Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-01-08


raging, but the streets have partial
" cleared Of rioters and the fire de-
partment had been brought here from
Youngstown to combat the flames.
Solicitor Turns Tide
The situation was tense, however,
and fears were expressed that rloting
might be resumed momentarily. For
virtually six hours crowds of men,
many maddened with drink. ran
through the streets. smashing the win
dows of buildings with clubs and then
tearing out entire fronts. The rioters
then would loot the places and apply
the torch. With the rioting at it's
height. Oscar Diser. city solicitor of
East Youngstown, organized a body OF
citizens and, armed with revolvers.
they marched to the point where the
rioters had just looted building. The
citizens fired volley over the heads
of the rioters, who returned the fire.
Dser told his men to fire again, this
time pointing their weapons point blank
at the mob. About half a dozen men
fell Armed with night sticks, the So
licitor-and his men waded into the
groups These were finally rounded up
and towed into various kinds of vehicles
and taken to the county Jail. The streets
were in this way partially cleared so that
the Youngstown fire department could be
brought in to fight the flames.
Rioters Killed
Two rioters in a saloon fight were kill
ed, making the known dead in the steel
mill strike three. Later reports said an
other man had been shot and killed at a
saloon on Wilson street
Six city blocks have been burned with
loss estimated at $S00,00O. Rioters stole
500 pounds of dynamite and have dyna-
mited several houses, it is reported The
bridge from East Youngstown to Struth-
ers was burned to prevent rioters from
entering the town. Two companies of
United States regulars from Columbus
are reported to have been ordered to East
Youngstown because of the looting and
burning of the postoffice.
Mrs. Helen 10th and an unidentified
WOUldH were SldUuiIS near Tic pldHl Will
scores Of women and children when the
riot started. Mrs. 10th was within few
feet Of her home and was watching her
two children play nearby when she fell
unconscious with two bullet wounds in
her body. She was rushed to hospital,
where it was said her condition was crit
ical.
The unidentified woman was also
wounded. Physicians declared she had
only slight chance to recover.
At $50 O'Clock tonight Mayor Car
rol Thornton Of Youngstown issued
orders to proprietors of saloons to
close their bars at the regular closing
hour tonight and not to open tomor-
row.
elimination Of Strike
The trouble was the elimination of a
strike of laborers which began at the
plant of the Republic Iron & Steel Co.,
the Youngstown Iron & Steel CO. and
the Brier Hills Steel Co., all "indepen-
dent concerns. The men demand o
cents an hour, the companies offer an
increase from 19l to % cents per hour.
The trouble started early this morning
when strike sympathizers and workers
at the sheet and tube plant clashed.
Stones were thrown and several shots
fired but no one was injured Later in
the afternoon a riot occurred just out
side the tube company plant and two
men were injured SO badly they were
taken to hospital The most serious
trouble started tonight when the day
shift at the sheet and tubs mills left
work.
A crowd of 6ooO gathered at the en-