Washington Troops Clear Bonus Camp After Riot
President Hoover ordered cavalry infantry and tanks to evacuate the bonus expeditionary force camps in Washington. One Chicago veteran William Hushka, 37, was killed and police and soldiers clashed, with tear gas, bayonets, and fires at Anacostia and other encampments. MacArthur supported Hoover’s action as necessary to end the violence.
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Injured in riot Pelham Glassford seen at vets camp
Pelham D. Glassford Washington staunch friend of bonus marchers in the capital was one of the victims in the riot Tig was struck by a baton and his badge torn off Photo shows him on a motorcycle inspecting the veterans’ camp and the scene.
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Veterans Clash as Bonus Army Is Driven From Washington
Riot battered Washington streets as troops assaulted the Bonus Army camp with gas, fire, and bayonets. Cavalry cleared veterans and spectators while ambulances ferried the injured. the siege moved toward Arlington as authorities barred the bridge and ordered evacuees to safety.
Eviction recalls veterans amid Washington blaze
A recalled veteran with bloodied face hurls back a German bomb as Bonus Army marchers defend a gas attack, setting shacks ablaze. Fire engines arrive while tanks roll down Pennsylvania Avenue, the crowd streaming away to Maine Avenue as the square burns and troops tighten their formation.
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London Press Urges Arms For Rioted Veterans
London newspapers fault the Washington bonus riots, arguing a show of arms by veterans secures peace and mocks President Hoover’s disarmament stance. French and German papers echoed the unrest, detailing troops quelling rioters as marches toward the bonus camp continued near the Potomac.
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Veterans marching on Hammond after retreat of bonua army
In Hammond Indiana on July 22 ex soldiers from San Francisco gathered at pickle railroad yards seeking an eastbound freight. They refused Salvation Army coffee and doughnuts, demanding meat and potatoes as they move to continue their advance toward Washington.
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Road Commission to Use State Goods
Austin July 28 The Texas highway commission today ordered that state highway contractors must use only Texas sand gravel stone cement and asphalt in construction.
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Hoover Hit by Socialists
New York July 29 Norman Thomas Socialist candidate for president assailed the presidents use of troops against the bonus army as a bad case of nervous limitation mixed with tenn which rationalized itself as a defense of lawed order. He said capitalism that cannot feed workers will give them bullets and called the army action criminally inexcusable. He added the veterans managed the situation, and ridiculed Prosperity promises while accusing the administration of serving bankers.
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