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YOL.XCIX-NO. 244.
CA UTION S WILL BE TAKEN TO
GUARD AGAINST ANY VIOLATIONS
OFDRAFT ACT ON NEXT TUESDAY
federal Agents Instructed to Use
Utmost Efforts to Run Don
All Agitators
WILL PROTECT OFFICIALS
Investigation Begun to Determine
if Anti-Draft Sentiment is
Work of Germans
METHODS INDICATE A PLOT
Numerous Agencies to Watch for
Disloyal Activity
"Washicgton, May 29. Attorney
General Gregory today instructed
United States attorneys and. mar
shals throughout the country to
use their utmost efforts to arrest
and prosecute all persons responsi
ble for the agitation which has
i
manifested itself in localities from
Xew England to Texas against the
registration June 5 of men subject
to the selective draft.
- This agitation has made itself
felt somewhat in many sections,
but thus far there apparently is
i . ..
little connection between the ouV
breaks. t Officials have undertak
en an exhaustive investigation to
determine if -the, whole anti-draft
sentiment is not rooted in exten
sive machinations of German prop
agandists in this country, having
a central headquarters.
Similarity of Methods.
Color to this theoryj is lent, in .some
degree, by the marked similarity in
the method of procedure in "widely sep
arated communities. Some officials be
lieve that the entire agitation is man
ufactured by German agents, who, baf
fled in their original program calling
for an armed uprising of German reser
vists in this country ! upon America's
entry into the awr, have turned "their
energies to this method of hindering
the military plans of the government.
If such is the case, the conspiracy
will come to nothing, officials believe.
The Department of Justice, it was au
thoritatively announced tonight, ex
pects 100 per cent of eligibles to regis
ter and prompt prosecution under the
criminal provisions of; the law will be
instituted in the few cases where the
law is not observed. !
Invites Reports on Slackers.
To bring out the fulllregistration. At
torney General Gregory today invited
tne entire Nation to constitute itself a
committee of whole, and everv man of
military age a committee of one, to re- !
Port slackers. j
"Every man subject to registration is
not only expected by the Department of 1
Justice to comply with the law," reads
an official statement, "but also to con
stitute himself a committee of one in
his community to see ;that each of his
acquaintances who shoiild register doss
so, or is promptly reported for prosecu
tion under the criminal provisions of
the law. Attorney General Gregory in
Vltes all young men of the country to
co-operate in the enforcement of the
law as a nart of their natrintlr. rtntv
"Determined to crush in inciniencv
every movement designed to thwart in
terference with registration as provid
1 tor in the law, the department is
navmg its officers throughout the coun
ty arrest promptly all agitators
against compliance with the law. -
umerou Agencies on Guard.
The department isi not rtP.nAnriAnt
entirely upon its agencies to discover
royalty. State arid rnnnimnal nnlic
are co-operating and members of .the
Muonai patriotic and ! commercial or
ganizations which were enlisted after
-te declaration of a state of war to
aard against all acts ! inimical to the
general welfare are engaged in bring-
s attention ! of the United
lates attorneys and marshals all in.
ances of attempts to discourage regis-
---nun. !
These spueral ofvai.3 til i
J. - - - ' Will U U LI
. y June 5. honevcomhinc Vn rnimfi-w
s see that every man subject to'reg
th comP15es with the law and
wt every official delegated to carry
Propyl provisions Performed his duty
Will Protect Officials.
in "luciais wiu oe proiecrea
com Performance of their duty, in
mmumtleg where the -agitation ha8
111 T, . 1UDU ocul lu
Si, , "o duorneys ana mar-
"'UriOTB tirltVi i Mt-l -
tance to the registration on June
tne selective service act, hav
t 5 reached tVia Tan.-w..-. t..
