The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-09-27
MOB MAKES WAR
In Streets Of Vienna and Several Peo-
sons We're Killed OF Hurt
AN ALARMING SITUATION

Months Of Discomfort Over the
High Cost of Living, Which Bears
Heavy on the Poorer Glasses.
A critical situation has arisen in
Vienna, Austria, owing primarily to
the high price of the necessaries OF
life.
Riots broke out Monday, and sew
.eral persons were killed or wounded.
Troops fired on the mob which had
erected barricades in the streets.
There was a fierce exchange of bull
lets, and the soldiers were pelted
with all sorts of missiles. Follow
ing huge Socialist demonstration
Monday afternoon outside the Rath-
haus, held to protest against the high
price OF food, it became necessary to
call out troops to disperse the rioters.
In the early clashes fifty of the
rioters were wounded and 100 were
arrested. Fifty thousand persons
were present at the demonstration,
and fiery speeches were made, de-
manding that the government per-
nit the importation of foreign meat
and take other measures to remedy
the conditions which have resulted
from the prohibitory increase in the
price of food products. After the
close Of the meeting a large process
sion marched to the parliament
Buildings, cheering for revolution
and Portugal.
Revolvers were fired in the air,
and then the mob began stone throw
ing. The windows Of many public
and private buildings, restaurants
and tram cars and street lamps were
smashed. Finally squadron of dra-
goons and a detachment Of infantry
appeared on the scene They charg-
ed the rioters and dispersed them.
The mobs reassembled, however,
in the suburbs, which are occupied
by the working class, where they
wrecked much property. The troops
were retained throughout the day
guarding the imperial palace and gov
ernment buildings and holding op-
breaches to the inner city.
Toward evening the rioting in the
| Ottakring quarter became more fur
ious The mob demolished all the
street lamps in the main thorough
fare. plunging the streets into dark
ness. They erected baTricades and
hurled missiles Of various kinds OF
the soldiers from the upper windows
of houses. The order was at length
given to the troops to fire. At the
first volley many rioters fell, either
killed or wounded
| Several Of the soldiers and police.
men were Injured, and 100 more OF
hose engaged in the conflict were
placed under arrest. The agitation
is the elimination of months of bit.
ter discomfort over the steady in
crease of the cost of living, and un.
less parliament takes action it is
feared that the developments Of the
disturbances will be very serious.
The rioting was of most deter.
mined and savage character. Al
though an opposite account state:
that only one person was killed by 6
bayonet thrust and several wounded
slightly, it is believed the casualties
are much higher.
The appearance Of the troops in,
tensifed the wrath of the rioters
! who shouted: 1--WE want no military!
We want bread!"
Stone throwing became incessan'
and clashes between the police and
the mob, with cavalry charges, con-
tinued throughout the afternoon.
Besides smashing windows in ali
directions, the mob completely de-
molished a cafe. At the height OF
the disorder the Socialists leader
David, tried to calm the crowd, but
All infLriated mob set upon him and
beat MIN into unconsclouSQeSS. lie
was removed to a hospital.
Ali available cavalry were brought
cut to line the streets and protect the
public buildings.
The rioting in the Ottakring quar-
ter was still more serious. Tram
cars were overturned and shops
wrecked. The mob forced its way in.
to school house and dragged forth
all the furniture into the street and
burned it. The troops were obliged
twice to fire into the crowd and many
rioters fell bleeding to the ground.
1t was near midnight before a SEM
blance of order was restored. There
are fears of a renewal of the riot.
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