Salt Lake Telegram | 1914-05-26 | Page 1 | U. S. Troops in Strike Region Are Fired upon in Night

U U. U S S. S TROOPS IN STRIKE REGION ARE FIRED UPON IN NIGHT TRINIDAD Colo Cob May Jay 26 Fo s.-Fol s. Foi the first time Orne since tho they assumed control in inthe the strike districts or the Colorado coal coalfields coalfields coalfields fields the United States troops troop were fired tired upon last night It was wee learned toda today The shooting occurred at a a. miners miners' carn camp campat at Segundo gundo near Trinidad where twenty shots allots were fired tired at tho the federal troops Fired Plied Prom From Hillside The shots were wet fired at A ft patrol from froma a a. side hillside overlooking the camp amp after a trooper who had hOod dodged a missile thrown n nat at him through a window answered a ashot ashot ashot shot fired tired at him from the The patrol starting to for the person firing the shots shot was surprised by bya a fu fusillade of ot shots coming from the di direction dl di- of ot the hills Captain CUshman reported that ono one man was seen Been to run from concealment in a ditch but made his getaway May Bar Union Men Colonel Colon l Lockett commanding the federa federal federal fed fed- era eral troops would make mako no comment relative rela tive to the shooting 01 Colonel Lockett said sa-Id he faa fas considering consider consider- ing an announcement made by William Diamond of or tho the United tIna Una Workers t that at Eastern or organizers w re t to b bi be biS S brought to Color Colorado do to cond conduct ct the strike and that he lie h had d reached no decision as 81 asto asto to whether or not ho lie would bar thorn from entering the district