L'f ,n18 de"ed expedient to issue
lOUowinc inatrnnfUr.
loinfi;ention 13 CSLlled to ty en
'UleLt UDon you of Protecting to the
n r extnt, the registrars and oth-
to tr"'ins me law into effect, and
Una 7 corresponding duty to arrest
hncoiM. 7 au Peons evading, or
Uekin evaslon ot the law, or
o8e ,l,aaw prevent, or delay
7A re weu apposed and would
A'-onUnueOr oa rage Two),
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Proclamation By Mayor of Wilmington
th Tth oa5 f JTUne' 1917 wU1 be a momentous day in the history of
SirUtSi 4' In accordance with an act of Congress and under
. Resident, the young men of this country will Te called
upon to register their names for military duty in the great war for dem
ocracy now raging, as may be required of them. 4
11 iS not,a gala occasion, nor a time for festivities, ' but the most,
serious occasion ever known in .our American llf e - We are about to
'iw flower of our yuth in a conflict which may and probably will
bring distress and sorrow and privation to many homes.
As Mayor, of your City, I believe there should be such a cessation
i, nU?al Pursuits of business on that day as may be possible and I
asK all of our people who can do so to attend divine services which will
be arranged for on that day at the churches in the city at 7:30 o'clock
a. m., for a short service of intercession. This we owe to the Divine
Ruler of the Universe, whose protection and guidance we ask and whose
favor we hope for in this great crisis. The employers of tllose wJio
should register are particularly asked to urge such of their employes as
are liable to registration to present themselves in the forenoon of the
day to. be enrolled, and to this end business should be partially or
wholly suspended, as necessity may require, even at some sacrifice.
Wilmington desires to have an absolutely clear record ajid be able
to report at the close of her registration that every man within its
limits j who is liable to ' registration has had his name placed upon what
the President fitly terms the "ROLL. OF HONOR.". v
i (Signed) PARKER QUINCE MOORE, Mayor.
DAILY ENLISTMENT
War Department Points to Figures
as Proof Anew of Failure of
Volunteer System
ONLY 87,518 SINCE APRIL 1ST
In Order to Fill Up Regulars and
Guard to War Strength It May
, Be Necessary to Resort to -
tne Draft System.
Washington, May '29. War Depart
ment officials are pointing to the daily
recruiting figures as proof anew that
the volunteer system again has broken-down
in time of National emergency.
Yesterday's regular army recruiting
brought in 2,237 men, making a total
of 87,518 since April 1. Illinois was
first, with 300 and New York second
with 295. i
Army officers declare that a great
drive for j volunteers to fill the army
and National Guard to the new war
strength will be necessary unless there
is to be serious 'delay in organizing
the newly authorized regiments. These
are for the regular army and quite
apart from the army to be raised by
selective conscription. Despite the
fact that the nation is at war and Am
erican regulars are under orders for
the fighting front in JFrance less than
200,000 men have enlisted since April
1 in the regulars and National Guara.
The present rate of enlistment 1,200
to 1,500 a day officials say, must be
increased to 10,000 or 20,000 a day if
the forces, which in all probability
will be among the first to follow Maj
or General Pershing's division to J&ur-
ope, are to go forward promptly. An
appeal to the country from the Presi
dent may be necessary to get the men.
The National Guard is in even a
worse situation. The . present total
strength of the force is less than 200,
000 and raised to a war footing, as
has been ordered, should total 330,000.
In addition, the 16 National Guard
division plan on which the- War De
partment is working, would require
nearly as many more to fill necessary
additional regiments.
The most striking fact in connection
with the recruiting rate for the regu
lars, officials say, is that even the an
nouncement that General Pershing
would lead a division to France with
out delay failed utterly to stimulate
enlistment. The daily average recruit
ing has dwindled steadily.
If voluntary enlistment fails, despite
the recruiting campaigns that are in
prospect, the only recourse will be to
fill up the regulars and National Guard
with men selected for military service
under ; the draft.
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FORMER SENATOR LORIMER
IS INJURED AT SAW MIIiIi
Chicago, May 29. William Lorimer,
former United States Senator and for
mer banker, is recovering at his. home
here today from the effects of an acci
dent in a saw mill at Jonesville, La.,
in which his right arm was broken.
Mr. Lorimer has been engaged for
the last five months In managing the
saw mill in which he is interested fi
nancially. He was injured when a
heavy chain snapped- and lashed about
his arm. breaking it In three places.
