Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-05
I. w. w. ORGANIZATION IS BLAMED FOR THE CRIME AND HEADQUARTERS ARE RAIDED.
ONE WOMAN IS KILLED IN THE EXPLOSION
 WHICH SHATTERED BUILDINGS IN VICINITY
William D. Haywood in Building at Time But Claims
 l. w. w. Had Nothing to Dc With Act--Bomb Left in Corridor, Packed in Suit Case.

Chicago, Sept. Flour persons were killed and more than 75 others injured by the explosion of bomb in the crowded entrance to the federal building. at 3:10 o'clock this after noon.
 The explosion, the force of which was so great that it not only wreck ed the entrance of the buildings, but shattered every window on the first three floors of two buildings across the street, was attributed to the I. w. w. by Phillip J. Barry, in charge of the>local offices of the Department of Justice.
 List of The Dead.
 The list of dead follows:
 William H. Wheeler, mail clerk. J. B. Ladd, a sailor from the Great Lakes naval training station, whose home was in Salina, Kans..
 B. R. Kolkov, postal clerk.
 Miss Helen Michike, of Chicago.
 Nine I. w. WIS Held.
 Raids on two headquarters of the I. w. w. within fifteen minutes af- ter the explosion resulted in the ar rest of nine men.
 Several more were taken into cus- tody within the federal building and a woman whose name was suppressed, was arrested in nearby building.
 Agents on Track.
 Tonight more than 1900 govern ment agents and the entire city police force was seeking the perpetrators of the outrage. The blast occurred directly beneath the courtroom of federal judge K. M. Landis, where ninety five I. w. ". leaders were recently convicted and sentenced for obstructing the govern ment's war program.
 Haywood Was In Building.
 William D. Haywood, general sec retary- treasurer of the I. w. w. and one of those sentenced to twenty years in prison, for his part in the conspir- acy was on the eigth floor of the building with his lawyer, who was planning to seek writ of error in his behalf when the explosion occur re.
 He deplored the outrage and while emphatically denying that any of his men had committed the act, admitted the I. w. w. would be blamed.
 Pete Daily Is Held.
 "Pete" Daily, oI St. Paul, Minn., who was placed on trial with the oth- CT l. w. w. members but was later released by Judge Landis because of his physical and mental condition was taken in custody for questioning in connection with the explosion early tonight.
 Haywood said that Daily practically had been dropped from the I. w. w., and that it was foolish to connect him with the explosion.
 The organization dropped Daley, he said, when he recently entered the Federal building despite an order of the government authorities that he re- main away.
 A Three Cyliner Bomb.
 The bomb which is believed to have consisted of at least three wire wrap ped steel cylinders charged with high explosive, was carried into the Adams street entrance of the building during one of the most busy periods of the day.
 Concealed in suitcase, and connect ed with time fuse the device was deposited behind a radiator unnoticed
  by the passing throng.
 Nearly a hunred persons were in the corridor at the time.
 Had Great Force. The force of the blast tore the rad iator from it's fastenings and hurled it twenty feet into the street where it struck and killed a passing horse, smashed the desks, uprooted great slabs of marble from the malls and woodwork into splinters.
 Filled Streets With Debris.
 Flying debris cut into shreds sev- eral war posters and canvass banners stretched across the front of the en- trance and filled the street with plas- ter, stone and broken glass.
 The streets outside were soon rop- ed off by policemen, and firemen and ambulances and requisitionedi auto mobiles began the work of. rushing the victims to nearby hospitals.