The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-09-11

Boston, Sept. 10.-Boston is under
military rule tonight after twenty
four hours of lawlessness. such as the
city never before experienced. Five
thousand state troops are on duty
and the cavalry tonight dashing at
full speed cleared Scollay and Adams
squares of thousands who jammed
places all day with intermittent riot
ing. Gangs of gamblers who infested
every street between Washington and
fremont, were driven out at the point
of bayonets One man was killed and
several wounded severely. A policeman
was beaten by mob tonight.
Greenfield, Mass. Sept. 1o.-State
branch of the American Federation OF
Labor at annual convention here to-
day, voted to order all labor unions
of Boston affiliated with the fedora
ton to vote tomorrow night on ths
question of striking in sympathy with
the police.
Lawlessness was rampant in Boston
all day. Without adequate police pro-
lection, private citizens were left to
their own resources to protect their
lives and property.
Since the police struck at 5:45l
o'clock yesterday afternoon. there has
been no organized police power able
to cope with the situation that hm
night approached anarchy, and to-
day appeared to grow more serious.
Boston, Sept. 10.-After night of
disorder i'm several sections OF the
city during which petty looting.
street fighting and dice games were
common occurrences. the situation
caused by the strike here last night
or union policemen appeared to be
under control OF the authorities to-
day. A large force of volunteers. in
Guiding nearly one hundred Harvard
students and former athletes. started
TO patrol beats about the city and to
assist the state and Metropolitan
park police detailed there
Police Superintendent Crowley or
dered the discontinuance of the sale
OF firearms during the strike. Appli-
cation for permits to carry arms were
received by the hundreds.
Last night one man was shot and
dangerously injured by a police SER
geant. who was pursuing a mob that
had sacked several stores in the Back
Bay district. Another man was wound
ed by someone in the crowd. A janitor
in the leather district was stabbed by
a man who attempted to break into
the building. Another man reached
/ the hospital with bullet in his back.
The few policemen struggling TO
uphold the law made 200 arrests.
, Charges of larceny ranged from the
snatching of womens handbags to the
wholesale theft of wagon loads of
goods from the stores looted.
This morning the emergency police
officers recruited from citizens of this
and nearby cities mad from students
at Harvard university, were called
out and made a brave attempt to re-
store order In entering the station
houses they passed through lines of
picketing policemen strikers who be-
sought them to support the strikers
in their efforts to get their rights
The emergency officers wore civilian
clothing with badges designating them
as officers, and carried clubs.
Rear Admiral Dunn, commanding the
Boston navy yard today ordered the
liberty OF sailors at the yard be re-
stricted.
Threats that the street car. telephone
and lighting systems will be tied up
If necessary TO force matters for the
police have been made.
Down town Boston presented a sad
picture this morning. The systematic
looting had ceased apparently with
the coming of daylight. but evidences
of last nights lawlessness were plen-
tiful
Crowds gathered early as on holi-
day and surged through lower Wash
fngton street and the other narrow
thoroughfares of the congested busi-
ness district They generally had tho
spirit OF merry-makers-
The cross streets with few excep-
tions were unguarded- The reckless
motor car driver was. in his glory
and pedestrians made dangerous
crossings at their peril.
A walk from Boylston street through