The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-23
ALL-DAY RUNNING
BATTLE IS FOUGHT
.RlMR E[REl IN PARADE
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pcatcd himself. The communication
read:
Editor: Our protests have been
in vain in regards to this preparedness
program so we are going to use a
little direct action on the twenty
second which will echo around the
earth and show that Frisco really
knows how and that militarism cannot
be forced on us and our children with
out a violent protest.
Things are going to happen TO show
that we will 80 to any extreme, the
same as the controlling class, to pre-
serve what little democracy we still
have Don't take this as a joke or
you will be rudcly awakened Awaken
lSic) we have sworn to do our duty
to the masses and only send warnings
to those who are wise but who are
forced to march to hold their jobs.
as we want to give only the highpO-
critical CSicD patriots who shout for
war, but never 30, a real taste Of war,
KINDLY ask the chamber Of com
merce to march in Il solid body, If
they want to prove they are no cow
ards A copy has been sent to all
the papers. Our duty has been done
so far"
Every PrccautiOn Taken.
Every possible precaution police
officials said tonight, had been taken
but the innocent looking suitcase
standing where 4 country visitor, OF
whom there were thousands, might
have set it down attracted no atten-
ton. The force of the bomb was as
tonishing, A piece of lead pipe was
blown into the Northwestern
Pacific railroad waiting room. A
woman's gold watch, presumably be-
longing to one OF the victims. was
blown through the air and landed in
a fruit stand block and half away.
Through this violence the parade
continued without break The vet
Grams of the Grand Army Of the Re
public waiting in Stouart street to
fall into line escaped death by hair,
and proceeded with the march. An
ambulance summons to care for a
fainting spectator stood across Stcuart
street when the explosion occurred
The patient had his leg fractured and
man aiding the attendants fell with
fractured skull. but the ambulance
steward was unInjured He packed
both men and some other victims into
the ambulance and rushed them to a
hospital.
The official count of the parade In
Dictated that 51,319 persons were in
line.
Not An Anarchist.
.Tosephson, the suspect, was arrest
ed while making a speech after the eX-
| plosion in which he was said to have
lauded anarchy and declared:
This is nothing"
After his arrest he said that he is
not an anarchist and denied having
any knowledge OF the bomb explosion.
/ The handle of the suitcase which con
| tanned the explosive together with
part Of the lock and pieces of clock
work we're picked up near the scene.
at looked as il the sidewalk went
straight up into the air." said Colonel
Thomas +. O'Neill, former sheriff of
/ San Francisco who was in the line
of marchers. There was a loud noise,
lots Of smoke and dust and cries Of
wounded and shouts"
Unrga EnnnEnI OnNyn
One police officer was standing
alongside his horse twenty-five feet
from the scene. Both were knocked
down by the explosion, the man fall
ing on top of the animal
Several theories were put forward
tonight by the police One was that
that owner OF the suitcase had in
tended TO set it out along the line of
the parade but was delayed, and know
ing the bomb was timed. left it stand
ing by the saloon
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