New Britain herald., 1919-04-07
BOMB EXPLODES IN
 LAWRENCE BUILDING Strikers and Police Engage in Battle With Clubs and Guns
 WOMEN ATTACK CHILDREN
Female Patrols in Mill District Keep the SchOOIchildren from Attending SchoOI-23 Arrests Nade-RiOting in Tenement Districts.

Lawrence, Mass, April 7.-Rioting marked by promiscuous firing by strike sympathizers and police opened the tenth week of the textile strike here today. The outbreak occurred in the vicinity of the Everett Mills shortly before seven o'clock, a few hours after the city had been stirred by the explosion of 9 bomb in q tenement house in the same neighbor- hood.
 Early reports indicated that no one was wounded by the shooting, al though several rioters and policemen were injured by sticks, stones and clubs.
 Policemen Are Attacked.
 The rioting started when a few striking sympathizers began throwin g stones at mill windows and then shift ed their attack to policemen who sought to quiet them- The crowd grew rapidly until there were several hundred persops in the vicinity and the little squad of officers on duty called for reserves. City Marshal Timothy O'Brien responded with a large force.
 Finding their clubs ineffective, the police drew their revolvers, and their shots were answered br others from the crowd. Men and women ap- peared at windows with missiles, and the police fired toward them to drive them from their points of vantage.
 Riot in Tenement District.
 The rioting occurred at Common and Newbury streets, where there are many tenement houses. The crowd driven back by the police sought shel- ter among the buildings, taking with them those who had been injured by the officers clubs.
 Windows in a number of the houses were broken and there was much similar damage at the Everett mill. This plant was closed. soon aft CT the strike for 54-hours' pay for 4S-hours' work was inaugurated and has not been re-Opened.
 Bomb Explosion Early Today.
 The bomb explosion occurred be- fore daylight in a house at 41 New bury street. The rear door and porch were destroyed and the cellar wall of the house torn open by the explosion. Although a score of persons were in the house attending a wake, no one was injured. Several persons in nearby homes were thrown from their beds.
 Police officials said the bomb prob ably was intended for an adjoining house occupied by mill workers who recently moved here and took jobs left by strikers.
 Numerous Arrests Made. Twenty three arrests were made during the disturbances this morn ing, nineteen on charges of rioting, four for disturbances, and one for interfering with an officer. Tha po- lice said they were unable to find the persons responsible for the boml explosion.
 Officer John Mahan Of Lowell, who was struck in the face by a stone, was reported in a serious condition. No other officers were badly hurt. Children Kept From School. Women and children were active ! on the picket lines this morning. It had been announced :ast night that the children of strikers would be kept from schools today because of alleged anti-strike activities by teachers. This morning many women appeared as I pickets accompanied by two and three children, most of them of primary school age. In the mil districts also other women with stones in their hands drove away children who were on their way to school.