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Full Title	American reveille (Bellingham, Washington), v. 14, no. 80, November 12, 1919.
Date Added	20 June 2018
Format	Newspaper
Language	English
Publish Date	1919-11-12
Publisher	Bellingham, Washingot : Bellingham Pub. Co.
Source	Great War
Alternate Title	Service Men Slain I.W.W. Fire Upon Centralia Soldiers in Parade
Topic	World War, 1914-1918 > Anniversaries, etc. > Newspapers. Armistice Day. Bellingham (Wash.) > Newspapers.
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OCR ru hir'h,'s u". as n FORECAST a low, 2:32’ p n... ,,.edM,,,,,,,. .. pulp oxcrr-t .'i;ewnd high. om n, rnln nr-nr canal; mollrrhw l-nxtlerly wlmll. EE AMERICAN-VOL. xiv. NO. so. nr:vs:ii,i.n-mi. xxxvi my 95 BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON, WEDN ESDAY MORllTN(i, 12, 1919 I. W. W. Fire Broaclsides from Windows of Headquarters lnto Ranks of Marching Former Soldiers - Quartet Drop in Tracks Riddled With Bullets - Crowd Makes Break for Murderers - Secretary of Local Taken From Jail and Lynched Under Bridge Near City CENTRAUA, Nov. ll.e(A‘l’)-‘Four former AIlIEl[lCali‘S0l(lle[5,,,,‘Ll6l.liS. Warren 0 Grrrnm, Centralia attorney; Arthur Mcliliresh, Centralia pliarniscis ,' Ben Casagraiida, Cerltralia real estate man, and Dale Hubbard, private, Centralia, were killed here today and at least other former service men were wounded when l. W. W., it was believed, at 2:35 this afternoon, fired on an Armistice Day parade of former soldiers, sailors and marines. Bert Smith, secretary of the Centralia local of the l. W. W., who shot and severely 0 wounded Hubbard, was taken our the city jail tonight by a mob at 7:3 an rlis ed away in an automobile to the old Chehalis bridge, where he was hanged underneath the bridge. Just at the time thevmob, several thousand strong, made their successful ' nn red ex-service meii well armed, " ‘ attack on the jail, which was guarded by several the lights of the city went out and a volley of shots rained down Pearl street. The list of wounded tonight was as follows: George Stevens, Centralia, shot in leg. s. Emery Phitzer, Chehal' l J. E. Watt, Chehalisl, shot through spleen, not expected to live. E. Eubanks, Centraha. Cript Coleman, shot in leg, not seriously. N CRUMPLE IN STREETS. The firing started when the parade, proceeding down Tower avenue, Central.ia.'s main street, passed the corner, of second avenue, where the I. W W hat] is located. Grimm, leading a. com- pany of men, dropped in his tracks. lMcE1tresh, nitirizhing in the ranks, fell dead. Other wounded fell on the pavement. ver the heads 0! the crowd watching the parade the I. W. W. Snipers in the upper windows of the I. W. through the lungs in the second volle . Gasagranda was in the rain me this time," he said, as he doubled and wilted in the street. The parade was led by Captain David Livingston, who served he W ' e ' en . y 1 platoon formation just opposite the 1, W. W. headquarters. . re, diidleltodeiick hotel and from the Avalon hotel across the street. >. 03.0 MAKES DASH FOB. REDS The crowd did not rush for cover, but stnrlell to take the ‘reds,’ and Hubbard was shot while chasing olio of the leaders. ‘The ex-service men corililred the ‘reds’ on the blinks of the Skuokumehlick river. As they grappled, the I. ‘V. W. fired di- i-(-ct - into lluhbard‘s hotly. llenrgze Stevens, annthL'i- or the crowd fiiciniz the guillilen, gralllieil the gun iron. the l. w. W.