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Show PUNTS Secret Service Agents, Police and State Troops on Duty. TO AVERT OUTRAGES Every Possible Precaution Precau-tion Taken Against Anarchistic Acts. NEW YORK, July 4 Public buildings, build-ings, power plants, telegraph and telephone tele-phone lines, the homes of officials who have incurred the wrath of radicals ami c httrches and synagogues were being be-ing guarded today against bomb outrages. out-rages. Even' policeman In the city was on duty and in addition secret ervice agents, stale guardsmen and firemen were held in readiness in case of an emergenc Every Precaution Taken WASHINGTON, July 4 Every possible pos-sible precaution was taken in Washington Wash-ington today to prevent possible anarchist an-archist outrages. All public buildings and the homes of public officials were guarded, and individuals suspected of anarchistic tendencies were under surveillance. sur-veillance. William J. Flynn. director of inves- J itigations of the department of justice, stated last night that nothing had been left, undone to prevent a possible outbreak. out-break. CHICAGO. July 4- While officials of the government, state and city were optimistic that today would pass uneventful, un-eventful, precautions had been taken to act quickly and effectively should there be any demonstration toward fulfillment of predictions of outbreaks by radicals. Two companies of the Fourteenth United States infantry were quartered in the city and the state militia had been ordered lo hold itself in readiness. In every .police station the reserves were concentrated, with orders to remain re-main until 8 o'clock Monday morning. No holiday permits of any kind were issued oo |