The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-22
Laugh Would Be on the French
Government If Conditions
Were Less Serious.
TROOPS TRY TO ARREST ALBERT
Think They Have Him, 1t Seems but
He Gets Awav.
Mobs Are Plentiful In the Wine Grow
ing District and incendiary Feel
ing L. Made Very Manifest
at NarbonDe.

Paris. June 20-The French govern
ment concluded 10 act vigorously In the
matter OF the winegrowers' revolt and
ordered the arrest OF Marcehn Albert.
head OF the agitation. and NJ. Ferroul,
mayor Of Narbonne red-hot partison
or Albert. The show OF military was
imposing. and the arrests were made
with little resistance. Albert dramat'
ically declared that IL took 10000 men
To arrest him alive. All fear OF blood
shed In the Midi seemed 10 have been
removed by the governments vigorous
measures. although considerable eff
fervescene was reported 40 Narbonne
and other centers. The revolutionaries,
however were deprived OF their active
leaders. who are now under lock and
key.
Has the Police Got the Wrong MANI
The movement appeared 20 be enter
ing upon It's last phase. the evidence
being the fact that a number OF the
mayors. on hearing OF the arrests OF
the ringleaders, withdrew their resig-
nations and resumed the functions OF
their Offices. The principal center OF
disaffection. Narbonne, is now occu-
pied by 10000 troops, against whom
the populace is greatly incensed, re-
fuslng 10 receive the cavalry horses
In their stables and hooting and pelt-
Ing the officers, and In one instance.
burning a wagon load OF forage on
It's way 10 the cavalry quarters. Pre-
mler Clemenceau had not received
confirmation OF the arrest OF Marco.
lin Albert, the leader OF the disturb.
Ing element. and was inclined 20 he
lleve that another OF the leaders has
been arrested by mistake In his
stead.
Things Not what They Seemed.
But late az night Premier Clemen.
ceau received grave news from the,
Midi where the evaporation OF the
people was reported increasing. Mes
sages 10 the premier game indirectly.
via Lyons. indicating that the wires
had been cut. The Argelliers com.
mlttee has been reconstructed. third
committee being named In case the
members OF the second committee also
are arrested. IL is now certain that
Marceln Albert has not been arrest.
ed and IL Is admitted that the police
have no Idea OF his whereabouts
A dispatch from Montpelier says.
Serious rioting broke out here. last
ing all evening The mob attempted
10 burn down the door of the prison
and rescue the prisoners The troops
We're turned out but were received
with volleys OF stones and bottles.
Troopers We're pulled on their horses
aud dubbed 4 prominent police Of.
fetal was seriously wounded by 4
broken bottle Many soldiers were
less seriously injured.
lncendiary Mob az Narbonnc.
From Narbonne comes the following
"a violent mob from the outlying Nh.
lagos gathered here They poured
petroleum over the door ~ the sub.
prefecture. which they set on fire, but
Were driven on after repeated charge,
by the troops IN the course OF the
fighting the manifcstants fired revolv.
ers, Int no one was hit The disorder
was augmented by the absence 81
lights. the mob having cut the electric
cables In other parts Of the town
barbados were erected These were
stormcd by tile troops and torn down
only 10 be set up again by the rioters