The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-07-25
RIOTING BREAKS OUT
AGAIN IN WASHINGTON
Member of Home Defense Guard
Killed; One Wounded, White
Man Cut With Razor.

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razor welded by negro. All OF the
negro assailants escaped.
The outbreaks, however, were spo-
radio and confined to single vicinity
near Eighth and M streets, the CEN
ter of the black district of the north
west section. This was due in the
opinion Of the authorities to the ex-
traordinary precautions taken to pre-
vent formation of mobs and to rain
which began early in the evening:
Troop. Patrol Streets.
Approximately .1,500 troops-cav-
airy, infantry, marines and sailors
patrolled the streets and waited In re-
serve for possible outbreaks, supple
menting regular and volunteer police.
Detachments of martens from Quanti-
GO, Va, and regulars under command
of Major Gen. William G.. Ham, from
Camp Meade, arrived early in the
evening and took up stations in va
rious parts of the city or on the out
skirts.
Tonight's casualties brought the
number resulting from the rioting,
which began Saturday night, to seven
persons dead, eleven believed to be
fatally wounded and scores injured,
more or less seriously.
{ Home Guard Killed
The only fatal outbreak tonight up
,to midnight resulted from the stop
ping of negro by Isaac Halbfnger,
3 home defense guard. Halbfnger
attempted to search the black who
drew gun from his pocket and shot
the guard through the heart. Anoth-
er home guard, like Halbfnger, arm
ed only with riot stick, ran to his
nsmpanion's assistance and also was
.shst. He died later. The negro es-
capped.
Negroes in several parts Of the city
were reported to have fired on pass
ing whites but in no other instances
was any one killed or'injured. Scores
Of negroes were arrested tonight
charged with carrying fire arms, with
which they have been stocking up for
several days.
Many Riot Calls.
a statement issued by the govern
.ment authorities denied the situation
had been out of hand at any time last
night, when riot calls were sounding
from half a dozen places at a time.
The authorities also decided not to
ask that martial law be declared, al
though resolutions introduced in the
House during the day urged that the
President be asked to take action.
President Wilson took cognizance OF
the situation today when he called
Secretary Baker to the White House
for q conference on steps that might
be taken by the military in coopera-
Stion with the civil authorities to pre-
veAh recurrence of the outbreaks.
TIE President was understood to be
greatly concerned.
Marines and Cavalry.
After the conferences Secretary
Baker announced that the troops or
dered from Camp Meade constituted
a very large number and that Major
William G. Ham would be in COM
mand. Secretary Daniels said sub
stantial force Of marines had been
ordered in for night patrol duty.
Cavalry again replaced a part in
the police work holding lines about
the congested negro sections to pre-
vent mob attacks by either blacks OF
whites. Police and soldiers again
struggled to keep the downtown thor
oughfares clear Of crowds.
Difficult Situation.
The scattered nature of the attacks
through the three nights Of growing
disorder Washington has experienced
made the situation difficult, while
1ioting was it's worst downtown panic
stricken negroes fired indiscriminate-
" from the barricaded doors or win
dows of their homes. Others whirled
through more outlying streets in au-
tomobiles, firing wildly at any whites
thew saw. The resolutions introduc-
ed today ranged from that by Repre-
sentative Clark, Democrat, of Florida,
charging that the district government
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