Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-06-03
BOMBER BLOWN TO P|ECES|N ATTEMPT 10 DESTROY HOME OF
 ATTORNEY -CENERAL PALMER
Woman Among Victims of Explosion in Home of New York Judge-Bombers Scatter Handbills Signed
 Anarchist Fighters

tempted reign of terror directed chief ly against public officials who have been active in their prosecution was launched by American radicals short ly before midnight last night. A bomb explosion which damaged the residence of Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, in the fashionable northwest section of Washington, but which apparently resulted in the death of the bomb planter, was follow ed at brief intervals by similar ex- plosions in seven other cities in a belt extending from Cleveland to Boston.
 Besides Boston, Washington, Cleve- land, cities in which bomb outrages occurred with Pittsburgh, Patterson, IN. J., West Philadelphia, New York, and Newtonville, Mass. West Phila- |delphia and Pittsburgh were subject led to two separate explosions.
 The similarity of the reports re- ceived from the various cities recall led the authorities the May day bomb plot of month ago.
 The bomb planted under the steps 'of the home of the attorney general Iat 2312 R. stret, in the fashionable northwest section of Washington wrecked the dwelling, smashed in the windows of adjoining houses for block but injured no one within the Palmer residence.
 An empty suit case from near the entrance and a handbill signed the "Anarchistic Fighters" printed on red paper worded in inflammation fashion and serving notice of inten- tion of it's authors to bring general war on leaders of society was the on- ly clue available at late hour to- night.
 The remains of the man killed were literally shredded over the block and driven into the asphalt pavement.
 Bombs intended by anarchists for men who directed the force of law against them. pronounced sentence against radicals or introduced legis- iation intended to check their mach nations failed in every case to claim their victims. In several cases, how ever, families of public officials and the public officials themselves exper- fenced narrow escapes.
 The death toll of two taken in Washington and New York explosions recoiled upon instigators of the reign of terrorism, according to first con- clusions reached by the police. In some instances innocent pedestrians were injured more or less seriously
 Circulars Furnish Only Clue.
 What may turn out to be the first clue leading to identification of the anarchists was obtained in this city nd cI AL~ discovered circulars sand handbill signed "The Anarchistic Fighters"
 The bill, serving warning that a general war was to be waged against leaders of society as society is now organized was the only clue reported discovered at an early hour this morn
 ing. Coming on the heels of the na- tion-wide May day plot. secret ser vice officials could only interpret ex- plosion following explosion as an or ganized outburst, without much doubt planned by the same grpup of radicals as had engineers the Otrages per- petrated last month
 Instantly upon receipt of the news lof the attempt on the lives of other leading men in other communities,
 Major Pullman ordered special guards sent out to the residence of cabinet lofficers and prominent men in the government.
 Mr. Palmer and other members of the family were at home. but escaped any injury, though the front of the residence almost collapsed with the force of the explosion. The family were on the second floor preparatory to retiring at the time.
 So thorouphlv was the corpse of the many killed scattered that sur- geons had difficulty in ascertaininp whether one or two persons had been involved. Pieces of two separate fire arms also were located. one an auto mstic pistol and the other, revolver. The suitcase was of cheap construc- i tion. A handbill. which was grease spotted. was headed in large type,
 Plain Words It opened with the statement
 "The powers that he make no se- cret of their intention to stop the
 worldwide revolution in America 2
 and concluded. after announcing it's
 acceptance of challenge to some
 kind of war, with printed signas
 ture "The Anarchistic Ffghters.'' r l Besides tearing away the residence
 front, the explosion jolted out of
 place the stone steps leading up to the first floor level Remnants of
 shabby clothing worn by the man
 killed were scattered. sections being l found over radius Of 100 feet and I plastered on an automobile which hap