Republican farmer., 1919-08-01

Chicago. July 20-One un- Identified negro was killed hnd two negroes were wound ed at Wabash and Adams Sts., he heart of the downtown dis trict, in rioting which was re- bewed shortly before seven o'clock this morning. Racial disorders spread to the north eide early today where mum Der of negroes were threatened bnd chased. Very few negroes live in that section of the city. Joseph Powers, white, a street ear conductor was shot and killed soon after daylight in The stock yards section. Will liam Henderson, a negro, was arrested on suspicion in con nections with the killing.
 At 1O:3O a. m. Thomas Joshua. a negro, was killed by n detective who fired into a crowd of rioters on the South Side. and B. F. Hardy, a negro, died at a hospital of wounds.
 A vicious race fight broke out In the county tail shortly after clever, p.clock. The whites outnumoereo Inc blacks by 20 to l and the guaTds s,,cre sv-spt nsido when they tried to v.or the trouble at its start.
 Four thousand soldiers with full war ,r,,t,,rneut stand ready to quell the IT. ,sinr. During the two nights of terror tbe south side ibleci< belt the lives ss ot least 24 men, including one ne- ITO policeman, have been taken wnue X,rodreda of others have been in1ureo' many seriorvsiy and pro1aioly dozen atally. ,,.,z;ar. r-,a I,oiAre and tho coroner have been ina4,s to make a complete check oI be casualties. but repoTts sh0"eu t' titled last night, 12 whites ana seven negroes. A hundred thousand negroes anu an ,auai number of whites either roush, |, h the streets and alleys or cowerea m their homes while shots were 1[Su. mounted policemen ganoped along the z 1oulevarda. patrol wagons desheo Ibro,ah the streets with prisoners ana s,ounded women and chipoTen .rrearned as men fought with cudsels' rnives and fists. vvhen the riotirg, which started Sunday night at the stoning ana the drowning of a negro who had drirteo on A rnft into the water Of oeacn used by whites, broke out afresn Ias' night Mayor ThoInpson asked Cover
 
 nor was on his way to Lincoln, Nep. turned back at Burlington, Iowa. ano Actine- Governor Oglesby gave Adou tant General Dickson orders to mop uize necessary soldiers By midnlSh four redments were In arnories II the South Side but by that tune tn' police had cleared the streets Tor 'n' nieht and began collecting the dea' and injured and rounding up looteFe
 The rioting Sunday night aroused hundreds of persons who had lohl rr.eyed at the rapid influx of negroes who have spread over large terri tory formerly constituting a me res 1denttal ottrter of the South Side Prop.rtv had decreased in value am whites had migrated to other part of the city by thousands but man othors had clung to their nome while the streets and one of tn large parks became thronged wit n-nroea Last night many white and nesroes armed themselves an went out seeking enemies As 500 as darkness fell the fighting in var fous forms became fierce. )
 In some cases. negroes in a"to mo piles dashed through tbs-rrreets frin mt any whlsas -a.ourtered. In othe cnsas whites attacked the building owned by negroes. shooting throug windows and doors, while the inmate sffred back from borrfcades. Band of both rnces marched through th g.yects and meeting, fought until tn pavement was covered with dead an wounded. Many individual fights.an hand to hand struggles with knive and razors added to the casualue Mon and women were dragged froI street cars until the company stoppe running them through the affecte area Tn ono instance a band of white pasznuz q mansion on Grand Boult vard and reeenting the. occupancy ( Ahs placs by blacks. was fired on fror Sss uy5.
 Az the night wore on and the band of tsrr~ordsts were broken up by tn policemen, ,looters and incendiaries al pcared- Several houses were fre' and one was burned. A number ( seoreB were broken open and sacke'
 Toward daylight. the lees aggreeedv having been driven to cover, worn o' wieh fighting or jailed. a number ( white rioters invaded the downtow lquartsr. beat negroes found on tt Rstreot and dragged covering porter from ail night restaurants and hote to the streets. logging them unmei lcifu1qy.
 Among those injured during tf nfsfft were three members of tf 9oventh Regiment who were bsset negroes while on their way to the armory. Corporal W. T. Riggs WI .Ahot tn <he back; chazies T. William