Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-10-07
WOODLANDS
CLAMP LID TIGHT
AGAINST R|0T|NG
Men In Uniform Will Be
Rounded Up in Gary to
End Friction.
ALL MEETINGS BARRED
BY GENERAL s ORDERS

Chicago, Oct. 6-Three big steel
centers in the Chicago district were
placed under martial law, tonight.
At Gary, Ind, Major General Wood in
command Of federal troops, issued an or
der providing that no public mmeting os
assemblies might be held ''in any street,
park or other portion of the city
At Indiana Harbor and East Chicago,
Ind, martial law was declared by Adult
ant General Smith acting on authority
of Governor Goodrich, Of Indiana
General Woods order exempted
churches, theatres and motion picture
houses
The order set forth that all men in
the uniform of the United States army
in the city would be brought to military
headquarters Immediately il investiga-
lion showed that q particular man was
a part of the armed forces of the ma
item the o~der added. he would be plac-
ed under command Of the military author
tiles in the city for duty. If, however,
the man was out of the service. the order
stated, he would be held pending fur
Their investigation"
This latter provision was taken to
mean that discharged soldiers wearing
their army uniforms in the city would Be
held in custody
The order was made effective immedi-
ately.
Upon arrival of the federal troops.
the state units, which have been distrib
nted over the Indiana district, were
Withdrawn from Gary and concentrated
at Indiana Harbor and East Chicago.
state troops had been sent to the dis
trlcts rloting Saturday night, and to
III,
no disorder in either of the strike CEN
ters today
Tense Feeling
Outwardiy the situation was Quiet
throughout the strike district today. No
disorder was reported. There seemed To
be a tense feeling. and officers admitted
that they feared trouble
Steel plants throughout the district
continued to operate with varying forces
OF men at work. AS on previous davs.
plant officials claimed that many addi-
honl men had reported for work, but
STRIKE leaders asserted that only d few
unsklied workers had gone back
Arms Coming Through Mails
! Ait" an investigation. following the
arrest IF negro on charge of carry
ing Weapon. c. f. Huber. assistant
postmaster reported that firearms were
being received by night at Gary in the
mail from Chicago Ile expressed the be-
lief that he postoffice authorities could
not refuse the arms after they once had
been placed in the mails.
Federal tsoops sent to Gary. tonight
are overseas veterans of the Fourth di-
vision.
State trooos, today, patrolled the
avenues leading to steel plants and parts
Of the city where disorders were liable
10 develop for companies having been
brought here list night from Indiana
Harbor and Ea,t Chicago. Ind, where
u companies wee quartercd after riot
ing was resumed here by strike sym-
pathizers.
Bombarded With Bricks.
Last night hundreds Of strikers
began to congregata before the gates Of
the United States Seel corporation plant
and the mill Of the American Sheet and
lin Plate company. Police and special
deputies clashed with the crowd of
strikers and many bricks and stones
were thrown. Final? the situation be-
rame so threatening taat Mayor William
i. Hodges called the troops.
While the troops we're on the way
here IN street cars the police succeeded
in dispensing the crowds, after using
heir clubs freely and making more than
dozen arrests