Ogden Daily Standard | 1917-05-28 | Page 3 | Rioting Occurs in Chicago Park

RIOTING OCCURS I CHICAGO PARK CHICAGO, May 27. A riot broke out in a peace meeting in Grant park this, afternoon, resulting In tho arrest of eight speakers who had denounced President Wilson Tho crowd was composed of persons unable to gain admittance to a meeting in tllo Auditorium Audi-torium theater, where S,000 persons demanded that tho government set forth in simple language tho terms upon up-on which it would make peace with Germany The Grant park peace meeting was peaceful enough until George Koop, a speaker, abused President Wilson. Then sailors, soldiers and civilians Joined In a general fight with a largo number of Germans and pacifists In tho crowd and Police Captain Lavln sent In a riot call. A squad of detectives and thirty fed-oral fed-oral agents who had been scattered through the crowd Joined tho riot squad and quickly dispersed the rioters. riot-ers. Soldiers dragged several from tho crowd. They were booked on charges of disorderly dis-orderly conduct and then turned over to the federal authorities.