Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 6, 1920, Page 1

5 DEAD, MANY HURT ILLINOIS RACE WAR Crt —- FOREIGNERS ARE DRIVEN OUT OF CITY BY RIOTERS Murder of Italians Starts Fighting; Troops Called (ace IIL, Aug. F wing a night of rioting, in- which. five were killed and Bons Generally fair weather tonj. and Saturday, not’ much in temperature. VOLUME IV Siar STATE LEGION HEADQUARTERS TRANSFERRED \Casper Loses Out When Up-State Post Of- fers Free.Office Accommodations and Equipment for Officers’ Use rioters directed their attack. had left town, and this, coupled with the arri- val of 150 militiamen of the Ninth Ii- nois Infantry, tended to bring order. The trouble started-oyer the murder of two Italian boys Tuesday. They Were murdered becausé, it was said, they were about to reveal information | implicating several foreigners of West Frankfort in rétent robberies. The mob attempted to lynch the prisoners ( held for the murder of the boys and the resultant rjot started. 1 Troops were stationed~in sections of the town priucipalfy Inhabited by those of foreign birth and instructed to pro- tect property abandoned by fugitives. Emphatic instructions that all crowds be dispersed immediately were given the militiamen. RUMANIANS GET Legion was moved from Casper to IN it ) ¥ M. P. WEAR B SHERIDAN, Wyo., Aug. 6.—State headquarters of.the American Sheridan in the closing session of the second annual convention of the American Legion, which ended} Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Because Dr. M. A. Newell, new READY TO OUST state commander, is in Sheridan, it was decided to move Colonna, the cers in Sheridan. is at Buffalo. Casper had many sup- porters as the state headquarters city but Sheridan offered free rooms, equip- PARIS, Aug. 6.—Rumania has be-|ment, ete., for the office of state adju- gun the concentration of forces in/tant and the advisability of haying the Bessarabia, It is not. known whether | state commander and the state adjutant it is a move to force the withdrawal of, in the samé city won for Sheridani’ soviet, troops on Rumanian ‘soil, ‘The plan to start a state Legion news- 5 es eS Pe paper tentatively. «der the direction. of Polish Crisis RUSS INVADER (By Associated Press) B, ,W. Bennett, private si ry to new state adjutant, from Cody to Sheridan, making both leading offi- The state treasurer! had been a pleasure to preside over the deliberations of the Legionnaires. ‘The new state organization of the Le- gion In Wyoming as finally perfected thru the election of officers follows: State Commander—M. A. Newell ot Sheridan. Q Vice State Nyce of Casper. Adjutant—Valentine de Cor onna, Cody, Z | Commander—Peter State Governor Robert D: Carey, < wan. voted | ‘State ‘Treasurer—Harojd-Graves, But- Shes pes ar sates down in the clost 3 ‘of theicon-| falo. a : Ts Talked Over — |vention.’ : of New| State Historian—F. A. Weleh, Cow- castle, ‘but representing Lusk, pro-| ley. + posed the measure but ‘received little} State Chaplain—R_ F.. Philbrook, if any ‘support from: the delerates. This: leaves the Casper Daily ‘Tribune as the official newspaper of the Ameri- can Legion in the state. W. Ogilbee as spokesman for the 4 © delega- tion vigorously and ingly pro- tested against star' a Begion official In U.S. Capital (By United ‘Press) ; WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—President! , Wileon conferred with Secrétary of, “State Colby and Under Secretary Da- vis for an hour this morning regard- . v4 Ing: the Polish situation. Sf Sntt of teagier: severe Ik athe, nikioe ee r Not fool, \ Charles Hill, retiring state command. Gree Be Patan thon hanes hie er, in leaving the chair stated that it! POLES READY TO FLEE WARSAW AS _ Rawlins, re-elected, Executive . Committee—Fred Dralie, Casper, cliairman; W. “Metz of Sheri- dan, H. Jensen of Gillette, V. H. M. Howland of Worland, Dr. T. C. Fitz gerald of Torrington, J. R. Campbell of Wheatland and H, H. Moyer of Kem- merer. Delegates to the national convention —C, 8. Hill of Cheyenne, Harry Fisher (Continued on Paze 4.) CASPER, WYO., FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1920 RAILROAD TIME ©. Arri Cc. B. & Q. No. 29 Westbound__ 7:35 No. 30 Eastbound -. 9.20 p.m. 945 p.m. No. 31 Westbound_.10:30 p.m. Stops No. 32 Eastbound -_Starts 245 p.m. Cc, . W. Arrives Leaves | | No. 606 Eastbound __2.35 p.m. 2:55 p.m. | } | | No. 603 Westbound. 20 pan. 340 p.m. ‘NUMBER 255 TO SHERIDAN AUTO CLUB TO PROSECUTE AUTO THIEVES AND CO-OPERATE WITH AUTHORITIES IN FINDING THEM) Automobile thieves will obtain little sympathy if they fall into the| hands of Natrona County officials from, now on, and will be prosecuted | to the full extent of the law by the Casper Auto Club, if the cag owner| himself does not act. | At a meeting of the Casper Auto Club, held at the Chamber of | Commerce last evening, the matter of dealing with the auto thieves) came up for action) and Sheriff Pat \ | 1 of the car and place them under ar-! Boe ed et eat ee way |. 