His condition is said not to be serious.
BASES FOR SUBMARINES
AND AIRCRAFT RECOMMENDED
Washington, May 29. Appropriation
of $7,445,000 for submarine and air
craft base on the Pacific coast is rec
ommended in a fourth report of the
special naval yard, and station commit
tee sent to Congress today by Secretary
Daniels. Besides the proposed perma
nent bases, for which appropriations
are asked, the committee recommends
a number of temporary operating bases
for war purposes, which wilt5 not require
expensive plants
IN ARMY DWINDLES
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WILjMXNT GTO-N",
Dover Castle Torpedoed in Medi
terranean Patients and
Hospital Staff Saved
MERCHANT CRUISER SUNK
Admiralty Also Announces That a Tor
pedo Boat Destroyer Has Been
Sunk by Collision In The
. "Nortfc Sea. .
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London, May 29. The British hos
pital ship Dover Castle has been tor
pedoed and surik, it- is 'announced ffl
ciajly. : , . . : .
' -.The British armed - merchant cruiser
Hilary also has been torpedoed and
sunk, and a British destroyer has been
sunk after a collision.
The text of the. British announce
ment reads:
"His majesty's . hospital ship Dover
Castle was - torpedoed , without warn
ing at 6:30 o'clock on Saturday in the
Mediterranean. At 8:30 she was again
torpedoed and subsequently sank. The
whole number of hospital patients and
the hospital staff were safely trans
ferred' to other - ships and" the crew
were also saved with the exception
of six men who are missing and are
feared to have been killed by the ex
plosion. "His. : majesty's 1 : armed mercantile
cruiser Hilary, Acting Captain F. W.
Dean, has been torpedoed and sunk in
the North Sea. Four men were killed
by the explosion. i ,
"One of his majesty's torpedo boat
destroyers has been in collision and
sunk. There were no casualties."
The Dover Castle, 8,271 tons gross,
and 476 feet long, was owned by the
Union Castle Mail Steamship Company
of London. She was built in 1904.'
The British Steamship Hilary was
a Booth liner of 6,329 tons gross, 418
feet long, built in 1908.
FRENCH UNER MEUSE WAS
TORPEDOED LAST THURSDAY
New York, May 29. The French Line
steamship Meuse was torpedoed and
sunk on Thursday last while bound for
Havre. Agents of the line here re
ceived word of her loss today.
The Meuse, a freighter of 4,075 tons,
left (New York May 2, with a war car
go. She carried no passengers.
UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO
DESTROY RUSSIAN STEAMER
New York, May 29. An unsuccess
ful attempt by a German submarine to
destroy an armed Russian steamship
near Kola. Inlet in the Arctic on May 10,
in which nine shots were fired by the
submarine without a hit. and ice floes
saved the vessel from torpedo attack,
was related today on the arrival of the
steamship at an American port. The
Russian fired two shots at the U-boat,
her captain said, but these also missed.
The captain asserted the approach to
Kola' Inlet is strewn with mines and
navigation has become very dangerous.
SITES FOR NINE CAMPS 4
HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED
No Decision Yet on the Other .Three
In Southeastern Department.
Charleston, S. C, May 29. Nine of the
12 sites for training in the Southeastern
Department have been, recommended to
the War Department, according to a
statement given out at. the headquarters
of Major General Wood here today.
They are Spartanburg; Greenville and
Columbia, S. C; Augusta, Macon aiyl
Atlanta, Ga., and Anniston Ala.. Two
divisions will be trained both at Macon
and Atlanta. Sites for the other three
camps have , not been recommended.
It was announced tonight that Geni
eral Wood expected to complete his j in
spection of the Southeastern .- Depart
ment beginning Friday when he will
leave for Atlanta by way -of Augusta.
He then will go to Fort . LqgaA ;P.r
Roots, Ark., ad pay . a visit to Bir
mingham -oxt Us return,- . . .
