Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-31

Chicago. July 2o-With twenty-four
known dead and hundreds injured, scores
|of them seriously, sporadic riotng be-
tween whites and blacks was reported
renewed tonight in various sections of
the city. including the small area in the
north side populated by negroes. The
m ost serious situa ton was reported in
the south side black belt where thousands
Of negroes and whites had gathered.
A sinister silence that prevailed in the
black belt on the south side at dusk
gave way to confusion and sharp clashes.
principally with clubs and knives as
weapons. as the night wore on. Where
these outbreaks occurred the negroes
predominated in numbers. Several meet
ings at negro halls were broken up by
the police after which crowds formed on
the streets.
Despite authenticated reports of scores
of clashes received at police stations as
the night wore on Acting Chief Of Police
Alcock insisted that he was very well
pleased with conditions
He said he had approximately $500 men
in the black belt. The district was divided
into zones tonight and a captain. fifty
patrolmen and a squad of detectives
placed in each zone.
The riots combined with the street
upon Chcago's packing industry and
promised to extend their influences to
| other lines At the stock yards there was
sharp falling off in livestock trans
actions.
| Chicago. July 29-Four regiments of
State troops were in barracks ready for
duty tonight as a result Of the race
riots which. since Sunday, have kept the
city in a turmoil. The soldiers were
distributed about the South Side negro
district as a support line to powerful
police forces concentrated within the
trouble zone.
State and city authorities early an
nounced their determination to use every
legitimate force in an effort to prevent
repetition Of last nights terrorism-a ter
rorism which hared up spasmodically
throughout the day and created a threat
which the forces Of law and order were
quick to heed.
In addition to the four regiments OF
the ground two regiments Of the Illinois
National Guard and three other reserve
units were modified at various towns
throughout the State awaiting word tc
entrain for Chicago. This give a potion
tial military force Of approximately 8SM
as background for the city police
force.
The city authorities expressed conn
dence that the police would be able e
handle any troubles that developed To-
night, Every block IN the negro dstrie
was patrolied closely, whils every poles
station was filied with reserves armed
with rifles.
At Ave o'clock tonight the ofheia
Ioutn Inst had reached % and sl4 per
sons had been reported as having beef
injured. The latter figure was admit
ted!y incomplete and police official
thought Il did not comprise half o
those actually hurt in the fighting, !
was stated that several hundred prob
ably had tended TO their wounds with
out placing themselves within the pur
view of tic authorities
Tho rapidity with which the list grey
was illustrated by tho hve hours fol
lowing neon. Is white and II negroe
being reported as injured in that In
tsrvai.
Governor t.awden interrupted q tri
10 Nebraska and hufriediy returned t
Chicago, reaching the city on a hneea
train early in the morning, with Ad
jutaHt General Dickson he was In fu
6eebaratien with the municipal author
tiles and In constant touch with dc
veiepnasHts The adiutaHt- general he
,ieved tbs situation muGh improved ta
day. AZ yet, ga far as eeuid ba learns
ts,. giit, tae city government has mad
no request for the use of troops.