Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-12
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 GRIEVANCE
After Days of Carnage and Vandalism Leaders Agree
 to Stop; Rioting Continues

BuenOS Aires, Jan. ll'-'ps .io Associated Press. .)-The committee in charge of the general strike agreed to end the strike this at'ei- noon after conference with Pres'- dent lrigoyen and the presldeht o' the Vasena Iron Works:
 covernmert troops turned nla chine euns on a force of 2oo strlN- are and their supporters when 'hes attacked the postofflce sh"'"S "A fer noon, dispensing them
 Twenty persons were k'iieu '''. s;xtv wounded ill another attack oi' the yasena Iron Works tocay.
 Although the report sprea. tbrouehout the city aEout i've o. clock that the strike had offlc!a.is ended shooting in various sect'o''s continued for several hours laeer' Tho condition of the settlement nave not vet been announced
 Thp attack on the posto!llce ""S carefully arranged. Men began to struggle into the building as If on business and when aoAut 200 were we assembled, shooting began 1re goyarnment's machine guns sooh ended this terfOIlSlh.
 The police stations were attacN- ed early in the day. as was also a bosp;tal A national committee or students today called on General nelleraine. who last night assumed the military dictatorship, and offered to take arms for the government mt was informed that this was not necessary. The employees of the Armour Packing Interests in the suburb or Ayellaneda joined the strike move : ment this morning and attacked the ; meat deliveries of the Sanslncha Packing entrenchment thtmselves when the police arrived and the , seventh infantry was sent to rem force the police. At nighthali' the two opposing forces were still lined up ii, battle formation. Meat sup plies were taken to the public in- stitutions late this afternoon under heavy cavalry escorts,
 The food situation is critical, for | anarchists have threatened to kilt : and are killing. anyone attempting to distribute food of any kind. They i have been drawn cordon around grocery stores and pharmacies.
 The newspapers demanded that the government acquisition the meat ! stored in the packing houses.
 Throughout the entire day, the city was in the hands of unshack- led anarchy. There vas no long CT any semblance Of leadership among the rioters, who committed all manner of murder and violence, single handed or in groups, at will. 1 A milkman delivering milk at the i Plaza Hotel was approached by a lone individua who put revolver at the milk mans haad and fired. An old woman with market oaskar lert some seekin@ food She was at tackled hy two men, ono oi whom cut her tn 'oat.
 Fightirg was renewed in all parts of tho city before noon and Ill tho evening there were several pitched battles along the Avenida de Mayo. | The Fifth and Twtlfth Cavalry. re- cruited to maximum strength, were ordered from Salta province and are row.
 l General Dellepiane issued orders to the army and police to requisition all automobiles required and all day troops were rushed from one scene of disturbance to another. Genera Dellepaine also ordered the arrest ot Russian anarchists wherever found agitating. As soou as taken Into custody they were interned aboard warships in the harbor. It is lmder- stood that they will be ,depofted. I Fighting persisted tllroughout the
 day ill the iaissian section. wher,
 many citizens joined .he troops il
 afresting anarchists.
 The question of food became very { serious in the day. not even enougl supplies being distributed to feed th. } soldiers.