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Widest UpROAR IN THE CHAMBER
oenunciation Of the Government Ends
In An Encounter on the Field of
Honor-Desplte the Pandemonum
Which Broke Out Laws are Passed
Restoring Officers to Army.
tny Associated rress.)

APRIS. FRANCE, July l3.--Thn
scene Of timultous disorder which
marked the enactment today of the
law restoring Alfred Dreyfus to the
army was followed by u bloody duel
| tonight In which Under Secretary or
State Sarrant was dangerously
wounded by the sword of NJ. PugllesI
| Cont
The duel assumed the aspect of
veriinble combat between the GOV.
eminent and the opposition as NJ
Sarraut's seconds were Ministers
| Clcmenceau and Thomson, while NJ
PngliesI-Conti's we're NJ. MIllevoye
aud General Jncquet, who were
drawn from the elements which bit.
tcrly resist the governments rcslora-
ton of Dreyfus.
Duel Follows Fight in Chamber.
The meeting followed fight on
the floor of the Chamber of Deputies
In which NJ. Sarraut sprang from
beside Minister Of tho ,IptariQt Gle.
menceaQ. ! TING .sfbsS Tie. mlniaterial
bench and, upon NJ. Pugliesi. Cont,
who had been henping dennnciatlon
OH the members of the government.
as scoundrels. Snrraut struck Pr.
gliesi-Conti stunning blow I'm the
| face.
scene of the widest uproar en-.
sued, compelling The suspension or
the session.
Sarraut Wounded.
II was after The close of the SEES.
sion that the duel occurred Late
reports show that NJ. Sarraut is suf.
fering from a deep wound In the
! right breast. penetrating the lung.
While the wound Is considered To he
serious 1t is not necessarily fatal.
Despite this sanglIinary conflict
laws were finally enacted Today by
the Chamber Of Deputies. reinstatlng
Dreyfus. who obtains The rank OF n
chief OF squadron of artillery AMI
Picquart. who is made brigndler
general. Both houses we're over.
whelminsly favorable to Drcy!ls ana
PiqGart
! Dreyfus' Enemies Attacked.
] Throughout the day feeling was
stirred intensely between the Drey.
fus and anti,Dreyfus elements. This
wax heightened by fierce attacks by
Dreyfusites against General Mercer
and other prominent officers, who
were responsible for DreyfGs's con-
domination.
Early in the day Minister of War
Etienne presented the government
bills, restoring Dreyfus and Picqunrt
to the army.
The army committee quickly ana
unanimously reported the bills anG
the Chamber of Deputies was deci
sive, Dreyfus securing 473 votes
against 42 and Piquart ACT votes
against 81.
Branding For conspirators.
The feeling had then become very
strong. The storm broke when NJ
Pressense, socialist urged q supple
mentary proposition for the punish
ment Of the officers who had accused
Dreyfus and Picquart and whom hi
designated as n gang OF ma1efactorz
and forgers who deserved branding
with red hot irons.
1t was at this moment that tho
Sarraut-Pugliesi-Conti encounter DC
Cured NJ Pugliesi-Cont arouse.
by M. Pressenses tlenunciation
shouted at the ministerial bench
lyon are scoundrels for permitting
these insults to officers.
Government Defended.
Immediately from the ministerial
benches, there sprang the 1.-THE wirS
figure of Under Secretary Sarraut
1 He made straight for PugliesI.Conti
seized him by the throat and plant
: ed his right fst squarely In his face
: Pugliesi.Conti reeled, dazed by the