The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-16
STRIKERS BURN
| IA CHURCHES
The Italian Rioters Dam
age Thirty-Nine
Others
AND LOOT % MORE
SUCH EDIFICES
Cavalry Charges Incendi-
aries at Bologna-Sharp-
shooters Landed

+, Rome, June l6.--Church property suf-
fered severely during the riots accom-
panying the recent general strike in
Italy, according TO reports presented to
Pope Plus yesterday. These show that
IA churches were burned and 80 dam
aged, while % Others were looted. Work
was resumed generally yesterday at Ra-
VIENNA, Forli. Cessna, Rimini. Lugo, Fa-
enza and Parma. In other districts the
authorities were gradually succeeding in
restoring order.
At Bologna. however, rioters Yesterday
set fire to the cathedral, the Church OF
Peace. and the Church of the Holy Cross
in Senigallia on the Adratic. after they
had sprinkled the doors with petroleum.
Cavalry arrived in time to prevent the
destruction of the cathedral, but the in
teriors of the other churches were de-
vastated and only the walls Eemain
standing of the Church of thew Holy
Cross. A detachment of 200 sharpshoot-
ers arrived on board a torpedo boat at
SenigalIia yesterday to assist iu preserv-
ing order. A stretch of 100 yards OF
railroad track in the line between Mo
dena and Mantus was torn up by the
strikers yesterday. The telephone poles
near Mirandola also were broken down
Soldiers were sent out to effect repairs.
In Ancona, where the stern repres-
sion of disorders brought about the dec
laration of a general strike throughout
Italy, work was resumed everywhere
yesterday. Detachments of soldiers and
sailors still patrolled the streets and oc-
cupied strstegical positions. In spite OF
efforts among the strikers to call out
railway workers, enough men remained
at their posts yesterday TO permit the |
train service to run almost normally.
The general strike has ended. and the |
strike of the railway men which includ- |
ed only a small number of the EN-.
ployes, has been called off Railroad /
telegraph and telephone lines are hur-
riedly being repaired. Ravenna and Pi.
mini have again been connected by tele. /
graph These lines were cut five times,
each time being repaired with difficulty, |
and they are now guarded by troops.
The railway line between these two
points has been restored by the use of
military train with sharpshooters. The
first train sent over the line from Fer
fara to Ravenna was loaded with sol
iiers. Not few towns. having lost
their gas and electric light supply, are
being illuminated by army and navy
,earchlights.
Admiral Cagni. who was in command
If the Italian blueiackets on their first
anding in Tripoli. has now under his
direction the quellng of disorders at An
'ona. A detachment of blueiackets from
lis naval division has reinforced the gar
.ison there Before landing, the admiral
eminded his men that they were Italian
ailors and had never endured insults.
ither abroad or at home. He hoped
hat they would be worthy OF their ira
Iitions on this occasion. Shortly after
Yards a mob attacked the station which
vas guarded by sailors. and the blue.
ackets with fixed bayonets charged the
evolutionists, who fed before them.
When the revolutionary movement be-
an nj Ancona, a week age, the anar-
hists. headed by Malatesta, published a
pecial newspaper. which they called the
'rutus Gazette. This contained in large
ype the following announcement:
"a revolution has broken out and is
preading through Romagna The OUR
nal has so far escaped invasion by the
evolutionary masses, but is threatened
he monarchy has been condemned and
Jay fall day or Tomorrow certainly
oon. Therefore we must act most en-
ANY hesitation or weakness
D. day is cowardice, treason, imbecility."
" means of this official" organ reports
ere spread throughout the surrounding
,untry that 30 people had been killed
Ancona, that a provisional govern
tent had been installed at Milan, that
tuscany has risen and that the navy
I'd mutinicd.
General municipal elections were held
undav at Rome, Milan and Turin. OF
,ecial Importance was that in Rome
here the contest for supremacy Law be-
veen the anti-clerical extremists. who
e headed by Ernesto Nathan. for six
ears mayor of Rome. and an alliance of
ericals and Liberal Monarchists headed
z Prince CoIonna. According to early
turns the Colonna faction seem to have
e advantage The strike here and the
movements in other parts
Italy strengthened their cause.