Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-03


aaiet this morzing. Saloons were still
closed. Sleep eyed gaardsmen VITA
marks OF 1lre-hghttRg STILL on their
khaki. patroIled the streets and guard
ed bridges and saloon doors Other
wise fhe city appeared normal There
u-ere broken windows here and there
other wreckage. and the breeze car
rIsd tne acFld smell Of water-soaked
euoers.
Negroes driven from their homes
huddled here and there. seemingly
anxious IN keep ont 81 sight. Five Hun-
bred Of them. men. women and ca}3-
dreu spent the night at t8e city 5atL
Brutal Incidents Told
Those who could not Be cared for al
the Jail were huddled In groups in
Guiding some whites, ID the yard. Mir
I5tiamen guarded them
One brutal incident d the night was
related among many others today On
Fourth street near Broadway three
men saw Negro apparently dead,
lying in a gutter. One flashed poe6-
Ell light Iu his face and saw that Ha
still hreathed.
Well. what do you know about
#that2' he exclaimed mot dead yet
+ He then fred bullet into the Negro
head
Try To Bar Photographers.
Policemen today tried TO prevent the
taking Of photographs OF IRE runs
and black bodies lying in the streets.
+ Its the chiefs orders said one
btuecoat East 81 Louis d0esn. E want
that kind Of advertising. Other po-
! Iiaemen made similar explanations to
photographers, but nevertheless many
photographs were obtained.
The causes underlying the disturb
.z F-f Lea
many other northern communities
where Negro labor has been brought
III from the south 10 replace men en-
listed in the armed forces Of the Unit
. ed States or who have been tempted
by the high wages paid in munitions
+ factories
+ Neero Influx Alarms.
tn East ST Louis with "a population
Of about $4,000 persons, there was al
ready q large Negro colony. and she
war influx increased the proportion 10
such an extent which caused much
comment Unrest among the whites
smoldered. and even famed mp last
May when in q. small riot three Ne
Froas were wounded and a number
beaten. but feeling did not run high
I ia general as the Negroes we're mere
Iy filling vacancies, not taking the
places OF white men. and with the arr
-s---e -4 -.y4--.- --.,-+ ---.- r.-.F.f-l-s w.
zfo~a5 r7e~a artar-o7+ss-5 1,ry-avar re-
NAMED Real estate men attempted 10 .
obtain permit from the city council .
10 build am addition tc the Negro set .
fferart ar4 after p hitter Hraf tine
permit was defeated THE incident
served to intensity feeling AGAINST the
blacks Petty crime is said 10 have
increased. disease likewise The
whites hogan to feel thar thew vruff +
he zarataF rsf+a an 4+,.aasi~.hfa -+a-
rnenf for ali time Recently labor sr-#
ftat0re ara said Ia have been stt-~faa
up their tnf1ammahJe followers. with f
the resrft that the irazf+aaf came 80.
mass Yesterday
New Fires Started
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streets F7cnr+h and T5ar75 -+rsa+z -..-.e
r0lI~tr ar4 srs,5gst s4r@e+e
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forenoon save far "a favg NM ..s+
breaks. and although A44n+art General
E-rarfy < 49, g. s-s--
rhst t7,e,a ,,-o,.7l7 t- - $500 Ia ~
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