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Show 'flHFRFB Til PlLL Ml 'More Soldiers Sent to Strike Scene of West Virginia. Charleston, W. Va., July 29. A soc-and- call has been sent to Mount Gretna, where the guardsmen have beon attending a summer school of instruction. By this ovening' -IG5 soi-diers soi-diers will be scattered throughout the mining district in an effort to put a stop to the rioting and bloodshed of tho last few weeks. James Roberts, a bookkeeper at one of the Lewis mines at Chclyan, was shot in the hip yesterday as he walked walk-ed toward a train. At the time many minors were congregated about the lallroad station. Warrants for tho arrest of some of the miners woro issued is-sued last night and an attempt 16 being be-ing mode to serve them today. A preliminary pre-liminary hearing has beon sot for this afternoon and a company of militia has been sent to Chalyan. The situation at Mucklow and Tomsbur?, scones of violcnco last week, is roported as quiet, although further outbreaks are feared momentarily. momen-tarily. Governor Glasscock did not Issue a proclamation today declaring martial law. Such action had been rumored It is said the executive and his advisers bolievo thoro should be a greater force of militia present bo-fore bo-fore taking this, stop. The miners at many points held meetings today. The principal speakers speak-ers were Socialists. Leave for Strike Scene. Mount Gretna, Pa., July 29. Two more companies of West Virginia infantry, in-fantry, ordered to tho ntrlke region in their home suite, loft tho United States instruction camp today Tho West Virginia troops atlU here are ready to respond Instantly to their home state If called by Governor Glasscock. |