The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-08-08
ARMED TROCE' IN
CHICAGO RACE WAR.
DISORDERS suBsIDE BUT TROOPS
STILL EXERCISING VIGILANCE
IN TROUBLE DISTRICT
DEATH LIST STANDS AT IS
States Attorney Is Proceeding With
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Thousand Ad-
ditlonaI Policemen Asked, as
More Trouble Is Feared

Chicago, August 2. - The Chicago
race war was virtually over, state ane
city officials believed last night, after
day of quiet following five days OF
rioting between negroes and whites
with an official death list that stood al
30, and probably about 1900 persons
injured. of whom a number may die.
But armed vigilance still ruled the
riot areas of the negro district on the
south side, where more than 6,OOU
state troops patrolled the streets with
the bulk of the police force and nearly
5000 special policemen on duty.
Close Negro Saloons.
AS a precaution, Chief of Police Gar
rity closed all saloons, cabarets. ath-
leth clubs and other places of as
sembly except churches, in the negro
district.
Although officials generally ex-
pressed themselves as well satisfied
with conditions, Colonel A. F. Lorenzen
of the First Illinois reserve militia de-
scribed the situation as an armed
truce" He declared the negroes still
had quantities of firearms as did
whites, and that he believed further
riOting was to be expected unless all
deadly weapons were confiscated by
a house to house search. Attorney
General Brundage declared such a
search for weapons would be unlaw
full
Negro leaders in a public statement
declared that notorious acts of search
and seizure" already had been made
and that they protested vigorously
They declared the constitution of the
people to bear arms shall not be
abridged.
Virtually the entire edition of ne |
gro weekly newspaper containing SEN |
sational headlines was bought up by
the Third reserve militia in the alb |
sence of authority to confiscate 1t.
Three Die of Wounds.
Although no fresh disturbances of
consequence occurred yesterday, two
whites and one negro succumbed te
wounds or injuries.
Attorney General Brundage confer
red with more than score of as
sistants and distributed them among
police courts. the state attorneys and
coroner's office He said the work
would be on much larger scale than
following the East st. Louis riots, and
that having gotten on the ground while
the rioting still was in progress, his
office would have considerable ad
vantage In Sitting the evidence upon
which the guilty would be brought to
Justice.
investigation Is Under Way.
States Attorney Hoyne is proceed
ng with his investigation. Last night
ne called attention to Mayor ThOmp-
,on's statement that he had requested
he use of state troops Wednesday
light because he had learned of con ,
piracy to burn the whole negro dis
riot. Mr. Hoyne said it was the may
RS duty to turn over to him any in
ormation that he had concerning such l
conspiracy.
The mayor went before the police J
ommittee yesterday and renewed his
equest, made Wednesday to the coun- '
il, for 1000 additional permanent po- $
cemen The mayor said he believed
here was further trouble ahead" re. I
erring to unrest and not to race riots. ]
lie said crisis existed and that q
afety of life and property depended c
pom an increased force of policemen. a
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