Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-07-23
THROWN
IN M|DS I Of
4 BIC PARADE
Anti Preparedness Maniacs Be-
lieved Responsible for Das-
tardly Deed.
BOMB IS CONCEALED
G. m "A SUIT CASE
Veterans of Grand Army of Re-
public Narrowly Escape
De05h.

San Francisco, auly 22-At least
four persons were killed and 40 or
more injured by the explosion here
today of timed 'omb in the midst
Of a throng viewi 6 preparedness
parade.
The police arrest d Max JosephsOn,
a lodger in boa. ding house, who
cried IL didn't do | didn't do II"
and trembled violently when he was
being searched at ne station house.
The police said he llad not been ac-
cused of anything. ,Charles NJ. Flick
ert, district attornft. issued a state
ment attributinss lha deed to a mind
unbalanced by argdments for and
against preparedness which have oc-
cupied attention here. The parade
was not interrupted,
The explosion -on nrred at Stewart
and Martin stgsts,S s,. ID g blocks from sl
the Sherry building, on one OF the
main thoroughfares. THE bomb. con-
cealed in suitcase, packed with cart
ridges, bullets, gaslights and glass
blew a gap through the crowd, blast
ing men, women and children.
The one-story brick building against
which the suitcase stood was wreck
ed. The holiday crowd, cheering a
contingent Of veterans of the First
California Infantry of the Spanish
American war, became shambles.
The blare of so bands and the roar or
drums drowned the cries of the in
jured, but the sidewalk was streWn
with torn bodies. "
"The two women standing beside it.
were blown to bits" said one woman,
who with her children was injured.
The police say it is possible that such
bodies were blown out of existence.
Editors Are Warned.
All of the newspaper offices in San
Francisco received communication
written in Roman script with an in
delible pencil, many of the words be-
ing heavily underscored The COM
munication was signed, "The Deter
mined Exiles from Milistaristic Gov
ernment." "Italy, Germany, United
States, Italy, Russia, Russia"
In several instances the writer re-
peated himself.
Peculiarly Worded Communication.
The communication reads:
Editors: Our protest has been in
vain in regard to this preparedness
propaganda, so we are going to use
a little direct action on the twenty
second, which will echo around the
earths, and show that 'Britsol really
knows how and that militarism can
not be forced on us and our children
without violent protest.
"Things are going to happen to
show that we will go to any extreme,
the same as the controlling class, to
preserve what little democracy we
he have. Don't take this as joke.
or you will be rudely awakened.
Awaken (sic) we have sworn to do
our duty to the Masses and only send
warning to those who are wise, but
who are forced to march to hold their
jobs, as we want to get only the rypo-
critical (why) patriots who shot for
water but never 60, a real case OF
war.
Kindly asked the Chamber of Com
merce to march in solid body If they
want to prove they are no towards.
A copy has been sent to all the pa
pers. Our duty has been done so
far"
Every possible precaution, police
officials said tonight, was taken, but
the innocent looking suitcase stand
ing where friendly country visitor,
of whom there were thousands, might
have set it down, attracted no atten-
ton.
Escape Death by a Hair.
The veterans of the Grand Army Of
the Republic, waiting in Stewart
street to fall into line, escaped death
nv hair