Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-31
Illinois Troops Disarming
All Persons in Race
War Area.
RAILROAD TRAINS BEING
FIRED UPON CONTINUALLY
-Four More Persons Die, Two
Being Killed During Early
Morning Battles.
OFFICIAL DEATH LIST IS THIRTY
Seventeen Negroes and Thirteen
Whites Slain During -Four
Days OF Terror.

CHICAGO. July 3o.-Chicago streets
tonight were patrolled by soldiers
called out by Governor I.owden at the
reaaest OF Mayor Thompson for the
protection OF life and property threat
ened by the race war which for four
days had terror!zcd the c;ty
Inc state troops established a barred
zone about three miles square. en-
ptac!ng most OF the negro residential
dlstr!ct on the South Side In this
zone 'hey searched every person whom
,hey net Tor weapons No one could
,s nass IN or out without military per-
mission: The district extended roughly
,toth iwcnty-second Street TO Fifty
nfth mial Street. north ana south and from
."!chlSan boulevard to Wentworth
neF5d This ,npapPened waep riots In the
stunsided trt but When there was an alarm.
Nesw N"s sygTgtd gort %, Of disturbances, outside
reported all their trains being fired on,
,aht-General Frank 5. Dickson
ne ihrcatened district. declared TIht ,ha,
,. ,he Sltleiion was ominous. and this
we" was shared by the MAYORS secrc-
tdFE, VINO accompanied him
Negroes Fear Stnrvntion
Hundreds Of negroes appcalod -or
protection lncendiary attacks upon
asS absgFo s,d hGmes ,,Ins. INCREASED through the
mat many members OF their race faced
stdlvatIon because drivers OF supply
Wagons feared TO enter some portions
oi the black belt.
Toaay's outbreaks were widely scat,
We're the result, OF shooting. ;wo wcrn
sho; today the other two Having been
lr lTr9nndcd iI ,he r!ottng OF Monday and
Tonight the official death list for
se seun days showed thirty. OF whom
ned. and thirteen whites, one uniden-
Forty n..-o.s ,.za..
ity In race riots were arraigned in the
municipal court today Rev. Wills
nompson negro Clergyman. charg-
ed WITH carrying concealed weapons
vas nhed SlO and his revolver con
.sGated .a one negro was lined 500 and
Gnr sim.lsp G'nefs cbSs wsre hrha Th sloe esca on
iendants demanded Jury trials.
Negroes Charged by Mob.
nero II9"a o, LOO h;dn %hits men pursued
t.rnoon. He darted into "A building
and was later rescued by mounted po-
Lee. Another negro was CHASED by
mob in ne downtown district. escap-
ed by climbing the elevated road
structure.
s!lima3. forty years old. white
crowd OF negroes carly today on the
j. South SD" and probably Will de o:
his wounds. He was chased by a mob
and Songat refuse in house occu-
pied by negroes
Governor i-owden continued today
10 the riots as d!d Frank :. Dickson
adjutant general OF Illinois. and they
we're joined 10 Attorney General Ed
ward q. BrundaGc and Lieutenant, Gov
Crnor John q. Dglesby.
A'torn1sy -1sHy, General Brundage upon
oni nlS sb6r; ss6iTA iiotn a Men'san where he
sistan;. John +. Burns to the coroner's
office TO SIT the evidence TO be pro-
duced AT !nGuests.
A second atietuDt bv u,b'tos 10
negro home was Successful when A
two story frame house in Englewood
burned 70 the ground None of the
several families OF negroes who lived
ir the old building were injured.
l. Coroners Jury Meets
, Coroner Hoffman today impa anelled
jury and as deaths are reported the
members Will view the bodies and
take any steps in the inquiry Al
though no definite date has been set
for taking OF testimony the coroner
said the inquest would be In a court
room under heavy guard and thar ali
searched for weapons States Attor-
ney, Herbert Macclay is lending as
sistance in getting evidence: The
p1mee p9eservs aepartmsm5 Par was called on to
the various riotous happenings Mir
Hoyne indicated that his achievement
tual disorder.
Governor Lowden tonight issued the
following statement:
The situation appears to be improv-
ing. New troops are arriving and
there are 5000 under arms ready to
, go on duty upon the requcs; of May
or Thompson. | have certain powers
and II the situation gets beyond the
control of the city ! may use them.
we arc ready for any emergency"
Hoync Makes Statement
Attorney Macclay Hoync made the
following statement tonight: 1
There's only one way to handle the
situation and that is to disarm these
people who are killing and wound:ng
throughout the city. The police can't
do this. so the best method. in my opin-
ion was TO declare marital law The
I situation requires stern and thorous,
measures promptly applied. The SOL
4 where there are disturbances and a
: stop put to this lawlessness what is
needed is a thorough clean IN
Grave DigEcrs on strike
NEW YORK. July 30.--Grave diCscrs
/, In st. Michaers Cemetery Long Island
~ity, have gone on strike for six
lay week and an increase in pay from
1915 to 81 day. Twenty-Five men
have been employed at 81 a day since
the influenza epidemic. hut recently If
vas decided to cut the pay % cents a
/ number OF deaths.
Every person guilty of rioting is
Iubject to prosecution under the State
avs. And those persons will be pro-
iecuted by my Office"
TWENTY NEGROES ATTACK
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