Show BURNING lOFT FLAG FUG LEADS TO BA MM BATTLE i Back to Africa Parade in Which Old Glory Gets Torch Is Cause of Va Fatal tal R Riot ot of Races in Chicago BJ- BJ UniversAl C June 20 Two Two men were killed and a dozen wounded two fatally in a race riot here tonight to to- to night The trouble star started d when a a. n negro ro agitator and his bis followers followers' burned an American flag in the street ft n. L L. Rose nose a white sailor from the Great Lakes naval train training Ins Ins- station and Joseph White a a. clerk were sh t l tto to death almost immediately after tho the rioting started Joseph P. P Owen a a. negro policeman and an unidentified negro were fatally wounded O Owen en was shot four times Umes in the body when hen henhe he undertook to stop the trouble Radical Start Trouble Tho The Abyssinian club a a. negro radical organization staged a a. Back to Africa At Af rica parade headed b by a a. negro leader known as H He was as mounted on ona ona ona a black horse and followed a tricolor flag of ot yellow black and green Get an American flag one of five sailors from tho the Great Lal Lakes station shouted The sailors were surrounded by br the blacks The Tho parade halted From Prom out of ot the mob of ot ne negroes roes came a man with tho Stars and Stripes lie was hauled to an automobile Four Foul negroes seized the flag nag held It over oer I the side of oC tho car and struck a match malch With the fla flag In la flames James the sailors renewed their protests and were joined by other white men Fighting Start Maria III O Owen n the negro policeman rush tl to the scene Immediately there was wasa a fusillade of or bullets Owen went do don down n Rose nose one of the sailors was stabbed and shot He was dead when carried from the street White who had rushed to assist Rose was cut down b by a shower of oC bullets The Tho negroes who ho burned the flag Ia re remained remained re- re In the he automobile and fired Into tho crowd with rifles The authorities were searching for tor torI I Furno leader of or the radicals Patrolman Patrolman Patrol Patrol- man nina Joseph Buckley who was on dut duty with Owen said tonight Furno had Continued on Pu Page lage e 3 j S. S o I NEGROES BURN FlAG RAGE RACE RIOT ENSUES Continued from page 1 fired the charge that killed the ne negro ro officer 00 Police I Guard District More than 00 special police were detailed to the dl district tonight tonIght- Tho The scene of ot the r riot Jot was vas on Thirty fifth street and Prairie avenue In the tho heart hearl of ot Chicago's south side black belt whore where more than negroes make their homes It was the scene of ot last summers summer's race riot which look ook toll of ot more than fifty lives Chief of or Police Garrity said tonight ht he le believed belle the situation was well In Inland hand land and troops would not be rc- rc Precautionary measures were taken Tho To chief stopped street car traffic through the thc district and elevated cle trains were not permitted d to pick up or discharge passengers Taxicabs were permitted d to enter tho the district only on special permit or when accompanied b by an officer |