1m. the sccond*class, it has been ar. the directogs of the club to decide upon! iinged that when, the sheriff tele | @ definite “course of action to protect the club members against the depre- dations of this class of criminals, ~ From 4 report of the sheriff it would” 2) that there are two gen- eral classes of auto thieyes, the joy- ridera who take a car for a short ride and Jeave it alongside the road when the gasoline runs out and the thieves} who leave town with a stolen car and trade it for another or sell it at some| distant point. In, dealing with the first class, ar-) rangements have been completed by which. the whole city will be patrolled) phones certain points on the highways leadisig out of here, officials will place guatds-and stop all travelers who pass until they are ab!@) to establish’ their identity. The auto-club also took a decided stand in regard to the prosecution of criminalg who are caught with the gcods and heréafter no culprit will be allow-| ed, to escape. It is,on record that un-| der a former regime a certain auto thief was apprehended in California by! the sheriff when he was trying to sell! a stolen car and when brought back at| an expense of about $450 to the county,| he was able to get off with a fine of! in sections as soon as word is receiv- ed by the sheriff's office and the pa-| $100. From now on the auto club will! trols. will. quickly be able to spot the| push all prosecutions if the car owner} joyriders thru the general description does not do so. | BOLSHEVIKS PIERCE DEFENSE LINE DEMOCRATS OF NATION GATHER FOR COXFETE) (By Associated Press) DAYTON, Aug. 6.—Dem«cratic clans are gathering heret today for a great quadrennial event, the pre sentation tomorrow to the American electorate of a presidenial nominee Governor James M. Cox of Ohio, All is in readiness for the. governor's formal notification nomination by Senator Robinson, of Arkansas, and the candidate's address of accept- ance.declaring the broad lines of the campaign. iE IL FRE Rev, and Mrs, Craig and son Ed- mund of, Miles City, Mont., arrived here Wednesday and are spending a few days with Mr..and Mrs. P .C.! Nicoldysen, . ‘They will leave tomorrow] for: Denver, where they will spend sont>) time, Cre ge Not only “be sure your sins will find you out” but you can be pretty sure that your good deeds won't. REBEL STATE IS UNDER BLOCKADE : (By United Press) MEXICO CITY, Aug. 6—Lower California has been blockaded, the gov- ernment announced toda The government called upon the state depaP> ment to issue a statement asking all Americans to remain neutral, and an- noun¢ed that the federal government would pay all claims :for damages to American property which may be destroyed during military operations. The gunboat Guerrero, sent against Gov. Cantu, was sunk yesterday in a hurricane as ii was starting for Ensenada, The crew escaped, but the several days, while reinforcements weré brought up and supplies forward- ed along the river, the Bolsheviki have forced crossings of the Bug at # num- ber of places. At one point, southeast of Ostrov, Soviet troops,are reported to have crossed the river in large num- bers. " Tonight's communique from head: quarters announced that the Russians had forced a crossing of the Bug in the region of Dohiezyn (seventy miles east of the capital), this being a part of the Soviet movement to outflank the de- provisions were all lost. that it will be Posen or Czestochowa, Of developments along the eastern defense lin>, word from the front Fall of Capital Seems Certain as Reds Force Crossing of Bug; Last Hope Rests on Vistula Defense WARSAW, Aug. 6.—The defensive line east of Warsaw has been pierced in several places, accord-| pa BSE eons: 4 ing to reports from the front. Preparations have begun for transferring the government elsewhere. Of-|¥ ro ficials still hope the Soviet forces will be checked east of the Vistula River. No announcement has been made as to what place the government 143 miles southwest of Warsaw, near the Silesian frontior. fenders of Warsaw. The Poles coun- ter-attacked and fierce fighting is con- tinuing. | AMERICANS IN FORCE DEFENDI CITY. ~ (By Associated Press.) WARSAW, Aug. 6—Owing to the desperate situation on the front near- est Warsaw, the Kosciuszko squadron air force, composed for the most part of Americans, attached to the Polish irmy, is being transferred to the south-| ern front to aid in defense of the} Polish capital. j The American consulate in Warsaw; will be closed: Friday: and Consul Gen- eral Rankin is making preparations to depart Friday night. Most of the rec- ords have. been shipped away. The American legation also is prepared to close within a few. days. REDS WANT ARMISTICE NOT PEACE, SAYS SOVIET. (By Associated Press.) LONDON, Aug. 6.