The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-30
CHICAGO 8 RACE
WAR SPREADS To
NEW SECTORS
"a KNOWN DEAD AND
HUNDREDS INJURED
Troops Modified, But Not Yet
Summoned to Aid of the
Police

CHICAGO. July c9.-Dcspitn fresh
outbreaks tonight in Chicago's race war,
city officials at midnight pronounced
themselves satisfied with what tho po-
lice were doing and several thousand
state troops remained in armorles. Al
tha; hour the death list totalcd II. two
negroes and two whites having been
killed during the evening and another
. negro having died Of wounds received
Monday.
The injured list had been sw"lled by
uncountcd scores and several of the
wounded may dl". Disturbances were
reported from IN" south sid" "olack
belt" an Italian district on IN" west
sid" and from ;h" near north SIDE.
Throughout tn" day and "l'nInE
Governor Lowdeu was IN "out"r'nc"
with city officials. stat" officers ant
heads Of state militia units. II" also
called for advice from C"louclS Milton
Foreman. .Nhcl paws. Henry .\Il"n.
Henry J. Reilly and john ". t1lnnn
who commanded Illinois rcS!mrntS Ia
Franc.
In addtSon colonel Joseph Sanbotn
who led n" "ld Dandy FIRST" overseas
was reported curnutc - rh.cag" from
chairman of IN" stat" counsel of d"tcucr
and Roger Sullivan. p"m"crati" !""dcr.
also saw IN" governor.
TIL" governor lot it be known mat
four regiments of stat" troops w"r"
ready for duty at a minutes nntir" ana
that th"y would b" sent into the riot
district aS soon aS request cam" from
III" prop: municipal authorities.
TIL" irSt pitched battle Of IN" night
occurred AZ Thrty-Htth ard state
streets. on" Of the centerS Of trouble
since tho first riotnG SUNDAY.
Automobiles filled w.th whlt">. each
armed with a pistol and all firing IN
Discriminatory al blacks, crashed INTO a
patrol wagon u; tn" stree; car station.
Two whites were killed IN N" COLLISION
Two others and every policeman in IN"
patrol wagon were hurt Immcdiat",-
there was n rush Of blacks and police
men To the wreck. Tho police could
not push tho enraEed negroes away and
opened fire. killing one negro ana
woundng thirty others.
CHICAGO JuIy 29.-Thc rae" war
spread tonight 10 widely scattered sec
tinns Of the city. Tho police reported
troubl" AT several points On Ia" north
sid" Hundreds of policemen were rushed
cral thousands nf white md blacks on
the South Sidc. Crowds Of whites p"n"-
tratcd the hnTn town diStrjc; IN a"ow"d
hunts for negroes.
With twsnry-fnur known dead and
hundreds .umr"d scores Of th"m scr
inuSiy. Sporadlr rIntIng between Whites
md blacks was r"port"d renewed tonight
m various sections Of tho city. including
IN" small north sid" area populated b.
negroes city and stat" "ffIrialS Irc!ud-
ing Governor Frank =. E.Owi"u. re-
riarHcd on ~" seen" Throughout; the
niGhr and oppressed the opinion that tho
worst IF tho r;"ting was ended.
In The Black Bell.
Tho most Serious situation VA r"p"rl-
cd IN tho South Side hlack b'l,' wh"r"
thousands Of negroes and whites had
gathered.
Virtually ALI North S!dr and loop no.
Fec VIC ordered 20 this district. thus
leaving almost without pnilr" pro'"c't"u
sections from, which came reports "f
Intermittent outbreaks.
y sinister SS"nC" that nr"Vatl'd ~ th"
black belt - tn" south sd" ai dusk.
gave way 20 confusion and Sh1rr clashes
principally with rlunS and kui.cs as
weapons as tn" night wore ON.
Wh"r" IN" outbreaks occurred IN"
negroes pr"domjnat"d in numbers. S"v-
era lm""PngS 1T mgr" halls w"r" hrok"n
up by IN" polic'. after which crowds !
formed nn tho streets.
Few Guns Used.
In Tho carly night clashes r1rinuS
weapons w,r" used :ucluding t,h'"
knives and sling shots. F"w guns ar-
pcared
Troops mad not b",n ordered to
patrol tn" black belt tn" r"l:.'' man
tanning 'ha. th"v w"r" st:ll ahlc 10
handle m" situation.
Tn" first clash on rho north sud- .ook
place when Il building. "rrup'"d by two
nrgro families, was attacked by Italians D
living in the n"lShhorhood. \ dozen
shots wcr" nr"d and bricks were hurled
through TN" windows. Two detectives
attracted by tho $NptS held tho mob
At bay until S"vcnty-hvo policemen ar
rived. armed with rifles. No one was
seriously hurt in this fight.
\ short time later a negro lcapcd
from an alley and Knocked n whit. F..
man down. In 4 moment Il crowd Of
Italians started for the assailant who
ran ,and escaped. Tn" polio" arrested
four Italians. two Of them armed with 5
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