The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-10-03
maj. GEN. MOOD IN
'COMNANDAT OMAHA
Eight Hundred Regulars and
Officers on Riot Duty.
CITY QUIET AFTER LYNCAlNG
Condition of Mayor Smith, Who Was
Attacked by Mob, Gradually I'M
proving-Physician Says Elk
executive Will Recover
CITY QUIET AFTER LYNCHING

Camp Dodge, Ia, on riot duty, along
with several hundred special officers
organized by the American Legion to
6dent there would be no further out
break of the race rioting which re
suited in the death of two persons, in
5uries to several score of others, an
attempt to lynch Mayor Ed B. Smith
and the partial wrecking by fire OF
the county courthouse.
In addition to these forces IL Off
GERS and $50 men from Camp Funston.
KAN, and 20 officers and $50 troops
from Camp Grant, ILL.,, arrived here to-
day. Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, com.
mander of the central department OF
the army, reached the city and took
charge of military operations.
Machine Guns Ready.
There are plenty of arms and am
Lnunition to supply the troops, some
of whom have machine guns for use
! in the event the necessity should arise.
A heavy downpour of rain had the
effect of keeping people off the
streets.
The condition of Mayor Smith, in
jured by the mob when 1t attempted
to lynch him, was gradually imprOv-
ing, according to his physician, DR.. E
G. Henry. Doctor Henry said there
was no doubt but what the mayor
would recover.
Order Is Restored i'm Omaha.
The city was quiet following the
riOting which resulted in the injury
to the mayor, the lynching of William
Brown, negro, accused of recently
attacking Miss Agnes Lubbock, white
girl; the death OF one white man, the
injury to several score of whites and
negroes and the partial destruction OF
the new $1,5O0OOO county courthouse,
which was set on fire by members OF
the mob
! With federal troops patrolling both
the negro and downtown sections OF
the city it was believed that the au-
thOrities would be able to prevent any
possible fresh disorders, which began
when a mob set out to lynch Brown.
The troops were ordered to the city
ffN>S Forts Omaha and Crook.
Announces Rioting Is Over.
"Rioting in the streets of Omaha
has been suppressed and the situation
is in hand" said proclamation issued
here by Lieut.. Col. Jacob W. S. Wuest
commanding officer of Fort Omaha,
appealing to all citizens to surrender
firearms and ammunition to the chief
of police, or to the nearest military
headquarters.
The disorders had their beginning at
three o'clock in the afternoon, when a
body of friends of the girl alleged to
have been attacked gathered at a
Sch0olhOuse and began to march to
the courthouse, where Brown was held
prisoner
Girls Companion Is Leader.
The police were unable to stop the
march to the county building, and as
the lay wore on the crowd grew larger
in size. In the crowd at the school
was Willard Hoffman, companion of
Miss Lobeck on the night she was at
tackled. Once at the county building,
the mob began it's efforts to "get the
negro"
Police were rushed to the scene, but
were unable to quiet the crowd. Sew
eral negro policemen were handled
roughly, and members of the mob
gained entrance to the building, de-
spite efforts of police and deputy sher-
ifs to defend the place. Hundreds of
shots were exchanged between officers
and members of the mob with casual
ties on both sides.
Some of the members of the mob
in the building set it on fire. All avail
able firemen were called out, but the
? lines of hose were cut by the mob. As
the fire ragged members of the mob
worked their way to the top floor,
where more than 100 prisoners, includ-
ing the negro sought by the mob, were
held.
For several hours the lives of the
prisoners had been in danger, and it
finally was necessary to take them to
the roof of the building. After the ne
gro was in the hands of the mob,
however, firemen were permitted to
fight the blaze, which finally was ex-
tinguished, but not until the building
had been Quilted with loss estimated
at 100000.
Wood Calls More Troops
Camp Grant, Ill, Sept. 30.-Armed
with machine guns and with extra am
muntion for riot duty IL officers and
500 Camp Grant troops commanded by
Mai. e. r. Stone, which had been or
dered to Omaha, left the camp. On or
ders received from General Wood the
number Of soldiers for police duty at
Omaha was increased from 300, first
ordered, to 500 shortly after noon.
"D'Annunxio Move on Danxig
Warsaw, Sept. 30.-The Gazette Po-