The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-31
TROOPS CLASH
WITH BLACKS
Greeted by Whitening Hail OF
Fire-Sporadic Fight
ing Occurs.
RIOTERS. WITHDRAWING
Other Illinois Towns Report
Race Riots and Call
Troops.

Chicago, July 3t.-Despite the
presence of 5000 troops armed
with machine guns, rifles and
bayonets in the riot zone, race
r;otinq broke out again today on
the Southside when mob OF
white men attacked negroes who
sought to return to their work
in the stock yards.
Soldiers OF the state. militia al
lowed the colored workers to pass
through the gates to the stock yaros
and the white men Immediately at
tackled, driving the blacks scurrylng
through the mazes of .'packingtown.'
AS result CT the nenewed rlotlne
several negroes were severely beaten.
Reports that four blacks had peen
killed were not verified. ...
Outside the yards several white
men attacked lone negro, but ne
was rescued by soldiers. The crowd
then set upon the soldiers and des-
perate fight followed. The soldiers
charged the mob with bayonets ana
dispersed 1t.
A mob at South Union avenue and
West Forty third str eet dispersed at
the approach of the police but iett
behind them negro with stab
wounds in his chest from which 1t is
believed he will die.
Chief of Police Garrity went before
the city council today and DEMANDED
authority to appoint, $500 extra po.
licemen as the result of renewal OF
the rioting. @ t4GtE- ~ o.l
Chicago. July 31.--Rain which had
threatened during the 9eariy hours OF
the morning began falling heavily
| shortly aftfr' c'ciocis. IL seemed
effectually to dampen the spirits OF
even the stragglefs remaining aDout
the riot area, fer they disappeared
without waiting the appearance OF
soldiers.
Officers In command reported that
to all appearances the district prac-
ticallv was deserted and were or. the
opinion that this marked the end OF
the disorder which for five days mad
gripped Chicago. 4 ~.
A whitening hail Of fire greeted the
first units Of the troops that entered
the troubled districts. As the troops
lined up after tkeir arrival fusi-
lade Of shots came from doors, win
dows and alleyways where snipers
were hiding in every possible place
of conceaIment The troops returned
the fire, but, no, casualties were're'
ported.
United States troops took hand
in the fighting for the first time to-
day when Capt. B.. Maloney. in
charge of a motor transport COM
pany permanently stationed here, or
dered his men to return the fire of
an auto load of-negroes who made
dozen trips around the block in
which the quarters of the company
are located and fired at the troops
each time they passed. The troops
opened fire as they took up pursuit
of the negroes and a few minutes
later captured seven men, two re-
volvers, four knives and a quantity
Of ammunition. which they turned
over to the police.
Shortly afterwards troops. and ne
groes again clashed at Fifty eighth
street and Racine avenue. For the
most part, however, the arrival of
the troops was the signal for the
rioters to withdraw to their homes
and. only occasional shots from
stragglers along the railroad tracks
came thereafter.
Mayor ASKED Hio'
Orders to send the troops into the
riot zone came early last night and
ten minutes later the first units had
arrived. BY midnight FIVE. of the
seven mobilized regiments were pa
trolling the riot areas. The calling
of the troops came after two days of
expectancy and after Mayor William
Hale Thompson had personally re-
quested aid from Adjt. Gen. Dickson.
The adjutant- general today Is per-
sonally directing the militiamen, who
are working in close cooperation
with the police. -.
Troops aided the police to disperse
a mob at Thirty eighth and Dear
born streets after Sam Banke, a ne
gro, had been shot in the abdomen
Soldiers were fired upon by a mob
at Sixty-third and Loomis streets
when band of negroes started to
drive all white people from the
streets in that vicinity. The mob was
dispersed without casualties. Incen-
diaries have been setting fires in the
riot zone and one of the most serious
clashes between troops and rioters
came while the soldiers were endeav-
oring to extinguish a fire that de-
Stroyed three stores and several resi-
dences. with a loss of $125.0OO.' Small
fires are burning today insrumerous