Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-05-09
CLEVELAND CENTER
FR|0TS IN AMERICA
Twenty Thousand Reds Fight Po-
lice in Streets There.
TANKS USED AGAINST MOB
Many Persons Hurt in Paris Strike
Demonstration = Little Disturb
ance in Chicago-Troops Take
Charge in New York.

Cleveland, o., May 2.-An unidenti-
fed man was killed by detectives
bullet, II policemen were shot or bad
ly beaten and about 100 persons
wounded, many seriously, in general
rinting which brought dramatic
finale to Socialist May day demon
stration of 10000 reds here.
About thirty persons, seriously in
jured, are in hospitals, while scores
of others, including women, were
trampled by rioters and dubbed by
police.
Tanks Attack Rioters.
Socialist and sympathizers in East
Ninth street and at Public Square
were ridden down by mounted police
men and by soldiers in army tanks
and trucks.
Socialist headquarters were totally
wrecked by angry civilians bent on
putting an end to the demonstration.
The rioting was general in Public
Square, East Ninth street, Huran road,
Prospect avenue, Superior avenue,
bOllVer avenue anu OLHcI lAloAouSh
fares.
The one fatality occurred at Cen
trail and Woodland avenues, when a
mob said to have been composed OF
Socialists and sympathiZerS rushed
Detective Woodring and other officers.
Woodring drew his revolver to save
his own life, fired into the alleged
leader of the mob, the bullet passing
through the mans neck, killing him
instantly.
Sixty of the rioters were arrested.
A score were found to have weapons
on them, police say.
Several Injured in Paris.
Paris, May 2-Several persons were
slightly injured in clashes with troops
resisting the passage of crowds toward
the Place de la COncorde during at
tCmpts at May day demonstrations
here. No shots were fired, but few
individuals in the crowd were slashed
with swords.
The troops had their greatest diff
Guilty in keeping the Place de la Con-
corde clear Several speakers adj
dressed the assemblages in the bOule-
wards and advised them that they
were the weaker party and suggested
that they return to the Place de la
Republique and the Place de la Bas-
tile. "your own part of Paris"
The crowd then began to move
slowly in that direction and the situa-
ton seemed to be quieting. Half an
hour earlier shots were heard, appar-
emily coming from the crowd. A num-
Der of persons were lying in the
streets. 1t is not known whether they
were shot or were ridden down by the
troops.
Some Rioting in Chicago.
Chicago, May 2.-ChicagOs "Red
May day" celebration closed with riot
ing in which one policeman was in
jured and sixteen men and one WON
an were arrested. Scores of meetings
we're conducted throughout the city,
Attempts to form sectional parades to
converge in the business district fOI
monster demonstration were frus-
trated by the authorities.
Soldiers Have Fun in New York.
New York, May 2-Rioting followed
the celebration by the New York Call
occupation of new offices on Fourth
avenue and the display outside OF
what some soldiers called "bolshevist
posters"
The rioting was conducted by some
200 soldiers, sailors and marines, who
gave every evidence of thorough en-
ioyment while they were beating up 6
dozen employees of the Call and later
when they threw some of them from
windows and doOrways. Bundles Of
Socialist literature, gathered up indis
criminately. were flung into the stree
by the uniformed men who actet
throughout as if they were on holi
day lark.
Forming in two lines the soldiers
sailors and marines compelled thei
victims to run the gauntlet.
Hurrying from the Call offices tn
rioters passed TO Irving place. wher
they encountered parade of the Unit
eG Hat workers. The marchers Dor
huge banner inscribed, "The Day fo
the Emancipation of the Working
Classes Is Near" In a few second
the banner and many smaller banner
carried by paraders had been torn t
ribbons. The paraders were Startle
opd frightened. but few offered resist
ance when the white caps they wer
wearing were snatched from thei
heads Those who did were handle
roughly.