Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-03-23
EUROPH
Revolt in Paris Growing Serious


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Proclamation OF Theirs.
LONDON, March 19-l:20 AN.
President Thiers has issued procla-
nation appealing to the reason and pa
triotism of the citizens of Paris to per-
serve order. Hesays that ne is inform
ed that the malcontents at Mon Matre
have planted their guns SO as to demOl-
ish the dwellings of our fellOw-citizens.
He declares that by such acts as these
the republic accompanied by desertiOn
will beiost. He declares that the pres
ent government is really Republican
and no friend of the republic shoald
strike blow at it. The government
will take the cannon from those men
who, misled by designing politicians,
seek to ifiaugurate a civil war. He
draws picture of the deplorable result
of their doing, showing how the reviy-
ing commerce of the city has been stop
ped and shops deserted. continues,
the government hopes the malcontents
Will return to their duties as good citi-
zens and obey the laws. He still with
holds orders to proceed with extreme
measures to free the country of the new
enemy, but is determined to act when
necessary and deliver the principals
ov er to Justice. The government relis.
on the cooperation of all good citizens
The proclamation concludes: "After
this morning we shall proceed to force
peace, if necessary, at all hazards"
LONDON, March 1913 \. NJ.
Events of the most important char
acter are taking place in Paris, and the
situation is hourly becoming graver.
The government is following up the
proclamation ofthe President: :Thiers at
midnight on Friday sent a detachment
of troops and Gen. BARNES to occupy
| the position of the insurgents in Mont
| Matre. A considerable number OF can
non were removed and. Gen. Darmes
made some few hundred prisoners. In
the morning the national guards from
Belleville and Mont Matre with many
unarmed soldiers of the line, arrived on
! the scene and released the prisoners -
4 Gen. VinrOy, who was in command Of
4 the government forces, had posted
i troops around the hill of Mont Matre
! and planted mitrailleuses at the ap-
: proaches and his sentinels prevented
1 all person from ascending the hil.-
The batteries of mitrailleuses were soon
surrounded by angry groups, who de
! manded to know why the authorities
distrusted the people, and if 1t was
their intention to massacre them. The
soldiers, when asked if they meant t(
2 fire on the citizens, made no reply, and
J soon a general determination cOmmen
, ced. The people wereallOwed to draw
their mitrailleuseS aside and ascend
the heights. Companies of soldiers on
the summit fraternized with the Ma
, tional Guard, who were guarding the
| cannon still in their possession. A
fresh troops arrived on the ground tht
people shouted to them, "Reverst
arms" and the order was obeyed. A
, 10 o'clock the Nationals held tht
, ground again and prevented all unarm
, ed persons from going up the hill. Al
the same hour a serious conflict occur
! ed in Place Pigaile, at the end ofstree
leading Fl m the heights. Some artii
| ilerymen and chasseurs were surround
: ed by an angry mob, who accostet
: them with shouts of ''Go and fight th'
4 Prussians." A lieutenant of ChasSeurs
4 while endeaving to disengage his hors'
s from the crowd, drew his sabre. H'
| was instantly dragged from his hofs'
: and killed. A melee followed, II
which an artilleryman and two nation
e ais were wounded. But the lighting
a nisooii ceased, the soldiers abandoned
\ their posts and mingled with crowd
distributing among them their car
: ltridges and relinquishing the chasse
r pots. The artillerymen suffered tn
= people to remove two mitrailieuse
making no further show of resistance
The Gems d'Armes alone proved faith
8 Iful to the government, but were to-
few in number to be effective, andwer
+ withdrawn at IL O'Clock. Many batta
= lions of the National Guards, fully OF
q ganized, marched into Mont Matr
q shouting s'Vive la Repubiique." Th
! district was then whollyin possession
" of the Nationals, the soldiers havinI
L determined to retain their cannon AM
l. and hold their position on the heights
n The purposes of the insurgents are stll
q indehnife. Their main object just nov
: is resistance to the government. IN
l. crowds in Mont Matre and Belleville
It however, and unanimous in thel
d clamors against the Assembly at Boz
# deaux. They demand its immediat
= dissolution and the election of a ne,
body, which shall sit in Paris. AT 81
as O'Clock on Saturday evening the aglt'
,fl ton and uncertainty continues. TrooI
&c have been withdrawn from the fal
!. bourgs where the people appear excite
7'tand hostile. Gen. FarOn was surround
s. ed for several hourse by the mob
D. Mont Matre. His troops proved faitl
full. They charged and took three ba
Iricades, using the bayonet, and final
I, cut their way out and escaped. Gel
.: I.ecomte and others were not so fort
r nate. Abandoned by their men the
af were made prisoners by the rioters an
efI are now detained in the Chatea
al Rouge. Gen. Paturel was wounded.