Show WILD V KENTUCKIANS I SHOOT UP TOWN Three Hundred Lawless Men Fire Warehouses and Riddie Riddie Riddle Rid Rid- die dle Buildings TROOPS ARE ORDERED OUT Tobacco Growers' Growers War Wai Assumes Ass As's As- As s 's mes Fearful Proportions at Hopkinsville lle K Ky Dec 7 Several Several I companies o of night riders who have committed many depredations against the he property properly o of independent tobacco growers In this loin part of I Kentucky dur- dur In ng time the last year ar struck time the heaviest low to lo their guerrilla warfare before daylight this morning when they descended dlo de de- dl- dl o upon this city cly almost 00 I strong took toole pO possession of time the Cht streets ind ant fired over r worth o of property property prop prop- crl erty before they hwy tay withdrew Citizens wore mere wert so RO completely t terrorized h by suc- suc ml- ml ci volleys of or rifle and pistol l shots that thal they th did not dare tiare leave leavo fa their homes to lo oppose time the riders who carried car car- rio ried on their WOI work oric of II destruction tr without lh with out t time the lw Ilus least t In interference So o well organized were time the marauders maraud ers u-rs that there Limo was tas no ito 10 warning o of their approach mal and ft so t thorough t their heir plan luaU of ot attack tack that lime fhe they hn hind had control of the telephone I exchange th time the police polee and fire tiao departments the time railroad station b bo b. tore iome residents become became aware o of th time the attack Th Time The raiders were all heavily II ha armed nu and masked and ant 1 moved 0 ll about the time streets In squads under time the command of officers who b gave gnp by moans of o signals The police and volunteer firemen were ere h held JI prisoners In him their quarters to prevent them fighting the flames started st. h by hr tho timo- th raiders i Shot hot to in KUI Kill John Deity Belly a railroad brak man who tried to save sae sonic fomo oa railroad property prop prop- Il erty i wn was shot in iii time the buck back with wih a a loath load o of buckshot timid mid S seriously llou h injured I 1 Mitchell u n tobacco buyer buer who mm-ho ventured out on ott lh time the street c was waR b beaten with wih clubs and switches s As soon as os the time raiders rs hn has imas secured complete control of or the town they turned their attention to lo the tobacco warehouses Torches Torch s wore were applied to toa toa toa a warehouse o of time the tobacco firm of or I Langley ley and 10 hley thin the brick Vare hOI 1 of bf f M M. I. I II It I. I Tandy d' d Tandy and company owned b by John C C. I-atham I of oC New Mew Ne York and the Limo warehouse of or W. W I P F Smaller the Dahney property near bigger structured was damaged by the flames While hlo HIP thit flames were wele raging through these theR buildings s parties of or the raiders ranged through the tho streets and amassed themselves b by firing Vol Vol- irys r ys Into public building nn and ana private hOls houses The Tito o windows of or r tile court hOU the iho Hanking alit and bank the tho company o f r t the tho Trust u First t company mr National u anti rn l time the Bank Bonit of oC were rf riddled w t tOi tin a U r ut tf olt t t tn th Pt t Occupied b l bV Uio tho lop Il l a 1 i paper that thal ha has denounced de tl- 10 the the work o of the raiders rl In tho tue past St was wa wrecked d dACer After ACer the tite raiders withdrew a n slier slier- ff's Irs Ir's posse took loo up the pursuit and amid came In contact with wih a small party part of or U them three thre mil miles attics J west of or Gracey but the raiders escaped after exchanging shots with time the sheriffs sheriff's followers nor lovei nor has hns hrs ordered troop troops to 10 |