Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-22

Paris, June 21.-A battalion q
infantry stationed at Agde has de-
serted with it's arms and anlmunl-
tton and Joined the insurgent wine
growers at Beziers.
General Bailloud with artillery
and other troops Is proceeding to
Beziers In order to compel the un-
conditional surrender of the mutt
ineers who are said to number GOT q
men.
Paris, June 21.-The government In
terpeIlated In the chamber Of deputies
today on the measure which 1t propos.
cd to take in order to restore order In
the south. Premiar clemenceau In Tho
course Of his reply said over one hun
dred soldicrs were wounded In fighting
with the rioters yesterday at Narbon.
ne. He then fully confirmed the dis
patches Of the Associated Press In re-
gard to the mutlny Of battalion Of
the Seventeenth infantry at Agde. He
said he could not listen to any proposl-
tion for the conditional surrender Of
the mutlneers.
Tho premier concluded by demand
Ing vote Of confidence. The opposl-
tlon deputies flercely attacked the
government, saying the culrassiers act.
ed like cossacks, that the troops fired
without provocation and without notI-
fication, that women and children had
been slaughtered and that the release
OF the ex-fnayor Of Nabornne alone
would restore order.
Otherwise according to one OF the
speakers "the bloody riotina OF TODAY
VIII be the revolution OF tomorrow"
Paris. June 21.-With Narbonne q
hotbed Of rebellion and In a state OF
close siege. barricade battles still be.
ing waged between the infuriated wine
growers and the cavalry; with an an.
cry mob surrounding the Jail at Mont
pel1er bent on freeing Mayor Ferroul
OF Narbonne and other leaders; with
| Calls for more troops coming from
widely separated parts of the south,
and with a full army corps-horse foot
and artillery-operating against the
| rebels, the French government real
ICES that civil war is actually within
| its gates.
The government was put on its de-
fense in the chamber Of deputies when
1t was asked to Justify the repressive
| measures, adopted against the rebelli.
GUS wine growers. but after subjecting
Premier Clemenceau to hot fire the
deputies decided to postpone formal
Interpolation on the subject on wnich
the fate of the ministry hangs.
Ciemenceau Stands Firm.
Seldom has the chamber been SO full
of excited deputies. The absence OF
reliable news made them nervous and
Immediately after the session was op.
ened there were noisy demands for full
information
Clemenceau was willing to answer
questions but he had little to impart,
After confirming the reports of the
sanguinary fighting at Narbonne and
Montpelier the Premier declared his
| intention to repel attacks on public
buildings until driven from ais post by
the chamber.
| He added that his orders to the
| troops were not to fire except as last
resort, but he declared that the use Of
rifles was necessary to uphold the law
and the united republic.
VIII Quit If Called On.
| M. Clemenceau, who spoke to q
tumultuous house, was frequently in.
terrupted by the din, and was address.
ed in insulting terms He closed his
remarks with intimating that he mad
no particular desire to remain In
| power
Peasants continue to pour into Mar
bonne from the countryside. Another
1 attempt was made today to burn the
subprefecture, but was defeated by in.
fantrymen, who fired from the upper
stories and dispersed the attackers.
Threats were made to set fire to the
hotels occupied by army officers.
Three persons have so far been kill.
ed. and hundred, including rioters,
soldiers and twenty women, wounded.
Jseyeral fatally, +