New Britain herald., 1926-09-01
National Guard Called Out by Adjutant Gen. eral Following Shoot ing Affray Between Police and Mob
 Tear Bombs Used
103d Field Artillery With Medical and Ambulance Units Reinforce State Troopers-Nine Casual ties Reported.

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 Manville. R. l., Sept. 1.--LP}-Na- tional guard troops rattled into Manville on army trucks today to quell 4S hours of rioting which cul- minated last night in injury to nine persons during a clash betwen state police and an infuriated mob on 1890 striking operatives of the Manville- Jenckes company textile mills
 Troops Arrive in Town
 Thirty five men of the 103rd field artillery, accompanied by am- bulanCe and medical corps detach- ments, reached the mill soon after midnight, ready to throw out picket lines at daybreak in support of IA state police officers and a force of deputy sheriffs who have guarded the plant since trouble broke out with the arrival of strike breakers gathered at the head of the Black stone river bridge leading to the plant.
 Mob Rushcs Bridge
 One man, starting to cross the bridge, was pushed back by state police. The crowd wavered mo- ment then rushed the thoroughfare. The police met the advance with freely swinging night sticks but were forced to retreat before far superior numbers and resorted to tear gas bombs.
 Forced to Shoot 70 The bombs again checked the mob's advance, but another series of rushes finally brought yolleys from riot guns and heavy service reVolVers. Five strikers and sym pathizcrs went down wounded with buckshot, while Aram Auclair. s, of WoOnsocket, nephew of Mayor Soucy of that city, was struck in the face by reAlver bullet fired over the heads of the crowd. Auclair was in a crowd of spectators on q small hill overlook ins the scene of battle.
 Three Police Casualties
 The police suffered three casual ties. Deputy Sheriff Percy Butter field of Providence was struck on the nose by charge of buckshot, believed to have been fired by "snipers J from behind the advanc- ing crowd. Lieutenant John Baird of the state police was struck in the foot by flying stone and one of his troopers was cut about the face and head by similar missiles.
 While pleas for peace from sev- eral leading citizens and the Rev. Eustacc Magnan, curate of St. James church, sent some of the crowd away the situation remained critical and Colonel Everitte St. J. Chaffe, commander of the state po- lice, called on Adjutant General Cole for troops.
 Charges Are Denied
 Charges by strike leaders that the state police fired without provoca- ton and deliberately melted the crowd to riot were flatly denied by Colonel Chaffe today. He pointed out that his men retreated from the bridge only because he wanted to use riot guns at q range that would not result in fatalities. His men fired because clubs had proved usc- less he declared and the crowd was not warned because there was neither time nor opportunity to read the rot act.
 Troops in Readiness
 The national guard troops today were prepared 10 barricade the bridge head with barb wire if the situation warrants, but unless there are further gatherings they will merely post sentries.
 The disturbances of the past few days marked practically the only violence of the strike, which was called August IS in protest over the employment of three non union loom-fiXers. A sympathy strike has been called in the Social mill of the Manville company at Woonsocket and walkouts are being urged in several other plants, The Woon- socket strike has been entirely or derly.
 side from the silent mills and the reduced daytime forces of po- licement and national guardsmen patrolling the vicinity of the little factory town was almost normal to- day.
 There was no other evidence of last nights disorders, nor were there any gatherings of the strikers on the streets during tho forenoon.
 WoonsoCket. R.I., Sept. Pl-The outbreak by strikers and sympathiz- CTS in Manvile last night in con- nection with the walkout of workers of the Manville-Jenckes company there apparently had little effect on the strike situation here. The Social mill employees of Woonsocket went out las. Saturday in sympathy wit. the Manville operatives.
 Today there were no strikers or
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