Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-24

Orders Issued
The following orders ana warnings.
were issued today: "a
All citizens must remain IN their
NO citizen not an officer will appear
on the streets with arms.
streets. 81 : ! e =
Saloons will not be permitted to
open. 8 Is ~
Places Of business where arms and
ammunition are sold. kept or stored
Will remain closed.
(signed). .'Hulen.s
Mayor Appeals to People.
+ Il call upon every citizen OF Hou-
ston, white and colored, to preserve
the peace. to go quietly about their
IS going to be full inquiry and propz
erg punishment for the crimes which
have been committed ssssa,ts
is time for cooIness and 4 for
careful avoidance of further trouble.
" is no time for. further excite
.'The city Is under n1artiai law e.
5sondttion sssasi. Whaehsis most r rstts bles
There VIII a be no furtller strosbis ,l.s II
every citizen viii carefully see to his
own conduct. y e
sIncendiary speech is of no avail.
The situation is well In hand--lln-
less there be studied efforts to cause
more trouble. ,4
(signed) "Dan M. Moody.
Acting Mayor.
Negroes Form at Camp.
The trouble is said to have been
begun late yesterday after some of the
negro soldiers had complained of
treatment accorded them by members
of the Houston police force. About
o'clock last night, some Of the me-
groes, later Joined by others, formed
at their camp and began to marci
toward Houston. Lights in the resi-
dences along the way were shot out
as they sat inside their homes. Tho
first shooting, however. is said to have
been done within the camps.
Houston Mem Rush Forward. z
, Crowds of Houston men with sun-
armed Guardsmen, were started for
the camp, but stopped when an army
officer mounted an automobile and ad-
dressed them.
According to police reports, y the
trouble arose when q negro or negress
was arrested.
From every source Thursday night
reports came that nistreatment of the
soldiers led to the riot. sl. s
Evidences. of the brewing riot be-
came apparent as early as 1880 o'clock
last night. Major L. 8. Snow, in com
mand Of the negro troops, said he no..
ticed that the troops were wrought =
up over treatment from the police.
Ammunition Locked Up.
That the riot did not gain recruits
at the camp and include the whole OF
the negro troops Is due, 1t was said
to the fact that the ammunition sup
ply was taken in charge. Long after
the rioting troops ceased to fire. those
in camp were calling for ammunition
and making threats.
It was not until the negroes reach q
ed the outskirts Of the city that the
years old. the first victim. was shot
BY stray bullet it is believed, as she
had sought safety in a store. 81
National Guardsmen Called.
Sixteen truck loads OF National
were rushed to the eeat
Of trouble, and all the streets we're I;
put under heavy patrol q g Sss3ls
s More than 100 armed negro soldiers
were said to have hid under buiidinrs
y. the vicinity OF the baseball park.
With their high-powered army. rifieE.
hey pursued snfping tactics. ssi, - *
Those who saw the force OF Negroes a
as they raided through the west and
district say they were nnarchii,R N i
order, but were keeping close to the
'ences. They We're shoutfng defiance Z
md talking loudly. lss, al 73sS 3}
Brutal Murders. y
Earl Finley. with Fred Schofieid.
was dragged from an autonobile.
clicked to the ground and thrown into
! ditch. Finley was found dead, his
body pierced by more than d dozen n
ouliets. while Schofield was wounded
n both arms. a;
Company d, sth Illinois irfautry.
vas not involved in the trouble in any
way. - W
Indignant Protest Sent TO BaIrez
T Congressman Eagle listened attefs-
ively3to all the reports which came n
n at midnight sent this telegram v
Secretary of War. WasflinEtoi, ID.
Houston, Texas, midnight. Thiirs-s
lay, August 23As conRressrnan ff,oTn
his district report death and vo1iy,f fl-
ng OF several persons. result OF Sesld-
ng negro soldiers here Wif{Ioirf
rating who to blame. It is CLEARLY 4 A
ace riot and is q tragedy euf7jcie1f r. &
compel the statement that II Il 4 2rsl.r.-
Q bluuder to send negro troops q, y
louthern camps protested Tie0f-
'usly against the Illinois negro ;.t,4
lfers ordered to Houston being sesf
~ al means order them 70 norfher}s
raining camps and promptly order
Scpntinued on Paga 4,
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