SHOTS IN AMERICA
RACIAL OUTBREAKS RENEWED. SEQUEL TO ASSAULTS BY NEGROES. Pr.» A*»oi»tura-By Telofirapi-Copyrigiji NEW YORK, July 20. (Received July 27, at 5.5 p.m.) The Washington correspondent of the New York Times -states that race riots iiy •which hundreds of -white soldiers, marines sailors, and civilians attacked negroes in the streets and aboard trams, resulted in many arrests of whites and blacks by the police, who had the greatest difficulty in suppressing the disorders. Many of the victims were taken to the hospital. The riots followed attacks -upon white women by negroes.—A. and N.Z. Cable. TWO WHITE PEOPLE KILLED. ■WASHINGTON, Juiy 22. (Received July 28, at 1.30 a.m.) The authorities restored order after rioting had continued most of the night. The negroes drove through streets shooting at the white soldiers and civilians, two whites being killed. Hundreds of arrests were Mr Baker issned an order to the milifca-ry to use the necessary means to suppress the rioting.—A. and N.Z. Cable,
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 17688, 28 July 1919, Page 5
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