The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-29
UPHOLD CLEMENCEAU
France Will Now Put Down
Riots With Strong Hand.
MUTlNOUS TROOPS TO Be SHOT DOWN
Seventeenth Regiment HevoIted and
Attacked narracks-Comrades Re-
fused Ia Fire-Lacroisnde said,
"shoot Me or Listen"

FUSED Ia fire-IHcroisnde said,
"shoot Me or Listen"
PARIS. June 22.-By majority OF
10i the chamber of deputies voted con.
fidence In the government and gave
the ministers free hands to employ the
measures they think best 10 re-estab.
lish the sovereignty of the law In the
disturbed departments of the south.
This result came after session OF
intense excitement over the mutlnous
movement of troops In the south fol.
lowing the widespread disorders of the
wine growers.
The grave view the French capital
takes OF the revolutionary events In
the south OF France and the tragic
outcome was evidenced by the scene
In the chamber of deputies when the
government was interpellated on the
measures II proposed to take to re-.
establish order
Premier Clemenceau lost no time In
impartlng to the deputies the news
from Narbonne. adding 10 the infor.
nation already published the fact that
over hundred soldiers were wounded
In the fighting with the rioters. The
latter. he said. had disappeared from
the streets. The peasants from the
surrounding villages. terrified at the
shooting. had returned TO their homes.
IL was reported Il a Aude that the
Seventeenth infantry after taking 300
cartridges apiece from the magazine
deserted. forcing their way with fixed
bayonets.
The mutlny was later confirmed
Two regiments were affected aud pos
sIbly three
The Elghty.hrst infantry when or.
dered 90 arrest the revolving Seven.
teenth refused 10 fire.
The deserters fred a volley In the
air
A dispatch 20 the Llbertc from he.
zlcrs said the Elghty.hrst regiment
evacuated their barracks and went 90
the quarters Of the Thirteenth chas.
seurs
The one Hundrcdth regiment the
dispatch continued. mutinled and left
I.arznc. marching toward Boilers and
arriving at Laurcns. fifteen miles OF.
The report Of those wounded on
Thursday aud on "Wednesday evening
includes six officer, nine noncommls-
stoned officers aud forty seven soldiers.
Premier Clcmcncran annowced that
General Bailloud had brought the mu.
tlnecrs 10 order.
General Bailloud. commanding the
Sixteenth corps 40 Montpelier. was or.
dercd 10 take all cocrciyc measures
necessary 20 end the present situation.
General Bailloud Immediately left
Montpelier with troops for Bczicrs.
but the train was forced n stop he
cause the rails had been removed.
The general then cndcavored IN
reach Bczicrs by another route with
rc-enforccmcnts Of artillery.
Premier Clcmcnceau Informed his
colleagues 81 the desertion 81 the Sew
cntcenth regiment. lie added that the
men upon their arrival Mt IIczicrs tried
90 take the barracks. then occupied by
the Eighty.hr~t regiment
The mutinecrs proposed 10 the prcsl.
dent Of the council through the project
Of the town that they would return 10
Aude under the condition that no dis.
clplinary measures h. taken.
Premier Clemcnccau said that he
should refuse to parlcy with them and
that no grace would h. shown 10 mu.
tinecrs.
The first revolt 81 the army showing
itself makes the aspect 81 the Midi the
darkest yet The Seventeenth ncgi.
ment. recently NJ Bczicrs. had been r..
moved from there to Audc. After re-.
voting II rccnicrcd Bcziers.
At Nillcncuvc General Iacroisadc
tried 20 harangue his men.
"shoot me or listen he cried %
them. The soldiers replied that they
desired 90 return 90 BeElcrs. which
they proceeded to do.
Gcndarmer were thrown across the
pa IN 20 keep hack IN" soldiers. but the
soldiers lcvelcd their guns. and the
gendarmcs fell back.
The soldiers under the corporals then
marched into Bczlers. where they
were acclaimed by the people. who fed
them.
They encampcd In the public square.
1st.. ..t.n.f r.u.alnaH NJ Auda