The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-24
CITIZENS WARNED
NOT TO ASSEMBLE
ON THE STREETS
OR CARRY ARMS
Revised List of Dead Show
a Total of Fifteen;
Many Wounded
SITUATION NOW
WELL IN HAND
Soldiers Were Aroused by
Alleged Treatment of
Colored Woman
POLICEMAN SAID TO
HAVE SLAPPED HER
Men Parade Through the
Streets Firing Through
Windows of Houses
POLICEMAN SAID TO
HAVE SLAPPED HER
(By Associated Press.l
Ganlrinn The Guilty.

Houston, Texas, Aug. "a. - More
than 100 negroes of the two COM
panies of the Twenty ty-fourth infan-
try which engaged in a riot last night
and caused the death of fifteen and
woundinu of more than score of
persons are being sought today by
patrol of regulars and Illinois Ma
tionaI guardsmen under the command
OF Gen. John A. Hulen, governor Of
the city now under martial law.
Houston, Texas, Aug. "a.
As a result of the mutiny
of negro soldiers of the
Twenty-fourth TT mite d
States infantry last night.
the entire city of Houston
and its environs are under
martial law today.
Orders have been given
to soldiers to watch all In
coming trains and not to
permit armed men to enter
the city.
When the three hundred
or more regulars arrived
from Galveston some of.
them were detailed to go to
Camp Logan, and others
to duty in the city. Two
soldiers were detailed to
each street car and two
more to each street corner
of the downtown section of
the section of the city. Or,
ders were given to prevent
the assembling Of citizens
on the streets. City and
county officials are cooper
ating with and following
the instructions Of the mil
itary officers and it is Off
cially stated that the situa-
ton is well In hand.
The revised list of dead total fif-
teen men. Included is a negro SER
geant. Vida Henry, believed to have
been the ringleader in the uprising.
Henry's body was found riddled with
bullets about a quarter of a mile
distant from the camp limits. Horace
Moody, one of the wounded police
ofiicers who suffered an amputationI
OF the leg, died this morning. e. J.
MeinekeI, another police offlcer, is
the fifteenth victim reported found
at s O'Clock this morning.
Orders and Warnings.
The following orders and warnings
were issued today:
"All citizens must remain in their
homes or usual places Of business.
No citizens except officers win ap-
pear on the streets with arms.
Parties win not assemble on the
streets.
Saloons win not be permitted to
open.
Places OF business where arms
and ammunition are sold. kept or
stored will remain closed.
Signed. Hulen."
call upon every L1LA1eA O1AE1ouS- /
ton, white and colored, to preserve |
the peace, to go quqietly about their
business and to rest assured that |
there is going to be a full inquiry /
and proper punishment for the /
crimes which have been committed.
Kt lis time for GOODNESS and for |
careful avoidance OF further trouble. /
1T is not time for further excite
ment The city Is under martial law, /
q condition which is most regret
able, but II is necessary.
There will be no further trouble 4
If every citizen carefully tends to
his own conduct
"Incendiary speech is Of no avail.
'The situation is we'll in hand
unless there be studied effort to
cause more trouble
Signed, Dan M. Moody.
Acting Mayor"
Lights Shot Out.
The trouble is said to have been
begun late yesterday after some of
the negro soldiers had complained OF
treatment accorded them BY MEM
hers Of the Houston police force.
About 3 o'clock last night some Of