Arizona republican., 1919-11-12
Radical Snipers, On Top Of Buildings,
Fire On Men AS They March In
Armistice Day Parade, Killing Four
Action ncites Riot resulting in Death of One Alleged Wobby
Former Soldiers Protect Men Held in Jail Accomplcesn in
CrmeGovernor Determined Mob Rule Shall Not Prevail
and State Troops Rush to Scene
TRepublican A. p. Leased wirel

CENTRALIA. Wash. Nov. H.
Three members of the American le-
gion are dead two other former seFv-
ice men are in precarious condition
and several others were wounded
when persons said to be members of
the industrial Workers of the World.
fired on Armistice day parade here
this afternoon. Another man. said TO
have been one of those who fired on
the marchers, is believed to have been
lyncIs1, tut cccsirriation was lackine
AT lea. eight supposed Indus-4ai
Workers of the World are in the local
jail, qua ded by several hundred for
mer conn tdes of the men shot dowr
today.
The Dead
Arthur McEIfr4sh, CentraIia.
Ben Casagranda. Centralia.
Warren Grimm, CentraIia.
The Wounded Include:
Dale Hubbard, Centralia (dy-
ing).
John Earl Watt. Chehallis, not
expected to live.
The shooting began when the parade
drew abreast of the Industrial Work
ers of the World hall here. according
to witnesses, the bullets going over
the heads of the crowds watching the
parade Onlookers say shots came
from every direction and that snipers
in the upper windows of the !. w. w,
headquarters building fired into the
line
McElfresh was killed instantly.
Grimm, formerly q lieutenant, was
| leading platoon in the parade and
fell at the second burst of fire, mortal
lly wounded.
Early tonight the list of wounded
stood as follows:
! Dale Hubbard Centralia. shot four
times. probably will die.
George Stevens, Centralia.
Jacob Phitzer, Chehallis
| J. Z. Watts, Chehallis.
| E. Eubanks, Centralia
| Attempted to Disarm |. w. w,
/ George Stevens, one of the wounded.
attempted to disarm an alleged |. w.
! W. and was shot in the struggle which
ensued. Hubbard sustained his wound
in pursuing a supposed T. w, W. who
fired as he ran from the group of
men headed by Hubbard.
1t was this man, according to re
ports, who was hanged by a mob to-
night.
Casagranda was in the ranks and a
rifle bullet struck him in the body.
They got me this time he said as
ne doubled up and fell in the street.
The crowd, uniformed and un-um-
formed, started to chase the reds.
Round Up Radicals
Gathering up persons suspected of
affiliation with the radical order some
of the former service men took them
to the Jail, while others OF the march :
ers tore out the front of the building
: where the l. W. w. headquarters were
; located, seized and burned a quantity
| of radical literature and all the furni
| ture and distributed among themselves
and Centralia citizens the arms and
ammunition stored in the headquarters
Meanwhile a crowd was gathering
about the jail. Former service men
some of them armed with the seized
weapons and others unarmed, patrolie6
, the ground near the Jail to prevent
: further violence.
: According to ex-sevice men who
! said they were present, Hubbard.
, party caught the men they were chas
ing, after he had fired at them severa
, times, on the banks of the Sl1ookum
.chuch river, a small stream, which