Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-02
AIMS TAKEN FROM GUARDS;
! WHITE WOMEN AND GIRLS
JOIN IN FIGHT ON NEGROES
MAN. Blacks Are Beaten
and Slain During Night
and Day Of Rioting.

gnrIngf1eld Ill. July 2.-S1x
eauena nies IF the Illinois National
Gnard we're ordered out early to-
aaY hv Governor L0Yden. in re-
suopse fo a telegram from the
MAYOR of East St Louis. iil- 10
s. f,teti rioting If negroes there.
81 The companies ordered cut are;
a ef yandaIia: Il Of Effingaam: y
EAef Merton; Of Bentons of
shelbs4ille. and OF Carbonate,
Iail units Of the Fourth infantry
q regiment, Major William kiauser
81 will be in command
Colonel Riehings ]. Shand. who
Notified the troops in the absence
oil Adiuiant General Dickson,
Estimated that the six companies
contained more than six hundred
men.
q East st. Louis. III. July DetRc-
EItiye Sergeant Samuel Coppedege was
klEilled. three other officers were
wounded, che Of them SO seriously he
ma die. and two c15fzens were shot
here early this morning Bs aegea
mon in a recurrence of race Fioting
After the killing of the officer tbs
negroes disnersed-
The police were armed with Tio,
guns and patrolled the streets all
4 night to make sure that no further
L trouble would take place
The ST. Louis and East St Louis
notice guarded both ends Of The Eads
and Free bridges this morning ami ns
negroes were permitted to cross VIII
II out being searched for weapons
4 ae9 Negroes III Mob.
The trouble began about II 80 tbis
morning when a mob Of negroes. esti-
mated at 200 each one armed With
some sort of YEA pom. assembled ~ q
church in response TO the ringing o.
bell. and began marching down the
street
When word was received at po.ico
Headquarters that a mob had forned
/ four policemen we're sent - she
scene in an automobile. As the car
turned a corner. the headlights
showed The mob massed in The street
marching toward the machine
Reply By footing Police.
Sergeant Coppedeee asked TIE ne
groes where they we're going and was
mel vita A curt reply and an order "a
"drive on He told them that ne
and his party we're officers and had
come 10 see that order was main
tanned Wei 60 on about your bus1-
ness" was the reply accompanied b'
a volley of shots Coppedege was
killed instantly aad the other three
officers wounded.
Whet. word of the killing OF Cop
nedege reached police headqaartefs
thief of Police Hickey ordered everl
available patrolman on duty ana
asked for the service of 200 soldier:
Of the Sixth Illinois infanra sta
toned here uudeF Major Cavansagh.
Black Belt Searched.
A Gordon was thrown arc 4 th'
negro belt and soldiers and pa dinner
! vent through every house sea rcnlni
men and women for weapons al f1T
arms, found were confscatei and abou
= nifty negroes we're locked liz. step
will be taken TO prevent the
frophle tonight Race riotirE ..as
81. Louis first broke out Ma =asj
| when the robbery Of two mel
ny negroes precipitated enc
which resulted in injury of tw
score negroes and d dozen me-
in four DAYS The rioting pre-
coded by an indignation 2 sting Q
several thousand persons, T4e troubt
grew 61it of tie in7portationf of negr
iaboreFs from the south.
After Revenge.
re- $500. 80 - -e
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