Arizona republican., 1920-08-08

had made elaborate preparations to prevent recurrence of riothg that marked the nights of Thursday and Friday and which cost the lives or SIX men and injury to fifty-three other persons, including women and chil- dren.
 A large number of the troopers were grouped at the East Side car barns, scene of rioting last night, while the remainder were under arms at the city auditorium awaiting orders.
 American Legion members patrolleo the outskirts of the city, long lines or motor cars filled with policemen armed with sawed-off shotguns and rifles were mobilized at the city hall. Mayor Bailey appealed to citizens to keep off downtown streets.
 The city was quiet at 6 o'clock. There had been no disturbances all day and authorities considered they had the situation well in hand. Auditorium for Barracks.
 The exact time of the arrival of 500 troops that left Camp Funston at 5 o'clock this morning was unknown. Major E. L.. Pell, who preceded the Camp Funston soldiers to Denver to make arrangements for their accom- modation. conferred with Governor Shoup and Mayor Bailey. The troops will be quartered in the city hall au- ditorium.
 Tents were set up on top of the tram way building tonight to house addition al strikebrealxers who reached the city today.
 Whippet tanks, hand grenades. one- pounders firing shrapnel shells and sawed-off shot guns are being brought to Denver by the Camp Funston troops.
 Investigating Riots
 An investigation of the killing of a half dozen persons in the rioting was hxy -sc rff Two witnesses, A. J. Widner and Ser geant J. c. Jones of the stockyards dis trict police station, were examined by Coroner Tom Hunter.
 Federal troops on guard duty to-
 night in the strike crisis were or
 dered by Colonel BalIou, command
 ing, to exercise great discretion in
 using their weapons. "Fire only
 on orders from your superior offi-
 cers, and above all don't get licked"
 a portion of the general order read.
 One hundred enlisted men and six officers at Fitzsimmons' general hos pital, an army recuperation camp in the suburbs Of Denver. tonight voiun- teered their services to Colonel Ballou for guard duty. The offer was made by Captain R. F. Walsh They were ac- cepted.
 Armored Cars at City Hall
 Members Of the American legior POSlS W4lO FOt0nlCCACo 4OT 5Qc@Id QQi5 have been divided into four detach- ments, stationed at outlying police sta tions- Two Browning machine guns manned on a partially armored automo- oile, stood before city hall during the entire day ready for immediate action Permission was granted the tram ways company to operate any number ! of cars it desired, but Colonel Ballol demanded that every strikebreaker b, disarmed.
 Over One Hundred Arrested
 The city jail is full. One hundred and one arrests have been made sine rioting incidental to the strike began Of these 73 prisoners still are in jail Forty of these are strikers and IS ar soldiers, police announced. The soldier will be turned over to military authori ties at Fort Logan, civil authoritie | said.
 Fifty more armed soldiers wer placed on duty at the East Side ca | barns, scene of last nights riotins 1 early tonight in addition to the eight, | stationed there before dawn Saturday l Inside the barns sixty strikebreaker are preparing their cars to run tomor | row. Captain R. l.. Mosely, in charg of the soldier guard, said he did no anticipate further rioting tonight.
 Seventy-six additional strikebreaker arrived early this evening from Sal l Francisco to man the cars of the Den yer Tramway company. Escorted b,
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