The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-30
CHICAGO RACE WAR RACES UNABA TED
 WITH DEA TH LIST RAPLDL Y INCREASING
Known Dead Number P, With Countless Scores Injured Following New Outbreak Last Night
By Associated Pres,

Chicago, July 29.-Despite
 fresh outbreaks tonight in
 Chicago's race war, city off
 cials at midnight professed themselves satisfied with what
 the police were doing and sev-
 eral thousand state troops re-
 mained in armories. At that
 hour the death list totaled 27, two negroes having died of
 wounds received Monday.
 The injured list had been swelled by uncounted scores and several of the wounded may die. Disturbances were re- ported from the southside black belt, ,' an Italian district, and from the north side
 Throughout the day and evening Cover nor Lowden was in conference with city officials, state officers and heads of the state militia units. He also called for advice from Colonels Milton For eman. Abel Davis, Henry Allen. Henry J. Rei- ly and John w. Clinnin, who command ed Illinois regiments in France The governor let 1t be known that four regiments of state troops were ready l for duty at minutes notice and that 1 they would be sent to the riot district as soon as a request came from the proper municipal authorities.
 l The first pitched battle of the night oc- cured at Twenty-fifth and State streetS. one of the centers of trouble since the first riotng Sunday. A small autom2- bile filled with whites. each armed with a pistol, and all firing indiscrimnatinc at blacks, crashed into patrol wason at the street intersection. Two of the oc- cupants of the automobile were killed ia the collision. Two others and every po- liceman in the patrol wagon were hurt.
 POLICE FORCED TO FIRE
 Immediately there was d rush of ne- groes and policemen to the wreck The police could not push the enraged ne- groes away and opened fire, killing one negro and wounding 30 others.
 The wounded policemen and whites were placed in ambulances and a eow' of whites followed them to the ProNifesi hospital. Outside that institution, wnla
 is maintained and manred by nesre se. crowd of negroes had gathered ana 'a two races quickly clashed. A call for police brought a strong las tail who charged half dozen times ie fore the rioters were dsfersed, Ore
  were wounded in this clash. r A ratH' fair also took place in the west side 'i Han district where a negro was kn1eN r iron, a )icvcle, shot to death. gasas poured ou his body and set afire.
 Niles scuth,of the black belt there 1 fights in the evenlpg in ss3edlilwn ! in Engiewood A stray hu3let Iron latter clash wounded an aged white
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 The north side troubles centered af ft9 West Division street. There was co erable shooting throughout the La street police district. but so far as sH' be learned no fatalities resulted. SeF negroes and numerous whites were ed, most of the latter giving names.
 Hundreds of negroes. many carf ns nersonal possessions and some wits baggage, joined in an exodus today as majority of them. chiefly in talr groups, bought railroad tickets for rhis ara Nashville A considerable hD''
 sinister sllencs 3hat pee HaSe4 ta th4 h.ack bai on he aonsh siss at dusk save way to confusion NEs shafH ,,aa;fes arihelDaity with subS Mfy kns9sa. ss tne Nlest wore op
 MEETINGS DISPERSED
 Where these outbreaks occurred the negroes predomfnated in numbers Several meetings at negro halls were broken up by the police. after which crowds formed on the streets.
 In the early night clashes various weapons were used. including table knives and sling shots Few guns ap- peared.
 The first clash on the north side took place when a building. occupied by two negro families. was attacked by Italians A dozen shots were fired and bricks were hurled through the windows. Two detectives held the mob at bay until 75 policemen arrived, NO one was seriously. hurt. short time later negro leapad from an alley and knocked white man down Tn a moment a crowd of ltal- ians started for the assailant, who escaped The police arrested four llai- ians two of them armed with sawed- !, off shotguns.
 Italians also were participants n
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