‘ The latter was captured and taken to the city jail. He was saved from the mob by thelfvriner soldiers lifter n noose had been Thrown over his head. This was the man who was hnulzed by the niob after he is said to have coiifesscd to firing one of the fatal allots. The American Legion is holding a meeting tonight to take =- m : :. notiuli. Lieut. W. o. (lrinnn, who was kilkvl. hall l)(‘,T'n elected last Thnrhloy night conlnlaniler of Grant Lodge Pout, American Le- He had served nllllosl a year in Silirriii with the He was a runner Fniversiiy of wrnlringlon athlete, being one or the rhroo Gi-iinni brothers, all of vllmnl were noted n.i football men. Arthur lllcl-Ilfresh, who who the film: man killed in today's attack, had rcturm.-<1 last May liftI’l‘ sixteen months n in-rvice ovei-sens with cnrnpnny it, One iinndroa and Sixty-First lnrnntry. iciili‘Imr-rlcr. (ll-innn woo oh-nolr by three hullotsl, ' I. W. W. ATTORNEY IN JAIL By midnight nineteen lillcgl-d radicals hall been pliicrd in jail (..E.:.....T. (Continued on Pu: Three.) y He died in the hospital two hours ks and one of the rifle bullets struck him in men practically all in uniform, it The shots seemed to come from , but some onlookers declared most of the shots were fired from I. W. W. headquarters in the m He also llml-:wrvo>il with the expeditiun on the Mex- “ lB.tE'l'. the body. “They got in France with the 161st infan- in line in every- is said, were THEE PLANTEIJ lN l‘llENl[lHY l]E EAELEITHHAVE Club Takes Prominent Celebration of Anni- stice Day in Dedication of Memorial Park Mothers ' Part in Arvillltllre my was ohm-rved yester- day with rm-rnonl. u sir:-rlomi i>nr where tho Hnx wlix raised and the turn he mothers‘ club, lilo nnrh he the club'ic unarxtoia Yenr rs. nao. chin or live beln n rv vlll uolr uul nn lhn Iirerze. A mini liddrem wnr delivered by mr lCantlnued on Page Two.) fired. Shots came from every on W. headquarters building " Grimm shot nn. 9 cilmlmil enemy uutute In tmhl in wow hull euoti r at AUTHORITTES ARREST SINN FEINLEADERS Raid Made on Parliament in Dub- lin-Threo Members of Brit- ish House of Parliament in Round-up-Find Papers ll him a .i>ilnl,i.v. Nm lvl -Th.- 01‘ Ihe inn elii lrllnnmn u on loan, by mr :lulIiui'luex. . suiiw we arrested. -rlrn.<.. i‘L:xti><l)‘ included .lnhn 0. John Hayes and Paint Liow i-'o.n members or the iirlmn .. rnrilinorui inn; Aloellments were-Ii-.zoli r me lllllll lissih ll MEHIJHANTMAHINE Shows Addition of Many Big Freighter: - Allocations Made to 300 Firms xmv roux, Nov ltmii mo rrelgtilers 1 ml, MK have noon .l(‘dml ":11 l.YtK oz in rirrrnnn pasrrenger linen. on reconditioning zrorn nllily nrrvice preparatory American Trade him: om-icerus hurt lnln tinndle (nu develop this onrinenr nor 1 Tu me i nliinces ore )‘0ilii5 men trained in Um service or in. oliler twllihllxtnl llrm. - The nmlxnmont list or the hoard nnonoa ms: one o! the o a he in noln-h iiihjillihhii Hlll]5lllYlNSWEIl Owing to Dal.s.y'in Obtaining Do- portation Prosecution Is Like. ly Under Statute Cover- ing Enemy Criminals NEVV roux. Nov, lie (on or me 1 mi in lnrmvr o Ilrvioklyn. Tho ctmr 31' on ngnlrmi the men in Y . trn rrlirlirial enemy ltilluie which ’lrn vlzlinc n maxlmurn 0 [En yearn lrn nrloorlmarlr. i Conference Begins Friday, Where ’ UEUNITEU STATES Shipping Board’s Latest Report p l>ai' sea 9 strikers Thick - on to llciilg pm , by Arnerivlin ..nn.. ,'f‘ in sllli BHAHEES Eli- Included ulecilon or EIPEHTTUHS AND NIINEHS AEIJEPT NEW WE PLAN Close on Heels of Oheying Court Mandate to Rescind Strike Or- der, Comes Invitation for 137e- gotintions on Scale SECRETARY WILSON ASKS BOTH SIDES T0 GATHER It Left Of! Two Weeks Ago, Except That No Walk-Out Threat Hover: Over Meeting “'A. NH . ‘hr. It. -ll>l-- H.'lvll"l.' torrent The lxilxwrs in roll on The onnl sinlrr urn iznvi-rllmenl in-r nut hnlny ID in-in ltwm rlexl) ill! a v 0 no ncement cnl llc m o I: n was uriiillicllilly llhr-. wmilil o m 1 I u re. Thomzis T Erewstur, ln-.ni or i r ion or The central 2V9el tlxliiy mo on- com- rhrnhz r e . The me .1. rre T VVlleulil hna nut h lilvllailon on no r.