—Leo Kameneff of the Russian Soyiet delegation gent Pre- miet® Lloyd, George last night a. long communication giving the Soviet's re- vly to Great Britain’s note of Tuesday| in regard to the delay in armistice, ni gotiations between Russia and Polar Kameneff’s statement declares the So-| viet never desired to combine nego- tians for an armistice with negotia- |rocrs ASSISTANT | Government to Be Transferred to City Near the Silesian Frontier; 5.9 oe ene remps corre-| spondent at Warsaw telegraphs that} General Maxime Weygand, assistant to) Marshal Foch, has said that he would consent to assume the supreme com- {mand of the Polish fonces and take the responsibilities for.their military opera- tions. Weygand expressed the opinion! that the Polish government and mili- tary situation is far from hopeless. H FORCES Hl «v Associated Press) fs ra Bi |: LONDON, Aug. 6.—The Poles here will move to, but it is reported! evacuated Ostrov, says a‘ Warsaw dis- | patch today. shows that after a halt of |O7 YMPIC TEAM tions for peace, but demands that the] Scheciaen wor sern| THREATENS TO. | | GOON STRIKE, attempts by Poland to use the period of the armistice for the renewal of hostile acts. The absence of Polish del- ABOARD THE U. 8. 5. PRINCESS: MATOIKA, Augs 6.—Discontent among members of the American | egates is the only obstacle in the way of ‘beginning, negotiations, it was) stated. | Olympic team aboard this steamer re- sulted in the holding of an_indigna- | tion meeting at which a committer | was appointed to confer with offi- cials reyarding future arrangements, It was suggested that the athletes refuse to compete unless 2ecommoda- tions at the Antwerp school house where the men are to be lodged were | better than on the steamer. SILENCE MAINTAINED ON MOSCOW. REPLY te (By Associated Press.) | LONDON, Aug. 6.—A cabinet meet-| ing today, at which the Russian reply) to the British note on Poland was con- sidered, was followed by no official in-| dication. of the trend of affairs. The; best information was that Great Bri- tain would accept the Soviet reply, not- withstanding that it was not wholly saisfactory. \ VIRTUAL WAR DECIDED UPON, SAYS REPORT (By United Press.) LONDON, Aug. 6.—It was semiof- ficially reported today that the British cabinet has decided to take action against Russia virtually amounting to} war, Preparations for aiding Poland) are being rushed and the navy is ready to impose a Russian blockade on a few treaty with Austria, according to gov both, having signed the treaty last mo ance to the allies. | hours’ notice. | ed. Its provisions constitute a mena Warsaw dispatches state that the| These conditions are: Poles have stopped the Red advance at} A the Bug River. } Austria agrees to remain neutri BLOOD RUNS IN RIOT, POLICE HE | were two fatalities. WASHINGTON, Aug, 6.—Soviet Russia has made a cera PLESS CITIZENS’ ARMY TO OF NiuST OF TERROR Denver Post ‘Published as Usual Today After Plant Is Partially Wrecked by Mob; Two Killed and 34 Injured as Outgrowth of Tram Workers’ Strike DENVER, Aug. 6.—More than 1,000 men volunteered today to serve as a special force to prévent further rioting, Many are overseas veterans. Their armanent includes two machine guns mounted un trucks and sawed- off shotguns, All perkons have been warned by the police to sivy off the downtown streets tonight. Machine guns will be mounted at strategic points.“ Army rifles wil) be issued to,the volunteers. Young boys, it is re- ported, took part in the rioting and burned cars last night. Union’ leaders insist that. tramway employes did not instigate violence. * (By Associated Press.) » DENVER, Aug. .6..W—Fear that rioting by street car strikers, sym- pathizers axd strikebreakers, which last night resulted in the death of two and the injuty of thirty-four persons, would be resumed, was ex- pressed today in offigial circles. Citizens are responding to a procla- mation issued by Mayor Dewey C. Bailey, calling for 2,000 volunteers for patrol duty. The police were helpless last night before the mob, which proceeded on its journey of de-} was made to burn the cars but seriois struction until it tired itself out. damage by fire was prevented. Reports from hospitals today indi-! Governor Shoup, Mayor Bailey, and cated that the injured were making! Chief of Police Armstrong were in con progress and most of them probably|ference most of the night considering will recover, the adyisability of asking federal No attempt was made to operate}troops. A