The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-13
CHAMPAGNE MOBS RUN WILD
BtRX BUILDINGS, LOOT PROP.
ERTI, FIGHT TIE TROOPS.
Marine wine Workers Enrased at Proposal
TO Let the Aube Into Golden Bub0ie
Area Women Fling Themselves Re-
fore cavalry Ministry wins . Vote.

Area Women Fling Themselves Re. |!
fore cavalry Ministry wins . Vote. !
Sp,e,si Gable De,pafehss to THE SuS
PANS. April is.--Infantry and mounted
troops have been arriving at Epernay
last night and this morning from all points
Of the compass, and they are encountering
burning ruins everywhere. Many for
merly prosperous villages have been laid
waste Troops to the number Of 10000
men nave arrived in the disturbed region.
Between o'clock and midnight tho
number OF women to join the vine dressers
increased in great numbers. The rioters
became almost ferocious. Not only were
the troops jeered but they were bonn
barded with stones. and at Ay child
hurled bomb that exploded and injured
three cavalrymen.
piasers have joined the rioters and
several mansions have been sacked The
rioters declare that IL the troops succeed
in dislodsing them :om Epernay they
will march TO Reims.
The ldDlnet SOunCu uiet 'O-utkHt anu
decided 10 desptach eight regiments TO
the scene Of trouble. Bordeaux vine
dressers held a meeting for the purpose
of challenging the Government to inter-
fere in the delimitation.
Rioters attempted to burn the historic
cas,le Of the Duo de Montebello near
Epernay, but we're driven on by troops.
EPrRNAY. France. April i2.-The man
ifestations Of the wine growers in the
Department of the Marne against the
restoration Of the Department OF the Aube
to the delimited champagne district.
which began last night with the destruc-
ton OF $4,000 gallons Of wine at Dizzy
Magenta and similar devastation in other
conimunes. were continued to-day. The
rtoting ia due to the action Of the Senate
Yesterday in adopting a resolution asking
the Cabinet to reinteGrate Aube as part
of the district.
Aube was left out OF the other official
Champagne area in the law passed in
1905 stringent application OF which was
begun few weeks ago. although it is q wine
growing region and part Of the ancient
province Of that name. The wine grow
ers there have been clamoring for its
restoration. but this was opposed by the
departments included in the delimited
araa.
The people are greatly cSasperate
over eee oclun ol the Senate and talk
of reprisals II anv further action toward
the ,storati,n Of Aube to the delimited
distr.cs IA taken. Four municipal coun-
cillors Of the Department Of the Marine
have resigrsd.
Abou' y O. 'oiUck this morning the firing
Of signal bomns. tne ringing OF tocsiIl
alarms and tho blowing OF trumpets al
Dizy gave the signal for the Marne vine
0ressers to march nl'on Ay. fourteen
miles south OF f,eins. Th.r.ands suo-
cecJed kn entering the town IN spite oi
the attempts II the soldiers to keep them
out Many others. however. were driver
away oy th- troops.
Tnl. was ~, Cmplishcd with the great
est dsicuirv, an the women and children
among the ma,Ifes'auf% thew Themselves
on the ground before the horses OF the
cayslrvmen apd refused to move. Many
Of the 5000 inauifestants hal serious
wounds, received from the swords of tht
troopers in last nights effray.
SIX business houses at Damery, fou
miles from here, we're wrecked from toI
70 bottom during the rioting last night
The private houses of the men who owned
me business places were also sacked. Tn
house Of NJ. Perrier, which suffered Sc
,erelv during the rioting OF last January
was completely devastated. Even tn
ron gates at the front were twisted OF
At noon the rjoters at Ay attempted t.
form and march hack to Epernay. Tn
cavalry made several charges in an at
tempt 10 prevent the rioters from carry
,ng ont their purpose.
The vine DIR broke through tn
.ordon Of troops at 2 o clock and attacks
the cellars Of Ayala d Vancastel at Ay
They sacked and burned houses and the
marched to Epernay They stopped
while outside the town and entered u
small detachrpents In this way the
outwitted the troops and got into tn
place without any fighting.
The rioters were speedily masters 9
trerHay They sacked and burned tn
houses of Condot Il Castefolger. Tn
banks and business houses closed dow
Tho dragons made several charges Wit
drawn swords and many persons wer
injured Some soldiers were also hur
Five rioters were arrested and taken
the Correctional Court, which entere
on a continuous session.
Rioting did not cease this evening. 4
Aythe establishment OF De'itz Gelderma
A Gallnis was fired, The rioters ais
burned the establishment OF Gauthit
A Durvin. the flames reaching the ou
buildings NJ the Mayors house.
Several other establishments wei
sacked the vine dressers not contentin
themselves with simply destroying buii'
lrss Moro troops have been order'
70 the scene of the disorders.
The rioters threw up barricades arouT
IN order to stop the cavalry from opera
ing The procureur Of the Republ
'r.ed T. make arrests at Ventel this NOR
,ue nl' was unable to move about wi
rs automobile owing to the amount
broken glass from the champagne bottl
" he streets
go rioters who set fire to the VII
collars of Raymond de Castellane at Diz
Magenta last night found material I
.'aruug the blaze in the straw viii
covered and protected the vines FRO
= 9 tho inoyards.
rtrl, April 70 The Chamber OF Dep
.- o. nrlba,Iy eoi,a1ly divided on q