New-York tribune., 1919-06-20
New York Theoretically
Under Martial Law as
State Troops Act to
Check ''Internal Strife''
Force DemObilized
After Inspection
Power Houses, Bridges
and Subway ''Held'' in
"Revolt Manmuvre''

Sight thousand New ork guards
men we're mobilized in armories here
last night and sent to guard power
houses, water works, food storage
houses, telephone exchanges, hotels
bridges, subway stations, public utili-
ties and even some private houses
Demoblization began about II o'clock
after the troops had been inspected
by their brigade commanders.
The activities of the state soldier:
were simply "mannuvres" for drill
purposes, according to Major Genera
lem which the guard officers WORKED
out last night was one dealing with
internal strife.
Theoretically New York was threat
ened with revolutionary outbreaks.
Assembly was sounded by buglers il
the city armories at 1880. Soon after
ward motorcycle couriers, bearing
secret orders for the commanders O:
eleven regiments, sped away from the
list Regiment armory. There were
the headquarters Of BrieS.diea General
George F. Dyer, commanding the LIST
Brigade.
City Under Martial Law"
Other orders had been transmitted
by telephone from brigade headquar-
ters to regimental commanders. Fol
the purposes of the military problem
the city was under martial law. The
seat OF government was in the list
Regiment Armory.
sentry stood at the door of Gen.
eral Dyer's office. Inside the door the
general and his staff received word
that the city's vitals were under guard
A battalion of artillery, minus big
guns, and company of infantry We're
IN possession of City Hail.
From the Twenty-third Regiment Ar
mory, in Brooklyn, General James
kobb, commanding the I'd Brigade, was
informed that troops were in posses
sion OF the reservoir near Prospect
Fark; that others were holding the
Long Island Railroad depot and tracks;
.nat otner companies of infantry were
noiding the power plant and barns Of
tAe Brooklyn Rapid Transit system.
motorcycle couriers carried word te
usneral Dyer that his men from the
ist Regiment Armory were guarding
A .ne hudson tubes at Thirty-nintl
Y Street and Broadway.
Machine guns mounted on handcart.
iastied over the armory floors ane
way to secret destinations. Platoon.
ei infantry crowded into motor trucks
and disappeared.
AT the TIN Regiment Armory, a
e'4'y-eighth Street and Park Avenue
osaers were received at 1855 to sene
sse oattalions to strategic points ra
ala'ing from the armory The instruc
lions were not revealed by Colone
mses' who said that he was RESPONSE
e Tor the safety" of power houses
q barns, PUBLIC utilities and tn
aemes Of certain prominent people.
me period Of the mobilization wa
iAoennlte, but from man to man tn
sosa vas passed along that their tou
" outy would end at IL o'clock.
Saa,or General Organ and his off
sfs Insisted that there was no specia
.xhshcance attached to the maneu
ss' that they we're merely for tn
oppose Of giving the men a chang
s.'m the monotony Of armory drill.
- recalled that the guardsmen hav
oeen drilled in riot duty for years
mere was nothing about the move
A's Of the soldiers to indicate the,
as army. ~
'ery feature Of the "problem" the
ss1s working out dealt with the SUP
Hsssion Of civil strife.
Ten Regiments Modified
~ - New York the 7th, 9Th, 9th, 18th
"a and Tat regiments modified. /,
0sooklyn these regiments we're O.
~: the i4th. 23d and 47th infantry
IS q Field Artillery and the Sd Fiel
..s, niie General ORyan insisted tn
ss'ies were Gust routine" the me
,a'as af1nories showed disposition t.
Ape the cali with the statement o
.s'osnsy Genera! Palmer. made befor
III congressional committee on Wcdnes
a.. e. mat there undoubtedly would b
kssI Red outbreak, accompanied b.
b a. sxpiosions, and that he wante
"f'N'Voo 70 suppress it.