Show t o J I WH rf AND AO Nf OS I lA H. H y t Two Colored Men Are Killed and Scores Are Wounded Trouble Continues All Night By Associated Press CHICAGO J. J July l 28 Tro Trouble Trouble c Y lt Sj between whites and negroes was renewed in hi Chicago's bf Mack black r today belt o ay wJ nM ses Thomas I nas Via a 3 n negro g fired fired several shots at nt ata a n of oP white workmen being taken to a south side factory When an attempt was made by whites JP to tp disarm Thomas a dozen negroes rushed to his assistance The police quelled the disturbance and report reported d that nobody had been Injured Injure The disturbance occurred on Went Wentworth Wentworth Vent worth avez avenue ue between Thirty-fifth Thirty and Thirty-seventh Thirty streets where many negro workmen reside A riot call was sent to the Deering street police station station station sta sta- tion but when a of patr patrolmen patrolmen patrol patrol- l- l men arrived on the scene the u g was over Hundreds of white men and negroes were gathered g the red in the sidewalk sidewalk side side- g gro groups ps on si t walk and Patrolman Philip Groak hart hda Thomas in custody The police d dispersed dis ds s persed the crowds and withdrew LAST NIGHTS NIGHT'S RIOTS Race rioting last night in the Black Belt resulted in the death of two ri ne negroes n groes and the injury of perhaps fifty or more whites and blacks Including four patrolmen Accounts of the origin of the trouble trouble trouble trou trou- ble differ but the version accepted by bythe bythe bythe the police today Is that the fighting started at the Twenty-ninth Twenty str street et bathing beach where the he whites and I colored people are accustomed to swim In Lake Michigan although the two races are separated by an imaginary line This version of the affair says sas that thata a negro boy on a raft crossed tho boundary line and that white boys boy threw stones knocking the colored lad lad Into the water He lIe w was s drowned A J general fight developed between the races and riot calls brought several hundred police j THROW STONES Negroes Negroes asked a policeman to fo arre arrests arrest t a white boy and when he negroes began to beat the white lad Jad Colored bathers from another bea beach h dt Twenty-fifth Twenty street attracted by by- byth th the fighting came In in force to the rescue r rescue and soon stones and clubs were hurled in all directions many people bot both white and black being Injured by the missiles w After the fighting near the beach beach had been quelled rouble trouble broke o out t further west near the center ent r or ul he colored district John lohn OBrien O'Brien a poX pow w was s attacked by bya a a a mob Ott at Twenty-ninth Twenty and ad Stale State streets art arthe aft he had tried to rescue a n. fellow polls police policeman man from a crowd of negroes Sever Several Severa shots were fired in his direction an and t the he was struck in the arm He dr drew w hrs his revolver and fired into the crowd three thre colored men being hit one of wl whom died later in m a hospital TROUBLE SJ SPREADS READS After police reserves had dispersed the crowds in the thickly ly populated colored district whites from oth other other f parts of the city ity dragged negroes from from streetcars and beat them severely iti In hi several instances during the night but according to the police records early today only two fatalities resulted from the rioting Many stray shots shot were heard during the night and the police answered two riot calls early today but their 1 at- at 1 vices were not required in either in Instance in- in r stance V STRONG STRONG GUARD y v Police Captain Joseph Mullen today todar took extraordinary measures to pre prevent p prevent pre vent a repetition of yesterdays yesterday's tro trou ble Fifty mounted police pollee and lOb pa pa were assigned to guard district while policemen were n tel Jd 1 Continued d on n page paSe 2 It j i i r l I WHITES AND NEGROES Continued from page 1 in reserve at south side stations ready for immediate service in the event of further disturbances The patrolmen were Instructed to search all negroes for firearms and prevent whites and blacks from congregating congregating con con- con i In groups of more than three persons Captain Mullen said he had no fear of further outbreaks as the police have havethe havethe havethe the situation well In hand Coroner Peter eter M. M Hoffman in opening opening opening open open- ing the Inquest over the unidentified negro boy wh who was drowned In yesterdays yesterday's yesterdays yesterday's yesterdays yesterday's yes yes- disturbances announced he would make a thorough investigation of the entire affair URGE RADICALISM NEW YORK July 28 Nearly Nearly 2000 negroes shouted their approval here yesterday when various speakers ad addressing addressing addressing ad- ad dressing a meeting held under the auspices aus aus- of of the Equal Rights league urged the adoption of radicalism among ne negroes negroes negroes ne- ne groes as a means of oC obtaining obtaining- m Ln nuL t rights One speaker suggested following the conservative work done by blacks blacksin blacksin in in Washington while others advised using all methods even force and making radicalism the essence of our propaganda and stopping the white whiteman whiteman whiteman man treading on our toes OFFERS PROTEST CHATTANOOGA Tenn July 28 Declaration that before the negroes of the country again will submit to many of the injustices which we have suffered suffered suffered suf suf- the white men will have to kill killmore killmore more of f them than the combined number number number num num- ber of soldiers that were slain in the great world war Is made in a letter written to President Wilson by the Rev J. J G. G Robinson presiding elder of ot the African Methodist Episcopal church at Chattanooga The letter appeals for the presidents president's support In behalf of legislation to prevent prevent prevent pre pre- vent and to force Southern states to place negroes on Juries FURTHER TROUBLE J. J U. U Turner a negro city health department officer was attacked by five white men on a a. South side aide street today When his assailants saw his star they fled Dr under Turner chased them and captured Henry Rosin 18 1 years old who was turned over to the p police and booked on a charge of assault Another disturbance reported was that of ot Robert Reynolds and George Martin negro boys employed as messengers by the Postal Telegraph company who were attacked by ten white men The boys bOs were rescued by the po- po lice ice but no arrests were made |