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Military Detachment with Machine Guns Set toPrevent Sabotage,BRIDGE ALSO IS GUARDEDThe United States Army tookover the defense of the American Sault locks Sunday against possible sabotage as the European world once more turned to war.Shortly after 1 o’clock a detachment of 20 infantrymen from Fort Brady, armed with 30 calibre machine guns^in addition to their personal arms, replaced the civilian lock guards that had been placed on Saturday to keep visitors from the lock walls.The soldiers were under direct command of Capt. Kenneth H. Kinsler. As they stalked the lock walls with affixed bayonets, behind a hastily thrown-up fence barricade, the scene was reminiscent of the days of 1917-18—the last previous time the locks were under military guard.Shipping through the locks was not questioned nor were the Sunday trips of the sight-sccing steamer Bidc-a-Wee stopped. But literally thousands of Labor Day weekend tourists were turned back and had to be content to see the locks across the top of the fence which was placed in government park to the south of the Weitzel lock.vfe if a'Ut briibbi] cpfrafS fffq h tc^gby^ ernment park and Brady'field was brought to a stop by barricades that were placed acros the entrances.Col. V. Paterson of the chief of staff office of the United States Army was in the city Sunday with instructions to the commanding officer at Fort Brady. Col. Homer Pcttus of the U. S. EngineeringDepartment of Detroit also wasin the city.A military guard also was placed on the international railroad bridge across the St. Mary’s river.Once machine gun was placed at each end of the ship canal.In addition to the unusually heavy crowds of tourists, townspeople, attracted by the military show at the locks, gathered in the government park. It was believed the largest sight-seeing throng to assemble in the park in years.SOVIET RUSSIAMAY STAY OUTNo Official Comment on WarMade af Moscow.MOSCOW* Sept. 3. /V — Foreign circles tndav WOr*» r.nnvinrpH c:r»-
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Sault Ste Marie Evening News
Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, US
Mon, Sep 04, 1939
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