The Daily Missoulian., 1917-08-24
Illinois Men Quell Fight
After Twenty-Fourth
Runs Amuck.
ARREST OF BLACK
STARTED TROUBLE
COIOred Fighters Riddle AM
bulance, Hitting White
Woman.

Houston. Texas Aug. Twclye
wh'tc men. civilians. police officers
and national euardsmcn were killed
ami more than 4 score OF persons
men ana women and chfldrcn--wcre
wounded IN an outbreak here tonight
OF negro soldiers Of the Twenty fourth
United States infantry, stationed here
TO act as guards during the constr1ic.
tion OF Camp Logan, at which the H.
l'noiS national guard viii train IL In
not known how many ncErocs an,
dead
Captain j. w. Mates a battery.
Second Illinois field artillery. was
among the dead, being killed when he
tried to demonstrate with the negro
soldiers.
The Known Dead.
CAPTAIN J. w. MATES. uattery
\. Second Illinois field artillery.
MOUNTED POLICE OETICEI, IRA
~ ItArNEY. ...M
MOUNTED POLICE OFFICER
Rut'E DANIELS.
s. IlATTON, a barber.
EARL FINLEY. .
A. r. cARSTEN
FRED T.. WINKI.ER.
UNIDENTIFIED MEXICAN.
FoLicB OFFICER HENRY I.
MEINKE
THREE rSIrENTlrrED wnrE
MEN.
Arrest Started Trouble.
Th" outbreak is supposed to have
originated in a difficulty which two
negroes had with police officers, who
arrested them for dis sturbing the peace
and sent them TO the police station
early IN the afternoon
The firing began when an ambulance
started through the section occupied
by the negro soldiers. They stopped
tho ambulance and firing a yollcy rid.
died it. 1t was this volley that wound
ed a lG-Noar-old white girl standing
In her fathers store
Girl First One.
Marching down Washington avenue
until they como to Sandman road. run
n'nE south tho troopers turned and
started toward the San Felipe road. At
the corner OF Washington and Sand
man the first death occurred as far
as facts We're obtninable Thursday
night Alma Rcichcrt. l'-ycar. old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. .. II. Reich.
eri who conducts q small store AT that
point. was outside when she saw the
soldiers coming and heard the firing.
She ran inside The store and n minute
afterwards dropped with 4 bullet In
her stomach. which had been fired
through the double wall of the build.
ing.
Finds Son Dead at Door.
Farther on one man was killed and
another had his right arm shot almost
off. The frightened family In the house
was assured that no harm was meant
when rescue parties reached the place
and the light was turned on just out
side the door. Mrs. G.. Wintlcr stepped
to the door, then fell back crying. "Oh.
my God, there's Freddie and he's
dead
Her son lay on the porch with a
bullet through HIS right breast.
Guardsmen TO Rescue.
Houston policemen. armed civilians
and members of the Texas national
guard. as well as guardsmcn from
Illinois. who were in town when the
seen" Of the shooting. where Captain
w. ll. Rothrock. constructing quarter
master OF Camp Logan. assumed COM
mand.
Angry cries OF lynch them wrrn
heard on all sides. ,=4
Captain RothroclS placed an armed
Guard across Washington avenue with
instructions not TO let anyone pass.
then climbed upon the hood OF m au-
tomohilc and appealed to the men TO
listen to reason.
Il know how you feel" he said. but
to go out there blindly If the negroes
are still fighting would mean certain
death. | ask you men to control your
selves and rest assured that the United
States army will SEQ to 1t that every
man is dealt with as he deserves"