Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-13
BURN WAREHOUSE At VtNAY
Barricade in Street Stops Soldiers
While Torch Is Applied.
TROOPS POURING INTO MARINE
Cavalrymen Kept Busy at Epernay
Charging and Dispensing Mobs
With Drawn Sabers.

r1f E1SNAI, department or M0rnet
France. April 13.-Despite the fact that
the department OF Marine is a vast armed
camp. with infantrymen and dragons
bivouacked throughout the night at al
most every village in the champagne dis
trfct, rioting broke out anew today and
the flame OF anger and vengeance con-
tinues to sweep the grape-growing region.
At vinay the rioters hastily threw Up
barricades with barrels. cases and debris
OF all sorts. and succeeded in holding
back the advancing troopers. while an
other group of manifestants. armed with
torches. entered the vast champagne
depot.
The mob smas shed ali the casks Of
champagne they could find. wrecked the
wine presses and then set fire to the
buildings
Women Block Roadways.
Women were foremost in the work OF
destruction, chanting snatches OF revolu-
tionary airs and urging on the men. When
the troops reached Vinay the women lay
down on the roads and defied the cavalry
to ride over them. Eventually the troops
succeeded in getting control Of the sit
uation and dispersed the manifestants.
At dawn many places In the wine-grow-
ing district showed the horizon darkened
by the smoking ruins OF wine depots
burned during the night. At the same
time exploding detonators summoned ad-
ditional wine growers to the different rail-
lying points for the purpose OF resumang
their march OF destruction.
Reinforcement Arriving.
Reinforcements Of troops are arriving
at Epernay on every train and immediate
ofrl,
ed to the centers Of activity. where they
are forced to continually charge and dis
| perse the reassembling manifestants.
The government officials claim that the
| sackinX and burning Of wine property In
| being led by criminal elements which ere
fiocking into this region from other dts
| tricts.
| The public prosecutor at daylight this
morning proceeded to Ay, where con-
hagration started by incendiaries threat
ened for time last night TO destroy the
entire village, and made twenty arrests
among the ringleaders OF the mani.
| Troops Control at venteuil.
RHEIMS, France, April 13.-A courier
arriving here today from Venteuii a wine
| depot in the department OF Marpe. says
that an overwhelming force Of troops to-
day occupied that town without blood
shed.
There was considerable rioting yester-
day at Venteuil; a detachment or
gendarmes being compelled TO use their
sabers before the mob, which had de-
| stroyed several large wine presses. could
be dispersed
Advices received by courier earlier I'm
the day from Venteuil indicated that the
situation at that town was extremely
critical. The rioters for time were In
absolute possession of the town and had
erected strong barricades. According TO
these courier advices the manifestants
had cut the telephone and telegraph wires
| and the town was completely isolated.
| Orders had been given to the military to
take the town by storm at whatever cost
should the rioters refuse to surrender.
| It Is estimated that 100000 bottles OF
champagne were destroyed during yes
terday's disturbances at Moussy, near
Epernay.
Excitement throughout the disturbed
region is at fever heat. The wine growers
threaten to extend their operations TO
shops, which, they declare, Will be de-
molished IL the merchants distribute pro-
visions among the troops
At Reuil hail OF revolver shots was
fired at a patrol Of dragons, but no one
was hit.