Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-12
Five Others Wounded Dur
ing Peaceable Armistice
Day Parade.
MARCHERS FIRED ON
WITHOUT WARNING


Centraiia, Wash. Nov. i2.-State
troops today patrolled this city. where
during an armistice celebration yes-
terday four members, Of the American
I,ewion were shot and killed and five
wounded by men said to be w. W..
and Brick Smith, secretary>of the local
!. w. w. was hanged by q mob.
The reason for the attack. which
came as the parade swung past I. w.
W. headquarters, today had not been
developed fully, but Henry Allen.
member OF a committee Of former ser
vice men, and others said evidence had
bc.n obtained to show 1t Was premeo-
ttated. Citizens To-Day planned to drive
all radicals from Centralia, where theS
n,ye been increaeing for some tine
Centralia was Headquarters for L~W.
W. working IN the logsing camps.
American Legion members expressed
the determination that every + W. w.
must leave the city. One or the twen-
~ men Gffested {ollowins tho aftack
wss said 70 have confessed that 0sans
we're made months ago TO get" War
ran 0rimm, Arthur NcElfrisch. Will.
Iam Gchales. and Capt David I4v:ng.
1tnn. The four had been active AApp-
pressinx radical setivtties "a this edsA'
rsrs4 S1ssssst vtseaiao. (.
srx<,A ~ ~ x@nS knxIts - Fafls
M ssWurt Ia sanks Of1narchine over
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WV. fkadquarterA Persons IN TN
crowd who lined the streets also pulled
weapons and began firing. Grimm.
,eadinr : company Of men. dropped
in,ortally wounded. McAlfrisch was IN I
stantly killed Ben CassasrAnda died
lkter from his wounds
John Earl watt George Stevens. IA
cob r. Hitzler, Crist Coleman and +
Eubsnks also fell wounded. tho nrst
named probably fatally. Stevens was
shot when he attempted TO disarm an
4 W. w. standing ON the street. the
fourth death Of . parader was added
when Dale Hubbard, recently returned
from, overseas, gathered small band
and started eSfter the I. w. w. secre-
tary. Hubbard and the fugitive grap-
pled after 5 chase IN which Smith fired
al his pursuers. As they clinched. Hub
bard received four wounds In the
BODY. Smith was taken 70 the jail
after beinx overpowered apd later ne
was iynchsd after Il was learned that
four mon had died.
Smith Defiant 20 Last. ID
SYou fellows can't hang me-" Smith
said. II aas sent to do my duty and
did IT,
Smiths body was thrown over tho
bridge into the river after he had been
hanged. ~
The lyrr.,',~ party, worked silently
and in tto -9ness while taking
Sn,s.t, Jail. After 7 o'clock
,l;tIl tao l5f.N 81 ss: electric lights were
cut 70 s,nt men In the party
too. x ON the jail. Smith waa
placed a Of SIX dArkened autos
and taken to the bridge. Little was
known Of smith, a. he came here only
i short time aSo. ~
ClaShea between the Z WI w. and
service mon have occurred At intervala,
! GuyefpeY Harts was en- routs to tlfs
city tcday from the eastern part OF the
stAts.
ne started immediately on receipt
thru the Associared Press Of an ac.
,colnt of the disorders here. The gov
srnor was without other Information
and hfs only statement was. There
VIII peno mob rulesat csntralia-"
sssst taet w s.---- Z M m q.
n .centraila, wash. Nov. l2.-Three re-
turned soldiers were killed and four
severely wounded here late yesterday.
when dozen memhsss OF the I.,W W..
with rifles. opened IRE on the Arm3s-
tice Day parade. !,
n rive e1tack was made on the military
section % the procession as5it reached
I the cOSp6r SoE Tower and Second ave-
Sues, wlset1 the !. w. w. hail stands.
II The payAde was passing thru Tower
AxonuS, tte city's main street, amid the
+ chears 81 sthousands. Tho band vas
playing : march. Just A. the military
division ~ ~ parade reached the cor.
nerj rjsnon BEGAN 20 fall.
ooldisrs Charge <Rsds.
The n6ise of the hard drowned the
sound al rifies but their comrades had
1Asn nen fail before. and knew they
4 Were under hre again. Without wait
inS for IN order they broke ranks and
{ schasSed into the buildings on the roots
" Whicl3 pufRs Of smoke were sesn.
The Mnrdsrsrs had ned from the
root Aefere the soldiers reached
" !, W : nan hunt va begun that
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