Show land on the water front of chicago and give battle chicago sept 18 with a black flag flying from its masthead and its occupants armed a sailing craft appeared off the toot of thirty third street yes berday afternoon and after a battle with members of the douglas yacht club in which the latter were forced to appeal to the police weighed anchor and disappeared in the direction of south chicago the appearance of the pirate ship the police say was seen by scores of persons on the shore and from windows in a number of houses the vessel dropped anchor less than a half mile out in the lake and its sailors clambered over the sides into a yawl and were rowed to the small building of the yacht club carrying rifles and other weapons the invaders gave caaso to those sit tica on the porch of li build ln and pursued them for gome distance blows were exchanged and hand to hand struggles were engaged in but the persons who comprised the small party at the boat house were routed and telephoned to the police As the first of the policemen appeared the pirates hurried to where their yawl was rowed back to their yacht and sailed away the police believe the pirates are youthful burglars who live in the district south of hyde park and who long have been wanted for a series of robberies |