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BRITISH HOSPITAL
SHIP SENT DOWN
N. C, WJSDXESDAY MORlriNG, KAY 30, 1917
RUSSO-RUMANIAHS
RENEW ACTIVITY
AGAINST
Austrians Suffer Another Defeat
by Italians East of Gprizia
and on the Vodice
DRIVEN BACK IN TB
EPLAVA
On Both the British and French
Fronts Yesterday Was An
other Day -of Calm
On the southern end of the line near
the head of the Gulf of Triest, in the
Ausiro-itanan tnoatre, the Italians
for the- moment have paused in ; their
titanic effort to push forward to Triest
and heavy fighting again is in progress
to the north around Gorizia, Plava and
the "Vodice. East of ' Gorizia and ort
the Vodice the Austrians ' attempted to
carry the. offensive to the Italians, but
artillery fire stopped the assaults and
in the last named sector the Italians
themselves, delivered' an " attack and
notwithstanding stubborn resistance
made progress on- the southeastern
slope of Hill 52. Likewise in the
Plava sector the Austrians were driven
back and lost 10ff men made prisoner.
Around San Giovanni and Duino at
the lower end of the' line the Austrians
heavily bombarded the Italians, in
their new positions and Ineffectually
tried to oust them. Both sides are
claiming the capture of " large num
bers of prisoners since the new battle
from Tolmlno to the sea began, the
Italians asserting that they have tak
en 23,681 and the Austrians 14,500.
Tuesday passed with relative calm
on both the British and French fronts
in" France: ------ :
Following reportsof an increase in
the. Russian artillery" activity against
the Austrians ii.- the - eastern ' theatre
comes a statement that, there has been
a renewal of the retiylty of the -Russo-Rumanian
forces against' the Teutonic
a'lies in Rumania and - that early 'at
tacks by-them are expected. -The visits
to Jassy, the new capital of -Rumania,
of M. Thomas the; trre'nch ' minister of
munitions-: and ,M.lKrensky, therRusr
sian minister of war, possibly may be
connected . with - the : revival of the . ac
tivity, of . the Russo-Rumanian troops.
Scientists' Reach' America. j
New York, May 29. A French and
British scientific commission: named by
their respective ".governments to work,
with American scientists on problems
connected with, the conduct of the war,
arrived here today oh a French Bhip.
The commission will work with the -Ntu
tional Research Council, and expects to
make its headquarters at Washington;
MAY FORBID FURTHER
J80IID ISSUES
Government Considering Plan to
Retain Financial Supremacy
Would Stabilize Business by Pooling
Purchases antf Admit Trust Com
panies and State Banks '
Into Reserve System.
Washington, May 29. To enable the
United States to retain its present su
premacy in -international finance
throughout the War an aim with
which the Entente powers are under
stood to be In . full accord and to
emerge in a strong financial co'ndition
afterwards, officials have in mind the
enforcement of a program,' the salient
features of which are: .
The virtual closing of American mon
ey markets to further foreign govern
ment bond issues throughout the war
The stabilization of business condi
tions, so far as possible, by the contem
plated international purchasing board;
and .
Centralization of the country's finan
cial system by the addition to the Fed
eral Reserve system of thousands of
strong trust companies and state banks
at present non-members.
Virtually all financial plans of the
government, including the flotation of
the Liberty Loan and the program of
financing' the Entent governments' as
well as the efforts to continue the
country's present, prosperity, are made
with these features in- mind.
.. Closing of tire money markets here
to further Issues "of the foreign gov
ernment bonds .is regarded as impera
tive vlf the government is to remain
master of the financial situation. x-
To this end it is understood that the
government will, notify- bankers con
templating the underwriting of foreign
bonds of, its disapproval.-- The invest
ment market, so far as the government
can control ltA. is '.not to be disturbed
by outside bond issues, forthe big pro
portion of America's savings, it is felt,
will" beneeded- to finance,", the part
America will play in the war..
Co-operating .wlth the United States
in this respect, Great Britain changed
itsVplans- upon America's entrance into
the, war, to issue (200,000,000 in bonds
tuonunuea on rage might. J.