-rm-nee To the In- es in: 0 nor lineman as n nnnl: :4 lye tlrvotly iv em-d Tho secretary or Inlmr will mks no it L-insult‘ in ll “Witt liiid iullile (Continued on kilo Two.) y-......E.h AMEHlBlN EEBIEIN DEMANDS HEMBVAL [IE VIBTDH HEHBEH Deportation of socialist Unseatad Congressman ls Unnniinou y Voted and Uriseating of Wisconsin Supporter e cnnsln delelallon in. moluuon ae- rnniidlnk concellull-m nf Ilerxl.-r'g elli- xenrhlp wzu Ilniinlniuuslr adopted. The hottest tllzhx of The coin rltlun .x- v the in '9 ra my mlrrlrinulon. nnbim to Kellen] nation- ii rt-gulnllons Other Important nnclrlons Imliuriovolll llerrnrinent nnzlnnnl -- GENERAL OF‘ THE STATE HERE, IT WAS SAID BY ' ERAI. MOSS THAT WHETHER FURTHER TROOPS WOULD E SENT WOULD '9' TRALIA AFTER THE ARRIVAL OF COMPANY 1-‘. ORDERS 9 O ’ for (‘c-nirhlin to nmk N: in ilepartlm-lit ofj fG0llERii0R GREEW STETE 'i'W0?$ T0 PETROL CETTTETELIE Deeply Deploring Murder of Service Men by I. W. W., Chief Executive ls Firmly Determined No Further Outbreaks Shall Occur-Moss in Command SEATTLE GUARD COMPANY IS GIVEN HURRIED START TO SPOT SEATTLE, NOV. 1l.e(A.P.)-COMPANY E‘ OF THE 31!!) WASHINGTON INFANT IPANY WAS SAID E ABOUT SEVENTY-FIVE STRONG. . T THE OFFICE OF BRIG,-GEN H. J. MOSS, ADJUTANT. GEN. DEFEND ON THE SITUATION AT CEN- NLY ONE COMPANY HAD BEEN RECEIVED, HE sAi:D. Two llcpm-nnenl of justice up:-mill s lcfi Seattle early tonigllt ’e s seiil-uliilu; in , igatiuii of the activities of men nrnlor arrest there in T-olillwtiuli uitli today's sliootilig. The aililoliiil-oiileiit This made hy R. T‘. S-alilldei-s. Uliitod States iliatriat attorvlry. We are keeping Cl cations in this r‘-t ct ‘lg ever > n (ll<tl"l(‘t use ti-zlvk of ill] l'lIlll('IIl activities and publi- ilr. liiullilcrs dcellire . e are watch. Lwted red in sonlllo. ’l'iiouilln and the rest of the " ‘ not ti‘iii]nli‘i1.e with radicals. The sim- fiI(‘& . is ll‘ violation of feilei-al law eoiilinittul hy them will bring the power of ' l’lll " - 1 losccl for the first time the operatives or an slleged i r.-,.. In Tun-oiiiu nlnoll WES lieiiig M-orotly distributed among nogroeg there. he said, with or view to iiiviliilg rime hatred and inoln-ing the bllielis to join the I, w. W (‘epics of lho circular, ilir. shun. onhi. llilvc he.-n foi'u'ai‘<lotl In the ilepurtmeiit of juslir-e at recent (ii. . W. W. i llers E Wlisliiluzioil, D. 1‘. To Prevent Mob Rule. L‘llENEY. “'ssli., Nov. l1.‘(lP)r-Doplorilig the shooting of three lnon mill The wmiililing of olhorn at (‘anti-aiia by men sup- posed to he in:-iiibers of the 1. w. W, hut determined ilint there shall he no rnoh rile in (‘elm-iilin. llovernor L. F. llart tonight mind that he would leave (‘lioliry for ll is office at olympin on ll... first Ti-nin ti) 9] art. ll. govorlior has iilstriicti-.1 Adjutant-Gen. oral lilo 0 hold the national guiird of ' ' ' me for no ihlo cntrnivliiient for .eiitrnlia. and he mid the Asmiciated Tess tonight that further nioveim-nts of the troops would ho under the control of the adjutant-tzem-l-ul. He emphasized that he would use all the authority of the state to prevent further outbreaks in Centralin. , SYITIPATHTZEHS HF l. w. w. AHHESTHJ E- or r Portland Club of Household "‘“" Workers, Soldiers and Sailors , ‘ Is Eslded and Sixty Men Are ,,f.:,5,‘;‘,: ,, Taken to Jail. onnhlir. rroori Ilmi lmhlliix n m I 'm<lililgInn. o‘lu'b hrnllrlln.‘ were‘ mm, o .r n or iwest ll . . rornn nnd ulna - the hold: it" - ury or Those who .3.‘-, rlnwrvoxxn livH’lrl’ollco the wnrhi war. Dr. Worldly Wise Says: Prldr ntimlld bent iirrnly in the mom or The members of me wri Club tor the snlernlm work iir-civiniilisti in [lvlrix to the c no nrlnl k, w mm mm ll u I beautiful work. ow.-. tho pm in II u hmllquarterl and city Cleveland Is in: cnnvnnilon (or me. l x ll 5.5’-In on CD :7-711,5

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