Show i fORT DOU DOUGLAS lA lATAK TAK TAKES STEPS Tr I TO E INDIANS Reds on Warpath Against Draft Are Facing Prompt Action by United States M Military Authorities Here A A SERIOUS uprising threatened threat threat- ened by three Indian tribes armed it is said by white men near the Utah-Nevada Utah line linc is causing the Nevada and Utah authorities great concern today and steps have been taken by the civil and military authorities to prepare for tor any contingency Troops at att Ft i Douglas it is announced may move at a minutes minute's notice and anda a force of ot i United States deputy marshals as aswell aswell I well may be sent on from Reno THREE TRIBES REVOLT I The Deep Creek Pioche and Shoshone Shoshone Sho- Sho shone Indians are all said to be in I revolt The trouble is caused from efforts of the a authorities In th the tho D Deep ep Creek valley in Utah to make the register for the draft and to compel others to send in their ques S 1 Arthur M. M 1 Allen the agent of the I Indian department at Ely Kly Nev to today today today to- to day notified United States District Attorney William Woodburn at Reno I that the situation was grave Woodburn took steps to meet any emergency In In response to Allens Allen's re request request request re- re i quest that he get In touch with Ft I Douglas and make arrangements for I dispatching troops on receipt of ot further further fur fur- I ther word Ft Douglas is the nearest military post from which troops could be rushed to the scene Woodburn notified the Western Vestern department U. U S. S A A. at San Francisco Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- I cisco and arranged for the sending of armed men to the threatened I localities I Colonel Alfred Hasbrouck post commandant was much Interested in inthe inthe the news but stated that as yet he I had received no word to prepare troops to meet the emergency I W. W W. W Ray United States district attorney stated that about two weeks I ago he had received word that the periodical unrest of the tribesmen was causing anxiety to the authorities ties who have the Indians in charge FEAR UNREST MAY SPREAD Many of the Nevada Indians are in close touch with the Utah tribes and the authorities fear that the unrest unrest un- un un 1 rest may spread to this state if it Itis it itIs itis is not ended quickly In past years many of the tribes celebrated the coming of spring and gave vent to their aroused emotions by holding bear dances In Iq ancient times these dances were often otten accompanied by ceremonies during which the braves mutilated their bodies and worked themselves into a state of frenzy following which they were ready for any wild es escapade escapade es- es be it war or merely a raid on a nel neighboring tribe The spring dances are said to have been celebrated with unusual vigor this year and a a. peculiar unrest seems to have suddenly ud enly been aroused and to be reaching a crisis am among ng the tribes |