TEUTONS
OR e
PROPOSED TAXES
OH LIGHT AND GAS
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Numerous Changes Are IVfade in
War Tax Bill by the Sen
ate Finance Committee
TOTAL ' GREEDUCED
Decision on Nearly AU the Impor
tant Provisions of Bill Have
Been Reached
Washington, May 29. Decisions on
nearly all important questions in re
drafting the 51,800,000,000 war tax bill
had been reached late today when the
Senate Finance committee suspended
its work over Decoration Day. Except
for the liquor and stamp taxes carried
in, the measure as it passed the House,
the , committee has settled the major
principles of revision, with a view to
ward reducing, the House total to
around U, 5 00,0 00,000.,
v The-principal -decisions today were:
Elimination .off the general tariff tax
of :teh per cent ad valorem on all imports-(estimated
to raise 1200,000,000)
and substituting of excise, or consump
tion taxes on sugar, coffee, tea and co
coa. : . Reduction of - the House increases in
taxes on cigars,, cigarettes and all oth
,er tobacoo products from about 100 per
cent; to sixty per cent, with no esti
mated reduction in- the $78,200,000 de
signed to be brought in under the
House rates.
- Household Necessities Eliminated.
...Elimination of the House . taxes of
five per cent" on consumers electric
light ' and power, gas and telephone
bills, estimated by the House to raise in
ail $?0,000,000. The committee pro
poses to retajn the tax on telegraph and
long "distance telephone messages.
....Elimination, of taxes oh all . insur
ance; involving revenue loss of $5,000,-
000.;:. V
' Addition ota new per pound tax upon
confectionary,, estimated to raise from
910.000,000 to $15,000,000, to be paia by
manufacturers.
Reduction of taxes on soft drinks and
their '. ingredients to make the total
levy about $15,000,000 instead of $20,
000,000. '-
' With" these phases of its task decided
upon, " the committee jwrranged ' fo have
Chairman Simmons 'and Treasury De
partment experts make a survey
of its work tb'date to ascertain wheth
er further changes are necessary to ar
rive 'at a bill roughly totalling $1,500,
000,000. Secretary McAdoo today urged
Senator Simmons and 'other committee
members , to bring out a bill levying
near the $1,8000,000 total of the House,
but committee sentiment was said to
be virtually unanimously against him.
New Excise Taxi
The committee "fixed the new excise,
tax' on sugar at half a cent a pound
and that on cocoa at three cents a
pound, estimated to yield, respectively,
$45,000,000 and" $7,000,000. Coffee and
tejt rates "were not definitely determin
ed.' but it. is expected they will remain
at one and. two cents a pound,: respec
tively,, as fixed by the House bill. Taxes
on'sugar, cocoa, coffee and tea will be
paid directly .by importers or manufac
turers;, though, ultimately probably by
the. consumers. 1
The. excise taxes "were adopted as
substitute for the general 10 per cent
tariff increase of the House.
. Senators said ' today that the House
taxes on public utilities, including those
on pipe lines, - transportation, freight,
express and Pullman accommodations
probably will be retained."
- Stay Reject Increased Postage.
The opinion was generally expressed
that the committee will reject the pro-
(Continued oh Page Two).
VICE-ADMIRAL SIMS'
LETTER MAGE PUBLIC
Berlin Papers Published Sailing of
U. S. Warships .
Message, to Secretary Daniels Telia of
. Favorable Impression Made in
' England by Flotilla of
. Destroyers.
Washington, May 29. The text of
Vice Admiral 'Sims' brief report on the
presence of advance information in
Germany regarding the sailing of Am
erican destroyers to the war zone was
made public tonight by Secretary Dan
Jejs. 'It was contained In a letter to
the' Navy Department, and was as fol
lows: . .' ..' . .
