Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-30
Only SPORADIC OUTBREAKS
MARK FOURTH DAY OF RIOT
DEATH LIST STANDS AT rs
Authorities Believe Situa-
tion in Control Today
After Wild Night.

tnIcdgO, lllsg July BU-NOm-
paratiVe calm marked this
mornings situation I'm the Chi
cagO race war. No serious out
breaks had been reported, the
sporadic fights were few and
mostly between individuals and
in only one instance were pO-
lice compelled to shoot. In
that case a negro was killed
while resisting search by two
policemen.
Governor Frank o. Lowden and
other state and city officials were
plainly encouraged by the dimin-
ishing evidences of mob spirit. AL
though practically every militia
man in the state was either in the
city or enroute here, it was indi-
Gated that they probably will not
be called to active duty in the
streets.
Crisis Past, Belief.
"I believe that we have passed
the crisis" said Governor LoWden.
"Of course the troops will remain
as long as there is possibility OF
danger, and their services are at
the command of the city authori-
ties"
Spreads Az Over City.
Bitter fighting between whites
and negroes spread last night to all
parts of Chicago, the serious cas-
ualties being more numerous than
at any similar period in the racial
war. The city authorities made no
call for troops and in the absence
of such request Governor Frank o.
Lowden could not order the soldiers
TO take charge, although with the
arrival today of two more regl-
ments 5000 well armed men were
resting on their arms.
While the state soldiers we're be-
ing held in armories, the death list
mounted to 26. An incorrect police
last night had it higher but
showed that no one
had been killed in an automobile
crash and race riot at Thirty-hfth
and State streets. The authenticat-
ed deaths in last nights fighting
were two, both negroes. One was
killed in the Italian district Of the
west side and Ira Henry, 40. was
shot dead when he wounded one OF
swo policemen who sought to search
him for weapons at Fiftieth and
State streets.
Burn, Shoot and Cut.
In other instances whites and
blacks slashed each other with
knives, shot from ambush or ran
down isolated members Of the other
race and beat them into insensibil-
.ty. There was some looting OF
white and negro resider ces, and
stores in the south side black belt
and a number of small fires were
lscribed to incendiarism.
The Ninth regiment from the
southern part Of the state and the
Tenth from central Illinois, rushed
toward Chicago during the night to
add their rifles and machine guns
20 the potential army which lay at
rest, listening TO the shots and
shouts Of the victors IN various
street fights and the changing Of
patrol wagons and ambulances
)earing away the wounded and dy-
ng.
Try TO Burn Body.
The police struggled 10 clear the
'ioters from the south side negro
udIltIS anu early AdSl AlEuA Ah~
)arently succeeded, only TO find
hat the mob spirit had spread like
/ plague to other regions On the
vest side, Italians attacked ne
yroes, and in one case partly burn
ID the body of a victim with gaso-
inc. On the north side, fighting
proceeded for several hours and in
he residential districts known as
Voodlawn and Englewood on the
ar south side fierce lighting took
lace.
AS the overworked police force
Iashed to these quarters. several
niles from the center Of the war.
he smouldering flames of anarchy
,urst forth anew in the "black
'elt" A patrol wagon crashed in
o an automobile filled with hood
ums. A eght followed that causol
he injury probably fatally Of three
nen and the wounding of several
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