Arizona republican., 1919-02-12
BUTTE MINERS MAKE LITTLE TROUBLE IN
 FACE OF J. $. TROOPS
Ban Placed On Fire Arms
 Martial Law Not Likely Newsboys Are Attacked Street Cars Not Running
rRepublican A. p. Leased Wirel

BUTTE, Mont, Feb. 11.-There was Q noticeable Hull today in the situation in Butte. where members of the Butte metal miners union (independenD and the metal mine workers industrial union, No. 500 of the l. w. w., are on strike in protest against the recent cut in wages Of s1 a day by mining com panies in this district and against the ''rustling card" system in vogue here.
 What was hoped might result in a possible solution of the difficulties III Butte, a discussion of the high cost of living by miners. businessmen and city and county officials-did not take place today, according to strike lead CTS. Mining companies officials ad- mitted that operations remained prac- tically at d standstill. Early in the day q few arrests were made by the police. those arrested being charged with obstructing men going to work. Few calls were made on United States troops here and in every instance there was only a minor disturbance.
 Ban All Fire Arms
 Sale of firearms or ammunition was prohibited today by Chief of Police J. J. Murphy during the period of the strike, as a matter of precaution.
 Due to lack of ore, the concentrator of the Anaconda Copper company at Anaconda was closed today. throwing out of work between zoo and 500 men The Anaconda company's smelter in Anaconda can run only three or four days on present ore supplies company officials say The companys plant at Great Falls was reported working as usual. At neither Anaconda nor Great Falls is a strike threatened. mine man. agers say, but without steady supplies of ore these two plants cannot con- tinue to operate.
 Order was preserved by the police department and by sheriff's deputies throughout the city today and forces guarded the roads leading to the mines Only when they thought trouble threatened was aid from the military sought.
 Major $. NJ. Jones in command ot troops here, received word through tho Associated Press that machine guns and men to man them had iaens sent here from Camp Lewis. but he saiC his request for this assistance had nc significance other than that he though l it better to have this material and thu men on hand and that it was simply matter of precaution.
 Martial Law Unliked
 | Major Jones said proclamation O martial law here was unlikely unles! | the situation changed materially.
 Butte walked to work this mornin, and according to J. R. Wharton, man ager of the street car lines, it is no | likely an attempt to operate the car will be made tomorrow. The stree car men have given fear of violence a a reason for their failure to operat the cars
 Men wearing army uniforms wer not noticeable among strike picket today, having been cautioned by tn military against picketing while wear ing the uniform. In this connectio Major Jones today issued an order | all discharged soldiers here to dis card their uniforms immediately. Thos unable to purchase civilian clothin will be provided for by the Red Cros: it is understood. Beginning Thursda the local police will arrest discharge soldiers wearing the uniform, Mayo Maloney announced today, following request by Major Jones
 Newsboys Attacked
 Newsboys again attacked evenin paper carriers late today and it wa necessary to send guards with the boy over their routes. The boys gave n reason for the attacks. No newspaper here are affected by strikes.
 Linemen of the Postal Telegrap company here are on strike Thei action has no connection with tn miners strike, it was said. but is be cause alleged non-union linemen ar being employed on construction wor between here and Pocatello, Idah, About thirty electricians of the Noun tain States Telegraph and Telephon company are on strike in sympath with the Postal linemen.
 , The Western Ironworkers here em ployiEg about fifty men. closed toda when machinists stopped work. Mould