Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-11
GENERAL STRIKE IS
 DECLARED THROUGH
 ARGENTINE REPULBIC
Wild MObs Burn Churches, Schools And Public Property; Soldiers Re. fuse to Fire on Strikers.

Buenos Aires, Jan. 10.-General Dellepiane. commander of the forces opposing the strikers has assumed a military dictatorship and has taken over all the forces of the government. This action it was explained in no wise constitutee a measure unfriendly to resident Irigoyen.
 Several persons were killed in clashes between strikers and govern ment forces today, and the govern ment, in view of it's increasing gravity bring about normal conditions. Sold iers and police were instructed to shoot whenever necessary and to put down outbreaks of violence regard less of the cost in blood. The regional federation has ordered that the gener- al strike be continued indefinitely and has instructed it's members to oppose all acts of aggression by the govern- mcnt forces.
 To supplement the troops and police, Radical party leaders today organized White uGard of 10000 and tonight marines and sailors disembarked to aid in patrolling the city.
 The strikers began the day by shoot ing into every business house which attempted to open and then devoted itheir energies to burning automobiles. A cavalry patrol this afternoon had a :pitched battle with a group of Rus sians who had ransacked a gun shop. , Cavalry has taken over the munltion slaughter house to insure proper distribution of meat. This the strlk- ;ers had tried to prevent.
 At 3 o'clock this afternoon, the raii- ways announced not a train was rur.- ming in the republic. The only ews- pape rpermitted to circulate today was La Vaguardia, the socialist organ, other newspapers being burned by the strikers as fast as they appeared. Newspaper offices are guarded by Ma tional Police. Police reports indicate that more than 100 persons were Killed in yesterdays fighting.
 The newspapers say the strike is the outcome of Bolsheviki revolutionary movement by foreign agitators. Ihese lagitators bear no resemblance to the 1 Snaniards, Italians, or Argentln1ans who compose the bulk of the laboring I classes.
 Rcunos Aires in the last "A hours has assumed the appearance of ci'y stricken with some terrible pestllence. The streets are filtered With tns wreckage of vehicles, garbage anu pa per. Corrugated steel shutters cover thc windows of the business houses, all of which are closed. Sentine1s With rifles over their shoulders stand at street crossings and National Mounted ! nolice ride through streets with their
 rifles slung on heir saddle pommels and with full cartridge belts.
 I Buenos Aaires, aJn. 10.-A general strike was declared throughout the
 Argentine republic at midnight last night. 1 Serious disorders followed the fun eras yesterday afternoon of the i've
 persons killed in Tuesdays disturban-
 ces. After the burial of the victims
 inc crowd d: thousand or more strik- CTS which had 3formed the procession
 burnedSa passenger train on the Paci-
 6c Railway. which runs near the
 cemetery, and then tore Up the track
 paralyzing traffic on the trans-Andlne
 line.Ss :, They later burned Catholic church
 aud the girls school adjoining, throw