Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-03
Bomb 0UTRAGES IN 8 EASTERN CITIES
ANARCHISTS WRECK HOMES
OF NATIONS LEADERS; ONE
BOMBER and CITIZEN DEAD

same rule was being applied TO oth-
cr government buildings.
Palmer Disappears.
Attorney general Palmer did not
go to his office today and his as
sociates refused TO disclose where
he and Mrs. Palmer, who left their
home after the explosion last night,
had taken up their new residence.
All available men of the bureau
of investigation have been assigned
TO rne case.
Pamphlets Reveal Plot Plans.
Evidence that the plot was care
fully planned was contained in
pamphlet found at the residence OF
Attorney General A, Mitchell Pal
mer, whose home in the fashionable
section here was partly wrecked by
a bomb, giving warning that "a
, time has come when the social
questions solution can be delayed
no longer; class war is on and can
not cease but with a complete vic
tory for the international prole-
| tariat."
The pamphlet, one Of a large
number scattered about after the
! bomb which has been intended 70
destroy Mr.. Palmer. prematurely
exploded and blew to bits the au-
thor Of the crime, was signed Tho
Anarchistic Fighters and undoubt-
! edly was intended as a signal to
show the reign of terrorism was
on.
Although apparently intended to
| do greater damage. the latest bomb
explosions, from a standpoint OF
/ loss Of life, appeared 20 have been
but little more successful than
those of May.
Only PlOtter Is Killed.
! Fatalities resulting, as reported
| today, were confined 10 the plotter
himself at the Palmer home and 10
! New York, where one or possibly
three persons We're killed. In that
case as here, the body or bodies
were so badly scattered it was i'm
/ possible 10 determine just how
many corpses were involved.
AS in the May day attempts, the
bomb plot last night was directed,
/ in a majority Of cases, against pub
/ lie officials IN various cities, men
who have been active in suppress
sion of organized lawlessncss. As
/ there was little difference in the
! time of the explosions with the eN-
ceptiOn of that in Washington, the
police and government agents be-
lieve the instruments Of destruction
were TO be timed to explode at
about the same hour. The fact that
wearing apparel and anarchistic lit
erature were found at the Palmer
home indicated to the police that
the bomb exploded just as the dyna-
miter took it from the suit case un-
der the front entrance to the build
ing. This premature disarrauge-
ment Of plans explained why the
explosion here was so much ahead
of those in New York, Philadelphia
and elsewhere.
Palmer Foe Of Radicals.
Copies of the pamphlet, bearing
the caption plain Talk are I'm
possession OF the police and de-
partment of justice officers and
may possibly furnish a clew to tho
identity of the plotters. Printed
on what likely was intended TO be
red paper, the pamphlets bear no
distinguishing marks, however, and
might easily have been printed i'm
any small print shop. Mr. Palmer
has been active in urging anti-bol-
shevik measures and the attack on
him, as well as on various court
Judges and officials as representa-
tives Of the law and order are OBJ
vious to the authorities. but gov
ernment agents We're at loss to un-
derstand the attempted destruction
OF a church in Philadelphia.
II Explosions In AL
Explosions occurred I'm New York,
Washington, Cleveland, Pittsburgh,
(twoD. Philadelphia. (two); Bos-
ton, Patterson and Newtonville,
Mass.
Following so closely the outrages
OF last month the anarChisttc out
break last night is expected TO has
ten action on bills now before con-
gress dealing with suppression OF
anarchism and deportation Of uude-
sirable aliens. The attempt on the
life Of Attorney General Palmer has
literally brought homo 10 congress
the seriousness of the menace and
that body shows marked interest I'm
the incidents. and a desire to elimi-
nate the radical element which they
charge is largely made mp Of for
eigners who could be disposed OF
by deportation,
One Killed Mt New York.
New York, June g. Ono man
was killed and several men and
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