.-"An interesting feature in connection
with the arrival of. the destroyers is the
report'; that - their sailing - appeared In
Berlin newspapers about four days be
fore their arrival, and also that a field
of'-mines' .was. '-pUnted Immediately off
th. entrance of the nort'at which jtheW
arrived, the day before the arrival took1
place.,These were the first mines plant
ed.: inJthat vicinity, during the previous
thr. months.". 'v'
In giving- out the extract, Mr. Daniels
said, that "the letter! .made no further
reference to, the matter, and"' the vice
admiral" 'did hot give - any 'statement
' (Continued ncPage - Ten)
RACE RIOTS
LAST NIGHT AT EAST
. ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS
IS
TO BE FIRST AIM
Steps to be Taken by New Food
Administration as Soon as
Congress Passes Bill
MARGINS TO BE CUT DOWN
Hoover Convinced That" With Co-Op-e
ration of People the Food Prob
lem Can Be' Solved With
Minimum Dislocation. -
Washington, May 29.' Reduction of
the present high prices the consumer
pays for food,: it was announced today,
will be one of the .first aims of the
new food administration which will be
created with Herbert . C. Hoover at its
head as soon as' Congress-passes the
government's food control, legislation.
This will be undertaken by cutting
down the margin between producer
and consumer through a system of ex
ecutives under -the' central administra
tion each to study means of shorten
ing the speculative chain that handles
a particular commodity. The first
staples to be studied probably will be
grain, flour, meat and sugar.
Stability of , prices, Mr. ' Hoover be
lieves, is vital to the successful lower
ing of costs to the consumer, both here
and abroad. Th executives will have
under, them boards, on which will be
represented producer, middleman and
consumer. Their . efforts will be in the
direction of modification of present
trade- methods,, and the stimulation of
production. .
. .Em He LeveLfood.. expert with the
permanent ,Fretteh "commission . ; here,
presented to Mr. Hoover and Secretary
Houston today France's food needs for
the next , few months. M. Level will
make all French" food purchases in this
country ; until a permanent arrange
ment is. made among1 the allies. When
that is ..'done, he will . represent France'
on the . allied food. . purchasing com
mission: The food administration, it was said
today, will take up its work step by
stepi determined to adopt no irre
trievable measures. Mr. , Hoover is
convinced that with the co-operation
of the people, the food , problem can
be solved with a minimum of disloca
tion. : ' .- - -
Offers of volunteer service to the
administration continue to pour into
Mr. Hoover's office. Virtually every
occupation and Industry is represented.
IF POWERS ARE EXERCISED
BAN: WILL BE PUT ON BEER
Washington, May 29. If the admin
istration exercises the prohibition pow
ers proposed in. the food control bill
pending in Congress it , was authorita
tively -stated today, s the ban will fall
upon beef, into the production of which
goes about 52,200,000 bushels of bar
ley every year.
The American, people do not eat bar
ley, but their allies in France will eat
every bit they Gan get, and for each
bushel of barley exported for food that
much wheat can be kept for home con-
sumption. -
A complete report upon the relation
of the liquor trade to the food supply
has Just been compiled for President
Wilson after careful investigation by
an expert. It will be used in connection
with the new food administration's
(Continued on Page Two).
Among Seventy-Four Americans
. Taken from Captured Ships
i.-me oi Several Virginians and Sooth
Carolinians Are In List Made Pub
lic by the State Depart
ment - -
Washington, May 29. A list of all
known American prisoners of war in
Germany, made public today by the
State Department, contains' the names
of 74 men, all of whom were taken
from merchant ships captured by Ger- I
man war vessels.
Sixty-one of the prisoners are in a
detention camp at Dulmen, one is a.t
Rastett, Bavaria; five, at Karlsruhe and
seven at Havleberg. Included in the list,
with their addresses wher,e available,
are: . . -
At Dulmen Ballon, Thomas, Mrs. M.
White, 625 Mouroy Place, Norfolk, Va.;
Boykin, Eugene, William Reece, South
J.ratreet, ! Anderson, S. C; TByrd, Os
caiof Mrs. E. M. .Correi; 322 Twelfth
street, Roanoke, Va.; Carter, Frederick,
Thomas Turner, Newport News, Va.;
Earnhardt, Everett,, W. Ii. Earnhardt,
404 East 11th street, Charlotte, N. C;
Godsie, Clifford, R. L. Godsie, Appomat
tox, Va.; Hansbury, Lewis, H. B. Hans
(Continued on, Page Ten).
