Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-18
Outbreaks Follow Protest
Against High Cost
of Food.
SOCIALISTS IN LEAD
But Latter Deny Responsibility
for Disturbance-Six Killed
and 200 Injured.


quiet today following Sundays riot
ing. TIE riots grew out OF social
lists to protest against high prices for
necessaries of life and a demand for
relief from the government. Unof-
fetal reports are that six persons
were killed and more than two
hundred severely injured. The of
fetal account states one person was
killed, 60 seriously injured and sew
eral wounded.
EARLY CLOSING ORDERS.
AS a precautionary measure a po-
lice proclamation was issued order
ing that until further notice all
houses in the Ottakring district,
where the disturbance was most ser
ious, be closed at in the evening
and all saloons and cafes closed at 3.
The leaders of the social democrats.
in a manifesto, declare the rioters
we're an undisciplined element of the
city and exhort workmen to abstain
from further demonstration and to
resume work.
REVOLT AGAINST GOVERNMENT.
Vienna, Sept. 1s.-Rioting, resulting
primarily from the high price of foods
and the other necessities Of life. has
reached almost the proportions of re-
volt against the government.
In a half score of fights between the
rioters and the soldiery in all parts OF
the city, hundreds of persons were kill
ed and wounded The rioters, led by
political agitators, erected barricades
in the streets, and numerous rife vol
ley and saber charges were needed to
dislodge them.
Many of the rioters carried firearms
and the soldiers suffered a heavy loss
from their fire. Others of the soldiers
and police were struck down by mis-
siles thrown from the house roofs and
upper windows.
POLITICAL AGITATORs BUSY.
That the movement was not alto.
gether a sudden outbreak on the part
Of those angered by the high prices
Of foods, but was at least in part in.
stigated by plotters for political pur.
poses, was shown by the fact the great
mass of the people were cheering for
applause of the Portuguese for over
throwing the monarchy
The officials took notice OF the po-
litical menace in the situation and
large bodies of troops were thrown in
cordons around the imperial palace
and government buildings. Troops are
guarding all the approaches to the in
ner city.
A large section Of the city IS under
martial law, and the soldiers and po-
lice are enforcing the most rigid rules
to prevent the congregating of people
in crowds. Even the passage OF per-
sons, singly, through the streets is
forbidden without special permission
of those in command.
BIG MEETING STARTS RIOT.
The disorders started with a social
ist demonstration outside the rath-
haus. More than $4,000 persons at.
tended the meeting which was called
TO protes' against the high prices OF
foods. Fiery speeches we're made de-
manding that the government permit
the importation Of foreign meat. and
take other measures 10 remedy the
conditions which have resulted from
the prohibitory increase in the price
of food products.
After the meeting OF a large process.
sion marched to the parliament build.
ings, cheering for revolution and Por-
tugal Revolvers were fired in the air
and then the mob began stone throw.
ing
The windows OF many public and pri-
vate buildings, restaurants and tram
cars, and street lamps were smashed.
Finally squadron Of dragons and a
detachment Of Infantry appeared. They
charged the rioters and dispersed
them.
Mob, ROUTED, FORMS AGAIN.
The mobs reassembled, however. in
the suburbs, which are occupied by the
working class. where they wrecked
more property.
Towards evening the rioting IN OF
takring quarter became more furious.
The mob demolished all the street
lamps in the main thoroughfare.
plunging the streets into darkness. TAey
erected barricades and hurled missiles
of various kinds on the soldiers from
the upper windows of houses.
The order was at length given 20
the troops to fire. At the first volley
many rioters fell. either killed or
wounded. One hundred OF the mob
leaders were placed under arrest.