Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
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BLOODY CLASH
In Ohio CITY
Police Battle With Radicals and
Scores Of People, Including
Women, Are Injured

An unidentified man was killed by
a detectives bullet, eleven policemen
were shot or badly beaten aad about
400 persons wounded, many seriously,
in general rioting which brought a
dramatic finale Thursday afternoon 20
a socialist May day demonstration at
Cleveland, Ohio. About thirty per
sons, seriously injured, are IN hos
pitfalls and scores Of others, including
women, were trampled by rioters and
dubbed by police.
Socialist headquarters was totally
wrecked by angry civilians bent on
putting an end to the demonstration
Rioting again broke out there on
Thursday night during May day cele-
brations, adding eight more to the list
of wounded. Police Lieutenant Mel
son G. Meeker was shot in the Shout
der and patrolman severely cut
when they charged crowd OF alleged
radicals. Other officers then dis
persed the mob
Six persons were injured, one seri-
ously, when police, soldiers and civil
ians charged a crowd at West Twenty
fifth street and LOrrain avenue.
Ridden Down by Tanks
The rioting in the afternoon was
general in Public square. East Ninth
street, Huron road. Prospect avenue.
Superior avenue, BoIiver avenue and
other thorOughfares.
Socialists and sympathizers in two
instances were ridden down by mount
ed policemen and by soldiers in army
tanks and trucks.
The one fatality occurred when a
mob said to have been composed OF
socialists or sympathiZers. rushed De
fective WOOdring and other officers.
WOodring, declaring he drew his re-
volver to save him own life, fred at
the alleged leader Of the mob, killing
him instantly First reports said the
dead man was an OnlOOker.
Sixty of the rioters were arrested.
A score. were found to have weapons
on them, police say.
Socialist Leader Arrested
A mob OF several hundred Of the
rioters threatened police headquarters
when C. E. Ruthenberg socialist lead
er and former socialist candidate for
mayor, was arrested.
In Public square more than 10000
socialists and sympathiZers assembled
for a May day rally and to protest
against the convict ons Of Eugene V
Debs and Thomas J. Mooney.
The trouble started in Superior ave
nue., when the head of one Of the five
socialist parades scheduled to meet in
a massmeetirg at Public square, was
stopped by Liberty loan workers and
an army lieutenant tore a red flag
from a man at the head of the march.
Tying red flags.
In a few minutes riots developed
and mounted and foot policemen were
quickly switched from one location to
another to queli the fighting.
Tears Red Badges
The trouble in the Public square
started when Lieut.. Ell. S, Bergen, who
overseas, demanded that several sol
diers among the socialists on the plat
form remove their unif0rme or the rcd
flags on their breasts.
The soldiers refused and c.. E. Ru
thernberger. scheduled as the princi
pal speaker, interceded for the social
lists.
Lieut. Bergen, followed by Lieut.
John Hardy Of Detroit. thereupon
mounted the platform and tore the red
insignia from the khaki uniforms. The
act was the signal for grand rush
by thousands of socialist sympathiZers
- Arrests in Chicago
There were few arrests in Chica
go.
Strike in Denver
Nearly 5000 woTkmen of the FEEDER
ated railroad shop crafts of Denver
declared a One-day strike on Thursday
as a protest against the failure OF
the government to keep its faithful
promises that ample employment
would be furnished" and as a demon
stration in behalf of Eugene v Debs
and other radicals now serving prison
sentences. Only enough men were
left in the shops to assure that trains
could be kept running.