The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-04-30
AN EXODUS FROM
PARIS HAS BEEN
|NAUGURATED
CITIZENS FLEE IN TERROR CT
GREAT PERIL THAT MENAcES
ON LABOR DAY.
OVERT ACT REPORTED
Trains Filled With Troops crcsssd
Bridge Under Which Dynamite
Had Been MzEsina
of Soldiers Increa-es
Panic.

| Paris, April 20. Government
has completed final preparations for
dealing with the May Dag situation
and IS confident that the day will pass
without serious disorder tut at the
same time the publ c, whica Is not III
the lealt reassured by the ei1bo.ate
| IN htary concentration II showing
greli uneasiness.
fhis vas acccntuated by the explo-
/ 81 sn Of a bomb last night uader the
railroad bridge at Argea uail. Shieh
Inks The capital With Iavre, and BY
al attempt tonight Of q band OF 100
/ striking jewellers 10 penetrate the pop-
ulons center ef the Place de Ia on.
Iera for The purpose of making d demoa-
stration before he great ie~elry
Establishments 10 lha RIVE ae Ia rais
1 The activity 81 tsa p7lice IN ra
Iipg nc earched ni seizures, al
lfboeh designed II iusirc the pubiie
safety, also has had Ute effect IN ill.,
creasing public apprehension, many
persons believing that such extrao,
dinary efforts indicate he seriousness
of the situation.
Government. military and POI .ce Off
cials give the most positive assurances
that order Will De maintained and the
calmer heads accept these tatenent
but the nervous element Of the city
Is hastily preparing fGr eventualities.
sone leaving town and taking tneir
Iaaluabies wlfh them, alsai eihers lay-
ng ID stores fof a4 emergency Tho
scenes at tne great supply sforen are
unprecedented. hundreds ,of rersens IN.
yading them and clamoring Tor enial
gency supplies.
Add Fuel to Flames.
The sensational press increases the
unrest by publishing alarming rap0rta
cf Anarchist designs. while the serious
press gives prominence to the military
concentration and police planss all OF
VIII ch leads the public to apprehend
hat something is about to happe1
The explosion Of the bomb tnder
the Argentueil bridge Is the FIRST over
act in what the reyoluti naries term
direct action The bridge Is a mas
| siye structure, Gro sing the Seine six
miles outs de the st. Lazarre station
end hundreds of trains cross it daily
The military reinforcements that have
been brought to Paris crossed the river
on this bridge.
The bomb u.e ed was cylindrical in
! shape The deafening explosion was
heard for FIVE miles The raiirsad was
torn up and the gnal On the bridge
was smashed. but the solidity Of the
structure resisted the force Of the ex-
plosion.
Although there e. no clew 10 the
+ pe-petrator of the explosion. the Pc
lice have pronounced It 10 be an Al
archist attempt and connect It with
warnings that have been received IT
other sim lar attempts, AMI according
ly rigorous orders were imnedi2teF
issued for detachments Of military en-
gincers toguard ali the bridges and
aunnela fthe Western Railway sys-
en- contiguous to Paris
Baked BY Troops.
4 The appearance VI she striking Jew
Igler a he fashionable t9ppfus ccu
4 ter tom sbt caustd considerable excite
imenf. The strikers proceeded in q
lbody frcm the Labor Exchange = the
RIVE de 10 Paix. fhe richest short street
IN he world re window ~ the stores
being literally liasl wita 3iauouds
rtey rachgi DO Place jo 0uera
,h.rc ioree as rsnubiiesa saarls
snd pol e. barred lh-iy a.aa3es ana q
lively -cnfs elsHi ig ohich thc
t-frbors sore seHarsfel tefued back
4 and iisr--sra hoash q number f
them were arres "a
In the meantime the police had
made searches 0f fh. d-w'c'les # siy
rsr.,us sas9s cte5 e5 Daring AasrSai 81
ranaec ers au.f - lh- paices e the ~
fs,u-iers oea pager
ARE rhoio.ala eaftse.s- -corfiunes 81
arouse excited discussion Sore Ror-
! alist sus pects disavow connect On with
plot. while others assert that ele
wealthy Count Durand Dc Beaureeari
is the '0ol Of the visionary plotters
The temporary military camps show
grea. activity Six military kitchens
have been installed in the Champs le
Mars and extensive Citing and
water ing plants have been perfected
The military governor of Paris his
merning began the reqlisition.ug of
quarter In the ueighborhcoi e tie
Fcole Mnitalre and t0worrow ne
.reaulsiti0ns y il extend 70 the nei<s.
borhood Of the labor Exchause, as lie
barracks are inadequate.