Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-10-03
Federal Troops Patrol Town; Guards at Helena, MelwoOd
 and Other Centers. BROUGH AND CHAPLAIN
 HAVE CLOSE CALL Alderman. Carrying Back Four Ne gro Prisoners, Killed by One Then Possemen Kill All
 Four of Captured.


 Elaine, Ark, Oct. 2.-An-
 nouncement was made late to-
 night at military headquarters
 here that l50 or more high pow
 cred rifles and a quantity of
 ammunition had been confiscat-
 ed by soldiers from negroes
 placed under arrest or at the
 homes of negroes searched by
 the troops. Several wounded
 negroes were brought in before
 midnight. Other than an Occa-
 sional shot reported by outposts
 no recurrence of disorder had
 been reported.
 Helena, Ark, Oct. 2.--Five dead and five wounded made up the list of white casualties tonight as re- suit of the uprising of the negroes in the vicinity of Elaine, IS miles south of this city, which broke forth Tuesday night and caused a region of terror in the southern art of Phil lips county until the arrival today of federal troops from Camp Pike, sent to the scene on a special train at the request of Governor Brough. The number of known negroes dead stood at eleven, one of them woman, with others variously estimated at from five to fifteen, reported to have been killed but their deaths not de- finitely established.
 The white dead are:
 o. K. Lilly, members of the Ald- ermen of Helena, shot and fatally wounded today by one of four negro prisoners he was guarding in an au- tomobile en route to Helena.
 Coporal Luther Earl, company H, fourth infantry, fired on from .am- bush near Elaine today. He died in a Helena hospital tonight.
 w. A. Adkins, posseman, shot and fatally wounded near Hoop Spur, at the inception of the uprising.
 James A. Tappan, member of the Sheriff's posse, shot and fatally wounded Wednesday.
 Clinton Lee, posseman, fatally wounded Wednesday.
 The white wounded are:
 Ira Proctor, Charles Pratt, J. R. Dalzell, w. K. Monroe, all residents of Helena and members of posses, and Sergeant Pearl B. Gay, head quarters company. Proctor was re- ported in critical condition late tonight. None of the others are be- lieved to be seriously hurt.
 Find Guns Hidden.
 Reports from Elaine tonight stated that the situation there and in the vicinity was quiet with the troops, under command of Col. I. D. Jenks, in complete control. Outwardly He- lena was quiet up to a late hour to- night but with the situation tense. Troops in conjunction with civilian posses patrolled the streets through out the night. Guard also is main- tained at the plants of the public utility corporations.
 Home addresses of Corporal Earl and Sergeant Gay could not be as- certained here today. Both were members of units attached to the third division which fought hlong the Marne and in the Argonne for est.
 Search continued today of build ings suspected of being the hiding places for arms and ammunition. stored by negroes in anticipation of the present outbreak, which is at tributed to propaganda spread bv negroes and white agitators among tenant cotton farmers.
 Twelve highpowered rifles and several cases of ammunition were found in one building in the busi- ness district of Helena. owned bv D. A. E. Johnson. one of the negroes killed by members of the posse. Brough Fired On. Both Governor Brongh. Arkansas at whose request 800 soldiers o* the Third division. recently retnrnea from overseas, and Col. I. c. .Tents in command of the soldiers. expressed confidence early tonight that the force on hand would be ample to re- store normal conditions. Governor Trough accompanied the troops from Camp Pike this morning.
 The four negroes were in the auto mobile when one of them seized MT. Lilly's pistol and shot him. Other possemen then shot the negroes, kill ing all of them.
 Other incidents of the day were the finding of 9 negro woman fatally wounded near Elaine and the wound ing of two of the soldiers. Seargeant Earl Cav. of the headnuarters com rany. and Corroral Luther Earl. of Company H. Fourth infantry. The latter was shot in the face and seriously wounded dvire later. Ser- geant Gay was not badly hurt.
 Agitators Blamed. , Governor Rrcugh and Chaplain E. c. Sliney of Boston, narrowly es-