PRICES
CHARLOTTE W BEING
DETAINED III 6ERMAI
WHOIiECTMIBBR 39,963
RENEWED
Three Negroes Shot, One of Them
Probably Fatally, as Result j
of Defying Mob
3 WHITE MEN ARE WOUNDED
Six Missouri National Guardsmen
Arrested on the Charge of
inciting Riot
MILITIAMEN ARE ON GUARD
One Negro Caught With Sack of
Pistols and Ammunition
East St: Louis, 111., May 29.
Three negroes were shot, one
probably fatally, and three white
men were-wounded when the race
riots broke out afresh here tonight.
Groups of white men continued to
form in the streets, bi4 for the
most part the police and soldiers
on patrol duty have succeeded in
disbanding, them peaceably.
Negro Defied Whites.
One of the negroes shot tonight was
on his way to work when he was ac
costed by a white man who demanded
to know his destination. The negro
refused to answer, and the white man
shot , him. A crowd gathered "quickiy,
but police dispersed it by using their
clubs freely.
A few minutes later another negro
was made a victim of a mob of whites
when it was learned, he had declared
the blacks would ""put up a, fight" if
trouble broke out . tonight. The "mob
chased '. him", for 'several blocks before
he was halted by a pistol. His wound
is not serious. Police guards dispers
ed that mob without great . difficulty.
Six men of the first regiment, Na
tional Guard of Missouri, were arrested
charged with inciting to riot.
Had Sack of Revolvers.
A negro carrying a sack containing
eight revolvers and several rounds oi
ammunition was arrested on. the' Illi
nois approach of Hades' Bridge. H
had come-from St. Louis. Mo.
Thomas Ritchie, a private watchman
for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, was
patrolling the tracks when he saw a
negro approaching with a shot gun.
Ritchie challenged the negro, who fir
ed. Woundine Ritchie in the shoulder.
At St. Mary's hospital two white men
were taken in serious condition as
a result of gun shot wounds. Their
identity has not been established. They
were unarmed. .
At 11 o'clock Colonel C. E: Clavton.
who is In command of six companies
of militia on guard here, declared he
expected little more trouble tonleht.
Colonel Clayton stationed his men each
armed with a rifle with ninety rounds
of ammunition one hundred feet apart
in the ; sections where trouble was
feared i Orders were issued to let no
one pass into the. "restricted zones"
without j being challenged.. - Three en
gine companies of, fire departments re
sponded to an alarm on North Third
street, heavily settled by negroes, and
were met with a volley of shot when
they arrived ,but none were hit. Sev
eral other false alarms were turned
in. . : .
Union Men Started Trouble.
The race riots began late last night
shortly after a committee from the
labor uniohs met with members of the
city council to protest against further
importation of negroes from the South
to work in the stock jrards and pack
ing, plants, and were given ' impetus
by a report that negroes had' insulted
a white woman and had held up two
white men in this city.
At that time large mobs were form
ed and in the rioting which resulted,
one negro was shot, several were badly
beaten and hundreds of negroes were
driven across the river into St. Louis,
Mo. ! . -
SALOONS AND PUBLIC PLACES
ORDERED CLOSED BY MAYOR
East St. Louis, Iil May 29. Fear of
continuation of the race riot in which
negroes were, dragged from street cars
and .from side walks and shot and
beaten, caused Mayor Mollman to order
all saloons and public places closed at
six o'clock tonight, and an additional
warning was given to all citizens to
remain within their homes after dark.
Six companies of the Illinois Nation
al Guard now are in the city patrol
ling the streets as a' precaution against
further rioting. . Throughout -the day
a close watch was kept -on the bridges
connecting St. Louis, Hp., with this
city, and many arrests of negroes
were made. Eight negroes in one au
tomobile attempted to cross' Into Illi
nois over the free -bridge but were
arrested. Six pistols and 500 cartridg
es were taken from -them;
No violence was reported by the
police or guardsmen' today. - .
" WIU 'Go to Philippines.
Washington, May 29. Thomas 'a.
Street, of Alabama, and George A. Mal
cojm, of Michigan, were today nomi
nated to be associated -Justices 'of the
supreme court of the-Phillppine islands.!
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