Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-11-19
ANARCHISTS KILL
THREE IN PARADE
CentraIia (Wash.) Reds Fire Into
Marching Ex-OverSeas Men.
FOUR HEROES ARE WOUNDED
Mob Storms Jail in Attempt to Mob
Radicals Under Arrest. w. w.
Headquarters Stormed. Demol-
ished and Burned.

Centralia, Wash, Nov. 12.-Three
former overseas soldiers were killed
nd four were wounded when Indus
rial Workers of the World fired on
he Armistice day parade here. The
lead:
Ben Cassagranda, real estate dealer.
Warren Grimm, attorney and former
University of Washington football star.
Arthur E. McElfresh.
Dale Hubbard, one, of the four men
Wounded, is reported near death. The
other wounded men will recover.
Six alleged Industrial Workers of
the World were arrested and more are
being placed in Jail as fast as they can
be found
Charge /. w. w. Hall.
When the shooting, which flashed
from the roofs of buildings as the
marchers neared Tower avenue, Cen
tralia's main street, and Second ave-
began the paraders scurried to cover
for safety.
They were there only a moment.
With grim determination the service
men rallied and, with the dash shown
in going over the top in Europe, they
stormed the l. w. w. hall, which soon
was stripped of all furniture and d. u
ments, which were thrown into the
street and burned. A quantity of
arms and ammunition also was seized.
Posses Immediately began securing
the timber camps and searched fever
iShly among the towns 5000 inhabi-
tantS for other radicals.
The spirit of lynching filed the air,
and one man was taken from the pO-
lice and preparations made to hang
him, but he was rescued by officers be-
fore the rope could be applied.
Arthur E. McElfresh fell dead at
the first shots and Warren o. Grimm
and Ben Cassagranda suffered wounds
of which they later died
Militia on the Way.
Seattle, Wash, Nov. 12.-Company
F of the Third Washington infantry
was ordered to Centralia by Gov. l.. F.
Hart and was expected to be on the
way within a few hours after the order
was received The company was said
to be about rs strong.
Two department of justice opera
tives left Seattle for Centralia to j.
vestigate the activities of the men I'M
der arrest there in connection with
the shooting. This announcement was
made by r. c. Saunders, United
States district attorney.
Keeping Track of Reds.
"We are keeping close track of all
radical activities and publications in
this district" Mr. Saunders declared.
1--WE are watching every suspected red
in Seattle, Tacoma and the rest of this
district. This office will not temporize
with radicals. The first breach of fed
eral law committed by them will bring
the power of the government to bear
on them"
Mr. Saunders disclosed for the first
time the recent discovery by depart
ment of justice operatives of an al
legged /. w. w. circular in Tacoma.
which was being distributed secretly
among negroes there, he said, with
view to melting race hatred and Undue
ng the blacks to join the l. W. w.
Copies of the circular, Mr.. Saunde 8
said, had been forwarded to the de-
Dartment of justice at Washington.
Burn |. w. w. Building?
Portland, Ore, Nov. 12.-According
70 advices from Centralia received
lere by telephone. the mob has set the
lall of the Industrial Workers of the
World afire. Efforts of the fire depart
netn to reach the building were unsuc-
.essful, the crowd purposely blocking
he fremen.
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