The sun., 1919-07-31
Mayor Thompson Calls on
State Soldiers to Control
Lawbreakers.
SITUATION GETS WORSE
Police Aid Militia and
Draw Gordon Around
Negro District.
BLACKS HOUSE is BURNED
Victims Starving; Afraid to
Go 0ut-N. Y. Central Pas
senger Trains Fired On.
BLACKS HOUSE is BURNED

CHICAGO, July 30-Chicago streets
tonight were patrolled by soldiers
called out by Gov. Lowden at the re-
quest of Mayor Thompson for the pro-
lection Of life and property threatened
by the race war which for four days
has terrorized the city.
The State troops established a barred
zone about three miles square, en-
bracing most Of the colored residen-
tial district on the South Side. In this
zone they searched every person whom
they met for weapons. No one could
pass in or out without military per-
r.ission.
i he district extended roughly from
Twenty second street to Fifty-flfth
street north and south, and from
Michigan Boulevard to Wentworth
avenue east and west.
New York Central Railroad officials
reported that all their trains, passen-
ger and freight. were being fired on.
Adjt.-Gen. Frank s. Dickson, after
an early evening trip through the
threatened district declared that the
situation was Continuous"
Late tonight mobs Of whites and
negroes were reported roaming over
various localities OF the South Side and
at Fifty-eighth street and Racine ave-
nue. negroes were said to have clashed
with troops. Negroes also were re-
ported to have driven all whites from
the streets In the vicinity Of Sixty
third and Loomis streets, while fires
were burning In two different neigh
borhoods, one in a white neishborhood
and the other in a colored colony.
A woman was reported slain in a
riot at Forty-seventh street and In
diana avenue.
A riot at First street and Wentworth
avenue brought police to the rescue Of
a negro whose home was surrounded
by whites.
Reports that a number of negroes
had been thrown into Bubbly Creek.
q stagnant stream that receives much
OF the sewage from the stock yards.
were received by the police.
Negroes Ask Protection.
Hundreds OF negroes appealed for
protection. Incendiary attacks upon
negro homes increased through the
day and night. Negro leaders de-
clared that many members of their
race faced starvation because drivers
OF supply wagons feared to enter some
portions of the black belt.
1t was not deemed necessary at the
time the Mayor asked for the troops
to proclaim martial law. and whether
Gov. Lowden was prepared to take
that step was not made known. II
seemed to be generally believed that
placing the militiamen on patrol duty
would prevent further serious rioting.
"From what I have seen this after
noon and evening I should, Judge the
situation and temperament of the peo.
pie are more serious than at this time
the night before" said the Adjutant-
General as he started for the meeting
with the Mayor.
At thnt timel the troops were in
readiness to move from the armories
70 the riot scenes at once.
-Four New Deaths Recorded.
With four deaths and a score of per-
sons wounded or beaten in continued
rioting to-day between whites and ne
gloes, police drew a tight Gordon to-
night about the South Side negro area
and other outlying sections where ne
groes are segregated in the hope OF
averting further clashes. With the
soldiers also on duty. there was no
relaxation OF vigilance by city forces,
and every policeman who could be
spared tonight was stationed In the
danger zone.
To-days outbreaks were widely
scattered. OF the four deaths. all Of
which were the result Of shooting, two
were shot to-day, the two others hav-
ing been wounded In the rioting of
Monday and Tuesday nights.
The official death list for four days
showed thirty tonight. Of whom sew
enteen were negroes, two unidentified.
and thirteen whites, one unidentified.
About 5000 State troops continued to
polish their arms in the armories un-
I'll the order came for the soldiers to
go out.
Riots Keep Governor busy.
Gov. Lowden continued to-day to de-
vote his time almost exclusively to the
riots. as did Frank 8. Dickson, Adju-
tnnt-General Of Illinois. They were
Joined by Edward J. Brundage. Attor-
ney- General. and John B. Oglesby,
Lieutenant Governor.
Requests for the use OF the troops
came to-day from a number OF sources.
A number OF Aldermen were positive
m their convictions at an Informal meet
ing in the City Hall to-day that the
troops should patrol the streets at once.
One Alderman said he had been shot
At four times on The South Side.
Negro leaders generally seemed 10
want tho trosps used. Ono negro banker
yo1fi.-asd on Fourth paos