The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-10-17
ARRIVAL IS
SIGNAL FOR
BRINGING IN
MORE REDS
General Smith Keeping Watch.
tuI Eye for Developments
In Hammond.

With a prominent Washington
agent OF Secretary of War Bake,
arriving on the scene, one thousand
United States army troops now stat
ioned in Gary. resumed their raios
on radical centers of the CITY last
night, over a dozen arrests being
made and a score being grilled b.
the Intelligence department. Some
OF those arrested are reported to
have been connected with the Rus
sian Soviet movement or at least
found to be in possession of radical
literature dealing with the Soviet
propaganda.
The scene of interest n the strike
situation. shifted from carr t. Ham
mond today, where martial lau i nov
IN effect. Possibilities Of anotbev en-
break and repetition OF riot ar,ope
the striking employees Of the STANDARD
steel Car Works and that Reds iron,
Gary Chicago and other cities Of ~.
region have been secretly gathering +,
hammond are given reasons To- mn
ting the five mile limit martial law in
sttuted by Maj. Gen. Harry B sn,{tl,
IN charge OF the State Militia at rno
ana Harbor. rigidly into effect.
TO USE TEAR GAS
Whlie no fear is expressed ~ f.,,.
ther rioting. IN Gary. ii was IL evid-ne.
yesterday that the army authorize
are not going 10 take any chances
3hat the troops will not resort +
OioodsHed unless il comes 10 an ey
tfefn7 necessity, il was learned yestar
DAY that a shipment OF tear bombs, j..
ehfoute 70 Gary To be used IN queIlfn.
the lots e-'i-s
such bombs upon bursting en-.
gas which is harmless bur pro7re.
copiols tears, thus temporarily blins-
sng 1heir victims They viii Sc use
plentiful numbers col Map.
said. II necessary
Accompanying the shipment he 81.
oed. IS another of Winchester rfA.S
rot use In suming up the situate,
everything indicates that the troops
are being prepared FOR a long stay -
the city and from some quarters i
said that they may make their vinte.
quarters here
FURTHER INVESTIGATION
investigations being conducted Il.
the Intelligence department. stir beaf-
out the fact that the strike tronb
and unrest has grown out o. tn. Rs.
agitation
score Of tranSistors working -
Chicago under the direction - II
military Intelligence department
reading the tons of radical literat,,,.
seized IN the raids by troops are piline
nm eyfTareo v.-bs~L
would lose the strike FOR the unto
men
Union officials In Gary deng Tie
charges As a counter move again
the radicals seeking to gain tbe IL
per hand IN the strike. officials of tr
Allied Iron and steel Workers Coun
ell are formulating secret service
within the ranks OF the workers &,
ferret out reds"
REC EVE MANY LETTERS
VilifyinE the army and federal al
thorities and upholding the stand tia
is being taken by the Gary radicals =.
the substance Of a letter that was re
ceived BY Col Mapes in charge Of ths
troops stationed = Cary from Tie
~ " headquarters in Chicago yes
terday Numerous other letters mar
of them threats. has found their va
into the onice of the military authoi-
ities
The chief Of the Intelligence bur-
has issued strict orders that the names
of persons arrested must not be PRINT
ed in the newspapers. The order has
been violated by some or the nexzpsf,-
ers and the chief Of the bureau toda.
issued warning that g rcpitition or
the offence WOULD &c summarils deal
with
"BIG YARN" NOT READY
The big story as il has been terniea
b5 Col Mapcs at military headquar
ers, IS not resdv for release Vhffa
the small army OF newspaper men that
have focked to Gary haze hunche-
and tips as 70 its nature strict socrecy
is stin being maintained The varu
Is supposed 10 be nationwide IN its
scope and relates to the rounding U
OF the red leaders al over the en
tire country The finding Of al in
portanr document In an Eastern cit,
giving the names and addresses or
some 700 radicals has greatly aided in
the investigation
TO DEPoRT "REDS"
on warrants issued by Harr. r Lar
DIS chief OF inspector n charge de-
partment of labor and imnai grafton.
the Reds giving the names of Alex Il
wax. Joseph Kra wsochka. sam WAX
nnuk steven StraVoito. Dartci Milne
chenko. Anton Garhuz and @igkofas
Se-gucalk. alias NicS Scrggctl rsidea
as- the nfl3tsrv Intelligence department
at Gar, for activitl ard participation
IN the overthrow 81 the goyernmert