Allied army officer. who is
Stopping here temporarily, estimates
mat 5000 shots were t.red in ten min
utes during the attack on Police Head
quarters by the strikers
Reports rom Montevidco say that the
authorities there arc strengthening
their forces against the Bolshevik
movement. Troops have been thrown
ground Villa de Cerro, localizing strike
disorders to that district where there
are American packing houses.