decision was reached to rely. cars today, on 2,000 -volunteers which the mayer H. H. Tammen, owner of the Denyer, asked. Post, sald he could not estimate the! The Tramway company reports the \damage done by’ tha mob to the Post|arriyal gf 150 more strikebreakers and | plant. “The: town vis: without ‘protec-jdeéclares’ its intention {fo continue op: tion,’* he said. The Post was jssued| eration of cars despite’ last night's {today as usual. rioting. | Strikebreakers at the South Denver} All persons have been .warned off car barns are patrolling the yard in front of the barns with rifles. It was! here that two fatalities occurred last night in a clash with the mob. TOLL OF WRECKAGE MAKES LONG LIST ~The toll of the mob's night work in- cluded the wrecking of .eight street cars, partial demolishing of the »Den- ver Post and heavy damage to car barns and apartment houses near Col- fax and Logan where one of the clashes occurred. The dead are John Blake, a unjon sympathizer, and A. G. Smith, The riots started when two cars were blockaded by a motor truck just as a’ parade of 1,000 strikers and sym- pathizers was passing. Someone threw a brick and the paraders became an unbridled mob. Car windows were smashed, the protective steel acreens were torn off and strikebreakers were badly beaten. One man was shot in the foot. NEWSPAPER PARTIALLY DEMOLISHED BY MOB The Denver Post was the next ob- ject of attack. That paper having op- posed the strike. Every window in the place was broken, presses were hammered, and sand was thrown into the rollers, ‘The business office was the streets tonight and Mayor Bailey issued & proclamaticn ordering alt theaters to close at 7 o’clock. <= Private W?) I.’ DeWitt, medical dew tachment, U. S. Ac, was arrested at the offices of the Denver Times, where h& had gone today to write what he terms ed an “explanation” of the attack ‘one the building of the Denver Post. De# Witt was arrested last night but wag taken from the police by the mob. He belongs to a medical detachment of the U. 8. hospital at Aurora. GREYBULL CLAN TOMEET CASPER: IN FOUR GAMES Wanted to Play for Gate Receipts.” Winner Take All; Up-State Ball Rivals Confident of ‘ohare ve: wrecked, apd records and. fixtures| Victory were thrown into the street. The en- a a beeps Sahai: Bhar hi pa le Disappointment over the inability of tarou sit, tha Reobenobathnce ‘The the Sterling ball club to come here for mechanical department was only '{, ousemmne Sone sree tined eter scarred. The editorial rooms were| ‘HS week was offset today with t announcement that the fast: Greybull Midwest, reinforced by the recent ac- quisition of three players from the Pa- cific Coast league had been signed fot four games starting Saturday. Ster- stripped, furniture broken into splin-} ters and many priceless records and, files were destroyed. Champa street/ is littered with thousands of dollars worth of newsprint paper and with 3 ae ppllntacs “ahd *elbaad une is playing at Begver City this Overturned and wrecked cars block| "Ti. Grogan bunch is on its. Ye: the streets at sé@veral points and the city is scarred as it neyer was scarred before, ° HUNDREDS OF SHOTS | EXCHANGED AT BARNS The mob then gathered at the South! Denver barhs and ‘several hundred! shots were fired, from which there} A mob also gath- ered at the East Denver barns. While the police were engaged in quelling these mobs, four street cars which} were waiting ini the residental ‘ sectio. a oe xe for trouble downtown to abate were} Dr. G. M. Anderson has returned to attacked by a crowd of 6,000 persons.|the city after attending the state Le ‘The cars Were overturned, the strike-| gion convention at Sheridan as a dele breakers after receiving a severe heat-| gate of George. Vroman post. He made ing, taking refuge in the Cathedral of the trip by ‘automobile and experienced turn from 9 succéssful tour, thru Colo- rado and Nebraska and that the man- ager considers his club equal if not superior ‘Yo the Casper ‘Midwesters is shown by his offer to play for the gate receipts, winner, take all. This propo: sition was not accepted. Greybull will also contest honors in the Denver Post tournament. Games will start here at 4:45 p. m: at Athletic park except Sunday - wher ie game will be called at 3:30 p. m, |the Immaculate Conception and were a minimum of trouble, his Ford being saved by the intervention of priests un-|the second car into Sheridan and the til rescued by the police. An attempt’ first car home, AUSTRIAN NEUTRALITY IS PLEDGED IN POLISH WAR (By United Press-} against Russia and will prevent the shipment of war material through her territory to the enemies of Rus- sia. économic trade relations are to be resumed. 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