| Show MICHIGAN COPPER RANGE NO NOW VAST MILITARY CAMP Entire Organized Militia oi ol State Distributed Over Mining District STRIKERS STOP ALL WORK They Are Charged With Causing Causing Causing Caus Caus- ing Fire That Destroys Store at Centennial LUMET July 26 Reinforcements 26 LU IET i of oC troops began arriving In Calumet today at daybreak and special trams trains carrying troops from tho the lower peninsula followed at intervals inter ot of afew a afew few tew hours Practically the entire organized militia was either In camp or within striking distance of ot tho the copper district tonight Somo Some of or the tho arriving companies companies com corn panics w were re detoured at Houghton an and sent scat to dale sdale at tho south range but hut most of tho fresh Cresh arrivals brought into Calumet Tomorrow tho time various commands s swill will be bo distributed In iii sections so as ns to cover practically the entire stretch of oC mining country countr from Champion on the tile south to Wolverine on the north This will wilt spread about 2000 men over o a a. territory t twenty eight miles mUes long IonS mid and from three throe to five tl miles wide and ontI tho the troops' troops commanders recognized that tho tIme problem of or covering co the entire In cato case cn u of or general disorders would be La hard While admitting that federal aid would be th the only recourse o In cat ease case e the time I grows beyond tho control of or the tho state authorities yet the militia I commanders would woul not consider such sucha uch ucha a situation was probable at nt Iron Mine lIne Possibility Unit that a n strike might break breakout breakout out In the Iron mines of oC withdrawal of ot ofa county thus causing the tIme a n. p portion of oC the troops from froni tho the coppel copper cop cop- discussed as u. u per pel country also alio was 9 disquieting factor In the tIle general disposition dis dis- po position Of ot the tho troops General A Abbey l order ordered d sectional headquarters es established es- es at Is Isle le Royal HOnl Quincy WolverIne Wol- Wol verIne erino an and South A bl big reserve force will bo be hold held at Calumet brigade e ht headquarters ll with the thc first Infantry from Hom Detroit and nurl Lansing Landing an active duty holt here On time tho south range lunge Colonel Jowls C C. Lovell of Grand will command from Isle lale Royal with nine companies of ur Infantry a troop roop of or cavalry and battery of oC ar artillery ar- ar tillery at his disposal North of or this will he be five U companies t of un vu Pago Iago PU o C ri 5 Col I I. I MICHIGAN COPPER i RANGE NOW VAST I MILITARY ARY CAMP Entire Organized Miltia Militia of State Distributed Over Oth Mining District District i Continued From Page Pago 1 infantry and a u batter battery under Col J Joseph B. B fath gl o of or Grand a Ills His jurisdiction is to extend from Crom Hancock to the tho Franklin line At Al t the tho I extreme north end of ot the count enc county Major Guy M. M I. I Wilson of oC Flint will r wil cover north no and Wolverine with three e companies of infantry an and also will wil ha have the support of or the two ad ad- compa companies which are to be stationed at South under Captain W W. II I. I Martin of Saginaw Aside from an early morning disturbance dis dis- dis- dis In county the entire entre en- en tire tre district was vas quiet toda today No demonstrations dem dein- der- der were attempted b but bt t the union men planned for a a. big l Ilg parade to the mass meeting which they noon have e 1 scheduled for tomorrow after after- aCer aCer- More Sture Morgan nand arid and general store and market at It Centennial was wa Wa burned burne and the tue proprietors assert that the s store was set sel on fire by str strike sympathizers sympathize because the they announced tolu today that hereafter no credit business would be done A dwelling le next to tho the store was wa partly parth burned Two companies companies com corn panics of or troops were wore dispatched to tho scene of 01 the tho fire ire I The proprietors asserted the strikers were responsible for Cor the fire tre and ex express ex cx- press fear for fOl the safety of ot another store stOIC owned b by thorn them thor at The Tho loss was as The rhe fire tre was tho first destruction of oC property Incident to the strike affecting Interests not directly connected with the mine management A special guard tonight was thrown around the home of Richard Bawden superintendent of DC tho the Trimountain mine of the Copper Range Consolidated company compan Strike sympathizers ii drove rove Mrs Irs Bawden and her two children away from homo home b by threatening to burn hurn the house The Tho woman with her children took toole refuge In a n hotel at Houghton tonight ht and Inc Mr Bawden home asked a guard gard of ot militia mitia to protect his Mine II In Danger er of Flooding At least leat partial resumption of mine work In the copper field was planned tod today after ator the time arrival of ot largo large contingents contingents con con- of a additional state troops and of ot Gen P. P I I. I Ahbe Abbey comman commander er of or orthe the brigade Into which the Michigan guard is or organized The Tho mine companies are arc facing large losses from tram the tho seepage of or water into some of the tue workings s. s on the tho Conglomerate lo lode lodo o of ot the time Calumet and Hecla being subject to such dan danger er Thus far flU the union men have pre enle prevented nil all ni pumping from the tho underground workings s. s nn and carl early lodl today even een caused tho the shutting down of ot mine pumps which furnished water to their own residences in three mines mineR in I Keweenaw county count Tho The sheriff sherif of of that count county reported to General Abbe Abbey late toda today however that the pumps supplying water for or fire fre protection of ot Ahmeek Mohawk an and had been started again and I that conditions general generally were quiet quiet Thus far tr tho the sheriff of or Keweenaw county has not requested aid from the state but General Abbey assure assured him that troops would be a at at his disposal If he ho required them Union Official Disappointed Union officials were plainly disappointed disappointed pointed at the tenor of Governor Govenor Ferrie Ferris Ferris' Perna Fer Per ris' ris reply to their proposal of or yesterday ester yester da day that he be Intervene to to settle sette the strike ellke The They asserted that the thc governor governor gov gov- had failed to give the time mens men's 1 side e eor of or tho the controversy a attention as compare compared com corn pared pare with the companies companies' com panics panics' arguing that no 10 act of oC theirs Justified the presence of the time m military I Ia I Street was as laid on the fact that no destruction of ot prop property had taken takemi cn place or ur later luter It I was 5 declared th there I would of necessity be bc an Investigation In of In Individual conditions conditions con con- here and the thc union officials say they preferred that the governor make makeI It I in person and at once Gen P P. I. I J. J Abbey of Kalamazoo oo comman commander er of the time entire guard of or the lie state arre arreto arrived to today a aut but ut will wi not take lolee command until the regiments are arc completed b by later inter a arrivals |
