The Alaska citizen., 1911-05-22
BURNING WINE BY
 WHOLESALE
CHAMPAGNE RIOTERS FIRE MANY BIG CELLARS IN
 FRANCE

EPERNAN. Department of Marine. France. April 12 Startling develop meuts occurred today iu the riotiug which immediately followed the ac- ton of the senate oh 'hr champaEu" question Throughout the day and the early hours uf the evening the situation Was extremely grave. but al midnight. owing ', the presence of formidable forces Of troops cuudi- riouS had become somewhat settled.
 The frenzy of the rioters exceeds all hounds and it l. feared that they will uSe dynamite. a large quantity of which disappeared from the quar- rics last week. News comes from the town of A that a bomb was thrown at the cavalry wouudiug three roop crs and killing a horse
 Altogether. five establishments in Epornay have been practically burn ed to the ground afrcr having been pillaged The safes of these establish meurs were forced and the furniture and fitings were piled in heaps in the streets and set on fire. The fire men were powcrl"=s d. they were driven of by the rioters.
 All around Epernay the country i- dotted with blazing cellars and the whole sky aelow Al Cusniercs, Moet and Chaudou~ great wine presses are blazing. aS well aS ano'h- TT big establishment at Pierrl A Ay TWO moro establishments were wrecked tonight Cavalry charged repeatedly. but the mob showed stub born resistance. LurLng broken bo'- ties and stones al the men and hurs- eS.
 Troops continue ro pour into this district. Already six hatallions of infantry and four squadrou- of cav airy have arrived and q brigade of cavalry is on is Way from Paris l. is estimated that there will be 12oo0 troops on duty by tomorrow night
 Immediately on their arrival rhe soldiers are dispatched To the dan ger centers. The prefect plans 10 occupy practically every town and village in the district with the mill tary. believing that anything less than this will have uo effect. The soldiers have strict ,rders to arrts, pillagers and to Use their arms in case of resistance.
 A DamerE six warehouses were wrecked and the streets SD filtered with broken bottles and a mixture of mud and wine that traffic was i'm peded
 Al VeuueH the rioters destroyed several large wine presses. and the troops Were forced to charge with fixed bayoncts before the mob could be dispersed
 Seven thousand wine growers. well organized are marching on Epcrnay. the champagne tutrcpOt. from Da- mery. with the intention of destroy ing the Epernay wInc cellars
 Several thousand troops have been concentrated al Eperuay and at other threatened points in the vicinity, but an important division of the wine manifestants succeeded ill avoiding the troops and reached Epernay this afternoon in small groups Then the separate bands reformed and sacked several depOts of campaign Troop CTS charg.d the rioters with drawn sabers and several persons were wounded
 The Attorney General went to Nenteuil by automobile today with the object of investigating the situa- ton, but was unable to advance through the streets because they were piled high with broken cham pagne bottles
 Damery today is a picture of desolatiOn. The streets are literally running with champagne mixed with mud. Within a stones throw of the red banner floating over the city hall stands the ruins of six houses of wine merchants. which were prac- tically demolished by the mob last night.
 An official list of the damage as prepared at a late hour tonight shows that at Epernay four establishments were wrecked, At Ay six large wine houses were burned Al Damery five winehouses were pillaged and des- troyed. The residence of the mayor of Mareuli was piIlaged. Wine eel lars were wrecked at Pierry and a winehouse al Dizzy. In addition the straw covering for the protection of the vines against frost was set on fire and all the vines in the region were QeStrOypd