The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-14
1000 ARRESTS FOR
ARGENTINA RIOTS
Martial Law in Buenos Aires
and 10000 Reserves Are
Called to Meet Peril.
RED MOVEMENT SPREADS
Eighty Per Cent. Of Prisoners
BOlsheviki From Russia and
Some From Spain.
By tbs Associated Press.

BupNos A1REs, Jan. 1s.-It was de-
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 military
cadets have been called from their va
cations.
Tho total number of prisoners taken
by the police Is now reported to be about
2.ooe. The Interrogation of Russian
prisoners reveals that nearly all of them
were fugitives from Russia on account
Of revolutionary activities there. The
prisoners include Catalonians who fed
after the Barcelona uprising which ter
minated with the execution OF Prof.
Francisco Ferrer in 1909.
Movement Is Spreading.
Eighty per cent. of the agitators are
Russians, 10 per cent. Argentinians and
10 per cent. of various other nationali-
ties.
The prisoners, who are confined In
military barracks. boast that the move
ment will be renewed on May l. but the
Government believes that the arrest OF
the r!ngleaders will end the trouble.
Censored reports from the interior in
dictate that the Maximalist movement
Is spreading to the principal cities, no
tably Rosario. where n general strike
was called on Sunday morning, 1t was
decided in that city not to defend the
police sub-stations, and all archives
and officers were concentrated at the
central headquarters. II Is reported
that several street speakers have been
prreeted at Rosario and held in soil
tary confinement.
Independent strikes were begun this
morning on railways not affected by the
general walkout OF last week Trains on
the Central Argentine Railway which
left here on Sunday morning are being
held at Rosario. from which city no
krains are permitted to leave for Buenos
Ayrea
The Western Railway Is also tied UP
by a strike which began at midnight.
AZ o'clock this morning the round
house and other railway buildings were
surrounded by strikers and firing was
reported. These strikes will embarrass
the movement OF troops,
The attacks Thursday night on police
headquarters and police stations were
moro serious. It is learned. than vas at
6rst admitted. The fighting began in
front OF the Congressional Palace. five
blocks from headquarters. Meanwhile
the roofs OF buildings and the streets
near by were crowded with the attack
Ing forces, awaiting the signal.
stormed by Mobs- - All Sides.
Two auto trucks loaded with troops
started for the Congressional Palace. but
were fired on. and the automobiles re-
ta1nsd to headquarters just as the at
lacking parties poured in from four d.
eooeions, entirely surrounding the build
ing, which occupies an entire square.
The Buenos Ayres papers say to-day
that the only thing that saved the situa-
ton was the arrival OF Gen. Dellepianc
while the battle was at Its height and
his Immediate assumption OF supreme
command. replacing the chief of police
About the same hour several police
stations. received telephone messages fol-
assistance. Attacks were made against
these stations a few minutes after the
alarm was given. The plan was TO take
all police stations. then the other Gov.
eminent buildings and to proceed with
the overthrow of the Government :mme-
diately.
Pedro wald, known as president OF
the Soviet Government" is reported tc
have died from injuries received while
resisting arrest.