The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-06-06
ANARCHISTS ATTEMPT TO Blu"
UP LEADING PUBLIC
MEN.
ten BOMBS EXPLODED
HOME OF ATTORNEY GENERAL IN
WASHINGTON is WRECKED
BY BLAST.



Washington, June 3.-Another at
tempted reign of terror, directed ciliei-
" against public officials VINO nave
been active in their prosecution was
launched by American radicals shortly
before midnight last night.
A bomb explosion which damaged
the residence of Attorney Eeherhl
Mitchell Palmer, in the fashionable
Northwest section of Washington, out
which apparently resulted only in the
death of the bomb planter, was fol-
lowed ut brief intervals by similar eX-
blossoms In seven other cities III IL belt
extending from Cleveland to Boston.
Besides Washington, Cleveland and
Boston, cities in which bomb outragcs
occurred were Pittsburg, Paterson, y.
j., West Philadelphia, New York and
Newtonvillc. Mass. West Philadelphia
and Pittsburg were subjected to two
separate explosions.
Public officials against whose lives
it was indicated attempts had been
made were: In Washington, a. Mitch
ell Palmer, United States attorney gen
eral; Claude A. Swanson, United
States senator from Virginia. In Bos-
ton. Justice Albert F. Hayden Of the
RoXbury municipal court. In Clcvc-
land, Mayor Harry l.. Davis. In Pitts
burg. Federal Judge William IL.
Thompson and w. w. Sibray, chief in
speCtOr of the bureau of immigration.
In New York, Judge Charles c. Mott,
Jr., of the Court of General Sessions.
In Newtonville, Mass, Representative
Leland W. Powers Of the State Lcgis-
lature.
In all cases except Paterson and
Philadelphia the bomb attempts We're
directed against the lives of public of
ficiaIs In Paterson the home of II silk
manufacturer was wrecked. while in
Philadelphia, where TWO explosions oc-
cured, attempts were made to blow
up Il Catholic church and private
residence.
The bomb planted under the steps
of the home of the attorney general ut
2132 K street, in the fashionable
Northwest section of Washington,
wrecked the dwelling, smashed in the
windows of adjoining houses for
block, but injured no one within the
Palmer residence.
An empty suitcase, found near the
entrance, and hamdbilI signed THE
AnarchiStic Fighters" printed on red
paper wordcd in inflammatory fashion
and serving notice of intent of its au-
thors 10 begin general war on leaders
of society, was the only clew available
ut Il late hour tonight.
The body of the man killed was
literally shredded over the block and
driven into the asphalt pavement.
Mr. Palmer and other members of
the family were at home, but esconed
any injury, though the front of the
residence almost collapsed with the
force of the explosion. They were on
the second floor preparatory TO retir
ing at the time. So thoroughly was
the body of the man killed scattered
That surgeons had difficulty i'm ascer-
tanning whether one or two pprsnns
had been involved Pieces of two soma
RATE firearms were also located, one
an automatic pistol and the other a
revolver.
Inc suitcase was of cheap constrrc-
ton. The handful, which was preose-
spotted' was headed in large type.
Plain Words" 1t opened with tba
statement: "The powers that he mako
no secret of their intention to sion tho
"orio-Wide revolution in America"
ana concluded, after announcing IFS
acceptance of Il challenge TO some kind
on war with IA printed signature.
The Anarchstic Fighters"