The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-10-03
MOB At LAWRENCE
FIGHTS WITH POLICE
"Shoot to KILL" Shouts Leader,
Waving Red Flag.
OFFICERS ARE CUT DOWN
Ono BIuecoat Is Stabbed In the Back,
Another's Head crushed-Twen-
ty-Four Hour Strike 10 .
Called.

Lawrence, Mass, Sept 3O.-Closing
in on squad of policemen, who, with
drawn revolvers. had attempted to
force them to disband, the leaders of
a procession of 5000 textile workers
stabbed one in the back, crushed in
the head of another with club and
severely injured several more.
Hundreds of shots were fired in
the battle and the rioting that fol
lowed. The police were routed and
the strikers continued their parade.
More Trouble is Feared.
The streets are crowded with strik-
ers and more trouble is feared. The
popuiace, largely composed Of mill
workers, practically is in a state Of in
surrection.
Three thousand Of the workers had
gathered at the railroad station at
noon to welcome several hundred Wis
iting sympathetic workers from near.
by mill towns, who had come to in
dorse the twenty-four-hour strike that
began today.
After the arrival OF the trains 5000
of the workmen and their sympathiz.
ers formed in line to march to the
center of the city. At their head was
Carlo Presca, a prominent member OF
the Industrial Workers Of the World
waving a red flag.
Order to Dispense Causes Riot.
A squad of policemen was rushed
out to meet the marchers with orders
to dispense them. The marchers re-
fused to break step. The policemen
drew their revolvers and charged. The
crowd fell back as they saw the wea,
pons, but. gaining courage as Presca
and his aides spurred them on, closed
in on the officers, many of them with
drawn revolvers, and a pitched battle
ensued.
Policeman Thomas McCarlie and
Special Officer Ludwig seized Presca
Firing their revolvers in the air, the
officers were about to make off with
the prisoner between them when Nc
Garlic fell to the sidewalk with two
stab wounds in the back. A moment
later Ludwig collapsed from blow
on the head from a club. The assail
ants escaped.
May Call Out Troops.
Freed, Presca waved his red flag
aloft again and exhorted his followers
to shoot to kill. The strikers rushed
the police, wounding many, and then
exultantly resumed their march to the
headquarters of the Industrial Work
ers of the World.
The authorities fear, that one OF
the greatest strikes in The history OF
the textile industry is about to begin
and are considering the advisability OF
asking Governor Foss to send state
troops to the scene.
Serious Riotine Today.
Rioting as serious as any which
occurred here during the textile
strike of last winter broke out here
today shortly before 6 a. m, as the
result of clashes between the police
and Ettor protest strikers. Dozens
are in the hospital with broken heads
and the police station is crowded with
prisoners. Few are free from bruises
and cuts. The closing scenes of the
riot were at Essex and Union streets
when a squad of municipal police
charged a crowd of one thousand
strikers. A squad of newspaper men
who were following the charging
line of the police were set upon and
only by quick lodging and running
escaped clubbing. or those arrest
ed today one man is dying.
Trial Has Commenced.
Salem, Mass, Sept. 3O.-Special:
Thousands of mill hands from towns
surrounding Salem thronged here to-
day to attend the first session of the
trial of Ettor, Giavonatti and Caruso
indicted in connection with the killing
of Annie Lopizzo durig the Lawrence
strike last winter. Admission to the
court room was by ticket only, but
it was estimated that at least five
thousand persons were thronged
about the little building where the
trial is to be held and are crowded in
the court house square. Today's ses
sion was late in starting owing to the
conference between Judge Chinn
presiding District Attorney Atwel
and Attorney Fred Moore, counsel fol
the defense They were discussing
the submission of evidence.
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