The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-07
REGULAR
/ TROOPS
IN GARY
-Four Thousand World War
Veterans in Charge of Calu-
met Steel District
Today.
RIOTERS BECOME QUIET
Sixteen Machine Guns, Wrench Nor
tars and Automatic Rifles are
oiled Up for Use II
Needed.
RIOTERS BECOME QUIET


UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
GARY, Ind, Oct. 7.-Order was re-
stored under the reign Of martial law
in the Calumet Steel district today
Riotous elements which had ter
rorized Gary, East Chicago and In
diana Harbor since Saturday even
ing evidently lost all inclination for
fighting when 1000 regular troops,
world war veterans, under command
Of Major General Leonard Wood.
assumed control Of the situation.
The first regular troops arrived
early last night from Fort Sheridan.
Governor James P. Goodrich sent for
the regulars when 500 state militia
had been unable to stop outbreaks.
THE militia was openly defied by
parade of striking steel workers and
sympathizers. Scores of discharged
soldiers, wearing United States uni
forms, participated in the parade.
One of the first. orders issued by
General Wood on assuming control
of the city was that no man should
wear an army uniform unless active
ly engaged in army service.
Autos carrying mounted machine
guns moved slowly through the Gary
streets today. Soldier guards were
stationed every few yards through
out the residence, Industrial and the
business sections.
The Fort Sheridan troops brought
sixteen machine guns, sixty auto
matte rifles, trench mortars and one
FOUNDERS which were mounted on
specially designed trucks.
Troops arriving from Omaha early
today brought additional heavy arms
The state militia was withdrawn
to Indiana Harbor and East Chicago,
where Adjutant General Harry B.
Smith. of Indiana, issued proclama-
tion declaring that district under
military rule.
General Wood announced that the
military authorities would conduct
the affairs Of the city through the
city government in as far as possible
He issued orders against public meet
ings, parades and non-sold1ers wear
ing army uniforms.
Riot In Buffalo.
BUFFALO, n. Y, Oct. 1.-TWO men
shot, several beaten and over a nun
dred revolver shots were fired near
the Lackawanna steel plant this
morning when mob attacked Buff
falo and Lake Erie traction car en-
route to the steel plant with working
employees.
The riot followed breaking up of
crowd of 500 men earlier in the day.
Wearing Itself Out.
! PITTSBURGH, Pa. Oct. THE
! steel workers strike today appeared tc
be wearing itself out in the Pitts
burgh district Every mill of impor
tance claimed additional man power
and production gains today.
Several mills, closed since the strike
was called, resumed operations. Strike
1 leaders maintained their forces were
increasing and asserted they had made
a net gain of 1900 men here sii..
/ the strike started Strike headqL-
ters latest figures declare 100000 mel
on strike-a gain Of $500 since Sep
tember %,
/ Shlp builders Strike.
/ SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 7.-Th'
strike of $4,000 ship builders ant
! metal trades men of the bay distric
settled down today to long struggl
when both sides reiterated their un
compromising positions.
The men refuse to return to worl
unless the eight cents increase i
given. The employers refuse to Civ
the increase, having determined t
"stand by the government in its ei
4 forts to restore normal conditions"
Bloody Street Car Strike.
OAKLAND, Calf, Oct. 7.-Hingin
upon acceptance of the eight hour da;
by the company, today was expected t
see the bloody Oakland street ca
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