Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-05-02 | Page 3 | Twelve Are Killed in May Day Riots

I TWELVE ARE KILLED IN MAY MAYDAY DAY RIOTS Anarchists Start the Trouble and the Police Finish It Buenos Ar Ayres Ayre May lIay 1 Twelve 1 Twelve men were killed and over one ona hundred In Injured injured tn- tn In a clash between May day talant and police poUce toda today The conflict was provoked by an fl anarchist who killed tho the bor horse c of ot ono one I of ot the policemen with a n bullet from fran his hili revolver at tho the same time woundIng wounding wound- wound Ing the officer According to official statements other anarchists tired fired upon tho the police wounding four more moro corK cers Tho The police pollee charged their assailants with drown drawn swords and revolvers fired into the lie mob and struck rb right ht and left with their swords s of or tho rioters were wore killed on Oil tho ho spot and twelve wore were seriously wounded so 80 that when the fusillade was wars over the tho streets app appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap p ared Uttered littered with dead and dying dying- Many of or tho the rioters then fled led in all directions and the ho police succeeded dually In iii dispersing tU lie mob Several of it tilt the lie wounded died this evening bringing the till up to 12 r