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 arc
oiled Up for Use II
Needed
RIOTERS BECOME QUIET

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| 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 a
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
Iy engaged in army service.
Autos carrying mounted machine
J 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The state militia was withdrawn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-
ton 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
;nes parades and non. soldiers wear
ing army uniforms.
Riot In Buffalo.
BUFFALO. N. Y, Oct. 1.-Two men
shot. several beaten and over hun
dred revolver shots were flred near
the Lackawanna steel plant this
morning when a mob attacked But
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 to
! be wearing itself out in the Pitts
burgh district Every mill of impor-
itance claimed additional man power
! and production gains today
Several mills, closed since the strike
was called, resumed operations. Strike
| leaders maintained their forces were
increasing and asserted they had made
a net gain of 10000 men here sii
| the strike started. Strike headqL-
iers latest figures declare 100000 men
on strike-a gain Of $500 since Sep
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ShIp suilders Strike.
/ SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1.-THE
strike of $4,000 ship builders and
| metal trades men of the bay district
settled down today to a long struggle
/ when both sides reiterated their un
compromising positions.
1 The men refuse to return to worR
unless the eight cents increase Is
given. The employers refuse to give
the increase, having determined te
"stand by the government in its Ell
4 forts to restore normal conditions
Bloody Street Car Strike.
/ OAKLAND, Calf, Oct. 7.-Hingin&
upon acceptance of the eight hour day
/ by the company. today was expected tt
see the bloody Oakland street Cal
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