Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-08-06


 o'clock this morning a telephone
 message from CarbOndale, III,
 said two more men had been kill
 ed at West Frankfort and that
 the rioting was still continuing.
 Every home in the foreign set-
 clement there is in flames, it was
 said.
 St. Louis, Aug. 5-Three men are reported to have been Killed, many injured and several homes of foreign residents fired tonight in West Frank fort, Ill.,, 104 miles south of St. Louis, by mob bent on averaging the mur- der of Amiel Calcaterra, 19 years old. and Tony Hempel, IS, both of West Frankfort Heights, section occupied here yesterday.
 At 10:30 o'clock tonight the mob began setting fire to the homes in Frankfirt Heights, a section occupied by foreigners, according to reports reaching here.
 Other homes throughout the town also are being fired, it was stated. Automobiles laden with armed par ties are reported arriving in great numbers. All the city officers and the Sicilian residents are said to have been given "A hours to leave town.
 The rioting started this afternoon when two more suspects were arrested in connection with the murder.
 The mob, hastily organized, storm ed the jail demanding the prisoners. When this was refused, they deman ded that committee chosen from their members be allowed to talk to the prisoners. The authorities grant ed this demand and the prisoners one of whom is a chauffeur, is said to have informed his questioners thath drove Calesterra and Hempel to Roy- alton Monday, in company with Set tino de Sensis, who is also held in connection with the murder.
 The committee then withdrew from the jail and the two prisoners were hastily removed by the authorities. The mob is reported to have dividsd and started for nearby towns, where it is believed that Sensis and the other two suspects may have been taken.
 West Frankfort is in Southern Illi- nois' coal region, and has been cut off from telephone communication for some time on account of labor trouble and only meagre information is avail- able.
 Foreigners are reported to be leAv- ing West Frankfort and Marion 6y every road carrying what household goods they can and in many instances, driving cattle ahead of them. 1 All of the deaths resulted froth beatings administered by the mob,E which according to reports is driving the foreign poulation of West Frank fort out of town.
 1 None of the dead have been identi-. fled but it is said two were foreiRn- CTS and the other photographer from Vallier, H., who attempted toI take pictures of the mob. Accordin4 to reports, the latter was kicked fos death and his camera demolished.
 The rioting has been in progress since early afternoon, after the mob said to number more than 5000. VII frustrated in attempts to get hold III three suspects held in connection with the murders, which authorities hSs live was committed on account of ilsI formation they say CalcaterYa s1d Hempel had of numerous robberi4e committed by an organized band tn3 southern Illinois.
 The attack of the mob is reportSd to have centered on the foreign reair dents. One of the suspects under axs rest, Settino de Sesnis, Siciliansf n said to have acknowledged taking tl boys from West Frankfort. The otk43 two suspects are unidentified but o1a is said to have informed membere the mob that he drove the automob34a in which De Sesnis and the boys n S1 town. &
 The three suspects have been HI moved from West Frankfort to avst chances of lynehing, and 1t ls ported members of the mob arc G6t) i through nearby towns in lllinoie an effort to locate them. With Wt~< Frankfort cut off from dirset eolx munication by telephone on aeeou1k of labor trouble, only meaere advie1 have been obtainab1e, but from apparently the mob has gone thro0 the town attacking foreigners tn4lM criminately. More than 70 are I'll to have been beaten. : After the rioting had been iR gress several hours sonas ono sst to the home of De Sesnis, and this. according to reports. the of houses became general. N Advices from the towns adjaS6 West Frankfort arc that the elt Ificials. who wired for the III 1 litia, have bssn given 3k le leave. Ss1s Springfield. m, Ane.