The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-07
HUNT GARY REDS

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the attitude of the ten thousand strik-
ers in Gary and said they feared that
the small number of state troops sta
toned there was insufficient to cope
with the situation" read the COVER
nor's statement.
Upon the arrival of the federal SOL
dfers and the issuance Of proclama-
ton by General Wood proclaiming
military control, the state milftiamen
were ordered to Indiana Harbor, and
East Chicago. Indiana, whege Cover
nor Goodrich declared martial law.
The approximately 1000 men under
General Wood are regarded as suffi-
cient to enforce his directions that no
public meetings or assemblages pc
held and forbidding parades and DEM
onstrations against the 5authofities'
Carrying of weapons of any descrip-
ton by persons other than the police,
military authorities, troops ana MEM
berg of the city government also was
forbidden.
Following the action of several score
men wearing the uniform of the
United States army in leading the par
ade against orders of the mayor and
police yesterday, General Wood 8
proclamation ordered that all men in
the uniform of the United States.
will be exa mined, and those who are
in the service of the United States Will
be attached to an organization on duty
in the city limits and continued on
duty during the present disturbance"
Wood, backed up his orders with
the statement that IF we decide to
take a man prisoner we will do it,
alive or dead, no matter who or where
he is
Martial Law Not Declared.
1t was made plain that martial law
had not been declared. The federal
troops. it was stated by a member of
General Woods staff, will be used to
preserve order. working in conjune-
ton with the civilian peace authori-
ties. Arrests made by the military
forces will be handed over to the civ
ilian officers and tried in courts of
Jaw instead of by court martial he
said.
The military rule will be patterned
after that put into effect at Omaha,
the officer states, or like that in the
occupied portions of Germany, where
many of the federal soldiers here re-
Gently saw service. Immediately upon
9heir arrival here the soldiers began
patrolling and early to-day Gary
Showed no indications Of disorder.
Ample Reserves on Hand.
The troops wore steel helmets but
bayonets. Armed. trucks, CARRYING
mounted machine guns moved slow
Iy thru the streets.
Ample reserve forces were on hand,
it was stated, to check almost any
outbreak, no mater how extensive.
Four one-pounder guns and machine
gun detachment were among the
force.
Picketing by strikers at the various
plants wilt not be stopped, Captain
Charles Bolte, officer of the day.
stated early today. 1t was not in
tended to interfere with. the general
course of strike except in so far as dis
order and destruction of property
were concerned
/ The federal troops here are from
the Fourth and Sixth overseas di-
visions.
Five Shot In Oakland Strike.
Oakland, Calf, Oct. s--Five men.
including Police Capt ". II. Woods,
were shot Monday afternoon in the
rioting consequent upon the attempt
of the San Francisco-Oakland terfpi-
nal railways TO resume street car traf-
fic at the beginning of the sixth day
of the strike. The men asserted they
were shot from a car. None of the