Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-04-14
RENEWED R|OT|NG IN
FRENCH VILLAGES IS
REPORTED THURSDAY
Despite Fact Marine Is Vast
Armed Camp Grape Grow
ing Regions Are Swept by
Angry Mobs
CRy Associated Press.l

lby ASSOCIATED Eresh-l
RHEIMS. April 13.-Twelve thousand
French troops have been dispatched into
this department to curb scenes of pillag-
ing that are marked by dark pals Of
smoke by day and pillars of flame by
night.
The department of Marine resembles
nothing so much as a huge armed camp.
ready to repel foreign invasion. The
trouble is within. however. Troops are
openly deied by the angered. populace,
and in many instances companies OF
guardsmen have been fired upon by the
riotous demonstrators. The answer OF the
soldiers is the fiat OF kissing sabers.
There have been times in the three days
OF rioting when-troops were stalled or
by daring mobs. while their leaders ap-
piled the torch to wine presses and
stores.
The genesis OF the trouble was in the
French senate which adopted a resolu-
ton favoring the suppression of terrific
rial delimitation in the wine producing
country.
Despite the fact that the department
on Marine is a vast armed camp, with
infantrymen and dragons bivouacked
throughout the night at Almseye VIII
lage in the Champagne district. rioting
broke out anew today and the same
fame OF anger and vengeance continues
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 troops, while another
group OF manifestants armed with torches
entered the vast Champagne depot.
The mob smashed all the bottles OF
champagne they could find, wrecked the
NJ
buildings.
Women were foremost in the work OF
destruction, chanting snatches of revo-
lutionary airs and urging on the men.
When the troops reached Vinay the wo-
men lay down on the roads and def1ed
the cavalry TO ride over them. Eventually
the troops succeeded in getting control
Of the situation and dispersed the mani
festants.
At dawn many places in the wine
growing district showed the horizon dark
ened by the smoking ruins of wine de-
pots that blazed during the night, at the
same time exploding detonations sum
moned additional wine-growers 10 the
different raIlying points TO resume their
march of destruction.
Reinforcements Of troops are arriving
at Epernay on every train and imme-
diateiy on arrival the soldiers are dis
PATCHED 20 the centers OF riot, where they
are forced continually TO charge and dis
perse the reassembling manifestants-
The government officials claim tire sack
ing and burning OF wine property Is led
by criminal elements. fioclking into this
region from other districts.
The public prosecutor at daylight this
morning proceeded to Ay, where con-
fiagration started by incendiaries threat
ened for time last night to destroy the
entire village. He made 20 arrests among
the ring-leaders of the manifestants.
Without bloodshed, a big force of
troops today occupied the town of Ven
teuil, the scene of rioting yesterday, ac-
cording to news brought by a courier
this morning. Rioters were in possession
OF Venteuil early In the day. They erect
ed strong barbados and, cutting all
wires, isolated the town. When the
troops arrived the demonstrators gave
way without showing fight.
The riot spirit is still at fever height
in the disturbed region. Troops have
become targets for the rioting populace.
At Moussy, near Epernay, yesterday,
100000 bottles OF wine were broken.
The bubble" water flowed in big
streams through the streets.