The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-10

FIVE american soldiers and sailors
arc nursing club wounds at the
Lancaster Gate Red Cross hos
pital.
Twenty american soldiers and
sailors arc under arrest. ordered
by Provost Marshal Major Camp
bell.
Inspector Wilson. in charge Of the
Bow street police station, which was
the center of the disturbance, gave
this statement:
We have made every preparation
TO resist further attacks on the po-
lice tonight"
A double Gordon of boobies" in
blocking each approach to Bow street
in the direction OF the station and all
policemen in the district walk In
couples. 4~-~4@s.
Meanwhile there is bitterness on
the part OF the American sailors re-
sulting from hours of sporadic fight
ing in front OF the y. NJ. G. A. Eagle
hut. on Aldwych street"
RAIDS "CRAP" GAME
The trouble started about l o'clock
when a policeman raided a satlodrs
Crap game" which was in progress
behind the Eagle hut.
In old time form the dice were
passed when the "bobbie" appeared
! on the scene. He arrested sailor,
who swore he was innocent and,
/ standing on the steps OF Eagle hu',
/ dared the policeman 10 arrest him.
! A second sailor was av~ested on the
! same charge. Both were taken to
! Bow street station.
! About 500 sailors from the Fast
/ ley, IIarwicfl and TiIbury docks In
London we re present, and about 100
were around the Eagle hut when the
arrests were made. What ha ppestsd
Immediately thereafter was told 10
me by Inspector Wilson as follows;
"A little after o'clock a crowd o.
about 500 Americans, Canadians and
/ Australians appeared in front of the
l'station. and deputation entered my
/ office demanding the immediate re-
lease of the two sailors.
'T answered was unable to release
them but would turn them over "a
the American proyost-marshal.
ORDERS STATION CLEARED.
"'We'n pull your whole damn sta
ton down II you don't release them
threatened the man, and ordered the
station cleared.
The policemen did not treat their
any too gently" added inspector
Wilson.
myself was passing down the
Strand and happened to drop into tbs
midst of the riot at I:15 O'Clock
Aldwych street. the Eagle hut. one
side of the Aldwych theatre and the
Australian headquarters opposite wer'
surging with a fighting mob, with po,
licemen backed up against the Strant
theatre making baton charges u
scatter the Americana. Australian
and Canadians. The instant thu
trouble started the Australians set III
the war cry mob! Mob" and cam
pouring out OF their headquarters I,
Join the Americans swarming from
the Eagle hut
However responsible the sailors an
soldiers may have been for startin'
the trouble. as a spectator / say tina
the London police lost their heads u
their rage and dubbed the men un
mercifully.
On instance j, particularly that
noticed In which the police we're hot
headed was the case OF Military Pc
licemans Corporal Zimmerman. Con,
pany c43 from the Winchester camr
! Zimmerman ran out OF the Eagle hu
in an attempt to stop the safior'
; charges against the police, but
husky ''bobbie" swung at Zimnerms
without questioning him. thinner
man reached for his gun. but tw
other policemen Joined his assailar
and the three hammered away at hlr
with their clubs.
A seaman named Pickens. VIII
halls from New York city. rushed I
J Zimmerman's assistance and Tough
, Ieuntil daxed by \ blow from club.
) Zimmerman was dragged In hal
unconscious condition into Bow stree
. station.