The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-10-16

BILLETED IN CLUBS
Y. M. G. A. Clubs and Vacant Buildings
Used TO Accommodate Soldiers
Gary People Give Dances and Par
ties For the Boys.

A curious girl from Kenosha invaded
the strike-swept district Of Gary Sat
urday to get bird eye view Of the sit
uation--or was it the soldiers? At any
rate, the first sight to meet her eyes
was long line of soldiers in tin hats
marching down the streets with fixed
bayonets. She inquired Of her hostess
as to the reason for the tin hats and
was informed that the soldiers were full
~ prepared for an attack of "Irish
confetti.'
Except for the appearance Of the
troops everything appeared normal;
there were crowds thronging the, streets
following their favorite serials and
patronizing their favorite confectioner.
The Saturday night shopping also APP
peared about as heavy as usual The
only appreciate difference between
now and the pre-strike days is the alb
sence of knots Of street loiterers for
no sooner do five or six or the men
gather together on the street corner
than they are gently ordered to "move
on. -
Special Policeman Talks.
The curious girl didn't have any
friends among the strikers and there
fore did not hear their side of the story
but she did talk to some of the men on
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the soldiers. One Of the special police
men described the arrival Of the federal
troops thrillingly. He said that it was
at the height Of Gary's one real riot
when it seemed certain that there
would be one of the worst race riots in
history that the troops made their APP
pearance and in twenty-five minutes,
one would never have known there had
been a clash, except for the broken win
dows and weapons lying about. At
another time when rumors of a riot
were rife a lone soldier SET, up a ma
chine gun at the mill gate where hun
dreds Of men were gathered and cody
ordered, "One minute to get off the
street. The street was deserted in
less than minute, according to all ac-
counts
Sees Soldiers Billets.
Early Sunday morning the curious
girl was shown the places where the
soldiers are billeted. The greater num-
Der Of them have found Accommodations
in Gary's huge Y. NJ. G. A. clubs have
been thrown open and empty buildings
commandeered A new company had
just arrived in town and made pictur-
esque group as they quickly transfer
red the luggage stacked up on the side
walk to the club rooms above. A large
empty lot across from the city hall has
been converted into thriving little
army camp and here numberless sol
diers could be seen vending their way
to the kitchen from which wafterd appe-
thing culinary odors. An entire block,
bordering this lot, has been blocked,
and here the trucks and motor cars are
kept.
One building has been converted into
an army hospital. At the present time
only one patient is being treated there.
The civilians injured in the riot were
rushed to the city hospitals.
Woman Waits Dinner.
The people of Gary are very hospit-
able to the soldiers and many dances
are being given to tighten the mono
tony for the boys. There was one rath
er amusing incident connected with this
hospitality-on Saturday evening a no
tice had appeared in the papers asking
the housewives to invite the men for
Sunday dinner. At one o'clock the
woman next door to the place where
the G. g. was staying began to wonder
where her three soldier guests were
The table was set for them and the
goodies were growing cold. At one
thirty she sent her husband scouting
in the car and at two 'clock she learn
ed that the notice had not been official
and that the boys had all had their din
ner in their billets.
Prisoners clean Streets.
Everything is peaceful in Gary at
the present time, possibly due to the
fact that the men who have been Civ
en- lodgings in the city jail do not pre-
sent tempting picture to others to
join them as they are set to work clean
ing the streets and alleys.
The eighteen hundred picked troops
have thrown glanlor about the city
and it is q mighty pretty scene as the