Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-10-17
CARY REDS TELL
OF UPRISING PLOT
Openly Boast They Came to the
U. S. to Help Overthrow
Government.
TROOPS ARREST THE LEADERS
Prisoners Reveal Conspiracy Against
the American Republic - Army
Plans Enclosure to Hold Per-
sons Arrested.

Gary, Ind, Oct. 13.-Admissions that
they are not American citizens and
thai they came to Gary for the express
purpose of melting revolution among
workers were made to the military au-
thOrities here by ten of "the Red
Brotherhood" seized in raids on secret
anarchist rendezvous.
The raids were carried out by fed
eral operatives and regular soldiers af-
ter secret service agents had passed
two weeks in carefully uncovering
many revolutionary nests in widely
sea Uttered sections.
The names of six of the leaders TAX
en- were suppressed for military rea-
sons by army authorities. These men,
with four others, are being held for
deportation.
The names of the four are John
Strulansky, Alex Retunas, John Tea
yon and Joseph Yamage.
Army officials were authority for the
statement that plans are already un-
der way for the erection of a huge
army stockade in Gary, wherein mill
tary prisoners will be housed. 1t was
also declared they would be used in
caring for the streets.
This announcement was made fol
lowing the revelation that hundreds
of prisoners taken during the last
week in the strike area have over
crowded the jails at Gary and at
Crown Point. All of the prisoners are
held for infringement of one or more
sections of the military law.
"We are not American citizens, but
revolutionary men from Russia and
Hungary, and we came here to stir uE
revolution in this country" one OF
the men held for deportation is re
ported to have told army officers wher
he was taken into custody along with
his fellows and q mass of rabid lit
erature written in the Russian Ian
guage.
Another is alleged to have said
"There isn't much chance to cause {
revolution here, and we want to ge'
back to the old country as quickly a:
possible, so that we can help the rev
olutionists there"
Col w. G. Mapes, commanding th'
troops, announced that military cour
would be established within the mex
two days.
The first work to be done by mill
tary prisoners will be the cleaning VI
of Municipal alley" which is stu
ated behind the Gary city hall.
Members of ''the Red Brotherhood
who have been arrested are held OF
one or several of the charges listed:
Molesting citizens.
Unlawful picketing.
Threatening life and limb.
Creating a disturbance.
Assaulting an officer.
Attempting to rescue a person unde
arrest.
While these were the only charge
operative, it is expected others of
more or less serious nature will b
quickly formulated.
Indicative of the seriousness wit
which he considered the situation i
the Calumet district after a tour of tn
strike area, United States District A
torney Clyne left for Washington fo
a conference with national officials.
"The crisis is grave one in il
poiitico-revolutionary aspect, and
want to talk to men in the nations
government about it," said Mr.. Clyn
on the eve of his departure.
The district attorney said he wouI
seek to have the espionage act cor
tinue operative for an indefinite perfo
after the close of the war.
conditions warrant such action,
he explained.