NO ARMS FOUND AT TULE LAKE

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 16.--(AP)--Headquarters of the Ninth Service Command here announced today that no firearms or explosives were discovered by troops ordered to take control of the Japanese relocation center at Tule Lake, Calif.

Soldiers were ordered to the center after some employes of the War Relocation Authority were threatened and beaten by Japanese.

The announcement, made at headquarters, of Maj. Gen. David McCoach, Jr., commanding general of the Ninth Service Command, said "no incidents or signs of resistance or unrest have occurred" since the troops took charge. Headquarters gave no indication how long the Army would continue its control.

(At Tule Lake it was reported the search for weapons still was under way and a half dozen ringleaders of uprisings there were being held in a special stockade.

The text of the announcement:

"On November 4, 1943, at 9:50 p.m., Pacific War Time, at the request of the project director of the war relocation center at Tule Lake, the troops normally stationed at the camp moved in and took over control of the center. At this time a small group of evacuees was dispersed from the administrative area.

"Since the Army assumed control of Tule Lake center there have been no disturbances. While there have been work stoppages among the evacuees in the center the normal operation, such as feeding, housing and medical care, has continued without interruption under the supervision of the military authorities. The troops are policing and patrolling the entire area and no incidents or signs of resistance or unrest have occurred.

"In the investigation by the Army which followed occupation, a few articles of contraband were discovered. The duration of Army control will depend on future developments."