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Show GOTO Bill ON STRIKEDUTY Sheriff Sharp Is Called on for Deputies and Special i Train Carries His Men. SHARP OR STEELE TO TAKE CHARGE TODAY Reinforcements Will Be Dispatched Dis-patched Immediately if Conditions Grow More Grave. HEAVILY armed and ready for any emergency, twenty-five special deputy sheriTa were rushed to Binffbam on a special train over the Salt Lake Bouto leavinq- at 12:30 o'clock this morning. Thny wore at the scene of the strike two hours later. Deputies Otto Wlfbeek and Theodore Schweisstcr, stationed at Bingham, will command the party temporarily, but it is likely that Sheriff Joseph O, Sharp or his deputy, Axel Steele, will go to Bingham today to take charge. Call for Protection. The call for protection against possible pos-sible violence on the part of tie strikers was received at tbe office of Sheriff Sharp late last night after thc final decision de-cision to strike had boon reached by the minors. Provisions for tho emergency emer-gency had been made in advance and twenty-flvo special deputies were summoned sum-moned before midnight. A special train of two cars was furnished on rush orders or-ders by the Salt Lake Routo and the armed party was en route to tho scene oE impending trouble half an hour later. - Others May Go Today. Several thousand rounds of ammunition ammu-nition were carried by the deputies. Eifles from the munition stores of the Utah National Clnard may be dispatched dis-patched to Bingham today if developments develop-ments warrant. Additional deputies, Including several sev-eral regular membors of tho sheriff's force, probably will be sent out from Salt Lako today and Sheriff Sharp Htande ready to doputir.e as many more special officers as tho situation may call for. The doputios wiio went to Biugliam last night are those who wore engaged on guard duly during the recent trouble trou-ble at Midvalis |