Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-02-11
MAJOR OFFENSIVE .
LAUNCHED AGAINST
Barrett F0OT BURGLAR
BARRAGE ASSUMES DRUM FIRE
INTENSITY IN BUNGALOW
PARK SECTOR
TERRAIN SWEPT
BY LEAD STORM
PatrOlman Evans Mouth Blown Full
of Sand Huston's Back Door
Badly Jared

flolenC llrlng In the Bungalow
Park sector sat an early hour this
morning marked the launching of a
manor offensive against the Bare
foot Burglar, wearing rubber shoes,
who is supposed to have invaded sew
eral hundred homes, more or less,
during the last forty-eight hours,
following an actual visit Of an un-
known at the home of A. NJ. Haugh-
ton, on Olive street. Casualties
were light, but might have been hea-
vier.
The sum total of the damage done
in this terrain was the blowing of a
considerable amount of sand into the
mouth of Patrolman Evans, while he
was trying to announce his identity
above the din Of battle, and the iarr-
ing of E. B, Huston's back door so
violently that asiug of branded peach
es curdled.
At the zero hour Col. W. P. Dineen
and P. B. Huff were sitting in a sa-
+lient haiahblocks sfrefn Col Dineen's
residence on Ninth street, watching
for skulkers in no mans land, fol-
lowing a report from Mrs. Dineen
that she had seen and heard a man
at one of the windows. The intru-
der had torn a portion of screen
from its frame and was in the act
of raising the window when Mrs. Di-
neen called to him. He did not move
for several minutes, and she sup
posed it was Mr.. Dineen. A few
minutes later Mr.. Dineen came in
and assured his wife that he had not
been at the window. A hasty exam
ination was made, footprints were
discovered and Mr.. Dineen and Mr..
Huff backed off to watch.
A short time later Mrs. Diheen re-
ported that she had seen a ftashlight
being turned on and off in the woods
as if the man, who had gone in that
direction, were trying to make his
way through the thick sEubbery.
Mr.. Huff was dispalcned to the city
for reinforcements. He notified Pa
trolman Evans and went to get his
raincoat. When he returned he and
Mr.. Dineen decided to investigate the
flashlight in the woods. They had
no sooner started toward the heavy
underground near the south end of
Ninth street when they saw the flash
light again. They Immediately went
into action and laid down a barrage
that approached drum-fre in its in
tensity.
The light went out and the attack
ing forces carefully reconnOirtered.
Approaching the spot against which
their fire had been directed they OBJ
served the bulking form of a man
and prepared to begin firing again
when a familiar voice shouted, be-
tween grinding noises, that he was a
friend. The attackers then walked
up and found Patrolman Evans
crouched behind the sand hill, where
he had taken refuge when the firing
began. He explained that he had
started an investigation all his own.
Claude Ferrell, recent footprint ex-
pert in the navy; jim Johnson, au-
thority on gas attacks; George S.
Pound, department of communica-
tions and the two artillery chiefs
held consultation and decided that
the enemy had made his escape, but
a guard was posted for the rest of
the night.
Minor 0ffensives
Following the major effort in the
Ninth street sector operations on
minor scale were begun on Thir-
teenth street, near Carr. Hearing
the noise of battle some distance
away Fritz Stockton wheeled his for
ty-four into position and commenc-
ed firing in the general direction of