Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-11-12
|. ". ". W.SnipersFire
onArmiStiCe Parade
j MarCherS Killed
ranraha, Wash, Stirred by Dastardly Act -
Service Men Strip l. w. w. Hall of Contents
and Trample Down Front of Building Be
heve One of Snipers Lynched by Angry Cit
izen-Feverish Hunt for Reds in Nearby
Places

-.,,--,tia Washington. Nov IL
-,.. 4o-nsr soldiers. members of
mn Ane-ican Legion. were Killed,
.o o+ne- service men were proba-
-. 4a-aTIv wounded and Sc -eral
.-,.- soldiers were less seriously
,--- vnen persons said 10 be MEM
- ~ +ne Industrial Workers OF
nc World. fired on an armistice DAY
.oe rodav as il passed the :. W.
V hall.
uan SAID To have been one OF
.r,Se VINO fired on the narcners Is
,sI,sved To have been lyncheo To-
a,gnt by citizens.
Al least eight supposed INDUSTRIAL
--o-re-s of the world are in the local
-, --,a-,ied rom a mob Of several
,,r5,ad friends Of the men snot
down to-day
--,s dead were all residents Of
Cenr-aiia.
rhs shooting began when the par
,1s drew abreast Of the inouslraa1
--,-.-.-s of the world hall. accord
,,r RI witnesses, the bullets go1ns
o-.- me heads Of the crowds Warcn-
mr. the parade Orlookers say snols
~ane nm every direction and that
S,,per IN the upper windows OF tne
W ". Headquarters building
,-ed tntn the line. One man was Kill
sd instantly.
Ea--en Grimm. formerly a Lieu-
.anaut was leading a platoon IN Ine
na-ade and fell at the SECOND oufsI
Of IRE. fatally wounded.
George Stevens. Of Centraiia, AZ
.s-,n,ed 10 disarm an alleEen - w.
Y and was wounded in the Struggle
winch ensued.
erentrs,;a. Wash, Nov. 11-Three
fo-,e- soldiers were killed and
number injured today by snipers. said
n have been Industrial Workers OF
he World. who fred on an Armistice
1av na-ade from the roofs OF build
.sss as the parade neared Tower aV-
snue Cent-aIia's main street, and
Second avenue.
The parade Of veterans OF the
World War broke up quickly, wniie
n. uniformed ua-che-s made dash
10 raid me :. ". ". hail and round
IN al! Suspicious characters.
The service men soon stripped the
aaI! Of all furniture and DOCUMENTS
anu arrested 16 men. These, thrown
IN jail, were guarded by the former
soldiers to prevent their escape and
&C n-utect them from ,ynching.
mob seeking the prisoners was
.oGga; back by the overseas men,
VINO stood guard at the jail to see
"a. officials made no effort to take
,..e suspects away.
q Quantity Of arms and ammuni-
..ur was seized when the mob ran
sacEeG tne : ". ". headquarters
near winch the shooting occurred,
.ranpieddnwn the building front anu
a-ew into he street and burned al
q: ne organizations literature and
2-ope--y which could be eound-
-'osses secured the timber camps unc
searched feverishiy aInong~the towns
-" inhabitants for other redicals.
-Area,s of lynchlng were made. One
Alan was taken from the police and
Preparations made to hang him but
~ wi,A rescued by officers.
-A' whole city had turned out to
Celebrate the anniversary OF the sus-
3e':slan Of hosti.itles and a large pa
'~ae WIS formed. headed by the city 5
s7' o, VINO haa helped bring about the
s'@G naN year ago Wearing the UNI
r'ns thar sheltered them IN the trench
" OK rance and on the picket lines
.' I'll" German border, the service men
"rf" ne cy'nnsure Of .he hundreds OF
"onler and children who lined the
ree.
d. l.'t column swung around the cnr-
''~' ~ Tower avenue and Second ave-
'' ne band struck up a patriotic
"''' Il Then bullets came into the
"h' rom IN unseen enemy. Men fell
nc pavement and tiny rivulets of