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Show TROOPS GUARD OMAHA STREETS Machine Guns Will be Used if Necessary Neces-sary to Enforce Order. Omaha. Troops from Forts Omaha and Crook, Neb., and Camp Dodge, Iowa, are on riot duty here, and Omaha Oma-ha officials are confident there will be no further outbreak. Race rioting here resulted in the death of two persons, per-sons, injuries to several score of others, an attempt to lynch Mayor Ed j 1'. Smith, and partial destruction by lire of the county courthouse. Some of the soldiers have machine .cutis ready to put into use if necessary. neces-sary. At lite same time the city's regular law enforcement department was reinforced re-inforced by special policemen, oigan-J.ed oigan-J.ed to help preserve order. |