The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-20
FOREIGNERS FORCED TO EVACUATE

of alien workers had been employed.
All had taken flight save one, man |
named Mike Javoc, who was found
lurking within the stockadc.
Members of the mob seized him
and began administering beating,
| but he broke loose, ran across the
road and fled into wheatfield. Scores
of shots were fired after him, but on
ly added to his speed. Later he was
found hiding in the field, and was
marched into the Office of the pay
master of the company, G. L. Bunte.
The latter, at pistol point, was COM
PEELED to pay Javoc his time. Then
Javoc was placed on train leaving
| town.
Shots Fired at Crowded Car.
| At $50 p. m. another batch of 200
foreigners were taken to the railroad
station. The train leaving at that
hour for st. Louis had only combin-
alton passenger and baggage coach,
and this was filled with passengers.
So the crew was forced to couple on
an empty boxcar, and into this one car
the exiles were driven, until it was
completely jammed. Then, as the
train pulled out, fusillade of shots
were fired, most of them into the air,
but some striking the top of the car.
1t was not known that anyone was
hurt.
On a train arriving at 6 p. m. was
Ia reporter from Chicago, William Hol-
lowell. Members of the mob accused
him of trying to interfere with their
putting an Italian on the train, and
one man charged that Hollowell kick
ed at him. Other witnesses said he
gave no offense. However, he wSs
beaten over the head with the butt of
a revolver, put on street car leaving
for Pennington and warned not to
return. II was estimated that during
the day about 1000 foreigners were
driven out of the district, but that
some scores still remained in hiding.
AS dark fell the disturbances had al
most ceased, save that small groups
were out beating the brush and woods
for any fugitives who might have
sought refuge there.
Mob Victims Bewildered.
This morning George Miller, Rus
sian, with his wife and seven children,
ranging in age from l to 15 years,
appeared at the plant of the Federal
Lead Company and besought protec-
tion. They had hidden in the woods
all night after mob destroyed Mill
er's grocera shop and its $1,000 stock
During the fight through the dark
ness Mrs. Miller tripped and fell, suf-
! fering broken arm.
The victims of the mob have in no
case attempted to resist, but have
seemed puzzled and bewildered by the
onslaught made upon them by men
calling themselves Americans" and
bearing American flags. During the
day emissaries from Flat River la
bored to pursuade the miners at Bonne
Terre to organize similarly and drive
out all the foreigners, but the mission
; apparently met with no success. At
Bonne Terre the mines were operated
as usual, though those in Flat River
were in idleness.
Sheriff Calls for Troops.
The first movement towards having
troops sent was made yesterday morn
ing to Gov. Gardner at Jefferson City.
The Governor refused to dispatch SOL
diers unless called upon by the county
authorities. Then Sheriff Adams Of
St. Francois county telephoned to the
Executive that the situation was out
of his hands. Troop B and Battery
A, together with the Hospital Corps
of the Fifth Regiment of st. Louis,
were ordered to entrain at once. Com
panies of the Fourth Regiment of In
fantry at Caruthersville, West Plains,
Hannibal and Kirksville were ordered
to hold themselves in readiness. The
troops sent here will be under the COM
mand of Maj. William Stpps of Clin-
ton.
Labor Commissioner William H.
Lewis arrived here tonight as the
Governors personal representative,
with instructions to adjust the situa-
ton, if possible, and make report
to Gardner. 1t is said that the mine
owners demanded protection not only
for the foreign workers, but for their
own plants, attacks on which they
feared.
Man Reported Shot at Desl0ge.
1t was reported at o'clock tonight
that man had been shot at Desloge,
about mile and half from here.
No particulars were given.
Labor Commissioner Lewis, who
has many friends and is quite popular
throughout te Lead Belt, was expect
ed on that account to exercise much
influence in quieting the situation.
He said tonight on his arrival that
he was not inclined to attribute the
disturbance to the Industrial Work
ers of the World, but to the general
unrest in the labor situation.
Two statesmen, whom the guard of
miners at the railroad station took
for Hungarians, were hustled back on
train from which they alighted and
ordered to leave town tonight.
At Bonne Terre are 100 Hungarian
workmen from Granite City, ILL.,, who
were sent out by st. Louis labor
agency to work in the mines here.
When they got to Bonne Terre and
heard what: reception they were like
ly to get here they refused to proceed
further. .f1a sss
Mine Superintendent Warned.
L. A committee of miners this morn