Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-08-05
RIOTS At CHICAGO
SPREAD To NORTH
SIDE OF THE CITY
Bio Mob of Whites Renew Attack
on Blacks.
DEATH TOLL IS NOW 80
Martial Law to Be Declared Unless
Disturbances Cease goo Sol
ders Ready With Bayonets
and Machine Guns to Put
End to Trouble.

End TO rouple.
Chicago, July 30.-Rioting has
spread to the North side. The Eas
Chicago avenue police were informed
that five negroes, barricaded in
house at 500 West Division street
were firing ON crowd of whites out
side. Captain Mueller of the precinct
sent out three truck loads of police
one loaded with rifles, TO quell the
riot. One negro was reported shot.
A mob of 5000 whites is reported
TO have attempted to mob several ne
grOes at Oak street and Cambridge
avenue. Police were rushed to the
scene. At the Oak street address one
negro was shot and killed.
Negroes Chase Whites.
Soon a report came from Mrs W. @
Commit. 1108 Larrabee street, that
negroes there were chasing whites
and even entering white homes and
trying to drag out the occupants.
The police say the entire North side
negro section, bounded by Division
street, Sedgewick street, Chicago ave
nue. and Larrabee street, is reported to
be inflamed to a high pitch.
Two negroes were shot and badly
beaten by whites at South Racine ave-
nue. and Taylor street A riot call was
sent to the Maxwell street police who
rescued the colored men. They were
taken to the County hospital in seri-
GUS condition. Two thousand people
gathered at the scene and refused TO
move for the police.
Things Are Active.
Hoodlums and thugs of both races
who persist in tanning flames of ra-
cial hatred are regarded by Governor
Lowden as enemies of the state.
Therefore the soldiers of the state
will be used to check the mObs. which.
the authorities are convinced, are
composed of the unruly, undesirable
elements, negro and white. If the
race riots continue, Chicago will be
put under martial law.
There are 1880 troops under arms
In four armories in Chicago. They
are equipped with rifles, 100 rounds of
ammunition, bayOnets and machine
guns. A fleet of automobiles is held
in readiness to take them to any dis
turbed area on a minutes notice.
Soldiers of the Fourth regiment, or
dered in from Camp Logan to help
meet the emergency. made an impress
sive march through the loop after dis
embarking, shortly after p. m.
Decent citizens who behave them
selves have nothing to fear. The row.
dy firebrands who are responsible for
this unprecedented reversion to type
will be dealt with.
Chicago Will Be Protected.
Harried by traction strike, the
authorities are in no temper to gloss
over the Outlawry which prejudlces
the safety of this city. The rioters of
both races are not fighting each other
They are fighting law and order and
the Constitution of the United States.
AS the casualties have been equally
divided between negroes and whites,
so the blame is equally divided. and
punishment will be quick and severe.
Bad as the situation is. Chicago is
determined that this shall not be an
encore of East st. Louis.
There have been SO men. women and
children killed. More than 500 have
been injured many fatally. The con-
tagious lust of the mob has swept the
county jail, where 100 negro prisoners
battled an hour with the whites Now
q machine gun is mounted at the Jail
In the hospitals black and white pa
tients fought in the wards. Those too
weak TO fight cursed each other. Even
those in the shadow of death gasped
unSpeakable invecives.
The riOting spread to the loop. Most
of the negro workers stayed at home.
Those who didn't suffered. The white
mObs made life hell for them. Two
negroes were killed in the loop.
Police Establish DeadIines.
The police established headlines in
the affected areas. In the precincts of
the negroes the whites were prohibit
ed from entering, Negroes were
warned to stay In their own neighbor-
hoods, at home if possible.
Reports of shootings. Standings and
brutal beatings poured In each minute.
Where the color line was drawn the
sex line was Obliterated. Women and
children We're as much the prey of the
rioters as men. The crusade" was a
cloak for considerable loot. pillage and
license.
The city council may be called in
special session 10 consider the twin
crises of the riots and the strike.
Absolute impartialily will be used In
fixing the punishment for those the au-
thorities find responsible for the riots.
This was indicated by the first Off
cial action taken by Chief of Police
John ]. Clarity.
He ordered the suspension of PATROL
man Daniel L. Callahan OF the Cottage
Grove station. Callahan is charged
with failure 10 do his duty. He did
not arrest the white youth who threw
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