Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-01
HOMES WRECKED IN
 PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Bombs Used Which Shattered Win dows in Entire Block; Hated Sold. ierS, Judges, Priests and Parasites.

thorities especially department of justice investigators, are lending assistance to the city police in running out every clue and theory that has any possibility of obtaining the arrest of those involved in last nights wide spread bomb outrage.
 One arrest was made today, q we'll known radical of this city being taken into custory. No charge has been pre- ferred against him and no one was to- night permitted to see him. He has frequently appeared ill public and has often been driven from City Hall Plaza, where he attempted ito gather crowds for the purpose of addressing them. While nothing has developed to indicate that he was connected with the explosions, the police, neverthe- less, declare they intend to keep him in custody for further investigation.
 There were three explosions last night within period of 25 minutes The first was at the home of Ernest T. Trigg, President of the Chamber of Commerce, of Philadelphia, and a director fthe United States Cham~ i Der of Commerce; the second at the apartments of William B. Mills, acting head of the Philadelphia police and the last at the residence of Justice Von Moschzisker, of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, the highest tribunas in the state.
 One person, the wife of Judge Will liam C.. Knowles, of the Municipal Court who lives opposite the home of Justice Von Moschzisker, was injured. op a1, 1 being run out by the authorities rang ing from an international Bolshevik terrorist movement down to the work of a single fanatic nursing a fancied | wrong. .HIi#.
 Federal authorities are inquiring sharply into thes activities of groups of men and women.
 Philadelphia, Dec. 31.-The homes of Justice Robert Von Moschzisker of the State Supreme Court; Judge Frank l.. German, of the Municipal Court, and Acting Superintendent of Folice Mills, located in widely separ- ated sections of the city, were damaged by bombs late last night. In each in stance shrapnel bombs were used and the forces of the explosions was so great that all the occupants of the houses were hurled from their beds INo one was seriously injured.
 The home of Justice Won Moschzisk- CT was practically wrecked by the eX- plosion, which shattered nearly every window in the block. Mrs. William c. Knowles, wife of Judge Knowles, of the Municipal Court, who lives across IlI Tue ker, was injured by the flying shrap- mel She was just entering her home after having attended the theatre when the bomb went off. Mrs. Won MOschzisker who, with her husband was hurled from bed was also struck on the head with fragments of the bomb but was not badly hurt. The eX- plosions occurred shortly before mid- night and within half an hour Of each other, Acting Superintendent Mills, who lives in an apartment in West Philadelphia, was blow from his bed but escaped with minor cuts and bruises.
 Scraps of papers found in front Of Mills home expressed hatred of sold- iers, judges, priests and parasites. They declared that these classes of men subsisted upon the "steallngs from brothers" and that their rule was at an end.
 Police are at a loss to explain the lexplosions. Details of tie police were placed at the homes of Senator Pen- lrose. Mayor Smith, the Judges of the Federal courts and other prominent citizens for fear they might be attack led.
 Federal and state authorities to- day were investigating serles or bomb explosions which wrecked the homes of Justice Robert yon Moscn- zisker of the state supreme court Acting Superintendent of follce Mills and Ernest T. Trigg, president of the Philadelphia chamber of com merce, late last night. Although the force of the explosions was so great that occupants of the houses were hurled from their beds and scores oi windows in nearby houses were shattered, no one was serlously hurt' One man was arrested.
 It was at first reported that one of the bombs had been set oil at the home of Judge D. German, Or the municipal court, but 1t later de- yeloped that it was at the Irlgg res idence, next door. The police, now ever. said they were confident it was meant for the judge, who is serious, | ly ill with pneumonia. It is feared the shock of the explosion may have a serious effect upon his condition; f The damaged houses are located l in widely separated sections of the city and in each instance shrapeel bombs were used. Local authorltles Iexnressed the belief that the men re. sponsible for the explosions. which took place within half an hour of each other, came here from New York. x S,i.$S1
 Scattered over the street in front of the wrecked houses were num- Der ot pamphlets denouncing organ ized law and order.
 Revenge against the judicial and nolice authorities for enforcing the I.w acainst sedition and the display