Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-07
Federal Soldiers Now at Camp
Funston to Leave for Mile
High City Not Later Than
August 7.
CITIZENS GUARD TOLD
TO "SH0OT TO KILL"
Business District Is Armed
Camp-Strike in Violation
Of an Injunction Secured
Several Weeks Ago.

Denver, Col, Aug. 6.-Five hun
dred federal troops have been Or
dered to leave Camp Funston, Kan,
for Denver mot later than the
morning of August I" according to
a telegram received here tonight
by Governor Shoup from the CEN
trail department of the United States
army at Chicago.
Federal troops at Fort Logan,
Col, have been ordered to hold
themselves in readiness for imme-
diate call, according to the tele-
gram.
"Shoot to kill" That was the in
struction given this afternoon to
1000 citizens who volunteered to
protect life and property from a
repetition tonight of last nights
rioting, growing out Of strike Of
street car trainmen. The volunteers
were furnished with sawed off shot
guns and army rifles.
Denver's business district will be
an armed camp tonight. Mobs bent
upon rioting will not go unresisted.
Armored tank cars, mounted with
Browning machine guns, capable of
belching forth 500 shots a minute,
will patrol downtown streets. The
city authorities announced late to-
day they were prepared for any
eventuality.
Theaters have been ordered closed
at J p. m., and citizens have been
asked to remain in their homes.
Armored Cars Ready.
The armored cars were being put
in readiness at the city shops. They
will be modelled after military tank
cars, and all occupants will be pro-
tected by steel plates capable of re-
sisting anything but artillery fire.
Machine guns also will be station
ed on the tops of buildings near pos
sible fiot centers, manned by men
who learned to use them in France.
Many veterans Of the world war.
aroused by the menace to life and
property created by last nights riots,
have been sworn in as special police
men
Judge Greeley w. Whitford in the
district court this afternoon ordered
the leaders of the striking street car
trainmen to immediate recall the
order issued last Sunday for strike
The judge found seven of the lead
ers guilty of contempt for calling
the strikt.
Attorney Wayne Williams. coun-
sci for the striking carmen following
the action of Judge Whitford, an
nounced he. would attempt to have
President Henry Silberg, Of the car
mems union. call the strike off to-
night.
President Silberg announced that
meeting of the executive committee
Of the union would be held immed-
lately to consider the situation.
Violation of Injunction.
The strike leaders we're alleged to
have violated an Injunction secured
by the city several weeks ago re-
straining the company from reduc-
ing wages and the men from strik-
ing. The men now are striking for
higher pay.
Judge Whitford this afternoon Is
sued new injunction restraining
the union from pickst.ng the proper
ty OF the company aid also from in
terfereing with the movement of
street cars.
Judge Whitford said he would sem
tence the seven men tomorrow morn
ing atNll o'clock. The court an
noulced the sentence imposed would
be governed largely by the conduct
of strikers between now and tomor-
row morning.
Counsel for the city, after the
judge had announced his findings,
asked for clemency for those found
guilty.
A riot cali from the East Denver
car barns was received at 4:25
o'clock this afternoon and was am
swered by two truck loads of police
men. armed with sawed-off shot
guns. A picket at the barns was al.
legged to have fired gun in the di-
rection of the barns. The police dis
2ersed the crowd without much diff
ficuity. M Drew as injured.
Legion Takes Hand.
The American Legion of Denver
this afternoon promised to assist the
city officials i'll maintaining order.
Between 400 end 500 legion mem
bers. wearing the uniforms which
they wore during the world war. will
patrol the outlying districts of the
city to relieve the regular police
force for duty in the downtown Sec
ton
There was no serious disorder to-
day, although there were frequent
gatherings of strikers and strike
sympathizers. So far the only deaths
were the two men killed at the South
Side car barns last night.
Thirty-four persons have been in
jured and 80 arrested in connection
with the rioting. Statements by Of
ficers of the Denver Trades and La
Dor assembly and of the Tramway
Mems union were issued late this
afternoon denying that they were re-
sponsible for the rioting.
]. S. Goble, an organizer for the
Trades and Labor assembly, de-
clared that the blame belonged to
local civic bodies which have been
agitating for open shops" in Dem
yer. He declared that their "propa-
ganda" had infuriated the workers