The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-11

The death toll. which was swelled
to four early today with the death or
q young woman, shot during the riot
ing last night IN the South Boston sec
ton when troops fired into a crowd
which had been attaching thenl. The
toll was raised 20 five when Raymond
BayeFe, Of Cambridge. attempted TO es-
cape from state troops who had rounded
up a group Of 7b participants In dice
games ON Boston Commons. Bayers
was shot through the neck and killed,
Richard u, Reemts, a striking police
man, was shot and dangerously wound
ed this s monns At, At the n0sR.a noNs s. ne
geant John y. Mcdonald According
to the sergeant. the shot was fired by
Abraham kaTp, q storekeeper In the
South End, who explained that ne
thought some one was attempting TO
break into his shop, saw Reemts rush
ing toward him and fired karp was
arrested.
Possibility that the situation would
develop into general strike as the
result OF the action Of the state branch
of the American Federation OF Labor
In ordering sympathetic strike vote
of the Boston unions tonight was dis
cussed on all sides. Carmen, nremen,
telephone workers and several other
organizations had already offered their
to the central body
Success In quelling the rioting and
suppresBing the l0oting OF previous
hours marked efforts Of the troops last
night to a large degree, although In
some sections the mobs were not con-
trolled. and there were several serious
riots In these most Of the caaualtiHt
In many places, but In only few was
there looting, troops and the skeleton
police force of regulars ana volunteers
being ,auick 70 reach the scene OF tn
| disturbances
Crowds filled the streets during rpQRI
OF the night. They aurged through th'
snsinsss distrSt Win Ssss sSssonIpaaayla.IE X aS.I
Boston, and In many instances II was
| only after charges OF cavalrymen and
the use OF riot guns were they dis
PEELED.
The most serious disturbances were In
the vicinity Of Scollay square and South
Boston, Cavalrymen charged the crowds
and machine gun was used, one man
being KILLED and several wounded by It's
fire.
Soollay square was thronged all day
yesterday and well into the night, The
crowd early became riotous and caval-
rymen were sent TO disperse 1t. The
mob surRed in and out OF the square
SHotS were tlTeu anu hH uHluSHtHleu
man was killed. A woman was wounded
In the arm. n mtddle-aged volunteer
policeman was 80 badly beaten up that
he was removed to q hospital and three
cavalrymen were hit over the head by
bottles and other missiles, and also were
given hospital treatment. After In
fantry reinforcements arrived the
square was finally cleared,
The South Boston district was con
sidered one Of the worst danger spots
and lnrge force Of troops was thrown
In there early In the night For some
time they held In check the mobs oi
| polyglot residents OF the peninsula sec
| tion, but late al night conditions were
50 menaclng that n machine Stln crew
was rushed over to aid them.
so fierce was the resistance OF the
angry crowd to the efforts OF thu
guardsmen to preserve some sort oI
order that guns were leveled and this
machine gun was put IN position. AL
sorts OF missiles were hurled at the
guardsmen. A shower Of stones 30 en-
| dangered the soldiers that the machine
gun crew was ordered TO fire. One mar
was killed and several were wounded,
windows were broken In different
parts OF tho city. but there was little
| iooting,